American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Dance Archives Brochure

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Title:
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Dance Archives Brochure
Description:
This is a brochure for the official archives of AAHPERD, the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Dance. The pamphlet is eight pages and talks about what the organization is and how it is organized, how the archives was started, what collections are in the archives, and talks about how to access these materials. There are photographs of early sport and physical education within the pamphlet. In 1999 the AAHPERD archives was moved to Springfield College and housed in the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections. SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Educators) is the largest organization of professionals involved in school-based health, physical education and physical activity, who are dedicated to teaching and promoting active, healthy lifestyles. Founded in 1885, SHAPE America provides a comprehensive array of resources, leadership in the development of standards and guidelines, professional development and advocacy for its members as well as the general public. The SHAPE America Archives is held within the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections. Within the vast array of materials that is the SHAPE America Archives are also the records of the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport, National Dance Association, National Association for Sport and Physical Education, American Association for Health Education, American Association for Leisure and Recreation, American College of Sport Medicine, and Eastern District Association as well as personal and professional papers of AAHPERD leader Mabel Lee and many of SHAPE's past presidents and leaders. It includes material in a number of different formats in addition to documents including photographs, films, video and audio cassettes, books, journals, memorabilia. To view these materials, please see: https://springfield.edu/archives/collections/shape-america-archives
Creator:
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Date:
[1980?–1990?]
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
AAHPERD Records
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Libraries
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Dance
Physical education
Recreation
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
8 pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/22861
Terms of Use:
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, 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:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
aahperd-archives-brochure