Department of Physical Education Records, 1863-present (bulk 1930-present)
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Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
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Department of Physical Education Records
Mount Holyoke College. Physical Education Dept.
Biographical History for: Department of Physical Education Records
Historical Note Physical education has been an integral part of the Mount Holyoke curriculum since the founding of the Seminary in 1837. The addition of a gymnasium wing onto the Seminary Building in 1865 marked the beginning of physical education as a distinct program at Mount Holyoke. Beginning in the 1870/1871 academic year the school offered gymnastics instruction for students. In 1884/1885 the physiology and hygiene course of study was established. This course was renamed physical culture in 1891/1892 and changed again in 1897/1898 to the anatomy, physiology, and hygiene course. In 1899 a gymnasium was built (later called Blanchard) and the anatomy, physiology, and hygiene course was replaced with a physical training requirement. The physical training requirement originally focused on instruction in gymnastics but it later expanded to include fencing and dance. In 1912/1913 the requirement was changed back to a course of study and was called hygiene and physical training. The name was changed again in 1916/1917 to the hygiene and physical education course of instruction. In 1928/1929 the Hygiene and Physical Education Department was established; Hope Wentworth Narey became its first director. While the department remained under one name it was subdivided in 1939/1940 and both the Hygiene and the Physical Education divisions named directors. Mount Holyoke opened a new physical education facility, Kendall Hall, in 1950. Over the years Mount Holyoke made many additions to the physical education program including, field hockey, archery, canoeing, basketball, swimming, dance, golf, baseball, and horseback riding. In addition, Mount Holyoke has hosted numerous recreational events and competitions such as gymnastics meets, "field day" competitions, winter carnivals, and horse shows. In 1955/1956 the department officially split in two: the Health and Hygiene Department and the Physical Education Department. Until 1960/1961 a course in in-depth personal hygiene and public health was required of all students at the College. In the 1961/1962 academic year the Health and Hygiene Department, which at this time only offered one course, was disbanded. Under the same title of "Health and Hygiene," the course shifted its focus from personal hygiene to public health and was offered as an elective. In 1965/1966 the Physical Education Department became the Physical Education and Dance Department. The name changed again in 1970/1971 when the Dance Department was established as a Five-College department of study. Kendall Hall was renovated and expanded in 1985/1986 and renamed the Kendall Sports and Dance Complex. In 1987 the College's riding facilities were relocated and enlarged with the construction of The Equestrian Center. The Physical Education Department changed its name in 1989/1990 to the Physical Education and Athletics Department. In 1991/1992 the health and hygiene course was renamed health, and in 1993/1994 health was eliminated from the course of study. The Physical Education and Athletics Department continues to be an active part of Mount Holyoke today, offering both instruction in physical education and opportunities to belong to athletic teams. More recent records reflect new student interests such as rugby and ice hockey.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The Physical Education Department records consist of announcements, brochures, schedules, reports, correspondence, course records, publications, information related to special events and conferences, publicity records, posters, scrapbooks, photograph albums and photographs, slides, and negatives. The records document physical education-related activities at Mount Holyoke since 1863. Most of the records reflect the creation and development, and activities of the Physical Education Department since 1930.
Health education of women - Massachusetts - South Hadley - History - Sources.
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Women college students - Health and hygiene.
Physical education and training - Massachusetts - South Hadley - History - Sources.
College sports - Massachusetts - South Hadley - History - Sources.
Track and field for women - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Gymnastics - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Gymnastics for women - United States - History - 19th century - Sources.
Dance - Study and teaching - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Field hockey - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Archery - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Gold - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Horsemanship - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Tennis - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Soccer - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Winter sports - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Rowing - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Rugby football - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Lacrosse - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Basketball - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Baseball - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Softball - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Anatomy - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States - History - 19th century - Sources.
Sports for women - Massachusetts - History - Sources.
Aquatic sports - Massachusetts - South Hadley.
Sports uniforms - United States - History - Sources.
Field day.
Mount Holyoke College - Sports - History.
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Mount Holyoke College - Curricula.
Mount Holyoke College - Records and correspondence.
Mount Holyoke College. - Hygiene and Physical Education Dept.
Mount Holyoke College. - Physical Education and Athletics Dept.
Mount Holyoke College. - Health and Hygiene Dept.
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Records, 1863-present
This series consists of announcements, publications, brochures, schedules, subject files, reports, correspondence, course records, photographs, a videorecording, slides, and information related to special events and conferences. The subject files include information on athletic costumes, historical information, records on posture work, records of measurement and information relating to the Sarah Streeter Cup. The bulk of these materials relate to sports and other athletic activities at Mount Holyoke from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. A large portion of this series consists of photographs taken of participants at athletic activities and of the athletic teams.
Records restricted to use by office/department of origin for 25 years from date of record creation.
Records, 1864-1983.
