SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS RECORD GROUP NUMBER RG 105 International Center Records, ca. 1909 - (Bulk: 1965-2000) Written by Wanjiang Zhou (周万奖) and Jeffrey Monseau 2018 Shelf space occupied 16.75 linear feet Number of boxes 35 boxes + oversized materials ABSTRACT Internationalism has been an important characteristic of Springfield College since the very beginning of the school. Founded in 1885 as the School for Christian Workers, one of the main purposes of Springfield College was to train YMCA professionals. This included secretaries (administrators/CEO’s) and physical directors (professionals who ran the gymnasiums and gymnasium programs). Moreover, Springfield College’s academic programs, such as physical education and sport training related programs, attracted many international students involved in YMCA and other institutions. Over the years, the college educated international leaders from all over the world and sent many of its graduates to work overseas. The establishment of the International Center was achieved under Dr. Attallah A. Kidess’s guidance and initiative. In 1965, with a gift of $15,000 from Olive Doggett, President Laurence Locke Doggett’s wife, he dedicated the new International Center in a ceremony in Carlisle Foyer of Alumni Hall. The International Center facilitates international education programs, helps international students and visiting scholars, promotes the college internationally, and helps to internationalize the Springfield College campus. The International Center Records collection contains information created and gathered by the International Center of Springfield College. This includes information from and by individuals, institutions, and governments from all regions of the world, including Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, the Pacific Islands, and South and North America. Most of the information begins with the establishment of the International Center in 1965, with the bulk of the material from the late 1970s through the early 2000s during the time that Dr. Frank Fu and Dr. Kenneth Wall were the Director of the International Center. There is also material in the collection from before the founding of the International Center, mostly reports, alumni lists, and publications. Types of materials within the collection include manuscripts, reports, budgets, meeting minutes, newsletters, pamphlets and brochures, advertisements, photographic prints and slides, immigration materials, memos, speeches, invitations, audio tapes, newspaper and magazine articles, manuals, postcards, and correspondence. INFORMATION ON USE OF THE COLLECTION TERMS OF ACCESS AND USE Unrestricted (except where noted) Note: See individual Series and Sub-series to check for restricted materials. PREFERRED CITATION Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information (in addition to any other information required by the citation style being used): RG105 – International Center Records, Series #, Sub-series #, box #, folder #, Archives and Special Collections, Springfield College, Springfield, Mass. HISTORY OF THE COLLECTION There was no formal acquisition of the materials for this collection. The collection is artificially created. Materials were received from different places at different times. Officially documented transfers of materials include: ACQ-0077-2013 – transferred Spring, 2013 ACQ-0085-2017 – transferred August 2017 Collection arranged by Wanjiang Zhou, 2016-2018 ARRANGEMENT This is an artificially created collection. As such there is no original order. Where appropriate materials were left in their original folders and arrangement. Individual Series and Sub-series, may have been arranged in specific ways, please check arrangement notes for each area for direction. The International Center Records contain 12 series with some series containing subseries, including: Series 1: Generational Information o Sub-series a: History o Sub-series b: Dedication Materials o Sub-series c: Publications o Sub-series d: Official Documents o Sub-series e: Photographs o Sub-series f: Miscellaneous Materials Series 2: Study Abroad Series 3: English as Second Language (ESL) o Sub-series a: International Academy o Sub-series b: International Language Institutes o Sub-series c: College Language and American Culture Studies Program (CLASP) Series 4 Programs, Institutions & International Collaborations o Sub-series a: Aruba Program o Sub-series b: Beijing Sports University o Sub-series c: Hong Kong PE 250 Program o Sub-series d: Japan YMCA Summer Program o Sub-series e: Henry Hsu Program o Sub-series f: International Coach Program o Sub-series g: Korea Sport Program o Sub-series h: Sun Yat-Sen University o Sub-series i: Venezuela Coaches Program Series 5: Africa Series 6: