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International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 1891 - 1912

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

William Blaikie Papers

 Collection — Box 01-15
Identifier: MS-502
Abstract William Blaikie was born in York, New York on May 24, 1843. He graduated from Harvard in 1866 and then from the Harvard Law School in 1868. During his time at Harvard and after, he was actively involved with the crew team. Following law school, Blaikie was commissioner of the United States Court of Claims for eight years. The collection reflects Blaikie’s varied interests beyond law, particularly in the areas of physical education, health, and athletics. He lectured and wrote several...
Dates: 1871-1912; Majority of material found within 1880-1900

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

Edgar M. Robinson Papers

 Collection — Box 01-04
Identifier: MS-505
Abstract This collection focuses on the professional life of Edgar Munroe Robinson (1867-1951). A 1901 graduate of Springfield College, Robinson was active in the establishment and development of the Boy Scouts of America, the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), and the High School YMCA (HI-Y) during the early twentieth century. Robinson also served as the Honorary Director of Boys Work Courses and the Advisor in Methods and Principles in Work with Boys at Springfield College from 1927-1937. ...
Dates: 1893-1965