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Patton Application to Springfield College
An application for admissions to the Secretarial Department of the YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, for Thomas D. Patton (Class of 1892). It is dated Feb. 6, 1890. There is another application for Patton that is undated. It contains…
Patton Application to Springfield College: Question 21
Part of an application for admissions to the Secretarial Department of the YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, for Thomas D. Patton (Class of 1892). It is dated Feb. 6, 1890. There is another application for Patton that is undated. It…
Picture of Gerry Archibald, son of Lyman Archibald (1933-1936)
Picture of Gerry Archibald, playing basketball for the Warren HyVis Oilers of the Independent league. Archibald followed in his father's steps being a great ambassador for the game of basketball, as he also served as owner and coach of the team, and…
Raymond Kaighn Photo (c. 1893)
Photograph of Raymond Kaighn (class of 1893), who was an original member of the very first basketball team.
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…
Samuro Ishikawa Photo (c. 1892)
Photograph of Samuro Ishikawa (class of 1892), who was a participant in the first basketball game.
School for Christian Workers Building
An image of the original School for Christian Workers building located in Springfield, Massachusetts, ca. 1886-1896. The original building of the School for Christian Workers (now Springfield College) was built on the corner of State and Sherman…
Springfield College Commencement Program (1892)
This is a program for the sixth commencement ceremonies for the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, held in 1892. This pamphlet starts by listing the members of the graduating class, then describes the order of exercises and…
Springfield College Commencement Program (1893)
A program for the seventh commencement ceremonies for the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, held in 1893. This pamphlet starts by describing the order of exercises and the school hymn and then lists the members of the…
Springfield College Football Team, 1891
A photograph of the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, football team of 1891. This was the second football team at Springfield College started by Amos Alonzo Stagg, the "grand old man of football". The original team was…
Springfield College Football Team, c. 1892
A photograph of the Springfield College Football Team of 1892. Notable alums featured in the photograph are James Naismith and William Morgan. Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891 while a faculty member of Springfield College (then…
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…
Stagg's Men Defeat the Amhersts (October 21, 1891)
This is a scrapbook page with two copies of the newspaper article titled "Stagg's Men Defeat the Amhersts by a score of 18 to 4 in a Scientific Game on Outing Park." The first version of the clipping contains the starting lineups. The article is…
T.D. Patton Letter to Laurence Doggett
Letter written by Thomas Patton, member of the first basketball team, to Laurence Doggett, President of the International YMCA College (now Springfield College). In the letter, he details his contributions to the World War I effort through the YMCA.…
T.D. Patton, Army Work Secretary Supervisor
This is a photo of T.D. Patton, during his tenure serving in World War I. The caption below reads "T.D. Patton, Sp. 1891. Army Work Secretary Supervisor of Work in Manitoba."
The Association Seminar (vol. 12 no. 05), February, 1904
The Association Training School Notes was published from February 1892 through July 1897 after which it was replaced by the Association Outlook and eventually the Association Seminar. Originally conceived as a monthly publication devoted to the…
The Bulletin (vol. 15, no. 10), October 1941
This page from The Bulletin, Springfield College's magazine, which has since been renamed to The Triangle, focuses on the celebration of the 50th anniversary of basketball. The article highlights several members of the first basketball team: Thomas…
The Bulletin (vol. 22, no. 7), April 1948
The Springfield College Bulletin ran from 1927 to 1986. It was replaced by the Alumni Magazine (1986-1991). In 1991, the Alumni Magazine was renamed The Triangle (1991—present). This edition includes a "Toll of the Years" section, where those members…
The Bulletin (vol. 8, no. 5), March 1935
The Springfield College Bulletin ran from 1927 to 1986, before it was replaced by the Alumni Magazine , and finally renamed to The Triangle (1991—present). Throughout its run, the Bulletin featured the innovative and compelling work undertaken by…
The First Game
This hand-colored lantern slide shows an illustration of men playing basketball. This is a version of the original drawing by Samuro Genzaburo Ishikawa, Class of 1892, used in the original announcement of the creation of the game of basketball in the…
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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…