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SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE
ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
RECORD GROUP NUMBER
RG 144
Woods Hall Records,
ca. 1903-2008
Written by
Jeffrey Monseau
October, 2011
Shelf space occupied .8 linear feet
Number of boxes 2 boxes _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Woods 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):
RG144 – Woods 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 Jeffrey Monseau, October 2011.
Biographical note written by Erin Andersen, April 2012
ARRANGEMENT
Since this is an artificially created collection there is no original order. The collection is organized as follows: general information, contracts and facilities materials, dedication materials, newspaper articles, and photographs of the exterior and interior of the building. Other than digitized materials, there is no apparent order within the folders.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Woods Hall Records Page 3
Archives and Special Collections
Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts
RELATED MATERIALS
In Archives and Special Collections, Springfield College, Springfield, Mass.:
Digital Collections – For all Digital Images of Photographs and Documents
Springfield College Building and Grounds Records
Springfield College Trustee Records
Springfield College Marketing and Communication Records--Scrapbooks and News Clippings
RG117 - Beveridge Center Records
Cafeteria and food service records
SEARCH TERMS AND SUBJECTS
The following terms represent persons, organizations, and topics documented in this collection.
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
International Young Men’s Christian Association College
Springfield College
Springfield College--Buildings
Woods Hall
Cafeterias
Wood, Eleanor S.
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Woods Hall Records Page 4
Archives and Special Collections
Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
A gift of Eleanor S. Woods who recognized the need for greater social opportunities for the students of the Training School, Woods Hall was erected on May 23, 1904 as a social and dining hall on campus. Woods, a member of the Merriam family (Webster’s dictionary) donated $18,000 for the project. On September 28, 1904 the dedication of Woods Hall took place in which Mrs. Eleanor S. Woods gave her address: “come in by twos, sometimes being not too bashful to borrow now and then from Smith’s or Mount Holyoke’s pretty garden of girls, though there is many a fair one in our own Springfield.” The central feature of Woods Hall was a dining room which could accommodate 125 or more guests. The first floor of the building also contained a parlor while the second floor was designated for dorm rooms.
During the First World War, changes were made to Woods Hall to accommodate the unit of the Students’ Army Training Course organized at the College. A two-story addition consisting of a kitchen and a social room for the Student Association was built by Fred T. Ley & Co at a cost of $40,166.49. The U.S. Government reimbursed the college $8,598.53, approximately one-third the cost of the kitchen. The new Social Room in Woods Hall was dedicated by Dr. Laurence L. Doggett on April 30, 1919.
In 1939, improvements were made to Woods Hall at a cost of $2,171. The Woods Hall Lobby and Cafeteria Dining Hall were redecorated, rebuilt, and refurnished. The second floor was also entirely remodeled, removing the store and post office and making a large classroom out of this area to accommodate 200 students. During the summer of 1951 Woods Hall was completely revamped to accommodate the incoming freshman women, Springfield College’s first co-ed class. The faculty dining room, lobby, conference room and main dining hall were covered with bright tile flooring and an acoustic ceiling was built as well as modern recessed lighting.
On May 24, 1958 the cornerstone of the Beveridge Center was laid. The Center, which was built between Abbey/Appleton Halls and Woods Hall, replaced the former campus student union, sometimes referred to as Doggett’s House or Gulick’s House (both men lived there), and was opened for full operation on January 5, 1959. In 1961, Woods Hall underwent its largest renovation, a complete facelift to provide more seating capacity, a faculty dining room and a conference room on the first floor and a large multi-purpose room on the second floor. The renovation, which cost close to $300,000 was part of a two-phase renovation program on campus which completely altered the original structure of the building. The renovated Woods Hall looked nothing like the original Woods Hall built in 1904 as the entire front of the building was completely reconstructed.
The completion of a new dining hall, Cheney Hall, in 1968 facilitated further renovations to the former dining facility. In 1969 an enclosed ramp from the Grumman Room in Woods Hall to the Chaplain’s office area in Beveridge Center was added. Renovations were made to the post office, and the new bookstore and air conditioning was installed in the building. A snack bar and lounge were also included in the renovation. The Beveridge Center and Woods Hall served as the “living room” of the campus providing a variety of uses and services to the campus community.
