Box List: Springfield College Basketball Team Records

              Springfield College Athletic Department:
Basketball Team Papers
Box List
Box List Created on: 3/24/10
Box List Updated on: 8-16-2012
Extent: 17.25 LF (15 boxes + films + Memorabilia)
Arrangement Notes: The Basketball Collection is arranged into Early Basketball Materials (The Birth of Basketball), combined Men and Women team basketball materials, the Women’s team materials, and Men’s team materials. Women’s team materials are arranged as follows: Misc Materials, News clippings, photographs and slides, Programs, Schedules, Box Scores, and a Coaching Manual. The Men’s team materials are arranged as follows: history, misc. materials, news clippings, undated and misc. photographs, and team materials (including pictures, rosters, and brochures amongst other materials) arranged by year. Within these materials, chronological order is kept wherever possible. Films are stored separately.
Processing Note: Films have not been watched or verified. Information on the date and who is playing was taken directly from the film cases. Only check that was performed was to verify that a basketball game was on the film.
Materials are minimally processed. Duplicates have been removed where found and materials have been minimally arranged and verified. Materials still may be misfiled or misidentified. Further processing should be undertaken at a later date.
Description Notes: The Basketball Collection documents the creation of basketball, the early years of basketball played at Springfield College, and the records, members and documents created by Basketball teams, including men and women’s teams from 1891 through the present.
Within the Early Basketball materials there is historical information on the creation of basketball, including copies of the announcement of the creation of basketball in the January 15, 1892 edition of the “The Triangle”, articles about the creation of basketball, including all copies of “Basketball was Born Here”, information on the first players from the class that Naismith created the game for, news clippings, and copies of the photograph of the first basketball team, a collection of the players who may have traveled to exhibit the game with Naismith during the first year of its creation. There is also copy of Hello Pioneer Valley from August 1992 with an article entitled “Basketball born in Holyoke: Give Credit Where Credit is due” By John “Dutch” Egloff that speaks to Dr. George Gabler of Holyoke as actually inventing Basketball. Finally, included are two copies of “The Birth of Basketball” by Alex Omalev and a transcribed copy of the March 12, 1892 Springfield Republican article about the March 11, 1892 Basketball game between students and faculty where Almos Alonzo Stagg scored the only basket for the Faculty in a 5-1 game. The combined Men & Women’s materials contain Basketball Alumni materials including a 1991 Reunion Banquet video, press releases on both the men’s and women’s teams from various years, and combined yearbooks of both the men’s and women’s teams from the 1981-82 teams through the 1999-2000 teams.
In the Women’s materials there are news clippings from 1981-1992, photographs and slides mostly from 1980’s and early 1990’s, some slides of a 1991 trip to Ireland and programs and pamphlets from 1983-84 through the present. There are some gaps in programs both by year and by individual games. Also included are some trophies or commemorative bowls, including the Ruth Evans Basketball Trophies (1950’s-60’s), the 1976 EAIAW Northeast District Basketball Championship consolation trophy, the 1977 EAIAW Northeast District Basketball Championship 4th place trophy, and 1981 EAIAW Northeast District Basketball Championship 1st place trophy
Within the men’s materials there is the 1891-1970 Basketball Story, Rosters of teams through the modern era (most included in the teams by year folders), a collection of materials of the Men’s Basketball team 1965 Far East/World Tour, including slides, newspaper articles and scrapbooks and some memorabilia, newsletters from the Top of the Key Club 1980’s through 1990’s (with lots of gaps), 1999 Men’s Alumni Reunion Videos (3), misc. news clippings, including a 1927-28 news article scrapbook, undated action, individual and team photos, and Photographs, Slides, Rosters, Schedules, Trophies, Programs, Yearbook, and film and videos from individual team and years from 1893 through the present. There are many gaps in the materials and some years have no materials - folders will have to be checked for exact listings. Film and Video’s are listed in the Box List. Of special note is a book with statistics, 1894 letters written by team managers for the 1893-94 season of games played by students and faculty at Springfield College, including a letter written by James Naismith, a book that rosters and box scores from league games played at Springfield College in 1894-95 season, a souvenir program from 1937 game from a game played in Madison Square Garden, and an article written by Hal Lynch about the UMass vs. SC game played on Feb. 16, 1971 when “Dr. J” Julius Erving played for UMass. There is also a 2010 Springfield College Basketball DVD from games from the 1960’s to the 1980’s (played at the Naismith Exhibit of March 2010), containing clips from the following games: 1965 SC vs. Hartford, 1968-69 SC vs. Central Ct., 1974-75 SC vs. Bentley, 1981-82 SC vs. AIC and 1973-74 SC vs. Assumption College (we also have the complete reels on DVD of these games).
