Dr. Naismith honored at olympic games (August 15, 1936)

Item Information

Title:
Dr. Naismith honored at olympic games (August 15, 1936)
Description:
This two page document contains a short untitled blurb on page two that describes Naismith being honored at the Olympic games in Germany in 1936. Also included are articles with the titles"Camera and curtain," "City enters fight of news vendors, boycott of U.S. papers seen as harmful to tourist trade," "Noisy scene at Eisteddfod," "Beatty scholarship winners announced," "Study standards reach high level," "McGill in London," "Dr. David Mackenzie embarks for Europe," "Lawrence Baxt gets fellowship," and "Morgan is expected to return on Sept. 10." Articles are dated in pencil at the top in the same hand. The number 462 appears on the top right and top left corners of page one printed and handwritten respectively.
Date:
August 15, 1936
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
James Naismith Papers
Subjects:
Basketball--History
Naismith, James, 1861-1939
Games
International competition
Basketball
Extent:
2 pages
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/19906
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Education Journal
Language:
English
Notes:
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.
According to donor, this item came from a scrapbook at McGill University. To learn more and find the original, visit McGill University Archives: http://www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/mua
According to donor, this item came from a scrapbook at McGill University. To learn more and find the original, visit McGill University Archives: http://www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/mua
Identifier:
ms506-02-06-004