This print of a drawing of Paul G. Benedum was created by Jim Trelease. The copy is glued to a cardboard backing. Blue pencil markings outline the sketch and may have been used in planning for a Springfield College Print Publication. The "Paul G. Benedum" on the document is also cut out and clued on the drawing. It may have, once, been put up for sale as there is a piece of paper in the lower left hand side that has been taped on and lists 50 cents. Benedum was the President of the Benedum-Trees Oil Company and a member of the Board of Directors of many gasoline and oil companies in the Unites States. He served as a member of the Springfield College Board of Trustees from 1962 to 1968, and as a Corporator of the college from 1968 to 1971. Springfield College's Paul G. Benedum Field was completed in 1971. Encompassing an 88,164 square foot area and costing $415,000, it consisted of a poly-turf surface that was used for football, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, physical education classes, and intramural athletics. It was one of the largest synthetic playing surfaces in the world at the time. In October of 2007, Benedum Field was renamed Stagg field in honor of Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862-1965). Jim Trelease drew many covers and documents for Springfield College while also working with the Springfield newspapers.
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