Amherst College. Department of Hygiene and Physical Education
Organization
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Amherst College Department of Hygiene and Physical Education Records
Collection
Identifier: MA.00251
Abstract
Records documenting the activities of the Amherst College Department of Hygiene and Physical Education from 1861 to 1933. A significant subset of the collection is material on anthropometry (the study of bodies using detailed measurements) at Amherst College. The collection covers the period from the establishment of the department in 1861 to 1933, when the department was renamed Physical Education Department and underwent a slow, concurrent change to a more modern philosophy of physical...
Dates:
1859-1965; Majority of material found within 1861-1933
Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics Meetings - minutes, undated
File — Box 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A variety of materials relating to physical education at Amherst and Marsh's professional work.
Dates:
undated
Department of Physical Education
Section
Scope and Contents
From the Section:
Section 3: Amherst College - Official documentation of Hitchcock's teaching and other activities at Amherst College is found in the College's institutional records, many of which were gathered and organized by Hitchcock himself. This section contains a small amount of material that Hitchcock had in his personal possession relating to physical education and the College's cabinets (collections of scientific specimens). The section is further divided into three topics, arranged by topic or...
Dates:
1840-1962
Department of Physical Education and Athletics - policies and agreements, undated
File — Box 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A variety of materials relating to physical education at Amherst and Marsh's professional work.
Dates:
undated
Department of Physical Education and Athletics - vacation trips and intercollegiate schedules, undated
File — Box 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A variety of materials relating to physical education at Amherst and Marsh's professional work.
Dates:
undated