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Trained as a teacher.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Consists of account books, administrative files, lecture notes, and lantern slides with index cards. The majority of the documentation pertains to his work as professor of hygiene and physical education, and is comprised of files of background articles, notes, some lecture outlines, and lantern slides which accompanied his presentations. Interest in physical education at peer institutions is evidenced in the large number of catalogs and bulletins from other schools. Arranged in four...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Primarily consists of the incoming correspondence received by Fred E. Leonard, both personal and professional. Correspondence includes courtship letters and subsequent letters written by Leonard to his wife Bertha M. Hopkins between 1907 and 1921, and Bertha's letters to Fred from 1912 to 1920. Family correspondence from Leonard's grandfather, parents, and siblings dating from 1878 to 1903 is located here along with general correspondence. Leonard's professional correspondence illustrates...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Consists of account books, administrative files, lecture notes, and lantern slides with index cards. The majority of the documentation pertains to his work as professor of hygiene and physical education, and is comprised of files of background articles, notes, some lecture outlines, and lantern slides which accompanied his presentations. Interest in physical education at peer institutions is evidenced in the large number of catalogs and bulletins from other schools. Arranged in four...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The materials in this series, which comprise the bulk of Leonard's research are arranged on the basis of his major works, Pioneers of Modern Physical Training, and Guide to the History of Physical Education. The documentation consists of magazine articles collected by Leonard, his handwritten notes, bibliographic notes, and original items such as an 1822 catalog from Alden Partridge's (1785-1854) military academy, and...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Consists of account books, administrative files, lecture notes, and lantern slides with index cards. The majority of the documentation pertains to his work as professor of hygiene and physical education, and is comprised of files of background articles, notes, some lecture outlines, and lantern slides which accompanied his presentations. Interest in physical education at peer institutions is evidenced in the large number of catalogs and bulletins from other schools. Arranged in four...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Consists of account books, administrative files, lecture notes, and lantern slides with index cards. The majority of the documentation pertains to his work as professor of hygiene and physical education, and is comprised of files of background articles, notes, some lecture outlines, and lantern slides which accompanied his presentations. Interest in physical education at peer institutions is evidenced in the large number of catalogs and bulletins from other schools. Arranged in four...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Consists of account books, administrative files, lecture notes, and lantern slides with index cards. The majority of the documentation pertains to his work as professor of hygiene and physical education, and is comprised of files of background articles, notes, some lecture outlines, and lantern slides which accompanied his presentations. Interest in physical education at peer institutions is evidenced in the large number of catalogs and bulletins from other schools. Arranged in four...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Consists of account books, administrative files, lecture notes, and lantern slides with index cards. The majority of the documentation pertains to his work as professor of hygiene and physical education, and is comprised of files of background articles, notes, some lecture outlines, and lantern slides which accompanied his presentations. Interest in physical education at peer institutions is evidenced in the large number of catalogs and bulletins from other schools. Arranged in four...

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Leonard was an inveterate diarist as evidenced in over thirty journals and diaries. The entries are detailed, reporting on weather, work completed, meals, and recreation. Symbols are often used to represent words in his abbreviated style, such as "\" to represent "the." A chronology written on index cards provides an exhaustive summary of where he was each year, including visits and trips. The material is arranged chronologically.