Series 1: Combined Men’s and Women’s materials contains unpublished manuscripts, correspondence, schedules and official team documents, news releases, news articles, statistics and scoring documents, newsletters, posters, pamphlets, drawings, clothing, photographs, and other memorabilia that talks about both the men’s and women’s gymnastics team. The materials range from the 1950s, after women started to attend Springfield College, through the early 2000s. The bulk of materials are from the late 1960s through the 1980s.

There are published and unpublished manuscripts in the collection, including the Springfield College gymnastics history titled “Joy of Effort” that tells the tale of the gymnastics team up to its publication around 1971 and the published manuscript “Roots of Gymnastics, 3rd edition” written by International Gymnastics Hall of Fame curator, A. Bruce Frederick, and dated 2006 that chart Springfield College contributions to Gymnastics History

In addition, there are many materials that contain rosters, schedules and records on both the Women’s and men’s teams. This includes Springfield College team brochures during the eighties, news releases and news articles, a series of manuscripts from the mid-1960s, and photographs of teams, gymnasts, and competition. Of general import are materials from NCAA, USA Gymnastics, and USGF (United States Gymnastics Federation) Championships for both men and women that the teams both participated in and Springfield College hosted, beginning in the early ‘80s and continuing through 2010.