Philip Loring Gillett, a manuscript by Hanbin Choi (ca. 2013)
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This 9 page manuscript is titled "Phillip Loring Gillett" and was written by Hanbin Choi, ca. 2013. The manuscript gives biographical information on Philip Gillett, a Springfield College graduate of 1901, a timeline of his life, and a listing of the materials he used in his research. The document was created for a class assignment for the Heritage and Value of Sport class given at Springfield College. Philip Loring Gillett graduated from Colorado College in 1891 and went on to attend Yale Divinity School. After graduating from Springfield College, he was hired as the general secretary for the YMCA’s International Committee for Korea, where he is widely credited with introducing baseball and basketball. Gillett continued to serve in this capacity in Shanghai, China (1913-1915), Nanking, China (1915-1930), and Taiwan (1931-1932). On October 21, 1932, he retired. Gillett died November 26, 1938.
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