World War, 1914-1918
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
An undated, unsigned, and incomplete letter thought to be written by Dr. James Naismith while in France during World War II, November 13, 1918
Folder — Box 02, Folder: 01
Collection Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The materials in this collection relate primarily to the life of James Naismith. The collection includes the official records from Naismith’s time at the YMCA Training School, several photographs of Naismith, Naismith’s correspondence with the College’s Alumni Association, and a page from an autograph book that Naismith filled out in 1888. There are three unpublished manuscripts about Naismith written by other people within the collection, including one by Grace Naismith, titled “The Father...
Dates:
November 13, 1918
Correspondence about the World War I Barracks, 1918-1919
Folder — Box 01 (Series 3a): Series 03, Folder: 01
Identifier: a
Subseries 03a Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains correspondence, news articles, and miscellaneous documents concerning miscellaneous buildings on campus. There is correspondence and other materials on the construction and maintenance of the barracks for the World War I Student Army Training Corps (SATC) barracks that trained on campus in 1918. There are also newspaper articles on Lakeside Village and Trailer Park Village, Trailer Town. Both sites were often used as veterans housing from the 1940s through the 1960s....
Dates:
1918-1919
The Naismith Chronicles: Being by, to, and about Dr. James Naismith... an unpublished manuscript by Katherine Holmes Naismith (Folder 1 of 2), ca. 1950-1985
Folder — Box 02, Folder: 02
Collection Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The materials in this collection relate primarily to the life of James Naismith. The collection includes the official records from Naismith’s time at the YMCA Training School, several photographs of Naismith, Naismith’s correspondence with the College’s Alumni Association, and a page from an autograph book that Naismith filled out in 1888. There are three unpublished manuscripts about Naismith written by other people within the collection, including one by Grace Naismith, titled “The Father...
Dates:
ca. 1950-1985
“War Games” by Elmer Berry, O.L. Fritsch, and G.B. Affleck, ca. 1915-1920
Folder — Box 02: Series 03, Folder: 08
Identifier: a
Series 3a Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Materials within Series 3, Sub-series a: Publications and Printed documents includes stickers, brochures, manuscripts, tickets, reports, and correspondence. Materials date from the 1885 through 1993. All materials were created by and/or have something to do with Springfield College. Most of the materials are pamphlets or print documents created by Springfield College or faculty and alumni/ae of the college. These include a Springfield College pamphlet from 1899, a couple 1915...
Dates:
ca. 1915-1920
World War I Barracks, ca. 1918
Folder — Box 02 (Series 3b): Series 03, Folder: 08
Identifier: b
Subseries 03b Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic materials on various buildings and temporary structures on campus. Unlike Series 5: Photographs in this collection, these photographs tend to be of individual buildings or complex of buildings whereas Series 5: Photographic Materials contain photographic materials of the general campus. Included within are photographs and materials showing the veteran housing or lakeside village and various trailer parks that existed on the campus from...
Dates:
ca. 1918