AAHPERD Biography of Fellow - Dr. James Naismith (1930)
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The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) produced this four page document, and R. G. Clapp collected the information. It is a biography of James A. Naismith, the inventor of basketball for an American of Physical Association Award or Diploma. The award was approved in 1930 and awarded in 1931. Like a CV, the biography covers his education, personal history, professional history, affiliations, contributions to physical education, and “other data worthy of note.” It mentions other games that Naismith invented, such as “War Ring,” “Vreilla,” and “HY-LO.” There is a virtually identical in a slightly different format in existence. See file ms506-01-02-015. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645. This document came out of a file in the AAHPERD Archives that was moved to this collection to replace copies already within this collection.; Originally a copy of this document was digitized and placed online in 2013. The document was 8 pages long and included a slightly different version of this biography that can currently be found as file number ms506-01-02-015. The copy has been tossed after being replaced by this original version.;
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