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Video to promote the 50th Reunion of the 1965 Springfield College Football team, October 2014
No full textA video created to promote the 50th reunion of the 1965 Springfield College Foorball Team. The video was created in October 2014 to promote the 50th reunion being held in October 2015. In the video there are interviews with head coach Ted Dunn and various players and coaches on the team. All wish for the alum to come and join them for the celebrations.The 1965 team went on to be 9-0-0, and is the only Springfield College Football team to go undeated and untied in a season. The letter goes on to outline the upcoming games, including quotes and statements about the teams and last years results. Springfield College’s opponents in ’65-'66 were the US. Coast Guard (30-14), Amherst College (13-0), Williams College (28-8), Colby College (42-13), Northeastern University (16-14), American International College (43-6), Rhode Island University (7-6), University of New Hampshire (43-13), and Wagner College (30-13). The game against Amherst College was televised on Channel 22 and was the first Western Mass football game ever televised in the region. The team received many honors, including Ted Dunn being named UPI New England College Division Coach of the Year and several players received honors including being selected for the All Decade Team. The team came in second to the University of Maine for selection for a bid to play in the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, FL, December 11, 1965.This digital file was created from a DVD
Unveiling of monument commemorating the 100th anniversary of Basketball in Japan (2014)
No full textA photograph of the unveiling of a monument commemorating the 100th year introduction of Basketball to Japan with members of the Kyoto YMCA. The monument consists of a basketball with an encryption signaling the 100th anniversary of Basketball in Japan.
Another photograph of the event can be found here http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15370coll2/id/15576Actually in the photograph album listed as no. 3, top photo on page 10.
Members of the 1994 Springfield College Lacrosse Team, ca. 2014
No full textThis is a photograph of members of the 1994 Springfield College Lacrosse Team at the National Collegiate Lacrosse Championships, ca. 2014. The 1994 Springfield College Lacrosse Team won the Division II NCAA Championship. The members are standing in a line with the entrance to the stadium behind them.This is a born digital document. The file was printed and the print copy placed in the student file.
The Springfield Student (vol. 128, no. 19) Mar. 6, 2014
No full text“The Springfield Student” was first published in 1909 in the Association Seminar, an alumni publication. The portion published in the Association Seminar has been digitized and can be seen in The Springfield College Alumni Magazine Collection (http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16122coll3/searchterm/The%20Springfield%20Student/field/spring/mode/all/conn/and/order/date). Generally, “The Springfield Student” includes information about student organizations, athletics, alumni, and events. It also occasionally includes student poetry and fiction, as well as the conclusions of student-designed research. As the publication evolved, “The Springfield Student” began including editorials on world events and popular culture, as well as letters to the editor. Originally, the “Springfield Student” was published monthly from October through June, and its formatting resembled a magazine. In October 1913, the cover illustration simplified to only the title, the date, and the capital letter “S,” but the content and structure remained unchanged. On September 27, 1916, “The Springfield Student” was reformatted to resemble a newspaper: the pages decreased from around thirty to just four, it no longer included a cover, and it became a weekly publication. In the inaugural weekly issue, the editors explained the motivation behind the change: “To sustain the intimate and helpful relations that our Alumni and College should stress we feel that a weekly news publication is the best possible medium. [...] It is the purpose of the Staff to cover all College and Student Association activities in a very live way, reporting athletic contests in brief snappy articles, and giving members of the Alumni Associations space for contributions and newsy items.” During October 1917, in acknowledgement of the limited resources and significantly smaller student body caused by the United States’ involvement in World War I, the “The Springfield Student” ceased its weekly publication and instead published a few pages each month in the “The Association Seminar.” Two years later, October 1919, “The Springfield Student” resumed weekly publication. In this first issue, the editors wrote that they wanted to re-establish the newspaper “as the mouthpiece or spokesman of the student body.