This series consists of posters, scrapbooks, photograph albums, photographs and negatives. The bulk of this material consists of scrapbooks dating from 1930 to 1983. The scrapbooks consist of newspaper articles, event programs, event posters, and photographs related to Mount Holyoke sporting events and other activities. There are also a large number of photographs and negatives taken at sporting events or of sports teams and players. This series includes photographs of archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, dance, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, riding, rowing, skating, skiing, sledding and tobogganing, soccer, speedball, squash, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball. This series also documents the College's desire to inculcate good posture in its students.
Records Restricted to use by office/department of origin for 25 years from date of record creation.
Records, 1926-1995.
This series consists of correspondence, staff meeting minutes, Athletics and Recreation Association records, Seven Sisters Tournament records, publicity records, scrapbooks and photographs. The bulk of this material consists of scrapbooks relating to dance. There are also photographs and negatives taken at sporting events or of sports teams and players. This series includes photographs of aerobics, archery, baseball, basketball, dance, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, outing club, posture, riding, rowing, skating, skiing, sledding and tobogganing, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball.
Series 1. Announcements, Articles, Brochures, Schedules, etc. through 1930/1931
Series 1. Announcements, Articles, Brochures, Schedules, etc. 1931/1932-1959/1960
Series 1. Announcements, Articles, Brochures, Schedules, etc. 1960/1961-1977/1978
Series 1. Announcements, Articles, Brochures, Schedules, etc. 1978/1979-1983/1984
Series 1. Announcements, Articles, Brochures, Schedules, etc. 1984/1985-1989/1990
Series 1. Announcements, Articles, Brochures, Schedules, etc. 1990/1991-1994/1995
Series 1. Announcements, Articles, Brochures, Schedules, etc. 1995/1996-
Series 2. Subject Files, Costumes, General
Series 2. Subject Files, Costumes, Photographs
Series 2. Subject Files, Forms
Series 2. Subject Files, Historical Information, Related to Mount Holyoke College
Series 2. Subject Files, Historical Information, Slides
Series 2. Subject Files, Historical Information, About Physical Education at Mount Holyoke College
Series 2. Subject Files, Olympic Games
Series 2. Subject Files, Physical Culture and the Body Beautiful
Series 2. Subject Files, Posture Work
Series 2. Subject Files, Records of Measurement
Sereis 2. Subject Files, Sarah Streeter Cup, General
Series 2. Subject Files, Sarah Streeter Cup, Photographs
Series 3. Reports circa 1929; 1930/1931-1940/1941
Series 3. Reports 1941/1942-1949/1950
Series 3. Reports 1950/1951-1956/1957
Series 3. Reports 1957/1958-1963/1964
Series 3. Reports 1964/1965-1969/1970
Series 3. Reports 1970/1971-1974/1975
Series 3. Reports 1975/1976-1979/1980
Series 3. Reports 1980/1981-1984/1985
Series 3. Reports 1985/1986-1988/1989
Series 3. Reports 1990/1991-1992/1993
Series 3. Reports 1993/1994-1995/1996
Series 3. Reports 1997/1998
Series 3. Reports 1998/1999
Series 3. Reprots 1999/2000
Series 4. Correspondence 1885-
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Archery, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Archery, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Actitivies, Badminton, General Matieral
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Badminton, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Baseball, General Matieral
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Baseball, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Basketball, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Basketball, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Bowling
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Cricket, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Cricket, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Dance, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Dance, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Fencing, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Fencing, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Field Hockey, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Field Hockey, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Ice Hockey
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Fishing
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Football
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Golf, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Golf, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Gymnastics, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Gymnastics, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Gymnastics, Photoghaphs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Ice Hockey, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Judo
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Lacrosse, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Lacrosse, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Riding, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Riding, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Rowing, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Rowing, Regatta 1975-1977
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Rowing, Regatta 1977-1979
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Rowing, Regatta 1980-
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Rowing, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Rowing, Regatta (Video Recording) 1984
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Rugby, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Rugby, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Scuba Diving, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Skating, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Skiing, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Skiing, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Sledding and Tobogganing, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Sledding and Tobogganing, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Snowshoeing, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Snowshoeing, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Soccer, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Soccer, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Speedball, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Squash, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Squash, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Swimming, General Material through 1984/1985
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Swimming, General Material 1985/1986-
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Swimming, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Table Tennis, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Tennis, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Tennis, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Track, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Track, Photographs
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Volleyball, General Material
Series 5. Sports/Activities, Volleyball, Photographs
Series 6. Course Records, Gymnastics Lessons Notebook (Ruth Waterman) 1916-1919
Series 7. Publications, Sports Handbook 1932/1933-1940/1941
Series 7. Publications, Sports Handbook 1941/1942-1954/1955
Series 7. Publications, Sports Handbook 1955/1956-1961/1962
Series 7. Publications, Handbook and Daily Calendar 1962/1963
Series 7. Publications, Recreation and Sports Handbook 1963/1964-1971/1972
Series 8. Special Events, Conferences, Etc., Competitive Gymnastics Meets
Series 8. Special Events, Conferences, Etc., Field Day
Series 8. Special Events, Conferences, Etc., Games, Exhibitions, Etc.