Provenance Notes: 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.
DVDs of basketball games: Springfield at Keene State, November 1990, Bentley at Springfield, Feb. 4, 1989, Merrimack at Springfield, January 22, 1991 & Springfield at Bryant 1991 see ACQ-0111-2012.
Related Materials:
For further information on the creation of basketball please search the catalog for books and articles within our book collection and request to look in the following collections:
MS 506 James Naismith Papers
Basketball Hall of Fame Materials (currently unprocessed)
Early History - Birth of Basketball
 Box 1 of 15
o Collection Information
o The origin of Basketball (typed manuscript of unknown origin)
o “Basket-Ball” – copy of Jan. 15, 1892 Triangle announcement of basketball
o Letter from Sydney Gulick on Invention of Basketball
o The First Game – SC Publication
o Generic Historical Images
o “The Birth of Basketball” poem by Alex Omalev
o Information on the “First Game” – March 11, 1892 game
o Herkimer, NY Claim of Invention of Basketball
o Holyoke Claim of Invention of Basketball
o Plainfield Claim of Invention of Basketball
o Articles about the creation of Basketball
o Basketball was Born here (all versions)
o 1941 Jubilee of Basketball
o Wood Block of Historic First Basketball Game Drawing
o Information on First Players
o Photograph of the first Basketball Team
o News Clippings on the Subject of Basketball
Men & Women’s Materials
 Box 2 of 15
o Alumni Materials
o Alumni Videos
o Press Releases from various years
o Tallaght Community School Great Family Basketball Night Out, August 27, 1991
o 1981-1990 Combined Men’s and Women’s Yearbooks
 Box 3 of 15
o 1991-1999 Combined Men’s and Women’s Yearbooks
Women’s Materials
 Box 4 of 15
o Women’s miscellaneous materials
o 1983 News Clippings
o 1981-1992 News Clippings
o Undated Photographs o 1986-87 Photographs
o 1993 (?) Photographs
o 1983 Slides
o 1991 Slides of trip to Ireland
o 1999-2000 Photographs
o 2000-2001 Photographs
o 1984-2002 Programs
 Box 5 of 15
o 2003-present - Programs
o 1987-1988 Schedules
o 1988 Box scores
o 1987 Coaching Manual
o 1989 Basketball Film (1 DVD) – Bentley at Springfield, Feb. 4, 1989 – looks like a home movie not taken by Springfield College
o 1990 Basketball Film (1 DVD) – Springfield at Keene State, November 1990 – looks like a home movie not taken by Springfield College
o 1991 Basketball Films (2 DVDs) – Merrimack at Springfield, January 22, 1991 & Springfield at Bryant 1991 – looks like a home movie not taken by Springfield College
o Women’s Reunion Materials
o Trophies and Awards
 Ruth Evans Basketball Trophies (1950’s-60’s)
 1976 EAIAW Northeast District Basketball Championship consolation trophy
 1977 EAIAW Northeast District Basketball Championship 4th place trophy
 1981 EAIAW Northeast District Basketball Championship 1st place trophy
Men’s Materials
 Box 6 of 15
o 1891-1970 “The Basketball Story”
o Team Rosters from 1892-1966-67
o Article on Caribbean Tour 1981
o Information from 1965 Trip to the Far East/World Tour (7 folders)
o Video of SC Basketball Team in Madras in July & August 1965
o Trophies & Plaques from 1965 Far East Trip
 1 trophy presented by the Karachi Basketball Club
 1 trophy commemorating the August 14, 1965 game played against the Delhi Basket Ball club
 1 plaque given by the Mohammadan Basketball Club on August 27, 1965 (date unclear)
o 1958? Information on Players
o Recruitment Materials (ca. 1990-98)
o Undated Print Materials o Unidentified scrap of paper with plays written on back (do not know where it came from)
 Box 7 of 15
o 1999 Men’s Reunion Videos (3)
o Undated Films
 Undated/unidentified--Small Black Reel in small metal case (#1)
 Undated/unidentified--Dark gray large reel – on tape it says Springfield #2 (#2)
 Undated/unidentified--Light gray large reel – no markings (#3)
 Undated/unidentified--Dark Gray case writing on the back 64-65 training film SC offense, No idea if this information is accurate. (#4)
 Undated Springfield V. Army (#1)
 Springfield V. Clark (date is not legible) (#2)
 Undated Northeastern 2nd half (#3)
 Undated Springfield College Interpretation of Basketball Rules (offense) (#4)
 Undated Northeastern 1st half (#5)
 Undated Hartford 2nd half (#6)
 Undated Holy Cross 2nd half (#7)
 Undated Springfield College Interpretation of Basketball Rules (defense) (#8)
 Spfld. Coll- I- Hartford- F Half (#9)
 Springfield College Basketball- Pass Attack- Zone Offense- Black:White- Clean- Silent Film – Defense Battery
o 2010 Springfield College Basketball DVD from games from the 1960’s to the 1980’s (played at the Naismith Exhibit of March 2010).
