Springfield College
Organization
Dates
- Usage: 1954 - Present
Found in 99 Collections and/or Records:
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
Collegium Records (RG108: Sub-Group 19)
Sub-Group — Box 01-03
Identifier: RG-108-19
Abstract
The Springfield College Collegium report was published on August 31, 1970. Meetings to write the report were held from May 1970 through August 1970. The Collegium consisted of a group of 32 elected students and faculty, as well as administrators, trustees and alumni. The Collegium was formed after the Black Student protests and campus building takeovers from 1968 to 1970. In addition to the issues that these events revealed, there were everyday structural problems and financial issues at the...
Dates:
1970-1972
Dissent and Student Protests at Springfield College (RG108: Sub-Group 18)
Sub-Group — All Boxes: 01-07
Identifier: RG-108-18
Abstract
Sub-Group number 18 of the RG108 - Office of the President Records contains materials that document events pertaining to the civil rights protests on the Springfield College campus in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The majority of the material in the collection is comprised of letters and documents created and collected by the Springfield College Office of the President. Materials includes multiple the lists of demands created by the Black Student Union (BSU) as they pursued equal rights,...
Dates:
1969-1972
Jesse Parks Papers
Collection — Box 01
Identifier: MS-525
Abstract
Dr. Jesse Parks was an accomplished figure in physical educationand civil rights. With his involvement in outreach programs, research regarding inner city physical education, and numerous memberships surrounding P.E., civil rights, and the Springfield community, he was dedicated to spreading physical healthand equal opportunity at home and abroad. The collection contains biographical information, photographs, news articles, correspondence, research notes and data, informational pamphlets,...
Dates:
ca. 1958-1985
Physical Education Complex Records
Record Group — Box 01-04
Identifier: RG-135
Collection Scope and Contents
The Physical Education Complex Records collection documents the planning, construction and use of the Physical Education Complex at Springfield College. Included in the collection are reports, memos, correspondence, notes, newspaper articles, pamphlets, photographs, slides, audio tapes and video footage. Of particular importance are documents and photographs on the capitol campaign that gathered the funds for the construction of the Physical Education Complex, including the $500,000 Prestley...
Dates:
1965-2012
Power Plant Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-150
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents the construction and maintenance of the Springfield College Power Plant. The collection includes a proposal to build the power plant that includes expected costs, some early reports on the running of the power plant between 1916-1918, inspection and maintenance records and correspondence, and some photographs of the exterior of the building. Of particular interest is some correspondence with the United States Fuel Administration during World War I that talks about...
Dates:
1914-2000
The Pueblo Building Records
Record Group — Box 01-02
Identifier: RG-137
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection contains information on the Pueblo, the main building on East Campus. Overall the collection contains general information on the building of the Pueblo, many of what are thought to be the original blueprints by the Architect, John Gaw Meem from Santa Fe, New Mexico, information on artist Wo Peen (Louis Gonzalez) and the murals he designed and painted for the Pueblo, photographs of the interior, exterior and murals, and materials contained within the original Time Capsule from...
Dates:
1928-2010
Josephine L. Rathbone Papers
Collection — Box 01-03
Identifier: MS-529
Abstract
Josephine Langworthy Rathbone (1899-1989) was born in New York City on June 25, 1899 to Henry Bailey Rathbone and Floy Pearl Langworthy. Rathbone attended primary and secondary school in New Jersey before attending Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts and receiving a BA in 1921. After a three-year stint as the Director of Health and Physical Education at the State Normal School in New Britain, Connecticut she accepted a position at her alma mater which lasted five years. Rathbone...
Dates:
1897-1989; Majority of material found within 1965-1989
David Allen Reed Hall Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-138
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents the planning, construction, and significance of David Allan Reed Hall. The collection includes general information, a dedication program, floor plans, and an outside newspaper article regarding the dormitory’s completed construction and dedication. Visual images of the dormitory include undated exterior photographs of the front, east, west, and south sides of the dormitory, as well as slides.
Dates:
1961-2012
Reeds Landing Records
Record Group — Box 01-02
Identifier: RG-139
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection mainly centers on the controversy about the establishment of Reeds Landing. Within the collection are materials that outline the development plans for the creation of Reeds Landing, a collection of materials in a “briefing” book that outlines the history of East Campus and the steps it took to reach the conclusion to build Reeds Landing, a collection of newspaper clippings both from the Student and outside media, and correspondence, documents, meeting minutes and news releases...
Dates:
1988-2012