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Lyman W. Archibald
Lyman W. Archibald honored as Original Team member during halftime of the LIU-Oklahoma Aggies basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1896-1897 Spalding Men's Basketball Book
This short excerpt from the 1922-1923 Official Basketball Guide contains the official rules of basketball for that season. This guide was published semi-annually between basketball's inception and this year's edition. The topics covered in this book…
1903-1904 Spalding Men's Basketball Books
This short excerpt from the 1922-1923 Official Basketball Guide contains the official rules of basketball for that season. This guide was published semi-annually between basketball's inception and this year's edition. The topics covered in this book…
1922-1923 Spalding Men's Basketball Book
This short excerpt from the 1922-1923 Official Basketball Guide contains the official rules of basketball for that season. This guide was published semi-annually between basketball's inception and this year's edition. The topics covered in this book…
Eugene S. Libby Photo
This is a portrait of Springfield College alumnus Eugene S. Libby (class of 1892), a participant in the first basketball game in 1891.
St. Stephen YMCA Gymnasium
This is a photo of the St. Stephen YMCA Gymnasium, one of the oldest gymnasiums created after the creation of Basketball. A truly remarkable space, the gymnasium was part of a Railroad branch in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. The room has changed very…
"Cage Start Authenticated By Man Who Was There"
This St. Louis Post-Dispatch article contains a firsthand interview with Ernest Hildner, a participant in the first basketball game. The article contains information about basketball's rellevance in Hildner's life, and his reccolection of the first…
"Basket Ball" Drawing by Samuro Ishikawa
This is the copy of Samuro Ishikawa's drawing of early basketball. This drawing was published in the January edition of The Triangle, a semi-monthly journal produced originally by the staff of the Physical Department in the International YMCA…
Letter from William Chase to Calvin Martin (April 2, 1951)
Letter written by William R. Chase to Calvin J. Martin, alumni secretary at Springfield College, dated April 2, 1951. In the letter Chase tells Martin of the death of Findlay G. McDonald. Chase and McDonald were teammates on the 1892 International…
Newspaper clip regarding Eugene Libby and basketball history (September 2, 1948)
This clipping of a newspaper article is named "With a Grain of Salt". The article talks about Springfield College alumnus Eugene Libby's death and the invention of basketball. The article reports that Libby died "yesterday", which indicates that the…
Recalls start of Basketball for pepper-up (January 27, 1937)
Article titled "Recall start of Basketball for pepper-up" from the Globe and Mail Toronto dated January 27, 1939. The article describes the origins of Basketball as a way to relieve the monotonous routine of gymnastics, and includes a short interview…
Article about R.P. Kaighn: The Bulletin (vol. 2, no. 2), June 1928
The Springfield College Bulletin ran from 1927 to 1986. Page 1 of this edition (vol. 2, no. 2) describes the success of Springfield Alum Raymond Kaighn, who was a participant in the first basketball game. It reviews his extraordinary career of…
"Last of First Basketballers" December 26, 1969
A newspaper article published by the Philadelphia Inquirer titled "Last of First Basketballlers: Raps Freeze, Audiences, Amount of WhistleTooting." The article is dated December 26, 1959 and appears to have been picked up from the Associated Press…
Excerpt from The Golden Jubilee of Basketball Souvenir Magazine, 1941
This is an excerpt from the Golden Jubilee of Basketball Souvenir Magazine that was published by the Naismith Memorial Committee (in charge of setting up the future Basketball Hall Fame) in 1941 for the 50th anniversary of the creation of the game.…
Formal Challenge For Basketball Matches (January 11, 1894)
Four page document, containing copies of a letter written by a captain of the Springfield College basketball teams in 1894. Each captain writes a response to challenges for supremacy in the game by agreeing to meet for matches to determine the best…
John Thompson Photo (c. 1893)
Photograph of John Thompson (class of 1893), who was a participant in the first basketball game.
Samuro Ishikawa Photo (c. 1892)
Photograph of Samuro Ishikawa (class of 1892), who was a participant in the first basketball game.
Wilbert F. Carey (c. 1892)
Photograph of Wilbert Carey (class of 1892), who was an original member of the very first basketball team.
Thomas D. Patton Photo (c. 1892)
Photograph of Thomas Patton, captain of the very first basketball team.
Benjamin French Photo (c. 1893)
Photograph of Benjamin French, who was an original member of the very first basketball team.
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First Basketball Champions of the World
A hand colored lantern slide of the Secretarial team of the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, and the school champions in…