o “Top of the Key” club newsletters
o Undated news articles (2 folders)
o 1920-1935 new articles
o 1960-1969 news articles
o 1974-1979 news articles
o 1990 - ? news articles
o 1963 drawing
o 1927-28 – news article scrapbook
 Box 8 of 15
o Undated team photographs
o Undated general photographs (2 folders)
o Undated general slides
 Box 9 of 15
o Unidentified individual player photographs
o 1966-1968 Photographs
o 1970’s photographs
o 1978-1985 Slides
o 1991 Slides of Trip to Ireland
o 1996-1998 Photographs o Photos of Bilich and Richardson
o Photos of Charles Brock
o Photos of Mike Theulen
 Box 10 of 15
Team materials (1893-94 to 1949-50) - Listing below is not a folder list, but just highlights of materials within the box
o 1893-1894 Letters
o 1894-1895 Book on League Play
o Photographs (1901-1949)
o Schedule/Rosters (1919-1950)
o News Clippings (1927-28)
o 1937 Souvenir Program (Madison Square Garden Game)
 Box 11 of 15
Team materials (1950-51 to 1974-75) - Listing below is not a folder list, but just highlights of materials within the box
o Photographs
o Brochures
o Schedules/Rosters
o Statistics
o 1953- Basketball training Film- Offense- B: White- Clean- Silent Film
o 1954-55 film – Providence Reel #1
o 1954-55 – USMC Consolation Trophy
o 1956-1957- Season- Northeastern- 1st half
o 1959- Scrimmage
o 1959- Scrimmage
o 1959-1960 Invitational Basketball Tournament Program
o 1960-61 film – Middlebury
o 1960-1961 film—Assumption (2reels)
o 1961 film—Coast Guard (2reels)
o 1961 – St. Michael’s (2 Reels)
o 1961 film – Vermont #1 Tournament
o 1961film—Amherset Invitational Tournament
o 1962 film- SC vs. Amherst-Xmass Tour
o 1963 film—Central Connecticut Scrimmage (#1,2,3)
o 1963 film– Northeastern NCAA Playoff #3
o 1963-1964 film – SC vs. Amherst
o 1963-1964 film—Amherst
o 1963-1964 film—Brown (1 Reel)
o 1964-65 Worcester Jaycee Holiday Festival Runner-up Trophy
o 1964-1965 film--St Anselm’s (5 Reels)
o 1965 film – SC vs. Hartford - (Also on DVD)
o 1966 film—Northeastern 1st and 2nd half
o 1966 AIC Holiday Tournament Consolation Winner
o 1966 film—St Anselm Scrimmage (2 Reels)
o 1966-1967—Norwich (2 Reels)
o 12/2/1967 film—Bowdoin 1st and 2nd half o 1967/68 Holy Cross (3 Reels)
o 1967-1968 film—Tufts (1st and 2nd half)
o 1968 film – SC vs. Amherst
o 1968 film—Amherst Reel 1
o 1968-1969 film –SC vs. Central Connecticut - (Also on DVD)
o 1968-1969- Central Conn.- NCAA- first half
o 1968-1969 film—Bridgeport (2reels)
o 1968-1969 film—Colgate 1st and 2nd half
o 1968-1969 film – Northeastern (Reels 1 and 4)
o 1969-1970 – Demonstration of skills
o 1969-1970 First 3 Official Game Photo
o 1969-1970 film—St. Michaels Part 1 and 2
o 1969-1970 film—St. Anselm’s (1reel)
o 1970 film—Univ. of New Hampshire (1st and 2nd half)
