Undated letter from Hyozo Omori to Jacob T. Bowne

Item Information

Title:
Undated letter from Hyozo Omori to Jacob T. Bowne
Description:
An undated letter from Hyozo Omori to Jacob T. Bowne. In the letter, Omori apologizes for his scholastic performance in the preceding academic year and talks about his new job as a gardener in a country house in Woodstock Ct. He aso talks about the house's isolation. Finally he expresses excitement for the Japanese government's support of The Physical Culture Society in Japan in the form of $5,000 dollars annually for 5 years.
Creator:
Omori, Hyozo
Date:
[1905?–1906?]
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Secretarial Department Records
Subjects:
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Springfield College--Faculty
Springfield College
International Young Men's Christian Association
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Springfield College--International
Omori, Hyozo
Shepley, Annie (Omori)
Bowne, J. T. (Jacob Titus), 1847-1925
Physical education
Physical fitness
Correspondence
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
3 Pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/15093
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
The house in Woodstock Ct. was the home of Annie Shepley, the eventually wife of Hyozo Omori. Jacob T. Bowne came to the School for Christian Workers (now Springfield College) in 1885 to head the YMCA Secretarial Department. Bowne was the first head of the department, which trained young men for work as executives at YMCAs in the United States and around the world. Bowne is known as the “father of professional education” in the YMCA and worked at Springfield College until his retirement in 1925. While at the college, Bowne played an integral role in the building of Marsh Memorial Library and became the school’s first librarian. Bowne was known for his modesty and whenever anyone tried to express their gratitude to him his response was “pass it on.” An avid collector and the YMCA’s first archivist, Bowne’s YMCA materials form the basis for the YMCA archives housed at the University of Minnesota. Bowne died shortly after his retirement in 1925 at the age of 78.
Identifier:
a1-01-09-08-013