Records, 1910-1995 (bulk 1950-1992).

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Records, 1910-1995 (bulk 1950-1992).

Correspondence, minutes, reports, publications, programs, membership, committee and officer lists, memorabilia, photographs. The records document the history and activities of the organization as well as the establishment and development of physical education as a profession and as an academic discipline. Topics include administration of college PE departments; curriculum; status, pay, and benefits for physical education faculty; various aspects of hygiene and physical and mental health of college students; and the participation of women in college sports. array of college sports.

13 linear ft. (27 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7259717

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Spears, Betty Mary.

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Oglesby, Carole A.

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Eastern Association for Physical Education of College Women

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$B Formed in 1910 by Amy Morris Homans, director of physical training at Wellesley College, and other women directors of physical training in New England Colleges. In 1915 the group officially formed as the Association of Directors of Physical Education for Women to discuss the problems of organization and administration of PE departments in colleges. Membership expanded in 1940s to include all physical education faculty and staff. In 1948, the organization's name was changed to Eastern Associat...

Homans, Amy Morris.

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Amsden, Katherine.

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Association of Directors of Physical Education for Women

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