23-page program for an exhibition track meet held at the University of Oregon on September 3, 1956. This was the first U.S. Track Team Exhibition Meet. The meet drew participants from around the globe. Eight world record holders, including Charlie Dumas (high jump) and Franklin Held (javelin), participated in the meet. Of the 36 U.S. Olympic team members scheduled to take part in the meet, only 29 competed. Other entrants included collegiate stars and international athletes, many of whom were Olympians.
Two-page letter from University of Oregon News Bureau Director Art Lichtman to United States Olympic Committee Chairman K. L. Wilson regarding proposed plans to hold an exhibition track meet at Hayward Field featuring members of the U. S. Olympic team as well as other qualified competitors from the western United States and Canada. The meet was held at Hayward Field on September 3, 1956.
