Springfield College -- Buildings
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Used for all buildings on campus of Springfield College both in the present and in the past.
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
Abbey-Appleton Hall Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-112
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents Springfield College’s first woman’s dormitory, Abbey Hall, and the west-wing addition referred to as West Hall, known today as Abbey-Appleton Hall. The material in the collection consists of general information on the dormitory, photographs of the dormitory’s interior and exterior, photographs of construction at various stages, architect renderings, dedication materials, and newspaper articles related to the dedication of the building and ground breaking ceremonies....
Dates:
1934-2010
Administration Building Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-113
Collection Scope and Content
This collection documents the construction and renovations of Springfield College’s first dormitory, now known as the Administration Building. Mostly the collection contains photographs of both the interior and exterior of the building. Many of the photographs document dormitory life during the late 19th and early 20th century, and were included in an exhibit that is a reflected in the collection called the “Dormitory Life at the Turn of the Century.” Information about the dormitories...
Dates:
ca. 1895-2010
Allied Health Sciences Center Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-114
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents Allied Health Sciences Center, opened in 1989 after the building was renovated from the Basketball Hall of Fame building. The collection contains photographs of models of the proposed renovations, construction, including two series of slides from March 1988 and June 1988, and the interior and exterior of the building. In addition, there are copies of the floor plans, articles about the building, including an article written in the Report of the President from 1987,...
Dates:
ca. 1985-2010
Alumni Hall Records
Record Group — RG 115 All boxes
Identifier: RG-115
Collection Scope and Content
This collection documents Springfield College’s second dormitory, Alumni Hall. The material in the collection consists of general information on the dormitory and materials contained in the Time Capsule buried in the cornerstone of the building in 1926. These materials consist of floor plans; bids for the addition of the greenhouse to the building; a book produced that commemorates the building with a listing of donors and descriptions of the rooms in the building; many photographs of the...
Dates:
ca. 1926-1986
Springfield College Armed Forces Collection
Record Group — Box 01-15
Identifier: RG-104
Abstract
The Springfield College Armed Forces Collection contains correspondences, drawings, enlistment records, mailing lists, photographs, publications, scrapbooks, and service records which showcase the sacrifice and service of alumni during wartime.The College’s ties with the YMCA resulted in many alumni, students and faculty going overseas to work as YMCA camp secretaries. Like many colleges and universities across the country, Springfield established their own SATC unit on campus...
Dates:
1898-1946
Babson Library Building Records
Record Group — Box 01-02
Identifier: RG-116
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents Babson Library Building from its conception in 1967 to the present day. The collection contains facilities information; dedication materials, including photographs, video, newspaper articles, and letters; a scrapbook with pictures and newspaper articles on the construction and opening of library; and photographs of the exterior and interior of the building throughout the years. Of particular importance are copies of the original library building...
Dates:
1967-2010
The Eliott G. Baker '74 Springfield College Memorabilia Collection
Collection — Boxes All Boxes
Identifier: MS-534
Abstract
Born in Newton, Mass., Eliott G. Baker graduated from Springfield College with a BS degree in 1974 and M.Ed. degree in 1975. During his years at Springfield College, he was a residence assistant and hall director, a music director for WSCB-FM, a student aide, and an Admissions Intern and Assistant. After Springfield College, he went to the Ohio Dominican University, becoming the Director of Admissions and Enrollment Planning from 1978 to 1980. From there he went to Slippery Rock University...
Dates:
ca. 1873-2017
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Building Records
Record Group — Box 01-05
Identifier: RG-147
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents the Basketball Hall of Fame Building from its conception in the 1940’s to its dedication in 1968 and its life as the Basketball Hall of Fame until it was closed in 1985 and eventually changed into the Allied Health Sciences Center (bulk: 1960s-1985). There are some materials from the second and third Basketball Hall of Fame. Materials include correspondence, news releases, newspaper articles, magazine articles, reports, architect drawings, pamphlets, brochures,...
Dates:
ca. 1956-1990
Beveridge Center Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-117
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents Beveridge Center which was built in 1959 and served as the main student union building through 2009. Mostly the collection contains photographs of the interior and exterior of the building. Included in the pictures of the interior are a couple of pictures of the snack bar, the book store, the chapel or Manley Room as it was called later, and Moses Hall. In addition to the photographs, there are dedication materials from the original opening of the building in 1959,...
Dates:
ca. 1957-2012
Herbert P. Blake Hall Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-118
Collection Scope and Contents
At this time there is not a lot of information contained in the Herbert P. Blake Records collection. There is a Springfield College news release about the renaming dedication taking place in October, 2006 and a DVD and program from the dedication ceremonies. There are a number of photographs and series of photographs of the interior of the building during and after renovations of the building in the early 2000s, including classrooms and seminar rooms. Exterior photographs are few, but there...
Dates:
1990-2010