The Naismith Chronicles: Being Letters BY, TO, and ABOUT, Dr. James Naismith (written and edited by Katherine Holmes Naismith)

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Title:
The Naismith Chronicles: Being Letters BY, TO, and ABOUT, Dr. James Naismith (written and edited by Katherine Holmes Naismith)
Description:
This is an unpublished manuscript titled, "The Naismith Chronicles: Being Letters BY, TO, and ABOUT Dr. James Naismith, Father of Basketball and Other Creations Even More Beguiling - Margey, Honnie, Jack, MaudAnn, and Jim. It was written by Katherine Holmes Naismith, the wife of James Sherman Naismith, son of Dr. James Naismith. it is a collection of edited letters written by Dr. James Naismith, Maude Naismith and their children with a preface and commentary written by Katherine Naismith. The letters span from the time that James and Maude are married and move from Springfield Massachusetts to Denver Colorado, around 1894, through his time in Paris France during World War I (ca. 1917-1919) to his time going to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The last letter to appear is dated April 12, 1939, shortly before his death. The letters were edited and chosen by Katherine Naismith and were part of the families collection of letters. The location of the original letters is not known. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645. Original document is divided into Folder 2 and Folder 3 for preservation reasons (to fit in folder); Each page was scanned individually as a jpg and tiff files. These files were changed into a PDF document.; Exact date this document was put together is not know at this time.; Original draft of book, along with notes and perhaps copies of the letters are held in the Jim Naismith family papers collection, currently unprocessed, held within the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections.;
Creator:
Naismith, James, 1861-1939
Creator:
Naismith, Katherine Holmes
Creator:
Naismith, Maude Evelyn
Date:
[1970?–1990?]
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Subjects:
Basketball--History
Springfield College--Faculty
Olympics
World War, 1914-1918
Springfield College
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
International Young Men's Christian Association
Naismith, James, 1861-1939
Naismith, Maude Evelyn
Naismith, James Jr.
Naismith, Helen
Naismith, Annie
Naismith, Katherine Holmes
YMCA
Kansas--Militia
University of Kansas
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
France
Paris (France)
Kansas--Lawrence
Correspondence
War Work
Basketball
Physical education
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
410 Pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/29681
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
ms506-02-02-001