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International Center Newsletter, November 19, 2012 (Vol. 3)
No full textThis four-page manuscript is the International Center Newsletter for November 19, 2012. It is Volume 3. The newsletter has images of International Students and from events that were arranged or participated in by the International Center and/or students. There is also information on an International Education Week held on campus.To learn move about the Springfield College International Center, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/corporate_entities/3
Finding Aid: RG 167 - Springfield College Varsity Soccer Team Records
No full textThis is the Finding Aid for RG 167 - Springfield College Varsity Soccer Team Records collection. Materials in RG 167 Springfield College Varsity Soccer Team records collection consist of manuscripts, notes, statistics (individual game, individual players, and cumulative), newspaper and magazine articles, news releases, flyers, photographs, negatives, slides, score sheets, and realia such as commemorative plaques and soccer balls from the start of the program in the earlty 20th century through the 2010s. Both men's and women's team materials are represented.
series 1 are combined materials that include both the Men’s and Women’s Teams. Included are news releases and news clippings that contain information on both teams. There may also be news of other sports in these documents. In addition, there are materials from an alumni reunion held in 1998. These included printed documents describing the event and planning documents. There is a folder of letters sent by alum that appear to be in response to the 1998 Reunion. Finally, there are photographs of All-American plaques from 1929-1992.
Materials in series 3 include newspaper clippings, magazine articles, news releases, statistics (individual games, individual players, cumulative for season, and all time), correspondence, notes, flyers, brochures, programs, schedules and rosters from games and tournaments, photographic prints, slides, and negatives from the 1980 inaugural season through the 2013 season.
Brochures and programs may include lineups for both teams, facts about the college and the athletic program at Springfield College, and the team’s schedule. Photographs include team photos, individual players, coaches, and action shots (both staged and not staged) taken from games and practices. There is also a VHS tape that contains footage of the Springfield College vs. St. Anselm College game that took place on Oct. 11, 1993.
There are many team or match statistics, individual statistics, overall team records, and game/tournament brochures. There may also be statistical information contained about other conference teams, especially those participating in championships for the NEWMAC (New England Men’s and Women’s Athletic Conference), NE-10 (Northeast 10), NEWISA (New England Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer Association), Dragon Cup Tournament, ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference), and NCAA Division III Championships.To learn more about the Varsity Soccer Team at Springfield College, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/43
The Springfield Student (vol. 126, no. 17) Feb. 23, 2012
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. 126, no. 21) Apr. 5, 2012
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. 126, no. 19) Mar. 8, 2012
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 150 Power Plant Records
No full textThis 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 coal restrictions brought about by the war effort. Also included are some documents regarding employee relations, including a document outlining the “Massasoit Association No. 2 of the National Association of Springfield Engineers (N.A.S.E.). There are also meter readings from 1916 that speak to energy usage of the college at that time.Beginning around 1911, a power plant was temporarily placed south of what is now called East Gymnasium on the Springfield College campus. The temporary power plant was used to heat the two gymnasiums of Judd Gymnasia and the administration building as well as furnish power for ventilating and electricity for all of the school buildings. The temporary plant cost about 40,0000, it was believed that this would supply the entire property with heating, ventilating, lighting, and water (both hot and cold for everything besides drinking water).
In April 1914, the Geo H. McClean Company, a group of heating and ventilating contractors, agreed to furnish and deliver services for a complete system of steam piping. During the summer months of 1914 the temporary power plant near the gymnasium was taken apart and equipment was moved to the shore. The new power plant was finished by September of 1914. Only one boiler had been necessary at the time, with most exhaust steam had been used for heating purposes, allowing electricity to be produced at a very low cost during the winter season.
Of historical interest, is the severe coal shortage during 1918 due to World War I. The Fuel Administration asked every New England Consumer to fill out a questionnaire about their coal usage. International Y.M.C.A. College power plant did not show any losses from the use of the power plant, and was therefore allowed to continue to use coal during the shortage.
Today, the Power Plant is still located behind Alumni Hall on the shore of the lake and is still working to provide heat to the campus of Springfield College
Finding Aid: RG 161 - Springfield College Football Team Records
No full textThis is the Finding Aid for RG 161 - Springfield College Football Team Records collection. Miscellaneous Materials
Within the Miscellaneous Materials there are materials on the history of Springfield College Football in including the books “1890-1936 ‘The History of Springfield College Football’” and “A Century of Football at Springfield 1890-1990” as well as the tape and slides in support of “A Century of Football at Springfield 1890-1990”. There are news articles, many undated Action, Team and Individual Player photographs, football alumni materials including a video tape and DVD entitled Springfield College Football: The Era 1948, 1949, 1950, and a couple of books by Ted Dunn on the plays and workings of Springfield College Football. In addition there are also undated tapes from a Springfield vs. Central Connecticut game, an AIC vs. Springfield game, and a Springfield vs. Southern Connecticut game, and multiple undated and unlabeled football 16 mm films (see list in folder for any markings on film cases).
