Lawrence K. Hall

Item Information

Title:
Lawrence K. Hall
Description:
An photograph of Lawrence K. Hall from the 1992 YMCA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony program.
Date:
[1946?–1966?]
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
YMCA Hall of Fame Papers
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
Springfield College--Faculty
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
Hall, Lawrence K.
YMCA
YMCA Hall of Fame
Portrait photographs
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/746
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Notes:
L.K. Hall’s first involvement with the YMCA was during his college years at Baker University. After teaching school for two years, he began working for the YMCA, helping to establish the Camp Wood YMCA (Kansas) in 1915. He was hired by the International Committee of the YMCA to develop programs for rural youth and also spent seven years in China developing Boys’ Work programs in Shanghai and for the China National Council of YMCAs. Hall returned to the U.S. to attend Columbia University in 1925. In 1928, he joined the faculty at what had then become known as the International YMCA College (now Springfield College), where he stayed for 15 years as the director of Boys’ Work Studies and later, the director of the Social Science Department. Hall left Springfield College to become the interim editor of Association Press, the publishing enterprise of the National Council of YMCAs. He remained in this position for nine years until his retirement in 1952. In retirement, he served as the first director of the Association of Secretaries (today’s Association of YMCA Professionals) until 1957, and was also a visiting professor at George Williams College.
Is located in the 1992 YMCA Hall of Fame program
Identifier:
Lawrence-K-Hall-1992-YMCA