Finding Aid: MS508 - R. Tait McKenzie Papers

Springfield College · 2010

This is the finding aid for MS508 - R. Tait McKenzie Papers in the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections. This collection primarily comprises manuscripts and articles about McKenzie, exhibition catalogs, and images of his sculptures. The three manuscripts about McKenzie include “R. Tait McKenzie, M.D. (1867-1938): Triune Genius” by Joseph B. Wolffe, M.D., “The Life of a Remarkable Man: R. Tait McKenzie” by James Farquharson Leys, and “A Sculptor of Youth” by Christopher Hussey. There are also several newspaper articles about McKenzie, as well as exhibition catalogs from a 2008 exhibit at Springfield College and a 1934 exhibit in New York. In addition to this, the collection contains a letter from McKenzie to Dr. James Huff McCurdy and a manuscript by McKenzie about his childhood friend and longtime colleague James Naismith entitled “Reminiscences of James Naismith.” The numerous images in the collection include photographs of McKenzie, the McKenzie Medallion, and his artwork, including those at Springfield College. For more information on R. Tait Mckenzie, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/720