In tape form there are the 1956-1957 “New England rich in grid iron talent” materials, tapes from the 1956-1957 and 1965-1966 Reunion and Slide Show
Team Materials by Year
The team materials by year are arranged as follows: miscellaneous materials, news clippings, photographs and slides, programs, press and radio brochures, media, and then scrapbooks. Of particular note are scorecards from seasons starting from 1890 through 1984, including some scorecards that contain information on particular teams played over time, scrapbooks from the 1922-23, 1924-25, 1925-26 seasons, and the 1952-53 to the 1955-56, and 1962 seasons, and pamphlets from early football receptions given by the Student Association for 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, & 1915 seasons.
Also of particular interest in these materials is an 1890-1990 Manuscript titled “Football in the Garden” and a Manuscript by 1891 Alumni William Henry Ball entitled “Stagg and the Madison Square Garden Game” that talk about the famous Indoor Football game between Yale and Springfield College held on December 12, 1890 (exact date may have been December 13, please consult materials to confirm) in Madison Square Garden as well as other games played by the “Stubby Christians” or “Stagg’s Eleven” as the first football team at Springfield College were sometimes called. The Madison Square Garden game was one of the first Indoor football games ever played, and the first one played in the second Madison Square Garden. Though they lost to Yale 16 to 10, they proved that they were their equal. Also, there is a commemorative Football for the November 23, 1912 game between the Carlisle Indians and Springfield College. The game was played at Pratt Field on Campus. Jim Thorpe, Gold Medalist in Stockholm Olympics scored all the points in Carlisle’s 30-24 victory over Springfield.
Finally there are many films and videos in the collection. On VHS tape there are copies of slideshows and Highlights from the 1956 Football Reunion, a 1987-1988 Springfield vs. New Haven game, a 1988-1989 Springfield vs. AIC game, a 1989-1990 Springfield vs. Ithaca game, and a 1996-1997 cassette tape. Also there are multiple VHS tapes of Highlight films and Alumni Events for the 1965 Football which went 10-0. In addition, there are many films from 1960 to 1992 of Football games and Scrimmages. Where known, films are listed by year within the box list below as well as in the physical folders listed. Another document of the entire list of films is available in the Collection Information Folder.
Related Collections:
-MS 507 Almos Alonzo Stagg Papers
-Springfield College Print Materials, Publications and Scrapbooks (especially for information about early years and Stagg’s time here from 1890-92).
-Training School NotesTo learn more about the Football Team at Springfield College, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/49
Springfield College 2012 undergraduate commencement (Video)
No full textThis is the video of the Springfield College undergraduate commencement ceremonies for 2012. The video is almost two hours long. The video includes the conferring of degrees and speeches including the commencement address delivered by Timothy L. Murphy of the Class of 1978.Mp4 file was created from a DVD.
Addis Bekele (ca. 2012)
No full textA portrait photograph of Addis Bekele. She is standing in front of a window in the Springfield College Richard B. Flynn Student Union.This is a born digital file and is only available as a .jpg image. A print copy was created and placed within Addis's file.
Finding Aid: RG 118 Herbert P. Blake Hall Records
No full textAt 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 are some both before and after the renovations, as well as some photographs contained in the Living Center and Kakley Annex Records believed to be taken in 1990 before the purchase of the building. There are also three VHS tapes that contain short videos taken in 2001 of the demolition and construction of Blake Hall. Though not of all steps, they start with the tearing out of dry wall and other demolition activities in the original building and then finish with showing front and completed rooms in Blake Hall. Individual VHS tapes are dated.Herbert P. Blake Hall building was purchased by Springfield College from the Standard Electric Time Company in 1990. The Standard Electric Time Company was founded in 1884 and their headquarters were in Springfield from 1911 to 1981. They manufactured synchronized clock systems and fire alarm systems, reportedly the first such manufacturing company in the United States. The former Standard Electric Time Building had been in use for 76 years. The purchase price and renovation costs were part of a 2 million to support the college through its fundraising campaign, titled Leadership for the 21st Century: The Campaign for Springfield College. It was also announced that Wilbraham Hall would be changed to Herbert P. Blake Hall in honor of S. Prestley Blake’s father. The donation of $2 million is one of the largest single donations in school history. S. Prestley Blake is the co-founder of the Friendly’s Ice Cream Corporation, and Helen Davis Blake was vice chair of the college’s board of trustees and co-chair of its funding campaign. Herbert P. Blake had worked for the Standard Electric Time Company Building as the vice president in charge of sales for several years. The dedication ceremony of Herbert P. Blake Hall took place on October 20, 2006.
Now, Herbert P. Blake Hall comprises around 60,000 square feet of classrooms, study areas, academic departments of visual and performing arts, faculty offices, conference rooms, art studios, The Blizard Art Gallery, Springfield College School of Human Services, a videoconferencing room, the Alden Center for Interactive Learning, emergency medical services management, physician assistant, sport management and recreation, and social sciences.
Written and researched by Elise White in March 201