Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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
Amos Alonzo Stagg Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-507
Abstract
Amos Alonzo Stagg, known as the “Grand Old Man of Football,” was born on August 16, 1862 in West Orange, New Jersey. In 1890, Stagg became a faculty member at the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, where he stayed until 1892. During his time in Springfield, Stagg formed and managed the school’s first football team, was a captain of the baseball team, and even played in the school’s earliest basketball game. The materials within this collection relate primarily to...
Dates:
1891-2009; Majority of material found within 1891-1962
Springfield College’s Edward S. Steitz Records
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-178
Abstract
Edward S. Steitz was born on November 7th, 1920. After arriving at Springfield College in 1948, he was appointed as the head varsity basketball coach at Springfield College in 1956. His teams never had a losing season, and he ended with a 185-86 record. He served on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee from 1967 through his death in 1990. He can be credited for creating the three-point shot among many other rules. For this work and his passion for the game, Steitz was inducted into the...
Dates:
ca. 1951-1971
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- Basketball 3
- Coaches (Athletics) 3
- Springfield College -- Basketball 3
- Springfield College -- Basketball -- Men 3
- Springfield College -- Sports 3
- Springfield College -- Sports -- Men 3
- Basketball -- History 2
- Springfield College -- Alumni and alumnae 2
- Springfield College -- Baseball 2
- Springfield College -- Faculty 2
- Springfield College -- Football 2
- Athletic directors 1
- Athletics 1
- Baseball 1
- Basketball -- Rules 1
- Basketball coaches 1
- Correspondence 1
- Football 1
- Football -- Coaches 1
- Football -- History 1
- Football -- History -- 19th Century 1
- Football -- History -- 20th Century 1
- Lantern slides 1
- Mannscope 1
- Sampson, NY 1
- See-how 1
- Sports 1
- Springfield College -- Baseball -- Men 1
- Springfield College -- Buildings 1
- Springfield College -- Memorial Field House 1
- Springfield College -- Sports -- Women 1
- Three-point field goal (Basketball) 1
- Volleyball 1 + ∧ less
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