Springfield College Gymnastic Legacy chart, by A.B. Frederick (Sept. 20, 1991)

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Title:
Springfield College Gymnastic Legacy chart, by A.B. Frederick (Sept. 20, 1991)
Description:
The Springfield's Gymnastic Legacy chart prepared by A. B. Frederick, curator of the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. The Chart is 77" x 8 1/2". It is printed on folded printer paper. It is signed by the author A.B. Frederick and signed. The chart uses information & from A.B. Frederick's book "Roots of American Gymnastics." This is not a direct representation of the charts in the various additions of the book "Roots of American Gymnastics" - a version of the list, with corrections and additions, can be seen on page 20 and 21 of the 1996 publication. The chart is a genealogical representation of coaches and outstanding gymnasts who have been associated with Springfield College and their history or contributions to the gymnastics, as well as those they have influenced. Honorees of the American National Gymnastics Hall of Fame are found on the charts along with the primary reasons for their election. At the top of the chart is Leslie Judd, the director and founder of the exhibition team at Springfield College. Judd was appointed as the first gymnastic coach and director at Springfield College in 1921. To the left of Judd are the people were were associated with early gymnastics programs at Springfield College before Judd was appointed as coach and director. These people include Henry Kallenberg, Amos Alonzo Stagg, James Naismith, Luther Gulick, and Louis C. Schroeder. Under Judd, stems all the major influencers of gymnastics that he trained. These people include Rene Kern, Charles Graves, Fred Zitta, Ted Steeves, Shotzbarger, Lyle Welser, Wilber West, Ralph Piper, Ray Heidloff, Hartly D'Oyley Price, Tom Dunkley, Walter Ersing, Erik Kjeldsen, Richard Aronson, Tom DeCarlo, and Frank Wolcott. The far right has the most recent history at the time that it was created, including some of the Women's history, including Diane Potter, Mimi Murrary, and Olympian Kathy Corrigan. Not represented is 35 year Women's Head Coach, Cheryl Raymond. Note: the image has been created using multiple photographs that have been pieced together and doctored using Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom; This is not a direct representation of the charts in the book "Roots of American Gymnastics".
Creator:
Frederick, A. B.
Date:
September 20, 1991
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Gymnastics
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Women
Springfield College--Gymnastics--Women
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Springfield College--Gymnastics--Men
Judd, Leslie J.
Kallenberg, Henry F.
Stagg, Amos Alonzo, 1862-1965
Naismith, James, 1861-1939
Gulick, Luther Halsey, 1865-1918
Schroeder, Louis C.
Kern, Rene J.
Graves, Charles W.
Shotzbarger, Clyde W.
Welser, Lyle
West, Wilber D.
Piper, Ralph A.
Heidloff, Raymond C.
Price, Hartley D.
Posner, Stephen E.
Murray, Mimi
Wolcott, Frank A.
Potter, Diane L.
Corrigan, Patti C.
Corrigan, Kathleen M.
Gymnastics
Gymnasts
Charts
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
77" x 8 1/2"
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/19303
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
rg162-01-a-01-02-001