Sargent, Dudley Allen, 1849-1924

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Sargent taught physical training at Harvard and was director of Hemenway Gymnasium from 1879 to 1919.

From the description of Papers of Dudley Allen Sargent, 1879-1925 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972875

Dudley Allen Sargent (1849-1924) was an early innovator in physical education. His long association with Harvard included his years as Director of the Hemenway Gymnasium at Harvard from 1879 to 1919. During this time, he also established and taught at the Harvard Summer School of Physical Education. Sargent also established a private gymnasium in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known as the Sanatory Gymnasium. At the Sanatory Gymnasium, he directed an exercise program for the female Harvard students until 1892. These were students who studied in the Harvard Annex, which later became Radcliffe College. He also conducted physical education teacher training courses, which eventually became the Sargent College of Physical Education, and was later associated with Boston University.

Sargent's academic interests went beyond teaching to include research. He went to great lengths to research the perfect proportions of the human body, using his Harvard and other connections to procure research subjects and data. He had three ways of obtaining subjects for anthropometic measurement. He recorded and/or collected sets of anthropometric measurements from his Harvard students, Sargent School pupils, and Sanatory Gymnasium clients. He also sent individuals blank data cards, on which their measurements could be recorded, and responded with an assessment or chart of their condition. Finally, Sargent's students and colleagues returned to their home institutions, found research subjects, recorded their measurements, and sent completed data cards back to Sargent.

From the description of Papers of Dudley Allen Sargent : measurement cards from schools and organizations other than Harvard, 1880-1902. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77067610

Dudley Allen Sargent (1849-1924) was an early innovator in physical education. His long association with Harvard included his years as Director of the Hemenway Gymnasium at Harvard from 1879 to 1919. During this time, he also established and taught at the Harvard Summer School of Physical Education .

Sargent also established a private gymnasium in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known as the Sanatory Gymnasium. At the Sanatory Gymnasium, he directed an exercise program for the female Harvard students until 1892. These were students who studied in the Harvard Annex, which later became Radcliffe College.

He also conducted physical education teacher training courses, which eventually became the Sargent College of Physical Education, and was later associated with Boston University .

Sargent's academic interests went beyond teaching to include research. He went to great lengths to research the perfect proportions of the human body, using his Harvard and other connections to procure research subjects and data. He had three ways of obtaining subjects for anthropometic measurement. He recorded and/or collected sets of anthropometric measurements from his Harvard students, Sargent School pupils, and Sanatory Gymnasium clients. He also sent individuals blank data cards, on which their measurements could be recorded, and responded with an assessment or chart of their condition. Finally, Sargent's students and colleagues returned to their home institutions, found research subjects, recorded their measurements, and sent completed data cards back to Sargent.

From the guide to the Papers of Dudley Allen Sargent : measurement cards from schools and organizations other than Harvard, 1880-1902, (Harvard University Archives)

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referencedIn Photographs : anthropometic measurements being taken. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Gymnasium Records, 1881-1940 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Harvard University. Dept. of Physical Education. Records of the Dept. of Physical Education : anthropometric measurements of Harvard students, 1860-1920. Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Sargent, Dudley Allen, 1849-1924. Papers of Dudley Allen Sargent : measurement cards from schools and organizations other than Harvard, 1880-1902. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Phelps, Gouverneur M. Papers in Hygiene 4 and 5, 1901. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn  Chest of 1900, 1899-1900 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Photographs : anthropometic measurements being taken. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Norton family. Letters received by the Norton family, 1830-1920 Houghton Library
referencedIn Putnam, Frederic Ward, 1839-1915. Papers, 1807-1971 (bulk: 1855-1935) Peabody Museum Archives, Harvard University
referencedIn Harvard University. Dept. of Physical Education. Records of the Department of Physical Education, 1879-1955 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company. Houghton Mifflin Company reader reports on manuscripts submitted for publication. 1882-1931. Houghton Library
referencedIn Shain, Charles E. Growing up in Maine : research papers collection, 1990-1993. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Harvard University. Chest of 1900. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Leonard, Fred Eugene, 1866-1922. Papers, 1821-1922, 1893-1922. Oberlin College Library
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Sargent, Dudley Allen, 1849-1924. Papers of Dudley Allen Sargent, 1879-1925 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Papers of Dudley Allen Sargent : measurement cards from schools and organizations other than Harvard, 1880-1902 Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Carman, Bliss, 1861-1929. Papers of Bliss Carman, 1897-1934. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Sargent, Dudley Allen, 1849-1924. The inomoter. Harvard University Archives.
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Birth 1849-09-28

Death 1924-07-21

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