Letter from Peter Karpovich to Frank M. Mohler, March 30, 1925

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Peter Karpovich to Frank M. Mohler, March 30, 1925
Description:
A letter dated March 30, 1925 written by Peter V. Karpovich to Prof. Frank M. Mohler at the International YMCA College, now Springfield College. The letter describes his time at the Central YMCA of Cleveland Ohio, where he was working as part of his school work as a student at the college. There is writing and a sketch on the back but it is not sure what this is from.
Creator:
Karpovich, Peter V.
Date:
March 30, 1925
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Peter V. Karpovich Papers > a
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Springfield College--Faculty
International Young Men's Christian Association
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
Karpovich, Peter V.
Mohler, Frank M.
YMCA
Correspondence
Sketches
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
2 Pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/10953
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Peter V. Karpovich (1896-1975) was born in Russia and trained as a medical doctor at the State Military Academy of Medicine in Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Russia in 1919. Under increasing political and professional turmoil, he fled to Latvia in 1922. In Latvia, Karpovich worked at the Riga YMCA. In 1925, he traveled to the United States to research at Springfield College. While there, he enrolled as a special advanced student and earned a master’s degree in physical education. In 1927, while completing his studies, he became a professor of physiology at the college. In the late 1940s, he met and married his second wife, Josephine Rathbone, an acclaimed scholar of physical education and relaxation. From 1961 to 1969, he served as the director of the physiology research laboratory at Springfield College, where he published several seminal books. Karpovich was a founding member of the American College of Sports Medicine and a consultant to many government, private and educational organizations. He remains an internationally recognized pioneer in physical education.
Identifier:
ms501-01-a-01-03-003
karpovich-peter-letter-1925-03-30