The Springfield Student (vol. 129, no. 6) Oct. 16, 2014
No full text“The Springfield Student” was first published in 1909 in the Association Seminar, an alumni publication. The portion published in the Association Seminar has been digitized and can be seen in The Springfield College Alumni Magazine Collection (http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16122coll3/searchterm/The%20Springfield%20Student/field/spring/mode/all/conn/and/order/date). Generally, “The Springfield Student” includes information about student organizations, athletics, alumni, and events. It also occasionally includes student poetry and fiction, as well as the conclusions of student-designed research. As the publication evolved, “The Springfield Student” began including editorials on world events and popular culture, as well as letters to the editor. Originally, the “Springfield Student” was published monthly from October through June, and its formatting resembled a magazine. In October 1913, the cover illustration simplified to only the title, the date, and the capital letter “S,” but the content and structure remained unchanged. On September 27, 1916, “The Springfield Student” was reformatted to resemble a newspaper: the pages decreased from around thirty to just four, it no longer included a cover, and it became a weekly publication. In the inaugural weekly issue, the editors explained the motivation behind the change: “To sustain the intimate and helpful relations that our Alumni and College should stress we feel that a weekly news publication is the best possible medium. [...] It is the purpose of the Staff to cover all College and Student Association activities in a very live way, reporting athletic contests in brief snappy articles, and giving members of the Alumni Associations space for contributions and newsy items.” During October 1917, in acknowledgement of the limited resources and significantly smaller student body caused by the United States’ involvement in World War I, the “The Springfield Student” ceased its weekly publication and instead published a few pages each month in the “The Association Seminar.” Two years later, October 1919, “The Springfield Student” resumed weekly publication. In this first issue, the editors wrote that they wanted to re-establish the newspaper “as the mouthpiece or spokesman of the student body.
Finding Aid: RG 110 - Springfield College General Building and Grounds Records
No full textThe Springfield College General Building and Grounds Collection contains documents and materials that show the development and the history of the present Springfield College campus from its development in 1891 to the revitalization of the campus during the early 2000s. Nearly all types of documents are represented, including news articles, printed manuscripts and brochures, correspondence, memos, blueprints, meeting minutes, notes, reports, poster, video, and many photographs.
There are documents that speak to the general history of the campus, including information on acreage and the date buildings were built and land was added to the campus. This includes a book that contains copies of official deeds or titles of all campus property owned before 1930. There are also many campus reports and documents produced for/by various campus planning committees. The vast majority of these materials are planning reports from 1995-1997 and the committee meeting materials, including the official meeting minutes and agendas, from 1959 to 1971. In addition to these, there is a bound book containing the meeting minutes from the building committee from 1894 through 1897 that covers the construction of Judd Gymnasium and Administration Building and two large sketches of the campus plans, among many others, created in 1926 by the Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architectural firm along with E.C. & G.C. Gardner Architects.
In addition, there is information on miscellaneous campus structures and buildings not represented in the individual building collections and the college’s athletic fields. This includes materials on the World War I Student Army Training Corps (SATC) barracks built in 1918, newspaper articles and photographs on the Lakeside Village and Trailer Park Village on campus after World War II, the covered and raised walkway built in 1945 when the campus was used as a US Naval Hospital, and photographs and some memos on the Dana Fine Arts Center. Most of the Athletic fields materials focus on three of the main fields that have existed on the Springfield College Campus: Pratt Field, Blake Field, and Benedum/Stagg Field. Besides many photographs, materials of note include news articles and photographs of the burning of the Pratt Field Grandstand in 1959
Photographs make a large part of the collection (see Series 5: Photographic Materials). These include many photographs of students and faculty doing grading and landscaping, helping to put in building foundations, and constructing sidewalks. There are also many aerial photographs taken from the early 20th century into the 21st century. They are taken from all directions and varying heights. In addition there are folders of photographs of trees, flowers and other natural features around campus, signs, triangles, flag posts, lights, and photographs taken during the winter, including some specific to Christmas. There are also many general shots of the campus. These tend to be images that include multiple buildings or are of the campus in general. Many are taken with students or faculty. These, unlike photographic materials within Marketing and Communications, Student Activities or other collections of events and organizations, tend to be general and follow no theme.Springfield College, then called the School for Christian Workers, was founded in January, 1885. Classes began in the Old Chapel of Hope Church until the original school building could be constructed directly adjacent to the Church on the corner of State and Sherman Streets in the Winchester Square section of Springfield. The area was named after Springfield’s mayor at that time, Charles A. Winchester. In 1987 Winchester Square was changed to Mason Square, after Primus Mason who originally owned the land during the mid-1800s. Primus Mason (1817-1892) was an influential African-American businessman who invested his money in real estate in Springfield. By 1888 he was one of the wealthiest citizens of the city and when he died in 1892 he left his money to found the Springfield Home for Aged Men which is now the Mason-Wright Retirement Community on Walnut Street. In March of 1886, students moved into their rooms in the new building and on April 1 of that year construction was completed. The School for Christian Workers building was officially dedicated on June 1, 1886.
