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    <mods:title>Letter to Naismith from Draper (February 19, 1932)</mods:title>
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    <mods:namePart>Draper, George O.</mods:namePart>
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  <mods:abstract>George O. Draper, Springfield College’s alumni secretary, wrote this letter to James A. Naismith on February 19, 1932. Draper enclosed a copy of “The Diocesan Bulletin” (New York, New York), which includes an article of the development of basketball. At the time, Springfield College alumnus F. H. Merrill (class of 1895) was the journal’s editor. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645</mods:abstract>
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    <mods:topic>Naismith, James, 1861-1939</mods:topic>
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    <mods:topic>Draper, George O.</mods:topic>
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    <mods:topic>Basketball</mods:topic>
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