Cosmopolitan Club (1949)

Item Information

Title:
Cosmopolitan Club (1949)
Description:
This photograph shows the 1949 Cosmopolitan Club, the original name for Springfield College’s International Students Organization. They are holding a banner and standing in front of seven international flags in Marsh Memorial Library. The members shown are, left to right, [first row] Shyam Chandra, Seichi Ono, Lloyd G. McDonald, Theodore A. Wiel (faculty advisor), Michel G. Iskander, Margaret Wood (college administrator), Abol H. Ziai, Sargon Y. Ibraham, [second row] Miguel A. Arrietta, Akira Chiba, Domingo Los Banos, George M. Amimoto, Martha N. Miyake, Mrs. Iskander, Hari V. Barpute, Vasant B. Captan, Chi-Ying Hsueh, Luis M. Sevilla, Ramachandra G. Bhusari, [third row] Jose G. Cervantes, James A. Green, Richard M. Doi, Henry R. Ward, Alexander J. MacAdam, W. Ritchie, Kiyoshi Hamakawa, Edwin Y. Liu, and Maxim M. Assa.
Date:
1949
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Cosmopolitan Club Records
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
Springfield College--Faculty
Springfield College--Clubs
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Marsh Memorial
Springfield College--Buildings
Springfield College--International
Cosmopolitan Club
Group portraits
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/5057
Terms of Use:
Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Theodore A. Weil was born in Wiljandi, Estonia on March 2, 1893. During World War I, he served in France as a Sargent in the field artillery. Weil worked at American International College from 1932 until 1946, when he began teaching history and international relations at Springfield College. Based on Catalog listings, Weil appears to have left Springfield College 1960.
Identifier:
rg175-01-06-007
Cosmopolitan Club with flags
CosmopolitanClub_1949