Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
Springfield College Gymnastics Team Records
Record Group — RG 162 All boxes
Identifier: RG-162
Abstract
The early history of gymnastics at Springfield College goes all the way back to 1891 with a gym meet with the 23rd St. YMCA Leaders Corps in New York City. Dr. James Naismith, the creator of basketball, participated. The first exhibition Homeshow, an exhibition show that took place after the team put on shows in other communities around the Northeast, took place in May of 1905. The touring and the Homeshow is a tradition that continues throughout the history of the Springfield College...
Dates:
1890-2018; Majority of material found within 1960-2010
Springfield College Thomas F. Waddell Records
Collection — Box 01
Identifier: MS-537
Abstract
Dr. Thomas (Flubacher) Waddell (SC Class 1959) was a doctor, a decathlon athlete who participated in the 1968 Olympics, and the founder of the Gay Games (1982). Dr. Waddell was drafted into the army in 1966 as a preventative-medicine officer and paratrooper. Rather than going to the Vietnam War he trained for the Olympics, becoming a US decathlete in the 1968 Olympics where he placed sixth. Dr. Waddell, after joining a gay bowling league, was inspired to organize a gay sporting event modeled...
Dates:
1955-2015
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- AIDS (disease) 2
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 2
- Athletes 2
- Decathlon 2
- Gay Games 2
- Gay activists 2
- Gay athletes 2
- Gays and sports 2
- HIV (Viruses) 2
- HIV infections 2
- Olympians (Olympic athletes) 2
- Olympic athletes 2
- Olympic games 2
- Olympics 2
- Springfield College -- Alumni and alumnae 2
- Backpacking 1
- Exhibition Team 1
- Gay college students 1
- Gay rights 1
- Gay-straight alliances in schools 1
- Gays -- Family Relationships 1
- Gymnasts 1
- Homophobia 1
- Homosexuality and education 1
- Kampus Kolony 1
- Lakeside Village 1
- Lesbians -- Family Relationships 1
- Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Pioneer Valley, Mass.) 1
- Parents of gays 1
- Physical education and training 1
- SC Dancers 1
- SC Exhibition Dancers 1
- Skis and skiing 1
- Springfield College -- Blake Arena 1
- Springfield College -- Buildings 1
- Springfield College -- Campus 1
- Springfield College -- Clubs 1
- Springfield College -- Curriculum 1
- Springfield College -- Faculty 1
- Springfield College -- Gymnastics -- Women 1
- Springfield College -- Homeshow 1
- Springfield College -- Judd Gymnasia 1
- Springfield College -- Physical Education Complex 1
- Springfield College -- Sports -- Women 1
- Springfield College -- Tableaux 1
- Springfield College -- Track and Field 1
- Springfield College -- Track and Field -- Men 1 + ∧ less
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