Letter to Kennedy from Karpovich (May 15, 1957)

Item Information

Title:
Letter to Kennedy from Karpovich (May 15, 1957)
Description:
Peter V. Karpovich wrote this letter to Stephen J. Kennedy on May 15, 1957. In the letter, he discusses funding problems, suggests that he may have to discontinue research, and offers to work free if funding can be found for his subjects. Pages two contains additional data Karpovich did not previously share about the pressure on feet caused by American, British, and Canadian army boots. The data describes the performance tests, the results, and the mean data.
Creator:
Karpovich, Peter V.
Date:
May 15, 1957
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Peter V. Karpovich Papers
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Springfield College--Faculty
Karpovich, Peter V.
Springfield (Mass.)
Correspondence
Footwear
Boots
Shoes
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
2 Pages
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/4979
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Stephen J. Kennedy graduated from the University of Illinois with a BA in 1926. He attended Columbia University, where he received his MA (1931) and Ph.D. (1936). Kennedy served as the Director of Research, Textile, Clothing, and Footwear Division at the Quartermaster Research and Engineering Command in Natick, Massachusetts. In addition, he was a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Economic Association. He published a book titled “Profits and Losses in Textiles” in 1936. 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:
ms501-11-08-08-002
ms1-04-06-149-001
ms1-04-06-149-011