Springfield College
Organization
Dates
- Usage: 1954 - Present
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Allied Health Sciences Center Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-114
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents Allied Health Sciences Center, opened in 1989 after the building was renovated from the Basketball Hall of Fame building. The collection contains photographs of models of the proposed renovations, construction, including two series of slides from March 1988 and June 1988, and the interior and exterior of the building. In addition, there are copies of the floor plans, articles about the building, including an article written in the Report of the President from 1987,...
Dates:
ca. 1985-2010
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Building Records
Record Group — Box 01-05
Identifier: RG-147
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents the Basketball Hall of Fame Building from its conception in the 1940’s to its dedication in 1968 and its life as the Basketball Hall of Fame until it was closed in 1985 and eventually changed into the Allied Health Sciences Center (bulk: 1960s-1985). There are some materials from the second and third Basketball Hall of Fame. Materials include correspondence, news releases, newspaper articles, magazine articles, reports, architect drawings, pamphlets, brochures,...
Dates:
ca. 1956-1990
John H. Burr Papers
Collection — Box 01
Identifier: MS-543
Abstract
Born June 1, 1898, John H. Burr went to Springfield Technical High School where he was a track and field athlete and received the title “the fastest runner in the county.” John H. Burr graduated from the International Young Men’s Christian Association College, now Springfield College, in 1923 and his master’s degree in 1932. He had an amazing professional career at Howard University (1923 to 1958). As well as reaching the position of Director of Physical Education, he acted as the...
Dates:
ca. 1917-2022
Luther Halsey Gulick Papers
Collection — Boxes All Boxes
Identifier: MS-503
Abstract
This collection documents the work of Luther Halsey Gulick (1865-1918) who was a pioneer and national leader in health and physical education in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. From 1887 to 1900 Gulick helped establish and supervise the Physical Department at the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College). Gulick moved to New York City in 1900, where he worked at the Pratt Institute High School and Russell Sage Foundation. Gulick and his wife Charlotte...
Dates:
ca. 1853-2010; Majority of material found within 1891-1917
Joseph F. Lyles Papers
Collection — Boxes 01, 02, & 03
Identifier: MS-517
Abstract
The Joseph (Joe) F. Lyles Papers collection contains materials and information from events during the life of Joseph F. Lyles, including his involvement with the 1952 Harlem Globetrotters World Tour. Joseph Lyles was born on Oct. 28, 1929. He died on November 13, 2012 at the age of 83. Joe coached and taught at Washington and Lee University for 50 years. He was also a minor league baseball player and professional basketball player who toured with the Harlem Globetrotters on their 1952 World...
Dates:
ca. 1940-2011; Majority of material found within 1947-1959
Leslie Mann Papers
Collection — Boxes All boxes
Identifier: MS-535
Abstract
Leslie Mann was born on November 18, 1893 in Lincoln, Nebraska. While attending Lincoln high school, Mann lettered and made All-state in three sports: basketball, baseball, and football. Mann attended Springfield College from 1911 to 1913 and received a Bachelor of Physical Education in 1925 and a Bachelor of Science in 1941, the delays mainly due to his Major League Baseball career. Mann is widely regarded as one of the most talented athletes to attend the college, becoming the first...
Dates:
ca. 1893-2020
Leslie Mann Springfield College Records
Collection — Box 01
Identifier: MS-532
Abstract
Leslie Mann was born on November 18, 1893 in Lincoln, Nebraska. While attending Lincoln high school, Mann lettered and made All-state in three sports: basketball, baseball, and football. Mann attended Springfield College from 1911 to 1913 and received a Bachelor of Physical Education in 1925 and a Bachelor of Science in 1941, the delays mainly due to his Major League Baseball career. Mann is widely regarded as one of the most talented athletes to attend the college, becoming the first...
Dates:
ca. 1908-2017
Memorial Field House Records
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-134
Collection Scope and Content
This collection documents the Memorial Field House from the time it was the Naval Training Facility in Sampson, NY, when it was moved to Springfield College in 1947 and, finally, when it was decommissioned and demolished in 1979. The collection contains pamphlets, newspaper articles, letters, videos, audio recordings, photographs, and bricks from the original structure. A book lists all contributors to the Memorial Field House Fund that helped bring the field house to Springfield College. Of...
Dates:
ca. 1946-1979
James Naismith Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-506
Abstract
The materials in this collection relate primarily to the life of Dr. James Naismith. Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario, Canada in 1861. He graduated from McGill University with an A.B. in 1887 and Presbyterian College in Montreal with a religion degree in 1890. From 1890-91, Naismith was both a student and an instructor at the YMCA Training School (now Springfield College), and he continued as an instructor at the International YMCA Training School until 1895. During Naismith’s second...
Dates:
1888-2016; Majority of material found within 1888-1961
Alberto Regina Papers
Collection — Box 01-08
Identifier: MS-513
Abstract
Alberto Regina will always be remembered in South America as one of the most influential figures in the world of physical education. Having been a teacher and mentor for approximately 1,200,000 people, his influence and knowledge has affected generations. In the United States, Regina is portrayed as the Naismith figure for basketball in Argentina. Alberto Regina lived from 1900-1948; working approximately 35 of these years within the Argentinian Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)....
Dates:
1900-2010; Majority of material found within 1919-1948