Beer Stein: Budweiser salutes "Heroes of the Hardwood", 1991
Series 6 Scope and Contents
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: 1991
Creator
- From the Collection: Baker, Eliott G. (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Conditions Governing Access
Rights status not fully evaluated.
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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
Memorabilia Collection – Eliott Baker SC Memorabilia Collection
Box 13
Condition Note
Box is dirty and marked and contains a few rips.
Physical Description
Beer Stein: Budweiser salutes "Heroes of the Hardwood. Stein is in original box. Box has photos of the stein and an explanation. The explanation reads,
‘Budweiser Salutes “Heroes of the Hardwood”
Anheuser-Busch is proud to introduce the Budweiser Limited Edition stein commemorating the 100th anniversary of Basketball. The game was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts and became an official Olympic sport in 1936. Today basketball is played throughout the world. In the United States alone, professional basketball draws more than 30 million spectators each year.
The handcrafter stein depicts basketball’s 100-year history from its simple beginning to the fast-paced, hard-driving game of today. The detailed illustration captures the early days, when basketballs were sewn with leather sticking and hoops were made by nailing peach bushel baskets to wooden developments as clear acrylic backboards and electronic scoreboards.
Anheuser- Busch shares a common tradition with the world of sports…a tradition of quality and pride. The Budweiser Limited Edition steins are a celebration of this proud heritage.
Copyright 1991 Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO
Stein crafted by Ceramarte of Brazil'
Sein has relief images across the whole of the outside of the stein. Along the bottom is the text, “Budweiser Heroes of the Hardwood Budweiser. The handle has a ball and net at the top. The stein measures 7 ½” high and 4 ½” wide at the bottom and 3” high on the top. Within the inside there was a certificate of authenticity. This has been removed and placed in the folder
Repository Details
Part of the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Springfield College
Judd Gymnasia
263 Alden Street
Springfield Massachusetts 01109 U.S.A. US
413-748-3309
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