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Ernest Thompson Seton Letter
No full textA letter written to Edgar Robinson from Ernest Seton regarding the drawings he made for the building of the Pueblo of the Seven Fires on Springfield College's East Campus. In his letter, Seton indicates that since he was lacking time and information about the project his drawings are simply suggestions which are open to change.Robinson and Seton were pioneers in the Boy Scout movement, both having an interest in camping and the outdoors, and were instrumental in the building and design of the Pueblo of the Seven Fires on Springfield College's East Campus. Robinson brought the many ideas of boys’ work and physical education from the YMCA and Boy Scouts of America to Springfield College starting the Freshman Camp, a tradition that continues today.
For more information on Ernest Thompson Seton, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/553
For biographical information on Edgar M. Robinson, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/55
Posts for Crane House or Crane Lodge by Ernest Thompson Seton
No full textThe drawing entitled “Posts for Crane House or Crane Lodge” was sketched by Canadian-American writer, artist and naturalist, Ernest Thompson Seton. As an author and illustrator of more than 50 works, he was largely responsible for the American Indian influence in the Boy Scouts of America that offered young people knowledge of an outdoor life based on Native American Indian customs, legends and beliefs. Seton was Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America from 1910 to 1915. The sketch is from a group of sketches done for Edgar Munroe Robinson, his friend and colleague, for use in the construction and design of the “Pueblo of the Seven Fires”, a permanent camp structure completed in 1933 on the Springfield College East Campus. The East Campus is a sixty acre wooded grove on the shores of Lake Massasoit in Springfield, Massachusetts.For biographical information on Edgar M. Robinson, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/554
Finding Aid: MS512 - Ernest Thompson Seton Manuscript: History of Woodcraft and its Offshoot, the Boy Scouts (Original Notes)
No full textThis is the finding aid for MS512 - Ernest Thompson Seton Manuscript: History of Woodcraft and its Offshoot, the Boy Scouts (Original Notes) in the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections. This collection comprises a single bound manuscript by Ernest Thompson Seton entitled “History of Woodcraft and its Offshoot, the Boy Scouts (Original Notes).” Although the manuscript as a whole is undated, some of the items within it date from the early 1900s through 1941. The manuscript primarily contains typed sections of Seton’s “History,” which are often annotated with hand-written comments and corrections (presumably by Seton himself). Some sections have been physically cut and pasted together. Seton details his own ideas and reasons for developing the Woodcraft movement, his initial meeting with and instruction of Baden-Powell, scouting in England, etc. On the whole, it appears that Seton was writing and collecting this manuscript in order to re-establish his place as one of the founders—if not the founder—of the Boy Scouts Movement.
In addition to Seton’s own text, the manuscript also contains quotes from conversations with and letters from Baden-Powell, James E. West, Elon H. Hooker, H. Morgenthau, Luther H. Gulick, James E. Sullivan, etc. Another section is a transcript of New York County Supreme Court deposition of Baden-Powell from 1917- 1918, in which Baden-Powell answers questions about the development and founding of the Boy Scout Movement. Seton appears to have been using both the quotes and transcript as support for the arguments in his “History.”
The final section of the manuscript contains actual correspondence from 1941 between the Setons (who were in Santa Fe, New Mexico), the Robinsons (who were in Springfield, Massachusetts), James E. West (Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America), and Steve M. Jessup (who was involved in the “Western Committee” in California). It can be concluded from this correspondence that the Robinsons, West, and Jessup all discouraged Seton from publishing “ungracious criticism or acts relating to Baden-Powell.”
Although Seton did publish and illustrate his autobiography, Trail of an Artist-Naturalist (New York: C. Scribner’s Sons), in 1940, this manuscript—at least as it exists in the collection— was never published.For more information on Ernest Thompson Seton, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/55
A.F. Cazedessus and Ernest Thompson
No full textA. F. "Tony" Cazedessus, left and Ernest Thompson. Baton Rouge, La. Date: February 23, 1955. b/w photograph. Gift of Camille Cazedessu
Letter from Ernest Thompson Seton to Edgar Robinson (December 10, 1931)
No full textA two page letter from Ernest Thomposn Set to Edgar M. Robinson dated December 10, 1931. In the letter, Seton is talking about the terminology that is used for the type of building being designed on the campus of Springfield College as its new headquarters. The building design was based on building designs of the Native American Pueblos in the Southwestern U..S. The building would eventually be called the Pueblo of the Seven Fires.Robinson and Seton were pioneers in the Boy Scout movement, both having an interest in camping and the outdoors, and were instrumental in the building and design of the Pueblo of the Seven Fires on Springfield College's East Campus. Robinson brought the many ideas of boys’ work and physical education from the YMCA and Boy Scouts of America to Springfield College starting the Freshman Camp, a tradition that continues today.
For more information on Ernest Thompson Seton, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/553
For biographical information on Edgar M. Robinson, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/55
Ernest Thompson Seton: an unforgettable personality, by Edgar M. Robinson
No full textThis piece, titled “Ernest Thomas Seton: an unforgettable personality”, gives a first hand interpretation of who Ernest Thompson Seton (it is believed that whoever put the cover on this document spelled his name wrong) was through the eyes of Edgar Robinson. Robinson explains what a strong relationship the two of them had and what a strong mentor Seton was to Robinson. Ernest Thompson Seton was an author and illustrator of more than 50 works, and was largely responsible for the American Indian influence in the Boy Scouts of America that offered young people knowledge of an outdoor life based on Native American Indian customs, legends and beliefs. Seton was Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America from 1910 to 1915. Edgar M. Robinson was a 1901 graduate from the YMCA Training School, now Springfield college, where he later returned to serve on the faculty as the Honorary Director of Boys Work Courses and the Adviser in Methods and Principles in Work with Boys from 1927-1937.For biographical information on Edgar M. Robinson, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/554
For more information on Ernest Thompson Seton, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/553On the bottom of page number 1 there is a rip, which prevents part of the bottom two lines from being read. On that back of page number one appear the numbers "46757" written in pencil
YFL1d
No full textIncludes some eleven fables from Aesop and four from LaFontaine (and Piers Plowman's BC). Abundant black-and-white illustrations, done by a variety of people: Doré, Fellman(?), Prunair(?). Some things have been dropped from the original: the colored illustrations, Eskimo Dog, the biographical notes, and the suggestions for supplementary reading.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)Ernest Thompson-Seto
Young Folks' Library, Volume VI
No full textIncludes some eleven fables from Aesop and four from LaFontaine (and Piers Plowman's BC). Abundant black-and-white illustrations, done by a variety of people: Doré, Fellman?, Prunair?. There are colored illustrations elsewhere in the book.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)Ernest Thompson-Seto
YFL1a
No full textWith the 1902, 1902/38/52/53, and 1902/38/52/53/55 entries, one can see what happens to one book over the years and decades. Since its appearance in 1902, the book has shed some of its associations with the Young Folks' Library, and so the early pages of the book have changed. Little else has besides the publisher.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)Ernest Thompson-Seto
YFL1b
No full textNow there are more changes. Only two colored illustrations remain in the text. The reading selections have been changed after the identical set of fables that appeared in earlier editions. Young Folks Library appears only on the spine, not inside the book. The best fable is The Fox, the Wolf, and the Horse. The best illustration is of the lion, tiger, and fox.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)Ernest Thompson-Seto
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