Box List: Springfield College Swimming and Diving Team Records

              Springfield College Athletic Department:
Swimming & Diving Team Papers
Box List
Box List Created on: 3/2/10
Box List Updated on: 1/99/12
Extent: 0.8 LF (2 boxes)
Arrangement Notes: Collection is arranged in the Following Order: Aquatic Club, Both Men and Women’s Teams, Women’s Synchronized Swimming, Women’s Swimming and Diving Teams, and Men’s Swimming and Diving Teams. Within these divisions materials are generally organized as follows: News Clippings, Photographs, Correspondence, Brochures, Drawings, and Misc. Materials. Within these materials, chronological order is kept wherever possible.
Processing Notes: Materials are minimally processed. Duplicates have been removed where found and materials have been minimally arranged and verified. Materials still may be missed filed or misidentified. Further processing should be undertaken at a later date.
Description Notes: The collection consists of one picture of the aquatic club, date unknown, three copies of the publication “The Story of Swimming at Springfield, 1915-1973”, and a folder with news clippings, news releases, alumni letters, and general information on both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. There is also a folder with pictures and newspaper articles about the women’s synchronized swimming team that existed in the fifties.
In the women’s swimming and diving materials, there are news clippings, undated photographs, slides from 1985-1989, and brochures from the mid 1970’s through 2010, though there are many gaps especially before the mid 1990’s. There is also a copy of the Division A championship pamphlet from 1987. Finally there is a film of the 1970 water show by the “Marlin Club”.
In the men’s swimming and diving materials, there are news clippings, undated and dated team photos from 1915- ca. 1950, slides from the 1985 season, brochures from 1920-2010, though there are many gaps until the mid 1990’s, a drawing used by Marketing and Communications in publications, the 1988 Men’s Swimming Reunion publication, a bulletin article on William Yorzyk and his Olympic Triumph, a winter carnival program from 1932, some brochures from the New England Intercollegiate Swimming Association (NIESA), and score cards from 1959-1985. Also included is a document written by Charles Silvia entitled “Springfield College Wartime Swimming Program.
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.
Box 1 of 2:
 Collection Information
 Aquatic Club Pictures
 The Story of Swimming at Springfield
 Both Men’s and Women’s Misc. Materials 1934-1999
 Both Men’s and Women’s Photographs (both coaches and athletes)
 Women’s Synchronized Swimming
 Film of the 1970 Water show by the “Marlin” Club
Women’s Swimming and Diving
 News Clippings
 Undated Photographs
 1985-1989 Slides
 Brochures
 1987 Division A Championships
 Undated Swim Suit
Box 2 of 2
Men’s Swimming and Diving
 Men’s Newsclippings
 Rosters and Records
 Undated Team Photographs
 Undated Photographs
 Dated Team Photographs
 1985 Men’s Slides
 1999-2000 Photographs
 2000-2001 Photographs
 Men’s brochures
 Drawings
 Men’s 1988 Reunion Photo Album
 1956 Bill Yorzyk Olympic Gold-Medal Swimmer
 Winter Carnival 1932
 1959-1960 Misc. Materials
 1969-1970 Swimming Nationals
 1959-1985 Swimming Score Cards
 Neisa Brochures
 Coach Charles E. Silvia Testimonial – Nov. 10, 1967 Gala Souvenir Program
 Wartime Swimming Program by Charles Silvia