In 2008, Woods Hall was demolished to make way for the construction of the Richard B. Flynn Campus Union. The Beveridge Center, located adjacent to Woods Hall, was renovated and joined to the new campus union which was dedicated on February 4, 2010.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Woods Hall Records Page 5
Archives and Special Collections
Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts
CHRONOLOGY
1904 May 23rd- Woods Hall erected
1904 Sept. 28th- Woods Hall dedicated, Mrs. Eleanor Woods gives her address
1918 Sept. 27th- Barracks and changes to Woods Hall
1919 April 30th- Dedication of Social Room of Woods Hall
1939 June 9th- Redecoration, rebuilding, and refurnishing of Woods Hall Lobby and cafeteria
Dining Hall; second floor entirely remodeled
1950 Nov. 3rd- Building alterations including adjustments to East Gymnasium, dinning
facilities in Woods Hall, and the Infirmary
1951 Dec. 7th- Woods Hall and East Gymnasium renovated, Alden St. is widened and paved.
1958 May 24th – Cornerstone of the Beveridge Center laid.
1961 Woods Hall completely renovated, with entire front reconstructed.
1968 Cheney Hall completed – renovations to woods hall dining facilities.
1969 Enclosed ramp from Woods Hall to Beveridge Center added. New bookstore and air
conditioning installed.
2008 Woods Hall demolished, Richard B. Flynn Campus Union Built
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Woods Hall Records Page 6
Archives and Special Collections
Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts
SCOPE AND CONTENT
This collection documents Woods Hall which was built in 1904 and remained, with many renovations, in use through 2009. Mostly the collection contains photographs of the interior and exterior of the building. The photographs of the exterior of the building are both before and after the major renovations that occurred in 1960-61. There are also a fair amount of pictures of the kitchen and dining rooms, in particular the dining rooms as they existed in 1940s and early 1950s.
In addition to the photographs, there are dedication materials from the original opening of the building in 1904, including the original handwritten speech by Mrs. Eleanor S. Woods; Floor and framing plans; a contract written in 1919 for the use of Woods Hall by the Student Young Men’s Christian Association for the year running from September 1, 1919 to June 15, 1920 (on the back of this document is another document outlining the constitution for the Student’s Insurance Alliance of Springfield College); and a group of materials from the Woods Hall and Beveridge Center Renovations that took place in 1969, including contracts, planning documents, meeting minutes, and correspondence. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Woods Hall Records Page 7
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
Woods Hall Photo Exhibit
2000?
No Digital Files
1
3
Floor Plans
Undated
No Digital Files
1
4
YMCA Contract for Use
1919-10-15
Digital Files
1
5
Audit Report of Woods Hall Cafeteria
1931-10-13
No Digital Files
1
6
Woods Hall & Beveridge Center Renovation Materials
1966-1969
No Digital Files
1
7
Dedication Materials
1904
Digital Files
1
8
Dedication of Social Room
1919-04-30
No Digital Files
1
9
Proposed Reconstruction Designs
1960?
Digital Files
1
10
Newspaper/Magazine Articles
1919-1943?
No Digital Files
2
1
Photographs: Construction, pre-1961
1903-1916?
No Digital Files
2
2
Photographs: Construction, c. 1961
1961?
Digital Files
2
3
Photographs: Interior – Miscellaneous, pre-1961
1904-1930?
Digital Files
2
4
Photographs: Interior – Cafeteria, pre-1961
1920-1960?
Digital Files
2
5
Photographs: Interior – 1943 Dining Hall & Cafeteria
1943?
Digital Files
2
6
Photographs: Exterior – Front view, pre-1961
1904-1960?
Digital Files
2
7
Photographs: Exterior – From the south side, pre-1961
1920-1960?
Digital Files
2
8
Photographs: Exterior – From the north side, pre-1961
1920-1944?
Digital Files
2
9
Photographs: Exterior – Rearview, pre-1961
1904-1960?
Digital Files
2
10
Photographs: Interior –After 1961 (café/dining)
1970-1975?
No Digital Files
2
11
Photographs: Exterior – After 1961
1960-2001?
Digital Files
2
12
Drawings & Sketches
1904-1920?
Digital Files

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Title	Finding Aid: Woods Hall Records
Description	This is the finding aid for the Woods Hall collection in the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections. The document contains all information, including history, organization and contents, on the collection. Please see document for complete information on the collection.
