Letter from Ernest Thompson Seton to Edgar Robinson (December 10, 1931)
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A two page letter from Ernest Thomposn Set to Edgar M. Robinson dated December 10, 1931. In the letter, Seton is talking about the terminology that is used for the type of building being designed on the campus of Springfield College as its new headquarters. The building design was based on building designs of the Native American Pueblos in the Southwestern U.S. The building would eventually be called the Pueblo of the Seven Fires. Robinson and Seton were pioneers in the Boy Scout movement, both having an interest in camping and the outdoors, and were instrumental in the building and design of the Pueblo of the Seven Fires on Springfield College's East Campus. Robinson brought the many ideas of boys’ work and physical education from the YMCA and Boy Scouts of America to Springfield College starting the Freshman Camp, a tradition that continues today. For more information on Ernest Thompson Seton, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/553 For biographical information on Edgar M. Robinson, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/554
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