Series 8. Special Events, Conferences, Etc., Other Activities, 1933
Series 8. Special Events, Conferences, Etc., Special Events
Series 9. Photographs circa 1904-
Series 1. Pauline Chellis' Scrapbooks, General Material circa 1930-circa 1965
Series 1. Pauline Chellis' Scrapbooks, Scrapbook of Dancecirca 1928-circa 1963
Series 1. Pauline Chellis' Scrapbooks, Scrapbook of Dancecirca 1930-circa 1938, 1965
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1930-1935
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1935-1938
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1939-1944
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1944-1948
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1948-1950
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1950-1952
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1953-1955
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1956-1957
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1958-1962
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1961-1963
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1963
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1967-1974
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1971-1973
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1975-1977
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1977-1979
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1973-1975
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1979-1982
Series 2. Scrapbooks 1982-1983
Series 3. Photograph Albums, Captions for Photographs 1864-1945
Series 3. Photograph Albums, Photograph Album 1864-1945
Series 4. Posters
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, General
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Archery
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Badminton
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Baseball
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Basketball
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Dance
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Fencing
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Field Hockey
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Golf
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Gymnastics
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Lacrosse
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Posture
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Riding
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Rowing
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Skating
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Skiing
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Sledding and Toboganning
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Snowshoeing
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Soccer
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Speedball
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Squash
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Swimming
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Tennis
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Track
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Volleyball
Series 5. Photographs/Negatives, Negatives
Series 1. Department Records, Generalcirca 1974-circa 1978
Series 1. Department Records, Correspondence 1974-1975
Series 1. Department Records, Correspondence 1977-1979
Series 1. Department Records, Staff Meeting Minutes 1974/1975, 1978-1981
Series 1. Department Records, Athletics and Recreation Association Records circa 1982-circa 1991
Series 1. Department Records, Seven Sisters Tournament Records, General
Series 1. Department Records, Seven Sisters Tournament Records, Basketball
Series 1. Department Records, Seven Sisters Tournament Records, Field Hockey
Series 1. Department Records, Seven Sisters Tournament Records, Lacrosse
Series 1. Department Records, Seven Sisters Tournament Records, Rowing
Series 1. Department Records, Seven Sisters Tournament Records, Soccer
Series 1. Department Records, Seven Sisters Tournament Records, Swimming
Series 1. Department Records, Seven Sisters Tournament Records, Tennis
Series 1. Department Records, Seven Sisters Tournament Records, Track
Series 1. Department Records, Seven Sisters Tournament Records, Volleyball
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Award Recipient Records 1993-1994
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Press Releases, General1993-1995
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Press Releases, Basketball1993-1995
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Press Releases, Field Hockey1993-1995
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Press Releases, Golf1993-1995
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Press Releases, Rowing1993-1995
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Press Releases, Soccer1993-1995
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Press Releases, Squash1993-1995
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Press Releases, Swimming1993-1995
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Press Releases, Tennis1993-1995
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Press Releases, Track1993-1995
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Press Releases, Volleyball1993-1995
Series 2. Publicity Director Records, Season Reports 1990-1995
Series 3. Scrapbooks 1983-1986
Series 3. Scrapbooks 1985-1989
Series 4. Dance Records, General circa 1958-circa 1978
Series 4. Dance Records, Programs, Mount Holyoke Dance Club 1954-1977
Series 4. Dance Records, Programs, Visiting Dance Companies
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks 1926-1943
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks 1943-1952
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks 1943-1953
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks 1951-1952
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks 1954-1959
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks 1960-1963
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks 1967-1968
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks 1968-1970
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks 1970-1972
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks 1972-1973
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks 1974-1975
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks 1978-1984
Series 4. Dance Records, Scrapbooks, Visiting Dance Companies 1948-1963
Series 5. Swimming Records 1954-1956
Series 5. Swimming Records 1957-1959
Series 5. Swimming Records 1960-1961
Series 6. Photograph Album
Series 7. Photographs, Pictures from Publications
Series 7. Photographs, General
Series 7. Photographs, Aerobics
Series 7. Photographs, Archery
Series 7. Photographs, Baseball
Series 7. Photographs, Basketball
Series 7. Photographs, Dance
Series 7. Photographs, Dance Fall 1977
Series 7. Photographs, Field Hockey
Series 7. Photographs, Golf
Series 7. Photographs, Gymnastics
Series 7. Photographs, Lacrosse
Series 7. Photographs, Outing Club
Series 7. Photographs, Posture
Series 7. Photographs, Riding
Series 7. Photographs, Rowing
Series 7. Photographs, Skating
Series 7. Photographs, Skiing
Series 7. Photographs, Sledding and Tobogganing
Series 7. Photographs, Soccer
Series 7. Photographs, Squash
Series 7. Photographs, Swimming
Series 7. Photographs, Tennis
Series 7. Photographs, Track
Series 7. Photographs, Volleyball
Series 7. Photographs, Negatives