John W. Cook, Class of 1889

Item Information

Title:
John W. Cook, Class of 1889
Description:
This slide, “John W. Cook, Class of 1889,” is a lantern slide showing a portrait of YMCA Training School (now known as Springfield College) alumnus John Wesley Cook.
Creator:
W. H. Drew, Stereopticons
Date:
[1889?–1900?]
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Lantern Slide Collection
Subjects:
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Springfield College
School for Christian Workers (Springfield, Mass.)
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
Cook, John W.
Lantern slides
Portrait photographs
Mustaches
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
3x4 in
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/2918
Terms of Use:
Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Notes:
Cook began his career in the YMCA in 1887, when he was hired as the General Secretary at the Armory Hill YMCA branch in Springfield, Massachusetts. Upon graduating from the YMCA Training School in 1889, Cook held the position of Assistant State Secretary for Massachusetts and Rhode Island from 1890 to 1891. From 1892 to 1893, he was the YMCA State Secretary of Connecticut, and from 1894 to 1901, he served as the General Secretary at the facility in Bridgeport, Conn. From 1902 to 1907, Cook was the YMCA State Secretary of New York. From 1909 until his retirement on June 1, 1924, he served as General Secretary to the YMCA facility in Brooklyn, New York. He died November 2, 1948. He is also considered to be one of the founders of the library at Springfield College. He was the one that helped collect the money that first started the library!
This slide is cracked.; Text on border reads, "J. W. Cook ’89, Met Sec Brooklyn YMCA, NY; W. H. DREW Stereopticons, No. 1 Somserset St., Boston."
Identifier:
LS_09_08