Letter by Dr. Forrest (Fogg) C. Allen to the Basketball Hall of Fame, June 5, 1964
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This is a copy of a cover letter for an article that Dr. Forrest C. Allen sent to Ruth S. Silvia, secretary of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on June 5, 1964. The article that this letter refers to is an article that Dr. Allen wrote for the National Basketball Rules Committee in 1940. The article was written shortly after Dr. Naismith's death and covered Dr. Naismith's life achievements, and, in his words, served to honor his memory. The article was not attached to the letter and does not exist in the college. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645
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