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Frank Wolcott Papers
Collection — Box: 01-11
Identifier: MS-514
Abstract
In 1955, Frank A. Wolcott, Class of 1952, began working at Springfield College as a physical education professor and varsity gymnastics coach. Coaching the men’s varsity gymnastics team through the 1980-81 season, he ended his career at Springfield College as the Assistant Director of Athletics in 1996. Gymnastics innovator (including the use of the parachute in exhibition performances and physical education classes and recreation) and educator, this collection primarily contains materials...
Dates:
1890-1996; Majority of material found within 1960-1975
Women in Sport: Articles, Programs, and Guidelines
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-343-SHAPE
Dates:
Circa 1970-2000
Found in:
AAHPERD Archives
Springfield College Women's Athletic Association Records
Record Group — Box: 01-04
Identifier: RG-181
Abstract
Materials in this collection include constitutions, memorandums, handbooks, manager reports, meeting minutes, and other miscellaneous documents having to do with the Women’s Athletics Association (WAA) of Springfield College. Mostly the materials concerning “WRA Banquets” were events held by the organization under the name Women's Recreation Association from 1969-1977. During its operation, the WAA provided intramural, extramural, and recreational activities to all women living at...
Dates:
1952-1977
Springfield College Women's Physical Education Majors Club Records
Record Group — Box: 01
Identifier: RG-183
Collection Scope and Contents
The Women's Physical Education Majors Club records contains photographs, constitutions, printed materials, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings and news releases created between 1956 to 1963. Most of the materials are in or were part of a scrapbook on the club. The scrapbook focuses on events conducted by the club, including carnival, demonstrations, "playdays," AAHPER and the Eastern District conventions, sporting events, and luncheons. There are listings of club officers, some of which are...
Dates:
ca. 1956 to 1963
Women's Sports Guides
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-384-SHAPE
Dates:
Circa 1900-2000
Found in:
AAHPERD Archives
Woods Hall Records
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-144
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents Woods Hall which was built in 1904 and remained, with many renovations, in use through 2009. Mostly the collection contains photographs of the interior and exterior of the building. The photographs of the exterior of the building are both before and after the major renovations that occurred in 1960-61. There are also a fair amount of pictures of the kitchen and dining rooms, in particular the dining rooms as they existed in 1940s and early 1950s. In...
Dates:
ca. 1903-2008
Dorothea Lillian Poulin Woodside Papers
Collection — Container: All boxes: 01-04
Identifier: MS-541
Abstract
Dorothea Poulin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on June 10, 1917. She grew up attending schools in Pittsfield, and in 1935, was the first full-time woman admitted into Springfield College in a pursuit of a bachelors of Physical Education, graduating in 1939. Married to Frank Woodside, Dorothea taught High School and continued to coach and participate in swimming activities all of her life. Dorothea Poulin passed away on 22 April, 2005 in Cincinnati at the age of 87.The...
Dates:
ca. 1930-2010; Majority of material found within ca. 1934-1940
World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Professions (WCOTP): Publications
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-415-SHAPE
Dates:
Circa 1950-1990
Found in:
AAHPERD Archives
Springfield College Wrestling Team Records
Record Group — Container: RG 173 All Boxes
Identifier: RG-173
Abstract
The Springfield College Wrestling Team Records collection contains materials and information on the Springfield College Wrestling teams (varsity, junior varsity and freshman) from their first season in 1915 through the present day. The bulk of the materials begins in the 1900’s and continues through 2017. Materials include photographs of teams, players and matches; scorecards and scorebooks from individual matches; compiled statistics, individual player and team; news clippings of individual...
Dates:
ca. 1915-2017
YMCA Hall of Fame Records
Record Group — Box: All Boxes
Identifier: RG-103
Abstract
This collection documents the history and governance of the YMCA Hall of Fame at Springfield College and also provides information about individual inductees and induction ceremonies from the Hall of Fame’s founding in 1985 to the present. The purpose of the YMCA Hall of Fame is to provide “a forum to recognize professionals who personify what is best about the YMCA. It honors individuals who have devoted their lives to the building of community, encouraging each person to develop to their...
Dates:
1894 - present; Majority of material found within 1985 - present