Finding Aid: David Allen Reed Hall

              SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE
ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
RECORD GROUP NUMBER
RG 138
David Allen Reed Hall Records,
1961-
Written by
Amanda DiPaolo
December, 2009
Revised by
Jeffrey Monseau
February, 2012
Shelf space occupied .25 linear feet
Number of boxes 1 box David Allen Reed Hall Records Page 2
Archives and Special Collections
Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts
INFORMATION ON USE OF THE COLLECTION
TERMS OF ACCESS AND USE
Unrestricted
PREFERRED CITATION
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information (in addition to any other information required by the citation style being used):
RG138 – David Allen Reed Hall Records, box #, folder #, Archives and Special Collections, Springfield College, Springfield, Mass.
HISTORY OF THE COLLECTION
There was no formal acquisition of the materials for this collection. The collection is artificially created. Materials were received from different places at different times. The Acquisition sources and dates of the materials are unknown.
Collection arranged by Amanda DiPaolo, December, 2009.
Collection revised by Jeffrey Monseau, February, 2012
ARRANGEMENT
Since this is an artificially created collection there is no original order. The collection is organized as follows as follows; floor plans, news articles, and photographs and slides. Other than digitized items, there is no particular order within the folders.
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Archives and Special Collections
Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts
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Springfield College Building and Grounds Records
Springfield College Trustee Records
Springfield College Marketing and Communication Records--Scrapbooks and News Clippings
Student Life—Photographs
Student Activities Records
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RG128 - Lakeside Hall Records
SEARCH TERMS AND SUBJECTS
The following terms represent persons, organizations, and topics documented in this collection.
Springfield College
Springfield College--Buildings
Reed Hall
Resident Life
Resident Halls
Dormitories
Reed, David Allen
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Archives and Special Collections
Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Construction began on David Allen Reed Hall on August 1st, 1961 and was completed in a little over a year on September 1st, 1962. The dedication took place on October 20th, 1962. The building was originally to be named Massasoit Hall, but was changed to Reed Hall on June 10th, 1961, when the trustees decided that the last dormitory constructed in the tri-pod of dormitories should be named after the College’s founder in order to allow time to collect proper funds in his name.
David Allen Reed founded Springfield College in 1885 and at the dedication of the dormitory it was said: “today 77 years after a dream come true it is fitting that tribute to this pioneering educator and religious leader be given at the college he founded.”
Today it is also fitting that the dormitory houses freshmen, the visionaries of the future in the world as well as visionaries of future in the college. Each year the freshmen give new life and see new possibilities for the college in the same way that David Allen Reed saw the possibility of a beautiful location for a school from the unpromising track of land which in 1885 was covered in sand dunes and scrub pines, and a city dump was located where some of the newest, most beautiful buildings now stand.
CHRONOLOGICAL
1961 August 1st, 1961 construction begins.
1961 June 10th, 1961 dormitory named Reed Hall.
1962 September 1st, 1962 construction complete.
1962 October 20th, 1962 dedication ceremony.
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Archives and Special Collections
Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts
SCOPE AND CONTENT
This collection documents the planning, construction, and significance of David Allan Reed Hall. The collection includes general information, a dedication program, floor plans, and a outside newspaper article regarding the dormitory’s completed construction and dedication. Visual images of the dormitory include undated exterior photographs of the front, east, west, and south sides of the dormitory, as well as slides.
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Archives and Special Collections
Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts
Folder List
BOX
FOLDER
CONTENTS
DATE
DIGITAL
1
1
General Information
N/A
No Digital Files
1
2
Floor Plans
Undated
No Digital Files
1
3
News Articles
1962
No Digital Files
1
4
Dedication Materials
1962-10-20
No Digital Files
1
5
Photographs: Exterior – Front
1962-2001?
Digital Files
1
6
Photographs: Exterior – Back
1962-1990?
Digital Files
1
7
Photographs: Exterior – Sides (East & West
1962-1990?
Digital Files