"History, Use, Effects, and Limitation of Basketball, copy 2" by Thomas J. Browne (1898)

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Title:
"History, Use, Effects, and Limitation of Basketball, copy 2" by Thomas J. Browne (1898)
Description:
"History, Use, Effects, and Limitation of Basketball," is a thesis written by Springfield College student, Thomas James Brown in 1898 about the history and philosophy of basketball. There are two handwritten copies within Springfield Library. It appears that this copy may be the first draft, even though the Springfield College library has given it the designation of "Copy 2." This thesis was also published in Spalding's Official Basket Ball Guide for 1898. Page 3 of the document outlines the entire thesis, which includes the invention of the game of basketball, the spread of the game, and experience of some Associations, including Hartford's successes, and Philadelphia's failure with the league. The thesis also discussed the action of physical directors at various conferences and steps leading towards to requirement for players to register to play. As a result of the new push for registration, new basketball organizations were formed and Browne discussed this, as well as resolutions of physical directors at the Conference of 1898. Part II included results of Browne's investigation of the effects of the game. He looked at the attitudes of physical directors towards different plans of using the game and the effects of the game on Association memberships. Browne reached conclusions and displayed these in charts at the end of the thesis. To see copy 1: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/7567 To see the Spalding Version: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/857 To see Naismith's responses in a letter to Browne see: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/882. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645. To see copy 1: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/7567 ; To see the Spalding Version: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/857 ; To see Naismith's responses in a letter to Browne see: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/882 ;
Creator:
Browne, Thomas J.
Date:
1898
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Subjects:
Basketball--History
Springfield College
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Springfield College--Students
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Naismith, James, 1861-1939
Gulick, Luther Halsey, 1865-1918
Browne, Thomas J.
AAU
YMCA
Amateur Athletic Union of the United States
Basketball
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
54 pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/7514
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
Browne-T-Thesis-1898-Copy2