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Springfield College. Women's Athletic Association

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 1951 - 1964

Historical Note

The Women’s Athletic Association (WAA) at Springfield College began when the first full class of women students arrived on campus in 1951. The WAA changed its name to the Women’s Recreation Athletics (WRA) around the 1963-1964 school year. The mission was to conduct an extracurricular sports program for women following the highest ideals in women’s sports and to promote interest in athletics and good sportsmanship. It was a student-run organization with a faculty advisor that managed the club and intramural sports available to women both on campus and helped promote intercollegiate sports with various other Colleges and Universities and sport organizations. With the first Women’s Varsity athletic teams beginning in 1963, the WRA helped promote, schedule and provided support for the early varsity teams. The WRA continued through the 1976-1977 school year.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Springfield College Drill Team Club Records

 Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-184
Collection Scope and Contents The Springfield College Drill Team Club Records collection contains photographs, historical materials, a short news reel, and realia mostly from the early 1950s drill team. The film is a short clip from a 1954 channel 22 (Springfield Massachusetts. The film starts with an interview outside on the campus of Springfield College then shows the women of the SC drill team matching. The sound has been lost. There is a letter dated April 13, 1983 that said the film was sent by Channel 22 news. The...
Dates: ca. 1953-1983
Found in: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections

Springfield College Women's Athletic Association Records

 Record Group — Box 01-04
Identifier: RG-181
Abstract Materials in this collection include constitutions, memorandums, handbooks, manager reports, meeting minutes, and other miscellaneous documents having to do with the Women’s Athletics Association (WAA) of Springfield College. Mostly the materials concerning “WRA Banquets” were events held by the organization under the name Women's Recreation Association from 1969-1977. During its operation, the WAA provided intramural, extramural, and recreational activities to all women living at...
Dates: 1952-1977
Found in: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections

Springfield College Women's Physical Education Majors Club Records

 Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-183
Collection Scope and Contents The Women's Physical Education Majors Club records contains photographs, constitutions, printed materials, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings and news releases created between 1956 to 1963. Most of the materials are in or were part of a scrapbook on the club. The scrapbook focuses on events conducted by the club, including carnival, demonstrations, "playdays," AAHPER and the Eastern District conventions, sporting events, and luncheons. There are listings of club officers, some of which are...
Dates: ca. 1956 to 1963
Found in: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections

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