Asia o Sub-series a: China (Mainland) o Sub-series b: Hong Kong o Sub-series c: Japan o Sub-series d: Taiwan o Sub-series e: Miscellaneous Series 7: Europe Series 8: North America Series 9: Oceania Series 10: South America Series 11: International Trips (Country/Locations) Series 12: Gifts RELATED MATERIALS Archival materials in the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections: Digital Collections – For all Digital Images of Photographs and Documents in the International Center Records collection Digital Collections – For all Springfield College International connections materials RG175 – Cosmopolitan Club Records MS528 - Attallah A. Kidess Papers The Student Newspapers Springfield College Alumni Magazine Springfield College Yearbooks Latin American Society Bulletin Dr. Charlie Redmond Papers Dr. Charlie Smith Papers Dr. Kenneth Wall Papers School of HPER Records - Saudi Arabia Project Records Springfield College Clubs, including: Foreign Mission Club International Literary Society Student Society for Cultural Diversity International Student Club International Relations Club Faculty Files, including: Dr. Frank Fu Dr. Kenneth Wall Student Files, various international student files Archival materials outside the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections: Yale University Library Yale Divinity Library- Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, Record Group No. 11, https://web.library.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/RG11microfilm .pdf Elmer L. Andersen Library, University of Minnesota Kautz Family YMCA Archives: Records of YMCA international work in China, http://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/7/resources/931 Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham, England Archive of the National Council of YMCAs (Young Men's Christian Association), http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/record.aspx?src=Catalog&id=XYMC A Colby College Library, Colby College Colbiana Collection, Colby College Special Collections, https://www.colby.edu/specialcollections/ Phillips Library, George Williams College of Aurora University Aurora University Special Collections, http://aurora.libanswers.com/ Books and secondary source materials: Hsing Chü n. Baptized in the Fire of Revolution: The American Social Gospel and the YMCA in China, 1919-1937. Lehigh University Press, 1996. https://springfieldcollege.on.worldcat.org/oclc/34745883 The YMCA in China: A Quest to Indigenize and Modernize. Di 1 ban. ed., She Hui Ke Xue Wen Xian Chu Ban She = Social Sciences Academic Press (China), 2008. https://springfieldcollege.on.worldcat.org/oclc/276910625 American-Educated Chinese Youths and Their Quest for the Christian Faith: A Study of the Chinese Student Christian Movement in North America: 1909-1951. Di 1 ban. ed., Shanghai Ren Min Chu Ban She, 2010. https://springfieldcollege.on.worldcat.org/oclc/635377207 SEARCH TERMS AND SUBJECTS The following terms represent persons, organizations, and topics documented in this collection. There are/or maybe many others that are not represented in this list. International Young Men's Christian Association College International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.) Springfield College Cosmopolitan Club Springfield College--International Springfield College--Clubs Springfield College--Students International Academy International English Institute Mohler, Frank M. Kidess, Attallah A. Wall, Kenneth A. Smith, Charles J. Fu, Haojian (Frank Fu) Alm, Deborah Locklin, Wilbert E. (Wilbert Edwin) Bromery, Randolph W. Flynn, Richard B. Cooper, Mary-Beth Ma, Yeuhan Ma, John Dong, Shouyi Shu, Hong Suvong, Thomas H. Mou, Zuoyun Jiang, Nanxiang Ma, Qiwei Wu, James T. Fok, Henry Y. T. Hsu, Henry H. Mizutani, Yutaka Fok, Henry Y. T. Beijing Sport University Beijing Institute of Physical Education Zhong Shan Da Xue Sun Yat-Sen University Fok Ying Tung Foundation Zhongshan da xue (Guangzhou, China) Wuhan Institute of Physical Education HISTORICAL NOTE Internationalism has been an important characteristic of Springfield College since the very beginning of the school in 1885. As the 20th century progressed, international education, administration, and foreign student advisors were badly needed at the college due to increasing foreign student enrollment and expanding overseas programs. As such, largely through the efforts of Dr. Attallah A. Kidess, the functions and roles of the International Center were approved by the Board of Trustees, and the center was officially established in 1965. Before the International Center was established, there were many international programs conducted at the college, and connections with other countries were extensive. This was due to the strong tie that existed between Springfield