Springfield College Subjects	Woods Hall Springfield College Springfield College--Buildings
Creator	Springfield College
Publisher	Springfield College
Date Created	2012-05-24
Language	en-US
Text	SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS RECORD GROUP NUMBER RG 144 Woods Hall Records, ca. 1903-2008 Written by Jeffrey Monseau October, 2011 Shelf space occupied.8 linear feet Number of boxes 2 boxes _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Woods 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): RG144 – Woods 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 Jeffrey Monseau, October 2011. Biographical note written by Erin Andersen, April 2012 ARRANGEMENT Since this is an artificially created collection there is no original order. The collection is organized as follows: general information, contracts and facilities materials, dedication materials, newspaper articles, and photographs of the exterior and interior of the building. Other than digitized materials, there is no apparent order within the folders. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Woods Hall Records Page 3 Archives and Special Collections Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts RELATED MATERIALS In Archives and Special Collections, Springfield College, Springfield, Mass.: Digital Collections – For all Digital Images of Photographs and Documents Springfield College Building and Grounds Records Springfield College Trustee Records Springfield College Marketing and Communication Records--Scrapbooks and News Clippings RG117 - Beveridge Center Records Cafeteria and food service records SEARCH TERMS AND SUBJECTS The following terms represent persons, organizations, and topics documented in this collection. International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.) International Young Men’s Christian Association College Springfield College Springfield College--Buildings Woods Hall Cafeterias Wood, Eleanor S. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Woods Hall Records Page 4 Archives and Special Collections Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE A gift of Eleanor S. Woods who recognized the need for greater social opportunities for the students of the Training School, Woods Hall was erected on May 23, 1904 as a social and dining hall on campus. Woods, a member of the Merriam family (Webster’s dictionary) donated $18,000 for the project. On September 28, 1904 the dedication of Woods Hall took place in which Mrs. Eleanor S. Woods gave her address: “come in by twos, sometimes being not too bashful to borrow now and then from Smith’s or Mount Holyoke’s pretty garden of girls, though there is many a fair one in our own Springfield.” The central feature of Woods Hall was a dining room which could accommodate 125 or more guests. The first floor of the building also contained a parlor while the second floor was designated for dorm rooms. During the First World War, changes were made to Woods Hall to accommodate the unit of the Students’ Army Training Course organized at the College. A two-story addition consisting of a kitchen and a social room for the Student Association was built by Fred T. Ley & Co at a cost of $40,166.49. The U.S. Government reimbursed the college $8,598.53, approximately one-third the cost of the kitchen. The new Social Room in Woods Hall was dedicated by Dr. Laurence L. Doggett on April 30, 1919. In 1939, improvements were made to Woods Hall at a cost of $2,171. The Woods Hall Lobby and Cafeteria Dining Hall were redecorated, rebuilt, and refurnished. The second floor was also entirely remodeled, removing the store and post office and making a large classroom out of this area to accommodate 200 students. During the summer of 1951 Woods Hall was completely revamped to accommodate the incoming freshman women, Springfield College’s first co-ed class. The faculty dining room, lobby, conference room and main dining hall were covered with bright tile flooring and an acoustic ceiling was built as well as modern recessed lighting. On May 24, 1958 the cornerstone of the Beveridge Center was laid. The Center, which was built between Abbey/Appleton Halls and Woods Hall, replaced the former campus student union, sometimes referred to as Doggett’s House or Gulick’s House (both men lived there), and was opened for full operation on January 5, 1959. In 1961, Woods Hall underwent its largest renovation, a complete facelift to provide more seating capacity, a faculty dining room and a conference room on the first floor and a large multi-purpose room on the second floor. The renovation, which cost close to $300,000 was part of a two-phase renovation program on campus which completely altered the original structure of the building. The renovated Woods Hall looked nothing like the original Woods Hall built in 1904 as the entire front of the building was completely reconstructed. The completion of a new dining hall, Cheney Hall, in 