On June 10, 1890 the departments of the School for Christian Workers separated into two separate schools: the School for Christian Workers and the Young Men’s Christian Association Training School (now Springfield College). Both schools continued to share the building in Winchester Square until 1896, when the Training School moved to its present location on Massasoit Lake (formerly Watershops Pond). Initially, according to the September 19th, 1890 trustee records, it was agreed that the YMCA Training School would purchase the original school building from the School for Christian Workers. On January 9, 1891, during the International YMCA Training School Trustee Meeting, that decision was rescinded because land on Alden Street became available that was more suited for the needs of the Training School. The thirty acres of land were purchased from two prominent Springfield families, the McKnight Brothers, looking to settle an estate. Soon after, the School purchased the adjoining land from William R. Purple which added another 450 feet to the school’s waterfront. In 1894, the first building on the new land, Judd Gymnasia was constructed and in 1896 the first dormitory. In 1896 the transfer of the International YMCA Training School to the new campus was complete.
In 1897 the School for Christian Workers became the Bible Normal College and moved to Hartford, Connecticut to share the resources of the Hartford Seminary. The original School for Christian Workers building has significant historic value as it is where the game of basketball was invented by James Naismith and the site of the first game in 1891. In 1965 the building was torn down and the land paved to create a parking lot. Christian Workers building has significant historic value as it is where the game of basketball was invented by James Naismith and the site of the first game in 1891
The Triangle, Summer 2014 (Vol. 85, No. 2)
No full textSpringfield College’s alumni magazine is currently called The Triangle, a reference to the school’s emblem: an inverted red triangle representing the spirit, mind, and body. The magazine began at roughly twenty pages and in three years doubled in size. As with its previous formats, the magazine covers college news, including faculty research and school development projects. However, its primary purpose is to provide a forum for alumni to comment, and much of the magazine is dedicated to alumni achievements and class notes
A group portrait at the monument commemorating the 100th year of the introduction of Basketball to Japan (2014)
No full textA group portrait at the monument commemorating the 100th year of the introduction of Basketball to Japan held in Kyoto Japan. The monument consists of a basketball with an encryption signaling the 100th anniversary of Basketball in Japan. Mary-Beth Cooper, President of Springfield College, is second to the left
Japan vs Springfield College basketball game players and organizers (2014)
No full textA photograph of the people involved in the organization of an exhibition basketball game between Springfield College, representing the United States, and a team of professional and collegiate players, representing Japan in 2014. The event was called the Xebio Challenge Cup and it was held in Japan to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Basketball's arrival to Japan.
Another photograph of the event can be found under the name
international-center-2014-basketball-teamsActually in the photograph album listed as no. 1, top photo on page 1.
The Springfield Student (vol. 128, no. 22) Apr. 3, 2014
No full text“The Springfield Student” was first published in 1909 in the Association Seminar, an alumni publication. The portion published in the Association Seminar has been digitized and can be seen in The Springfield College Alumni Magazine Collection (http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16122coll3/searchterm/The%20Springfield%20Student/field/spring/mode/all/conn/and/order/date). Generally, “The Springfield Student” includes information about student organizations, athletics, alumni, and events. It also occasionally includes student poetry and fiction, as well as the conclusions of student-designed research. As the publication evolved, “The Springfield Student” began including editorials on world events and popular culture, as well as letters to the editor. Originally, the “Springfield Student” was published monthly from October through June, and its formatting resembled a magazine. In October 1913, the cover illustration simplified to only the title, the date, and the capital letter “S,” but the content and structure remained unchanged. On September 27, 1916, “The Springfield Student” was reformatted to resemble a newspaper: the pages decreased from around thirty to just four, it no longer included a cover, and it became a weekly publication. In the inaugural weekly issue, the editors explained the motivation behind the change: “To sustain the intimate and helpful relations that our Alumni and College should stress we feel that a weekly news publication is the best possible medium. [...] It is the purpose of the Staff to cover all College and Student Association activities in a very live way, reporting athletic contests in brief snappy articles, and giving members of the Alumni Associations space for contributions and newsy items.” During October 1917, in acknowledgement of the limited resources and significantly smaller student body caused by the United States’ involvement in World War I, the “The Springfield Student” ceased its weekly publication and instead published a few pages each month in the “The Association Seminar.” Two years later, October 1919, “The Springfield Student” resumed weekly publication. In this first issue, the editors wrote that they wanted to re-establish the newspaper “as the mouthpiece or spokesman of the student body.