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Dr. Naismith instructing the women’s fencing team.
Dr. Naismith instructing the women’s fencing team. Photograph from the Dec. 1936 Jayhawker yearbook
James Naismith Scrapbook Page
A page from the James Naismith scrapbook compiled by University Library staff and located in the University Archives. Note the article on the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The 1936 Olympics was the first time that basketball was played as an official…
1925 Jayhawker Yearbook
The 1925 Jayhawker yearbook was dedicated to Dr. Naismith. The dedication reads “To Dr. James A. Naismith, twenty-six years at the University as director of Physical Education, Father of Basketball, exponent of clean sportsmanship, believer in the…