1968 facilitated further renovations to the former dining facility. In 1969 an enclosed ramp from the Grumman Room in Woods Hall to the Chaplain’s office area in Beveridge Center was added. Renovations were made to the post office, and the new bookstore and air conditioning was installed in the building. A snack bar and lounge were also included in the renovation. The Beveridge Center and Woods Hall served as the “living room” of the campus providing a variety of uses and services to the campus community. In 2008, Woods Hall was demolished to make way for the construction of the Richard B. Flynn Campus Union. The Beveridge Center, located adjacent to Woods Hall, was renovated and joined to the new campus union which was dedicated on February 4, 2010. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Woods Hall Records Page 5 Archives and Special Collections Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts CHRONOLOGY 1904 May 23rd- Woods Hall erected 1904 Sept. 28th- Woods Hall dedicated, Mrs. Eleanor Woods gives her address 1918 Sept. 27th- Barracks and changes to Woods Hall 1919 April 30th- Dedication of Social Room of Woods Hall 1939 June 9th- Redecoration, rebuilding, and refurnishing of Woods Hall Lobby and cafeteria Dining Hall; second floor entirely remodeled 1950 Nov. 3rd- Building alterations including adjustments to East Gymnasium, dinning facilities in Woods Hall, and the Infirmary 1951 Dec. 7th- Woods Hall and East Gymnasium renovated, Alden St. is widened and paved. 1958 May 24th – Cornerstone of the Beveridge Center laid. 1961 Woods Hall completely renovated, with entire front reconstructed. 1968 Cheney Hall completed – renovations to woods hall dining facilities. 1969 Enclosed ramp from Woods Hall to Beveridge Center added. New bookstore and air conditioning installed. 2008 Woods Hall demolished, Richard B. Flynn Campus Union Built _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Woods Hall Records Page 6 Archives and Special Collections Babson Library, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts SCOPE AND CONTENT This collection documents Woods Hall which was built in 1904 and remained, with many renovations, in use through 2009. Mostly the collection contains photographs of the interior and exterior of the building. The photographs of the exterior of the building are both before and after the major renovations that occurred in 1960-61. There are also a fair amount of pictures of the kitchen and dining rooms, in particular the dining rooms as they existed in 1940s and early 1950s. In addition to the photographs, there are dedication materials from the original opening of the building in 1904, including the original handwritten speech by Mrs. Eleanor S. Woods; Floor and framing plans; a contract written in 1919 for the use of Woods Hall by the Student Young Men’s Christian Association for the year running from September 1, 1919 to June 15, 1920 (on the back of this document is another document outlining the constitution for the Student’s Insurance Alliance of Springfield College); and a group of materials from the Woods Hall and Beveridge Center Renovations that took place in 1969, including contracts, planning documents, meeting minutes, and correspondence. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Woods Hall Records Page 7 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 Woods Hall Photo Exhibit 2000? No Digital Files 1 3 Floor Plans Undated No Digital Files 1 4 YMCA Contract for Use 1919-10-15 Digital Files 1 5 Audit Report of Woods Hall Cafeteria 1931-10-13 No Digital Files 1 6 Woods Hall & Beveridge Center Renovation Materials 1966-1969 No Digital Files 1 7 Dedication Materials 1904 Digital Files 1 8 Dedication of Social Room 1919-04-30 No Digital Files 1 9 Proposed Reconstruction Designs 1960? Digital Files 1 10 Newspaper/Magazine Articles 1919-1943? No Digital Files 2 1 Photographs: Construction, pre-1961 1903-1916? No Digital Files 2 2 Photographs: Construction, c. 1961 1961? Digital Files 2 3 Photographs: Interior – Miscellaneous, pre-1961 1904-1930? Digital Files 2 4 Photographs: Interior – Cafeteria, pre-1961 1920-1960? Digital Files 2 5 Photographs: Interior – 1943 Dining Hall & Cafeteria 1943? Digital Files 2 6 Photographs: Exterior – Front view, pre-1961 1904-1960? Digital Files 2 7 Photographs: Exterior – From the south side, pre-1961 1920-1960? Digital Files 2 8 Photographs: Exterior – From the north side, pre-1961 1920-1944? Digital Files 2 9 Photographs: Exterior – Rearview, pre-1961 1904-1960? Digital Files 2 10 Photographs: Interior –After 1961 (café/dining) 1970-1975? No Digital Files 2 11 Photographs: Exterior – After 1961 1960-2001? Digital Files 2 12 Drawings & Sketches 1904-1920? Digital Files
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Date Digital Object Created	2012-09-20
Collection Title	Woods Hall Records
Collection Number	144
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