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Sports for women

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Luther Halsey Gulick Papers

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Identifier: MS-503
Abstract This collection documents the work of Luther Halsey Gulick (1865-1918) who was a pioneer and national leader in health and physical education in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. From 1887 to 1900 Gulick helped establish and supervise the Physical Department at the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College). Gulick moved to New York City in 1900, where he worked at the Pratt Institute High School and Russell Sage Foundation. Gulick and his wife Charlotte...
Dates: ca. 1853-2010; Majority of material found within 1891-1917

Dr. Mimi Murray Papers

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Identifier: MS-531
Abstract A professor and athletic coach at Springfield College since 1967, Dr. Mimi Murray enjoys a national and international reputation in the field of athletics and is recognized for her pioneering contributions to the field of sport psychology, her influence on behalf of girls and women in Sport, and her excellence in teaching. Dr. Murray has served as president for the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance (ICHPER-SD); the American Association for...
Dates: ca. 1967 - 2017

Marianna Trekell Papers

 Collection — Box 01-02
Identifier: MS-539
Abstract Dr. Marianna Trekell was a decorated leading figure in physical education. With her innumerous speeches, writing, and research throughout her life showing the passion and dedication she had for her profession. The collection contains correspondence, printed materials, news articles, glass transparencies, slides, photographs, and a video tape. There is information on the Women's Division of the National Amateur Athletic Federation, (ca. 1920-1940), materials from the first national women's...
Dates: ca. 1920-1992