Metabolism Experiment (October 26, 1939)

Item Information

Title:
Metabolism Experiment (October 26, 1939)
Description:
This photograph shows Dr. Karpovich (left), head of the physiology department at Springfield College, running a gas analyzer for metabolism study with a student from the National Youth Administration (NYA) on October 26, 1939. In the background is a poster explaining the connection between blood pressure and emotions. The gas analyzer was assembled and partly built by NYA participants.
Creator:
R. S.
Date:
October 26, 1939
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Peter V. Karpovich Papers > e
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Springfield College--Faculty
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Karpovich, Peter V.
National Youth Administration
Experiments
Research
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/4963
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
The NYA was as New Deal agency that focused on providing work and education for Americans between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five. It operated from June, 26 1935 to 1939 as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Following the passage of the Reorganization Act of 1939, the NYA was transferred to the Federal Security Agency. In 1942, the NYA was transferred to the War Manpower Commission (WMC). The NYA officially folded in 1943. Peter V. Karpovich (1896-1975) was born in Russia and trained as a medical doctor at the State Military Academy of Medicine in Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Russia in 1919. Under increasing political and professional turmoil, he fled to Latvia in 1922. In Latvia, Karpovich worked at the Riga YMCA. In 1925, he traveled to the United States to research at Springfield College. While there, he enrolled as a special advanced student and earned a master’s degree in physical education. In 1927, while completing his studies, he became a professor of physiology at the college. In the late 1940s, he met and married his second wife, Josephine Rathbone, an acclaimed scholar of physical education and relaxation. From 1961 to 1969, he served as the director of the physiology research laboratory at Springfield College, where he published several seminal books. Karpovich was a founding member of the American College of Sports Medicine and a consultant to many government, private and educational organizations. He remains an internationally recognized pioneer in physical education.
Identifier:
ms501-01-e-04-14-005
Karpovich-student-metabolism-machine