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SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS RECORD GROUP NUMBER RG 162 Springfield College Gymnastics Team Records, 1890 – (Bulk: 1960-2010) Written by Jeffrey Monseau Completed July 2018 Total Shelf space occupied 71 linear feet Total Number of boxes 124 boxes Main Collection Shelf space 35 linear feet Main Collection Number of Boxes 84 boxes Oversized materials Shelf space 9 linear feet Memorabilia Shelf space 9 linear feet Memorabilia Number of boxes 28 boxes Audio/Visual Shelf space 18 linear feet Audio/Visual Number of boxes 12 boxes ABSTRACT The early history of gymnastics at Springfield College goes all the way back to 1891 with a gym meet with the 23rd St. YMCA Leaders Corps in New York City. Dr. James Naismith, the creator of basketball, participated. The first exhibition Homeshow, an exhibition show that took place after the team put on shows in other communities around the Northeast, took place in May of 1905. The touring and the Homeshow is a tradition that continues throughout the history of the Springfield College Gymnastics team. The first full-time Varsity Men’s Gymnastics coach was Louis C. Schroeder (class of 1912), in 1915. Schroeder was succeeded five years later, in 1921, by Leslie J. Judd; a position he held until 1956. Judd is widely considered a father of modern Gymnastics. Under his leadership, the varsity gymnastics team attained international fame. Perhaps the greatest contribution Coach Judd made to the team was the world-famous Living Statuary of Youth or the Tableaux. Women’s gymnastics became an intercollegiate team in the 1963-64 school year, and was coached by Diane Potter. Arguably, the team’s greatest successes came under Mimi Murray. In her first year, 1969, the team went 7-0 and hosted and won the first National College Women’s Championship. Materials in this collection include newspaper clippings, magazine articles, news releases, manuscripts, scripts (including notecards), printed materials, correspondence, tickets, artwork, posters, memorandums, newsletters, notes, flyers, brochures, programs, schedules and rosters from performances, photographic prints, slides, negatives, film (16mm and various video formats), VHS videos, uniforms and other clothing and memorabilia having to do with the Springfield College Men’s & Women’s Varsity Gymnastics teams, the Springfield College Exhibition Team, and the Springfield College annual Gymnastics Homeshow. Materials date from the 1890s into the 2010s, with the bulk of the materials coming from the 1960s to the early 2000s. Springfield College Gymnastics Team Records Page 2 Archives and Special Collections Library Services, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts INFORMATION ON USE OF THE COLLECTION TERMS OF ACCESS AND USE Unrestricted use (except where noted) Note: Please check Series and Sub-series note for restricted materials. At the time of processing, only the following folder was restricted: Series 3: Women’s Gymnastics Team, Sub-series a: Miscellaneous, Box 2, Folder 10: 1970-1971: Correspondence (between family and school) 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): RG162 – Springfield College Gymnastics Team Records, series #, sub-series #, box #, folder #, Archives and Special Collections, Springfield College, Springfield, Mass. HISTORY OF THE COLLECTION Acquisitions History 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. Acquisitions history that is known is listed below: August 1993 - films from Dr. Elizabeth Evans (1971 Women’s Gymnastics Eastern Finals & DGWS Nationals 1969. Z08-71 - September 2008 acquisition from Dr. Mimi Murray contained gymnastics materials from 1967-68 to 1975-76. Summer of 2009 - Materials were taken from the basement of the Alumni Hall once belonging to Athletic Department ACQ-0087-2012 - Gymnastics Uniforms and memorabilia ACQ-0004-2013 - Gymnastics Poster ACQ-0028-2013 - Gymnastics Brochures ACQ-0032-2013 - Gymnastics Brochures ACQ-0074-2013 - Gymnastics photos and newspapers ACQ-0118-2013 - Gymnastics clothes ACQ-0120-2013 - Gymnastics Posters ACQ-0016-2014 - Athletic Department records including Gymnastics ACQ-0019-2014 - Gymnastics Films ACQ-0050-2014 - Athletic Department records including Gymnastics ACQ-0072-2015 - Gymnastics Films ACQ-0117-2015 - Coach Cheryl Raymond Gymnastics Materials ACQ-0029-2016 - Coach Stephen Posner Gymnastics Records ACQ-0097-2016 - Homeshow Brochures and memorabilia Springfield College Gymnastics Team Records Page 3 Archives and Special Collections Library Services, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts ACQ-0116-2016 - Pierce Walsh Gymnastics