This is a brochure for the official archives of AAHPERD, the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Dance. The pamphlet is eight pages and talks about what the organization is and how it is organized, how the archives was started, what collections are in the archives, and talks about how to access these materials. There are photographs of early sport and physical education within the pamphlet. In 1999 the AAHPERD archives was moved to Springfield College and housed in the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections.SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Educators) is the largest organization of professionals involved in school-based health, physical education and physical activity, who are dedicated to teaching and promoting active, healthy lifestyles. Founded in 1885, SHAPE America provides a comprehensive array of resources, leadership in the development of standards and guidelines, professional development and advocacy for its members as well as the general public. The SHAPE America Archives is held within the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections. Within the vast array of materials that is the SHAPE America Archives are also the records of the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport, National Dance Association, National Association for Sport and Physical Education, American Association for Health Education, American Association for Leisure and Recreation, American College of Sport Medicine, and Eastern District Association as well as personal and professional papers of AAHPERD leader Mabel Lee and many of SHAPE's past presidents and leaders. It includes material in a number of different formats in addition to documents including photographs, films, video and audio cassettes, books, journals, memorabilia. To view these materials, please see: https://springfield.edu/archives/collections/shape-america-archive
