Sir George Williams, Founder Y.M.C.A., 1844

Item Information

Title:
Sir George Williams, Founder Y.M.C.A., 1844
Description:
This is a postcard depicts an image of YMCA founder Sir George Williams standing next to a desk. It actually is part of the Cliff Smith postcard collection and not part of the regular Springfield College Collection. It can be seen within the collection here: http://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6w928261q
Creator:
Artvue Post Card Co
Date:
[1910?–1943?]
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Cliff Smith Postcard Collection
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association
Williams, George, Sir, 1821-1905
Postcards
Portrait photographs
Extent:
Postcard
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/298
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Williams founded the YMCA in 1844 at the age of twenty-two in response to the moral conditions he found upon moving to London, England during the Industrial Revolution. He found the conditions to be incompatible with his evangelical outlook as the only recreational outlets for young men at the time were taverns and brothels. Williams sought to create a place where men could partake in healthy activities for the mind, body and spirit and thus the idea for the Young Men's Christian Association was born. The YMCA movement quickly spread across England, Scotland and Ireland and in 1851 extended to North America. Williams maintained a lifelong affiliation with the association and in 1894, the fiftieth anniversary of the YMCA's founding, was knighted by Queen Victoria. Sir George died in 1905 and was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral. He is commemorated with a stained glass window in London's Westminster Abbey.
The back of the postcard is stamped with the date Mar 15, 1943 however the date the actual postcard was created is unclear.
Is part of the Cliff Smith Postcard Collection and is represented in this digital collection as well: http://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6w928261q
Identifier:
15403