Before the Dream Team (1992)
Item Information
- Title:
- Before the Dream Team (1992)
- Description:
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McGill University published “Before the Dream Team: An Influence Other than Preaching” in the Fall 1992 edition of the McGill News. This is photocopy of the article. It contains a letter written by James A. Naismith to William G. Morgan on August 14, 1928. The letter was found in the archives of the “Recorder and Times” (Brockville, Canada) by managing editor Perry Beverley. In the letter, Naismith describes his childhood and the key influences that lead to the invention of basketball. The letter’s biographical information ends with his accepting an instructor position at the International YMCA College, now known as Springfield College. A photograph on the final page shows James Naismith holding a peach basket and his first wife, Maude E. Sherman, holding a ball in 1928.
- Creator:
- McGill University
- Date:
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1992
- Format:
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Documents
- Location:
- Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
- Collection (local):
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College Archives Digital Collections
- Series:
- James Naismith Papers
- Subjects:
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Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Springfield College--Faculty
Basketball--History
Naismith, James, 1861-1939
Morgan, William G.
Naismith, Maude Evelyn
McGill University
Basketball
- Places:
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Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
- Link to Item:
- http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/11129
- Terms of Use:
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Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.
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- Publisher:
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McGill University
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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James A. Naismith (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939), known as "The Father of Basketball," was born in Almonte, Ontario. When he was nine, both of his parents died of typhoid fever and he was raised by his uncle, who later financed Naismith's way through college. He earned his theological degree from McGill University and graduated from Springfield College, then the YMCA Training School, in 1891. After graduation, he was hired as a faculty member, where he taught for five years. It is in his first year as a faculty member at Springfield College that he created the game of Basketball as an activity for an unruly class. In 1895, Naismith enrolled at the Gross Medical School in Denver and received his M.D. in 1898. In that same year, Naismith took the position of department head of physical education at the University of Kansas, where he remained until his death.
The item is a copy of the original.
Part of McGill News (Fall 1992)
- Identifier:
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ms506-01-02-008