Basketball Was Born Here (2002)
Item Information
- Title:
- Basketball Was Born Here (2002)
- Description:
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Springfield College published “Basketball Was Born Here,” a twenty-six page pamphlet describing the early history of the sport, in 2002. The pamphlet is the third in a series of four pamphlets that were created by Springfield College and the Basketball Hall of Fame and, with at least the last two, published by Springfield College. Along the top of each page is a timeline chronicling important events in the history of basketball, starting with its creation in 1891 and ending with the inaugural season of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 1997. Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 while he was a faculty member at Springfield College. The pamphlet begins by describing the series of events that led Dr. James Naismith to create basketball. It then focuses on four key events: changing of equipment, women’s basketball, wheelchair basketball, and its addition to the Olympics. The next nine pages describe how the sport has changed across the years. T
- Creator:
- Springfield College
- Creator:
- Basketball Hall of Fame (Springfield, Mass.)
- Date:
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2002
- Format:
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Documents
- Location:
- Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
- Collection (local):
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College Archives Digital Collections
- Series:
- Springfield College Basketball Team Papers
- Subjects:
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Springfield College
Springfield College--Basketball
Basketball Hall of Fame
Basketball--History
Springfield College--Faculty
Naismith, James, 1861-1939
Gulick, Luther Halsey, 1865-1918
Basketball Hall of Fame (Springfield, Mass.)
Basketball
Sports
- Places:
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Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
- Extent:
- 26 Pages
- Link to Item:
- http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/8443
- 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
- Identifier:
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basketball-born-here-2002
