Finding Aid: MS 502 William Blaikie Papers

Item Information

Title:
Finding Aid: MS 502 William Blaikie Papers
Description:
This is the link to the finding aid for MS 502- The William Blaikie Papers in the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections. The collection highlights William Blaikie’s interests in law, physical education, athletics, crew/rowing, and a range of tangential issues. These interests are illustrated through correspondence, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, published books and pamphlets. A majority of this collection is a compilation of newspaper clippings reflecting Blaikie’s interests. The newspapers include articles on health concerns, current legal cases, crew regattas, reviews and announcements of his books, general athletic announcements, and major headlines that reflect current news. Within the legal series are two high profile cases in which Blaikie had a particular interest: the Tyler case and the Fayerweather case. The Fayerweather case involved a claim against the executor of his will by Fayerweather’s heirs. William Blaikie served as Counsel for the executors. The Tyler case in New York involved insurance companies and their responsibility for multiple policies to Tyler’s estate following his suicide. In addition to newspaper clippings that suggest his major interests, there are also newspaper editorials and portraits from the newspaper. Some of the newspaper articles have been photocopied because the physical state of the original was too brittle to merit preservation. There is also a group of scrapbooks each containing a mixture of many topics and formats including newspaper clippings, correspondence, ticket stubs, and lecture announcements. The subject content of each varies, but all address athletics and physical education, legal cases, and major current events as well as other tangential interests. Some major topics within the scrapbooks include the Fayerweather case, the Tyler case, crew/rowing, and his book How to Get Strong and How to Stay So. Scrapbooks are a subseries within each series based upon their predominate content. Each folder name lists the primary topic, if there is one, in the scrapbook; however, topic headings are not exclusive. The scrapbooks are fairly large in size, but the paper and bindings are fragile. Access at the discretion of the College Archivist. The correspondence covers two significant topics. First, correspondence about his book, How to Get Strong and How to Stay So, is organized chronologically by year. This correspondence indicates who was reading the book and reflects readers’ attitudes. It also shows how many copies of the book Blaikie sent out to readers. Second is correspondence between William Blaikie and Robert Roberts, the gymnasium director of the Boston YMCA. There are a wide variety of published materials that William Blaikie collected. These range from booklets on legal cases to oarsmen manuals and an issue of Life magazine. Blaikie also collected information from his time at Harvard University. For more information about William Blaikie, see https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/867.
Creator:
Springfield College
Date:
August 30, 2012
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Subjects:
Finding Aids
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
Springfield College
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
School for Christian Workers (Springfield, Mass.)
Blaikie, William, 1843-1904
Roberts, Robert J.
Gulick, Luther Halsey, 1865-1918
Sargent, Dudley Allen, 1849-1924
Physical education
Physical fitness
Rowing
Scrapbooks
Athletics
Health
Laws
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/28540
Terms of Use:
Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
137_151_216_111_2023-3-26_164530243-14508283940