Doggett Family at Banyan tree planting
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- 1936
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Laurence Doggett was Springfield College's fourth president and remained in that position for thirty-nine years. During his time at Springfield, Doggett increased and improved the facilities, grew the student body from fifty to 500 and increased the number of faculty from eight to forty. Doggett was also instrumental in developing the college's humanics philpophy which called for the education of the whole person in spirit, mind and body. This philosophy is still used by the college today. Doggett died in 1957 at the age of 92.
Is part of Doggett Hawaii Scrapbook. Is page 9 of the scrapbook.
This is a photograph of Laurence Doggett, wife Olive, children and grandchildren at the planting on the Doggett Banyan Tree in Hawaii. Doggett visited Hawaii as part of a world tour upon his retirement as President of Springfield College in 1936. During the trip, Dr. and Mrs. Doggett visited 110 alumni in twenty-six countries.
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- International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Springfield College--Faculty
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
Springfield College--Presidents
Doggett, L. L. (Laurence Locke), 1864-1957
Doggett, Olive E
Hawaii
Banyan trees
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- Doggett Family at Banyan tree planting. 1936. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/267. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- (1936) Doggett Family at Banyan tree planting. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/267
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- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/267>.