Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Organization
Found in 7 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 and Jean Genasci Papers
Collection — Box 01-08
Identifier: MS-540
Abstract
Dr. James Genasci was born in 1928. He attended Springfield College, receiving his Bachelor of Science in 1950 and a Master of Science in 1955. He got a Doctor of Education from the University of Northern Colorado in 1960. He was an Associate Professor of Physical Education and eventual Assistant Director of the Division of Graduate Studies at Springfield College from 1963 to 1994. Dr. Genasci was also an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, co-founding the Pioneer Valley Chapter of PFLAG, Inc....
Dates:
ca. 1940-2000
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
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
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
Student Union/Doggett’s House Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-148
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents the old Student Union house or, as it has been known over time, Doggett’s House, Gulick’s House, and/or Beebe’s House. Included in the collection is a letter dated May 31, 1900 from Luther Halsey Gulick offering his house to the school, a pamphlet thought to be from the late forties or early fifties talking about the house as a Student Union, and exterior images of the House throughout its life.
Dates:
ca. 1900-1960
Frank Wolcott Papers
Collection — Box 01-11
Identifier: MS-514
Abstract
In 1955, Frank A. Wolcott, Class of 1952, began working at Springfield College as a physical education professor and varsity gymnastics coach. Coaching the men’s varsity gymnastics team through the 1980-81 season, he ended his career at Springfield College as the Assistant Director of Athletics in 1996. Gymnastics innovator (including the use of the parachute in exhibition performances and physical education classes and recreation) and educator, this collection primarily contains materials...
Dates:
1890-1996; Majority of material found within 1960-1975
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- Springfield College -- Alumni and alumnae 4
- Springfield College -- Sports 3
- Springfield College -- Sports -- Men 3
- Coaches (Athletics) 2
- Gymnastics 2
- Physical education and training 2
- Springfield College -- Basketball 2
- Springfield College -- Basketball -- Men 2
- Springfield College -- Buildings 2
- Springfield College -- Campus 2
- Springfield College -- Gymnastics -- Exhibition team 2
- AIDS (disease) 1
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 1
- Annual Thanksgiving New England Gymnastics Clinic 1
- Athletes 1
- Athletic directors 1
- Backpacking 1
- Baseball 1
- Basketball 1
- Basketball -- History 1
- Basketball -- Rules 1
- Basketball coaches 1
- Brightwood Slaughter House 1
- Clowns 1
- Contrology -- Pilates method 1
- Decathlon 1
- Division for Girls' and Women's Sports 1
- Gay Games 1
- Gay activists 1
- Gay athletes 1
- Gay college students 1
- Gay rights 1
- Gay-straight alliances in schools 1
- Gays -- Family Relationships 1
- Gays and sports 1
- Gymnastics -- Clowns 1
- Gymnastics -- Coaching -- United States 1
- Gymnastics -- Competition 1
- Gymnastics for men 1
- Gymnastics for women 1
- HIV (Viruses) 1
- HIV infections 1
- Homophobia 1
- Homosexuality and education 1
- Hospitals 1
- Hygiene 1
- Inter-Allied Games (1919 : Colombes, France) 1
- JayFro 1
- Kampus Kolony 1
- Lakeside Village 1
- Lantern slides 1
- Lesbians -- Family Relationships 1
- Mannscope 1
- Menstruation 1
- Olympians (Olympic athletes) 1
- Olympic athletes 1
- Olympic games 1
- Olympics 1
- Parachutes 1
- Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Pioneer Valley, Mass.) 1
- Parents of gays 1
- Pennsylvania State University -- Gymnastics 1
- Physical Therapy 1
- Physical education teachers 1
- Relaxation 1
- See-how 1
- Skis and skiing 1
- Southern Connecticut State University -- Gymnastics 1
- Spanish-American War, 1898 1
- Springfield College -- Baseball 1
- Springfield College -- Baseball -- Men 1
- Springfield College -- Beebe House 1
- Springfield College -- Clubs 1
- Springfield College -- Curriculum 1
- Springfield College -- Doggett’s House 1
- Springfield College -- Football 1
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- Springfield College -- Gymnastics 1
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- Springfield College -- Homeshow 1
- Springfield College -- Presidents 1
- Springfield College -- Sports -- Women 1
- Springfield College -- Student Union 1
- Springfield College -- Student Union/Doggett’s House 1
- Springfield College -- Tableaux 1
- Stony Brook Acres Summer Sports School (Wilbraham, Massachusetts) 1
- Syracuse University -- Gymnastics 1
- Temple University -- Gymnastics 1
- Three-point field goal (Basketball) 1
- United States Military Academy -- Gymnastics 1
- United States Naval Academy -- Gymnastics 1
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth -- Gymnastics 1
- University of Pennsylvania -- Gymnastics 1
- University of Princeton -- Gymnastics 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Health aspects 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Young Men’s Christian associations 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1 + ∧ less
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