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Oral history interview of 2019 YMCA Hall of Fame Inductee: William K. Lee
No full textThis is an oral history interview of 2019 YMCA Hall of Fame Inductee, William K. Lee. Erin Friedman (not on camera) was the interviewer. The interview is 12 and a half minutes long.Dr. William K. Lee, Volunteer, (1945- )
Dr. William K. Lee has been an outstanding volunteer leader in the YMCA at the local, national, and global levels for almost 50 years, particularly his leadership in developing comprehensive New American Programs at the YMCA of Greater New York. These programs support new immigrants assimilating to American life. He served as an important program innovator, policy volunteer, and mentor to hundreds of staff and volunteers at the YMCA of Greater New York to strengthen and expand these vital YMCA programs and services throughout the nation. Dr. Lee also served as board chair of the International Branch of the YMCA of Greater New York. During his leadership tenure, the International Branch developed and expanded a wide range of cross-cultural learning exchanges between YMCAs around the United States and YMCAs around the world. These programs helped thousands of American youth strengthen their cultural competencies and commitment to global responsibility. Dr. Lee built new bridges to enhance and develop partnerships between U.S. YMCAs and the Asian YMCAs.Files are born digital files. Ref file is 240p and master is 360p. Originally the resolution was listed in title. The resolution was removed in the final file name
Deja Ware standing on senior walk at Springfield College (c. 2019)
No full textPhotograph of Deja Ware standing on senior walk from c. 2019 at Springfield College. She is wearing her black graduation cap and gown. The administration building and marsh memorial are in the background. She has a student government sash.Deja Ware graduated in 2019 and worked closely with President Cooper being part of student government.
This photograph is part of a group of photographs and files used in the poster on the Senior Walk for the 2019 President's Gala. Most photographs are low-res JPGs sent in by alumni that was taken or that the school photographer took of students and faculty on the Senior Walk during the last twenty years. There was also a PNG file of the poster that was ultimately created and uploaded as a JPG. These digital files have not been printed individually. Most field are represented on the poster, a copy of which is held in the Oversized collection in the Springfield College Archives.This photograph is part of a group of photographs and files used in the poster on the Senior Walk for the 2019 President's Gala. Most photographs are low-res JPGs sent in by alumni that was taken or that the school photographer took of students and faculty on the Senior Walk during the last twenty years. There was also a PNG file of the poster that was ultimately created and uploaded as a JPG. These digital files have not been printed individually. Most field are represented on the poster, a copy of which is held in the Oversized collection in the Springfield College Archives
Poster of senior walk photos created and used in the President Gala (October 2019)
No full textThis is a photograph of the poster of senior walk photos created and used in the President Gala for October 2019. This image is of the physical poster that was created and used at the President Gala. The poster measures 36" by 28" and is on a heavy matte board. There are a group of photographs used on this poster with students and faculty during the last 20 years.Springfield College is an independent, nonprofit, coeducational institution founded in 1885. Approximately 4,100 students, including 2,500 full-time undergraduate students, study at its main campus in Springfield, Mass., and at its regional campuses across the country. Springfield College inspires students through the guiding principles of its Humanics philosophy – educating in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to others. More than 300 gathered on Saturday, October 26 at the MGM Springfield Aria Ballroom. All proceeds will go toward need and merit-based scholarships. The Gala also was an opportunity to celebrate the Springfield College Humanics philosophy and reinforce the College’s mission of educating students in spirit, mind, and body, for leadership and service to others.This photograph is part of a group of photographs and files used in the poster on the Senior Walk for the 2019 President's Gala. Most photographs are low-res JPGs sent in by alumni that was taken or that the school photographer took of students and faculty on the Senior Walk during the last twenty years. There was also a PNG file of the poster that was ultimately created and uploaded as a JPG. These digital files have not been printed individually. Most field are represented on the poster, a copy of which is held in the Oversized collection in the Springfield College Archives
Finding Aid: MS 532 Leslie Mann Springfield College Records
No full textMaterials in this collection include correspondence, pamphlets, books, news releases, newspaper articles, magazine articles, baseball cards, glass (lantern) slides, and photographs created by or collected by various offices at Springfield College. Materials date from 1908 through 2017.
Most of the materials within the collection consist of correspondence between the Springfield College Alumni Affairs Office and Leslie Mann about his work with U.S.A. Baseball Congress, the International Amateur Baseball Federation, and the See-how. Within the correspondence, include pamphlets, diagrams, and form letters having to do with the promotion and description of these projects. The See-how documents show how the device was marketed as Leslie Mann tried to get the college to participate in its sale.
