A photograph of Peter J. Young, Dr. James Naismith's uncle, and Annie Naismith, Naismith's sister, standing outside a door to their house in Almonte Ontraio. P. J. Young is wearing a heavy fur coat and Annie is wearing a a hat with a feeahter and long winter coat. There is snow on the ground. This photograph was part of a group of 6 photographs donated by Jim Naismith, the grandson of Dr. Naismith, and originally scanned and sent to him by Marilyn Snedden who lives near Bennies Corners near Almonte, Ontario.
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James A. Naismith (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939), known as "The Father of Basketball" was born in Almonte, Ontario. When he was nine, both of his parents died of typhoid fever and he was raised by his uncle, who later financed Naismith's way through college. He earned his theological degree from McGill University and graduated from Springfield College, then the YMCA Training School, in 1891. After graduation, he was hired as a faculty member, where he taught for five years. It is in his first year as a faculty member at Springfield College that he created the game of Basketball as an activity for an unruly class. In 1895, Naismith enrolled at the Gross Medical School in Denver and received his M.D. in 1898. In that same year, Naismith took the position of department head of physical education at the University of Kansas, where he remained until his death.
These photographs were sent to and donated by Dr. Naismith's grandson, Jim Naismith. The original files came from Marilyn Snedden; The digital files were jpgs at 300 DPI. They have been printed out and placed into the physical collection; The information on these photographs and what they represent was taken from the original file names;
Part of a group of 6 photographs donated by Jim Naismith and originally scanned and sent to him by Marilyn Snedden, see ACQ-0010-2017 for more information;