photographs ACQ-0188-2016 - Gymnastics Photographs from Jeff Wolcott ACQ-0068-2017 - Coach Stephen Posner Gymnastics Records ACQ-0096-2017 - Gymnastics photographs ACQ-0109-2017 - Gymnastics photos by Ed O’Brien donated Cheryl Raymond ACQ-0113-2017 - Jpgs gymnastics photographs ACQ-0125-2017 - Gymnastics Photographs from Sue Umstead ACQ-0001-2018 - Coach Stephen Raymond Gymnastics Materials Processing History Materials were minimally processed in 2010 and again in the spring of 2014 with the receipt of new materials from the Athletic Department. Duplicates were removed where found, and materials were minimally arranged and verified. All materials were rehoused and some basic preservation of materials was undertaken, such as putting photographs into plastic sleeves and separating newsprint and acidic papers. Original materials had no or very little original order; therefore, original order has not been maintained. Collection arranged and Finding Aid written by Jeffrey Monseau, June 2018. ARRANGEMENT Since materials came from different sources at different time, there is no original arrangement inherent in the collection. The collection is organized into 4 series with sub-series: Series 1: Combined Men’s and Women’s Materials o Sub-series a: Miscellaneous o Sub-series b: Photographs Series 2: Men’s Team Materials o Sub-series a: Miscellaneous o Sub-series b: Programs and Brochures o Sub-series d: Photographs o Sub-series e: Audiovisual materials Series 3: Women’s Team Materials o Sub-series a: Miscellaneous o Sub-series b: Programs and Brochures o Sub-series d: Photographs o Sub-series e: Audiovisual materials Series 4: Homeshow/Exhibition Team Materials o Sub-series a: Miscellaneous o Sub-series b: Programs and Brochures o Sub-series d: Photographs o Sub-series e: Audiovisual materials Springfield College Gymnastics Team Records Page 4 Archives and Special Collections Library Services, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts Note: All Athletic Collections have the same series and sub-series structure except for variations in Gymnastics Collections. Where an Athletic Team does not have materials in a series or sub-series, the series number or sub-series letter is skipped, allowing for continuity between all collections. In the Gymnastics Collection, the following variants are used: 1. Series 1 has two sub-series only: Sub-series a: Miscellaneous and Sub- series b: photographs 2. A Series 4: Homeshow/Exhibition team were added. Series 4 follows the standard Sub-series pattern of the Athletic Department Collections. RELATED MATERIALS In Archives and Special Collections, Springfield College, Springfield, Mass.: Digital Collections – For all Digital Images of Photographs and Documents within the Gymnastics Team Collection Digital Images and documents - For all materials digitized on Gymnastics within the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections RG110 – Springfield College General Building and Grounds Records RG127 – Judd Gymnasia Records RG135 - Physical Education Complex Records MS514 - Frank Wolcott Papers The Springfield Student Springfield College Alumni Magazines RG179 - SC Dancers and SC Exhibition Dancers Records Dr. Mimi Murray Records Leslie J. Judd Records Springfield College Marketing and Communication Records--Scrapbooks and News Clippings Springfield College General Athletic Department Records Springfield College faculty and staff newspapers and magazines (including communication, News Sheet, and Massasoit Monthly) Springfield College Faculty and Staff Files Springfield College Student Files See all other Springfield College Sport Team Records (RG153 through RG176) SEARCH TERMS AND SUBJECTS The following terms represent persons, organizations, and topics documented in this collection. Springfield College International Young Men’s Christian Association College International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.) Springfield College--Sports Springfield College--Sports--Men Springfield College Gymnastics Team Records Page 5 Archives and Special Collections Library Services, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield College--Sports--Women Springfield College--Gymnastics Springfield College--Gymnastics--Men Springfield College--Gymnastics--Women Springfield College--Gymnastics--Exhibition team Springfield College--Buildings Judd Gymnasia Blake Arena Physical Education Complex Tableaux Homeshow Exhibition Team SC Dancers Gymnastics Gymnasts Judd, Leslie J. Murray, Mimi Wolcott, Frank Posner, Stephen Raymond, Cheryl Linkletter, Art, 1912-2010 Potter, Diane NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association Frederick, A.