In addition to the personal correspondence, photographic materials from his career and life, and various newspaper articles, there are also some biographical documents. This includes two manuscripts created after his death in 1962, “Portrait of a Champion” & “The Mann Brothers of Lincoln, Nebraska”. The manuscripts include copies of photographs and documents that tell about his life and career, and in the case of the later, about his brother’s, Channing Mann, career and life.
Finally, around 307 glass-plate Lantern Slides used in “The Fundamentals of Baseball” training program created by Leslie Mann and given to Springfield College in 1925 as partial completion of his Bachelor of Physical Education (BPE) degree have been included in this collection. The slides show the various skills needed to play baseball like fielding, running, sliding, and pitching. All show Major League players of the early 1920s performing the skills. Most are copyrighted in 1922 or 1923, though the exact date the photos were created is not known. Officially, these slides are in the Springfield College Theses and Dissertation Collection and are listed as part of the Rare Book Collection. Due to preservation issues, all slides were moved to the Glass Slide and Lantern Slide materials. There remains a catalog record and a call number location (GV867 .M36) in the Rare Book Collection. The book outlining the training program, “The Fundamentals of Baseball,” as well as another book that seems to contain some of the images in the slides called “Baseball Fundamentals” is within the collection.
There are five boxes of slides containing the following slides:
Box 1: 001-062
Box 2: 063-125
Box 3: 126-188
Box 4: 289-248
Box 5: 249-292 & A-L (lettered slides)For biographical information on Leslie Mann, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/563
Finding Aid: MS534 - The Eliott G. Baker '74 Springfield College Memorabilia Collection
No full textThis is the Finding Aid is for MS534 - The Eliott G. Baker '74 Springfield College Memorabilia Collection. Materials in this collection include bills, reports, manuscripts, pamphlets, brochures, sheet music, yearbooks, scrapbooks, identity and selective service cards, tickets and ticket stubs, photographs, postcards, posters, DVDs, cassette tapes, 16mm films, and memorabilia, including Jewelry, banners, and clothing. Materials date from 1890s through 2016 and were created or were collected by Eliott Baker (class of 1974). Most materials have to do with Springfield College or with Eliott Baker’s time at Springfield College and as part of the Class of 1974. There are a few items that have to do with other
organizations such as the YMCA.
Materials having to do with Eliott Baker include concert tickets and ticket stubs of concerts attended by Eliott Baker such as the Bruce Springsteen and the Persuasions concert held on February 2, 1974 and the Sha Na Na and the Flying Burrito Bros. concert held on November 6, 1971. Other ticket stubs include Jethro Tull and the Who. There are also two tapes from a radio show that Eliott Baker hosted on the Springfield College Radio station, WSCB in 1973. Other materials include his identification cards, including draft and selective service cards, bills from each of the years that he went to Springfield College, and Class of 1974 reunion materials, including memorabilia, DVDs, digital files, and a class survey from 1984.
Among the many photographic materials are sports scenes and group photos of Springfield College athletic teams and clubs, a series of Gymnastic Team trip photos from 1938 through 1940, and some scenes of campus, including a couple of unique prints of Marsh Memorial. In addition, there are stickers, brochures, manuscripts, tickets, reports, and correspondence created by Springfield College. The pamphlets include a brochure from 1899 and some freshman handbooks. There are also some materials from the SC Admission office from 1975-1976.
There is a lot of memorabilia and realia in the collection, including jewelry, commemorative materials (things created to promote Springfield College), banners, clothing, and a brick from the building Basketball was created in. Most of the items have the triangle or the college seal showing. Finally, there is also a copy of a 16mm film produced by RKO Pathe Films called “Men of Muscle,” and copies of the “Art Linkletter and Friends Speak” records.
Among the materials on Athletic teams, include brochures and programs, schedules, postcards, photographs, posters, tickets, from the football, track and field, baseball, and gymnastics teams. Materials date from the early 1900s through the 1930s.
