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Miss Snell's Way: A Life-Affirming Organic Model Created In Sport, Robin G. Cash

Eleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondence and Other Documents

This 156 page dissertation by Robin G. Cash, Ursinus College Class of 1972, was submitted to the faculty of Fielding Graduate Institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Human and Organizational Systems.

The dissertation explores a women’s way of coaching and being in sport that existed prior to Title IX. It considers a shift from an organic to a mechanistic coaching approach. An alternative model based on the concept of organicism and underlying principles of relational power, life-affirming actions, and inclusiveness of all beings is presented. This new model emerged from three …

The Life And Athletic Achievements Of Thomas Dwight Eddleman, Diana Eddleman Wilson

Masters Theses

This study documents the life of Thomas Dwight Eddleman who is possibly the greatest all-around athlete in the history of Illinois. Eddleman's diversity made him legendary as a high school athlete from Centralia, Illinois, in the early 1940s, and at the University (Champaign-Urbana) where he earned eleven varsity letters in football, basketball, and track. While the paper focuses on his sports' achievements, it includes a discussion of his "early years." It continues with a commentary on his contributions to society as the Executive Director of the Fighting Illini Scholarship Fund at the University of Illinois from 1969-1993.

Sports Information Fact Sheet About Eleanor Snell, Circa 1977, Michael Cash

Eleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondence and Other Documents

This two page summary of Eleanor Snell's career and accomplishments was compiled by the Sports Information Director of Ursinus College.

A Study Of The Professional Life And Contributions Of Miss Eleanor Frost Snell To Women's Physical Education And Athletics, Harriet A. Gould

Eleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondence and Other Documents

This 112 page thesis by Harriet A. Gould (Metzger), Ursinus College Class of 1968, was submitted to the Graduate Council of Trenton State College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Health and Physical Education. This biographical study explores the career and accomplishments, as well as the philosophy and coaching techniques, of Eleanor Snell who taught and coached for forty years at Ursinus College.