Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Springfield College Armed Forces Collection
Record Group — Box 01-15
Identifier: RG-104
Abstract
The Springfield College Armed Forces Collection contains correspondences, drawings, enlistment records, mailing lists, photographs, publications, scrapbooks, and service records which showcase the sacrifice and service of alumni during wartime.The College’s ties with the YMCA resulted in many alumni, students and faculty going overseas to work as YMCA camp secretaries. Like many colleges and universities across the country, Springfield established their own SATC unit on campus...
Dates:
1898-1946
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
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