There are also many materials created by and/or gathered by alum, including Herman A. Lorenz (class of 1914), Caryl S. Tuttle (class of 1913), and George E. Zimmerman (class of 1923). Materials includes photographs, pamphlets and some brochures, many on loose scrapbook pages. The full scrapbooks were created by or were about Willis D. Piper (Class of 1921), Eugene K. Rowe (Class of 1928), George W. Meyers (Class of 1937), and Warren W. Watters (Class of 1924). They include photographs, correspondence, signatures, pamphlets, printed materials, and other memorabilia created by Springfield College and their students. In addition, there are two Tarbell Medallions awarded to Floyd Spencer (1952), Norman S. Loveland (1957) and Leslie James Tompkins (1946).To find out more information about Eliott G. Baker see, https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/375
Katherine Lewis, Sam Liberty, and Tiffany Tenney standing on senior walk (2019)
No full textPhotograph of three students standing on senior walk from 2019 at Springfield College. They are dressed up in their graduation cap and gown in front of the senior walk tile on the ground. From left to right the students are: Katherine Lewis, Sam Liberty, and Tiffany Tenney. They are holding an umbrella due to rain. The administration building and marsh memorial are in the background.Katherine Lewis (Sports Biology), Sam Liberty (Health Science), and Tiffany Tenney (Health Science) graduated in 2019. They all participated on the track and field team at some point during their time at Springfield College.This photograph is part of a group of photographs and files used in the poster on the Senior Walk for the 2019 President's Gala. Most photographs are low-res JPGs sent in by alumni that was taken or that the school photographer took of students and faculty on the Senior Walk during the last twenty years. There was also a PNG file of the poster that was ultimately created and uploaded as a JPG. These digital files have not been printed individually. Most field are represented on the poster, a copy of which is held in the Oversized collection in the Springfield College Archives
Springfield College Undergraduate Commencement Program (May 19, 2019)
No full textA program for the one hundred and thirty-third undergraduate commencement ceremonies of Springfield College held on May 19, 2019. This pamphlet starts with a description of the commencement exercises, including songs, prayers, commencement address, conferring of degrees, the Honorary Degree candidates, to then finish with a list of the members of the graduating class. Jon Meacham gave the commencement address
Oral history interview of 2019 YMCA Hall of Fame Inductee: Bea Betteron-Halk
No full textThis is an oral history interview of 2019 YMCA Hall of Fame Inductee, Bea Betteron-Halk. Erin Friedman (not on camera) is the interviewer. The interview is a little over 8 minutes long.Bea Betterton-Halk, Staff, (1944- )
From her service as office manager for the YMCA of San Diego starting in 1972 to finishing her Y career there 30 years later as vice president of Human Resources, Bea Betterton-Halk pioneered modern day human resources in the Y movement. Betterton-Halk was a vocal advocate for creating strong networks of human resource leaders across the country. Specifically, she paved the way for moving all Ys from operating with essentially a clerical human resources position to creating a more strategic approach that featured best practices to meet organizational objectives. She was the driving force behind the formation of the largest human resource nationwide network: the North American Urban Group Human Resources Officers. She was known for many selfless acts, including using her vacation and personal time and investing her own resources to introduce others to training opportunities and scholarships. Betterton-Halk immigrated from Tijuana, Mexico, when she waFiles are born digital files. Ref file is 240p and master is 360p. Originally the resolution was listed in title. The resolution was removed in the final file name
Oral history interview of 2019 YMCA Hall of Fame Inductee: Jean Ann Durades
No full textThis is an oral history interview of 2019 YMCA Hall of Fame Inductee, Jean Ann Durades. Erin Friedman (not on camera) was the interviewer. The interview is almost 20 minutes long.Jean Ann Durades, Staff, (1931- )
Jean Ann Durades made her mark in the YMCA as a champion for multicultural leadership development, in particular in her work providing training and networking opportunities for young black staff (program and executive) to aspire to leadership positions in the Y movement. She also coached and counseled black staff to envision themselves beyond their current programs and home branches to include higher-level positions that could be leveraged to assist other up-and-coming staff. Her work expanded internationally, especially in Africa, where she traveled on behalf of the Y on several occasions. Durades began her career with the YMCA in 1963 as a program counselor for the YMCA Metro Chicago. After holding other counselor positions, she became the first African American female Management Consultant on the staff of the National Council of YMCAs in Region 1 starting in 1970. She held that position for 22 years until her retirement in 1992.Files are born digital files. Ref file is 240p and master is 360p. Originally the resolution was listed in title. The resolution was removed in the final file name
Hannah Lozano standing on senior walk at Springfield College (c. 2019)
No full textPhotograph of Hannah Lozano standing on senior walk from c. 2019 at Springfield College. She is facing away from the camera looking back and wearing her black graduation gown. The administration building and marsh memorial are in the background.Hannah Lozano graduated in 2019. She was from California and was recruited to be part of the Springfield College volleyball team.This photograph is part of a group of photographs and files used in the poster on the Senior Walk for the 2019 President's Gala. Most photographs are low-res JPGs sent in by alumni that was taken or that the school photographer took of students and faculty on the Senior Walk during the last twenty years. There was also a PNG file of the poster that was ultimately created and uploaded as a JPG. These digital files have not been printed individually. Most field are represented on the poster, a copy of which is held in the Oversized collection in the Springfield College Archives