Letter announcing arrival of Dr. Karpovich in America, Feb. 27, 1925

This is a copy of a letter announcing Dr. Peter V. Karpovich's arrival in New York City from Riga Latvia. The letter is written by Arthur F. Newell and sent to Robert E. Lewis of the Cleveland YMCA. It is dated February 27, 1925. The letter describes how he has subsequently left for Springfield College to matriculate. He will then go on to Cleveland as part of his study for his degree as well as earn funds to pay for his stay.Peter V. Karpovich (1896-1975) was born in Russia and trained as a medical doctor at the State Military Academy of Medicine in Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Russia in 1919. Under increasing political and professional turmoil, he fled to Latvia in 1922. In Latvia, Karpovich worked at the Riga YMCA. In 1925, he traveled to the United States to research at Springfield College. While there, he enrolled as a special advanced student and earned a master’s degree in physical education. In 1927, while completing his studies, he became a professor of physiology at the college. In the late 1940s, he met and married his second wife, Josephine Rathbone, an acclaimed scholar of physical education and relaxation. From 1961 to 1969, he served as the director of the physiology research laboratory at Springfield College, where he published several seminal books. Karpovich was a founding member of the American College of Sports Medicine and a consultant to many government, private and educational organizations. He remains an internationally recognized pioneer in physical education