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:
Memorial Field House Records
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-134
Collection Scope and Content
This collection documents the Memorial Field House from the time it was the Naval Training Facility in Sampson, NY, when it was moved to Springfield College in 1947 and, finally, when it was decommissioned and demolished in 1979. The collection contains pamphlets, newspaper articles, letters, videos, audio recordings, photographs, and bricks from the original structure. A book lists all contributors to the Memorial Field House Fund that helped bring the field house to Springfield College. Of...
Dates:
ca. 1946-1979
Physical Education Complex Records
Record Group — Box 01-04
Identifier: RG-135
Collection Scope and Contents
The Physical Education Complex Records collection documents the planning, construction and use of the Physical Education Complex at Springfield College. Included in the collection are reports, memos, correspondence, notes, newspaper articles, pamphlets, photographs, slides, audio tapes and video footage. Of particular importance are documents and photographs on the capitol campaign that gathered the funds for the construction of the Physical Education Complex, including the $500,000 Prestley...
Dates:
1965-2012
Power Plant Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-150
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents the construction and maintenance of the Springfield College Power Plant. The collection includes a proposal to build the power plant that includes expected costs, some early reports on the running of the power plant between 1916-1918, inspection and maintenance records and correspondence, and some photographs of the exterior of the building. Of particular interest is some correspondence with the United States Fuel Administration during World War I that talks about...
Dates:
1914-2000
The Pueblo Building Records
Record Group — Box 01-02
Identifier: RG-137
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection contains information on the Pueblo, the main building on East Campus. Overall the collection contains general information on the building of the Pueblo, many of what are thought to be the original blueprints by the Architect, John Gaw Meem from Santa Fe, New Mexico, information on artist Wo Peen (Louis Gonzalez) and the murals he designed and painted for the Pueblo, photographs of the interior, exterior and murals, and materials contained within the original Time Capsule from...
Dates:
1928-2010
David Allen Reed Hall Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-138
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents the planning, construction, and significance of David Allan Reed Hall. The collection includes general information, a dedication program, floor plans, and an outside newspaper article regarding the dormitory’s completed construction and dedication. Visual images of the dormitory include undated exterior photographs of the front, east, west, and south sides of the dormitory, as well as slides.
Dates:
1961-2012
Reeds Landing Records
Record Group — Box 01-02
Identifier: RG-139
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection mainly centers on the controversy about the establishment of Reeds Landing. Within the collection are materials that outline the development plans for the creation of Reeds Landing, a collection of materials in a “briefing” book that outlines the history of East Campus and the steps it took to reach the conclusion to build Reeds Landing, a collection of newspaper clippings both from the Student and outside media, and correspondence, documents, meeting minutes and news releases...
Dates:
1988-2012
Schoo-Bemis Science Center Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-140
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents the Schoo-Bemis Science Center from its construction and original name of the Clarence and Grace Schoo Friendship Hall, to its 2006-2007 renovations and change in name to the Schoo-Bemis Science Center. Included in the collection is biographical information on Clarence and Grace Schoo; copies of floor plans, including draft blueprints & 3 architectural sketches (sketches include outside, a lab and an announcement for a June 11, 2005 Project Preview...
Dates:
1960-2007
School for Christian Workers Building Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-111
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents the first school building for Springfield College, at the time the School for Christian Workers, located on the corner of Sherman and State Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Included in the collection are photographs and negatives of the outside of the building dating from around 1885 to 1946. Interior shots of the building, including one of the few photographs of the gymnasium where James Naismith created basketball as well as pictures of the early library and...
Dates:
1885-1995
Senior Suites Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-146
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents the construction of the Senior Suites. Included in the collection are materials from the planning and implementation of the Groundbreaking Ceremony, the poster and postcards of the announcement of the opening of the building, and some photographs of the exterior of the building.
Dates:
2003-2010
Student Union/Doggett’s House Records
Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-148
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection documents the old Student Union house or, as it has been known over time, Doggett’s House, Gulick’s House, and/or Beebe’s House. Included in the collection is a letter dated May 31, 1900 from Luther Halsey Gulick offering his house to the school, a pamphlet thought to be from the late forties or early fifties talking about the house as a Student Union, and exterior images of the House throughout its life.
Dates:
ca. 1900-1960