The 1956 Water Carnival program
Item Information
- Title:
- The 1956 Water Carnival program
- Description:
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This is the 1956 Water Carnival program created by the Springfield College Aquatic Club. The program is four pages and describes the activities being held at the 12th annual water carnival taking place in McCurdy Natatorium on February 17 & 18th of 1956. The front cover has a sketch of a man swimming, the inside pages have the outline of events, including multiple swimming attempts to set new pool and regional records, and the final page lists the officials and officers. One the main performers was 1956 Olympic Gold medalist William Yorzyk.
- Creator:
- Springfield College
- Date:
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February 1956
- Format:
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Documents
- Location:
- Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
- Collection (local):
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College Archives Digital Collections
- Series:
- Aquatic Club Records
- Subjects:
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Springfield College
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College--Clubs
Springfield College--Swimming and diving
Aquatic Club
McCurdy Natatorium
Judd Gymnasia
Springfield College--Swimming and diving--Men
Springfield College--Swimming and diving--Women
Yorzyk, William A.
Springfield (Mass.)
Carnivals
Swimmers
Swimming
Documents
- Places:
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Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
- Extent:
- 4 Pages
- Link to Item:
- http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/16837
- 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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Springfield College
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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The Aquatic Club made its debut at Springfield College in the fall of 1938 and existed through the 1959-60 school year. The main purpose of the club was to aid in the “advancement of aquatics and promotion of the aquatic, social, and cultural life of its members” (yearbook 1939). The Aquatic Club sponsored events such as an annual dance, guest speakers, movies on aquatics, and guest swimmers of national fame. The social spotlights of the Aquatic Club were the annual Freestyle Fling dance and the traditional Water Carnival. The Water Carnival was typically held during the winter term and featured swimmers in the national spotlight. In the fall of 1960, the Swim Club made a short one year appearance before being replaced by the Marlin Club in the fall of 1961.
- Identifier:
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rg176-01-07-001