Silvia, Charles E.
Person
Charles Silvia Biography
Charles “Red” Eaton Silvia (January 3, 1911—June 16, 1998), earned his BS (1934) and MPE (1940) from Springfield College and began working there in 1937. As one of the nation’s outstanding swim coaches, he coached more than two-hundred Springfield College athletes to All-American status, including SC Alumnus William A. Yorzyk. In 1956, he also served as Assistant Coach of the United States Olympic Swimming Team. Silvia also coached Dr. Davis Hart to his record-breaking English Channel swim from England to France in 1972. He has been honored as NCAA District I Coach of the Year (1970), was named to the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame (1973), and served as the chairman of the board of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Springfield College Baseball Team Records
Record Group — RG 153 All boxes
Identifier: RG-153
Abstract
The Springfield College Baseball Team Records collection contains materials and information on the Springfield College Baseball teams (varsity, junior varsity and freshman) from their first season in 1891 through the present day. The bulk of the materials begins in the mid-1950s and continues through 2010. Materials include photographs of teams, players and games; scorecards and scorebooks from individual games; compiled statistics, individual player and team; news clippings of individual...
Dates:
ca. 1891-2015; Majority of material found within ca. 1950-2005
Art Linkletter Natatorium Records
Record Group — Box 01-02
Identifier: RG-131
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents the construction, opening, and the running of the Linkletter Natatorium. The collection contains general information, news articles, correspondence, planning documents, photographs, slides, and design drawings created by the architects, Munson and Mallis, Inc. The collection contains many memos, letters, printed materials, speeches, film, and planning documents on the dedication of the Linkletter Natatorium. Of particular interest are pictures of Art Linkletter,...
Dates:
ca. 1965-2014
Oral History with Charles Silvia- Class of 1934 (Audio), May 7, 1981
Sub-Series — Box 04: Series 03, Folder: 06
Identifier: c
Series 3c Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Materials included in Series 3, Sub-series c- Alumni Oral Histories: 1930s-1940, are transcriptions and audio recordings of oral histories of Alumni who graduated in the years between 1931 and 1940. The audio files are on the original cassettes or as digital files on CDs. Included are oral histories with Faculty and Coaches of Springfield College like Charles Silvia and Attallah Kidess. Also included is the oral history with Dorothy Audette, the first part-time female student to receive her...
Dates:
Other: May 7, 1981
Oral History with Charles Silvia- Class of 1934 (Transcript), May 7, 1981
Sub-Series — Box 04: Series 03, Folder: 05
Identifier: c
Series 3c Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Materials included in Series 3, Sub-series c- Alumni Oral Histories: 1930s-1940, are transcriptions and audio recordings of oral histories of Alumni who graduated in the years between 1931 and 1940. The audio files are on the original cassettes or as digital files on CDs. Included are oral histories with Faculty and Coaches of Springfield College like Charles Silvia and Attallah Kidess. Also included is the oral history with Dorothy Audette, the first part-time female student to receive her...
Dates:
Other: May 7, 1981
Springfield College Swimming and Diving Team Records
Record Group — RG 169 All boxes
Identifier: RG-169
Collection Scope and Contents
Materials in the Springfield College Swimming and Diving Team Records collection include newspaper clippings, magazine articles, news releases, statistics (individual games, individual players, cumulative for season, and all time), correspondence, memorandums, notes, flyers, history manuscripts, brochures, programs, schedules, rosters, slides, and photographic prints having to do with the men’s and women’s varsity swim and diving teams of Springfield College. These include materials from the...
Dates:
ca. 1915-2018
Wartime Swimming Training Program,1944, ca. 1944
Folder — Box 05: Series 04; Series 05, Folder: 10
Identifier: c
Subseries 04c Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Included in this sub-series are YMCA Army work training manuals, posters to advertise the training, and a photocopied article by John R. Mott which detail training programs offered by the college during World War One to prepare students for the job of supporting the troops. Also included are Springfield College’s physical training programs designed to produce fit soldiers during World War Two. There are a series of 4 film reels titled “Marching Men on the Campus” with photography work by Ray...
Dates:
ca. 1944
G. Eugene Rich and Herbert Zettl Springfield College Oral History Collection
Collection — Boxes 1-11
Identifier: MS-542
Collection Scope and Contents
Materials within the G. Eugene Rich and Herbert Zettl Springfield College Oral History Collection include transcriptions and audio recordings of oral histories conducted with Springfield College Alumni, Faculty, Presidents and Coaches. The oral histories were conducted by Springfield College professors G. Eugene Rich and Herbert Zettl or their students as part of class work between 1970 to 2010. Most of the oral histories are on their original audio cassette or are digital files on CDs (the...
Dates:
ca. 1970 to 2023
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- Springfield College -- Buildings 3
- Springfield College -- Sports 3
- Springfield College -- Sports -- Men 3
- Swimming 3
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- Springfield College -- Linkletter Natatorium 2
- Springfield College -- Sports -- Women 2
- Swimming pools 2
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- Springfield College -- Alumni and alumnae 1
- Springfield College -- Athletic fields 1
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- Springfield College -- Berry Allen Field 1
- Springfield College -- Clubs 1
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- Springfield College -- Diving 1
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- Springfield College -- Faculty 1
- Springfield College -- Judd Gymnasia 1
- Springfield College -- McCurdy Natatorium 1
- Springfield College -- Potter Field 1
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- Springfield College -- Swimming and diving -- Men 1
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- Springfield College -- Wellness Center 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1
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