C. Ward Crampton
Charles Ward Crampton (26 May 1877 – 20 October 1964) was an American geriatrician, physical culturist and advocate of preventive healthcare. Crampton was educated at City College and New York University and graduated in 1900 from the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He was a teacher of physical training at DeWitt Clinton High School and managed the physical training department at Commerce High School. Crampton was Director of the Health Service Clinic Health at the Post-Graduate Medical Hospital of New York where he was a Professor of Medicine. He was Chairman of the New York County Medical Society's Committee on Preventive Medicine. He was President of New York Council of the Boy Scouts of America and was Chairman of the Committee on Health Examinations of the New York State Medical Society. Crampton was director of physical training for the New York Board of Education from 1910 to 1919. Crampton invented the Crampton Test (also known as the Crampton Test for Fatal Shock), which measures the physical condition and resistance of one’s pulse and blood pressure. He was executive secretary of Public Schools Athletic League from 1908 to 1920 and was in charge of medical volunteers who examined the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1930. Crampton was a column writer for Boys’ Life magazine. He was a major in the United States Medical Reserve and during World War I was a Special Adviser to the Department of the East. He received the Silver Buffalo Award in 1941. Crampton authored many works on dancing, hygiene, physical culture and physical training. He did pioneering research into the use of vitamin A in the treatment of colds. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1877, Died 1964
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, speaker
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Recordings (Results 26-33 of 33 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-16169 | 10-in. | 7/1/1915 | Daldans | Victor Military Band | Band | arranger | |
Victor | C-16170 | 12-in. | 7/1/1915 | Skanska quadrille | Victor Military Band | Band | arranger | |
Victor | B-16814 | 10-in. | 11/26/1915 | Weaving dance | Victor Military Band | Band | arranger | |
Victor | B-16815 | 10-in. | 11/26/1915 | Vingakersdans | Victor Military Band | Band | arranger | |
Victor | BVE-20056 | 10-in. | 9/28/1927 | Lott' ist Tod | Victor Band | Band | arranger | |
Victor | B-20056 | 10-in. | 6/18/1917 | Lott' ist Tod | Victor Military Band | Band | arranger | |
Victor | B-21905 | 10-in. | 5/4/1918 | Hallingen | Victor Band | Band | arranger | |
Victor | [Trial 1915-02-15-02] | Not documented | 2/15/1915 | Physical instructor, exercise no. 1 | C. Ward Crampton | Physical instruction, with piano | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crampton, C. Ward," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109351.
Crampton, C. Ward. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109351.
"Crampton, C. Ward." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Crampton, C. Ward (Charles Ward), 1877-1964 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92016456
Wikidata: C. Ward Crampton - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q109855038
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34024192
ISNI: 0000 0000 4351 8732 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000043518732
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