o 1970—Holy Cross (2 Reels, 1st and 2nd half)
o 1970-1971 Springfield College Greater Basketball Victors
o 1970-1971 film—Boston Univ. (#1,2,3)
o 1970-1971 Film - Clark (2 reels)
o 1970-1971film—Northeastern 1st and 2nd half
o 1970-1971- UMass vs. SC- 2nd half
o 1971-1972 film – Bowdoin (2 reels)
o 1971-1972 film – Dartmouth (2reels)
o 1971-1972 film—St. Michaels (2reels)
o 1971-1972- Colby (2 reels)
o 1972 film – SC vs. Brandies
o 1972-73 Film – Intrasquad
o 1972- 1973- Bridgeport- 1st half- Defense
o 1972-73 Film – Bridgeport (2nd half)
o 1972-1973 film—Northeastern 1st half
o 1972-1973- Brandies- 1st Half- Defense- Springfield Coll.
o 1973-1974 film—WPI (#1,2,3)
o 1973-1974 film – Assumption No.1
o 1973-1974 film – SC vs. Assumption (2 reels) – (Also on DVD)
o 1973-1974 film—St. Michaels (3 Reels)
o 1973-1974 film—Tufts (3reels)
o 1974-1975 film- SC vs. Bentley – (Also on DVD)
o 1974-1975 film – SC vs. Hartford
o 1974-1975 film – Williams (2 reels)
o 1974-1975 film—Northeastern (3 Reels)
o 1974-1975- Brandies (2 reels)
o 1974-1975- Hartford (2 reels)
o 1974-1975- Bentley- Springfield College (2 reels)
 Box 12 of 15
Team materials (1975-76 to 1984-85) – Listing below is not a folder list, but just highlights of materials within the box o Rosters
o Programs (1976-80)
o Photographs (1979-80)
o News Clippings/Articles (1981-84)
o 1975-1976 film – SC vs. Lowell (3reels)
o 1978 film – SC vs. AIC
o 1978 film – SC vs. Assumption (4 reels)
o 2/10/1978 St. Mikes (2 Reels)
o 12/16/1978 film—Central Connecticut (#4,5,6)
o 1978-79 – 18th Cap. Dist. Tournament 2nd place plaque
o 1/19/1979 film – Clark (1 reel)
o 1979 film – SC vs. Bentley (2 reels)
o 1979- S.C. vs. Bryant-400ft- (3 reels)
o 1979-1980 film—St. Anselm’s (2 Reels)
o 1979-1980 film – SC vs. Lowell
o 1980- Game: Merrimack
o 1980-1981 film – SC vs. WNEC
o 1980-1981 film – SC vs. Hartford
o 1980-1981 film – SC vs. Clark (3 reels)
o 1980-1981 film – SC vs. AIC (Also on DVD)
o 1/31/1981 film—Brandeis (2 Reels)
o 1981- Bryant vs. S.C (2 Reels)
 Box 13 of 15
Team materials (1985-86 to 1986-87) - Listing below is not a folder list, but just highlights of materials within the box
o Rosters
o News Clipping (1985-86)
o 1987 Yearbook
o Photographs (1986-87)
o 1986-1987 Video - AIC vs SC 2/4/87
 Box 14 of 15
Team materials (1987-88 to 1989-90) - Listing below is not a folder list, but just highlights of materials within the box
o 1988-1990 Yearbooks/Programs
 Box 15 of 15
Team materials (1990-91 to present) - Listing below is not a folder list, but just highlights of materials within the box
o Photographs (1993-2000)
o Programs (1995-programs)
o Roster/Schedules (1996-2000)
o Miscellaneous Materials (1997-1998)
o Slides (1997-1998)
o 1991 USSR National Team vs. Springfield College
o 2000-2001 Top of the Key Club