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Images of Sir George Williams (Lantern slide & photo from book), ca. 1890-1905

 Folder — Box: 06, Folder: 24
Identifier: 24

Series 6 Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Materials within Series 6: Non-Springfield College Organizations include printed materials, photographs, lantern slides, and memorabilia produced by and about organizations other than Springfield College. Items are mainly tied to the YMCA, but there are some materials that have to do with Springfield Massachusetts and Massasoit Sachem or Ousamaquin who is often referred to as Chief Massasoit, including three lantern slides showing Massasoit Sachem and the signing of the peace treaty. There is also a lantern slide of YMCA founder, George Williams. The print materials include a manual prepared by Robert J. Roberts on the Boston YMCA (1887) and a World War I booklet written by George Stewart, Jr. titled “The Soldier’s Spirit”. Finally, there are a few items of memorabilia including a brass YMCA watch fob, a tie clip, and a felt mascot emblem for a jersey with Massasoit Sachem in the center that may have been used by the Springfield Indians in the mid-1900s. There are also some materials celebrating basketball and the Basketball Hall of Fame. Included is a program from the 1964 enshrinement game between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knickerbockers. Materials on Dr. James Naismith and the creation of basketball mostly involve anniversaries on the creation of the game, including materials on the commerative stamp in 1991 and a coin created for the 125th anniversary.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1890-1905

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Series: .25 Linear Feet (1 box (+ memorabilia boxes) ) : Memorabilia boxes would only be pulled if researcher wanted to see item. Item description is in folder.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

Lantern Slide Collection

Box 8 – LANT-10-53

Physical Description

Lantern slide of Sir George Williams:

• ms534-06-06-24-001 / LANT-10-53: Portrait photograph of Sir George Williams ca. 1890 to 1905. Writing on the slide says, “Sir George Williams / Founder of YMCA / NOAKES and SON Greenwich, London”

* Numbers represent the file number for digitization and location number

Repository Details

Part of the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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