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<mods:title>George Williams' wax cylinder shipping container lid, 1894</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Springfield College</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Abel, Charles</mods:namePart>
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<mods:publisher>Springfield College</mods:publisher>
<mods:dateCreated encoding='w3cdtf' keyDate='yes'>1894</mods:dateCreated>
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<mods:abstract>This is a digital photograph of the George william's wax cylinder shipping container lid. YMCA founder George Williams recorded a message to the students of the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, at the Edison Laboratories office in London, England in 1894. He then had the cylinder, or record as they were called, shipped to Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. The message was played at the school's Jubilee (50th) Anniversary celebrations of the founding of the YMCA. The lid contains the school address and the return address of the Edison Laboratories in London.</mods:abstract>
<mods:note>Raised in the rural countryside of England, George Williams was drawn to London as a young man during the Industrial Revolution. He worked long hours in a city store, living in small, crowded rooms in the same building. The moral conditions of the inner city were incompatible with Williams’ evangelical Christian outlook. He organized a series of prayer meetings and Bible classes for 11 of his colleagues. These simple meetings formed the basis of the Young Men’s Christian Association. Williams grew to be a prominent businessman in London. He maintained a lifelong affiliation with the rapidly-spreading association, providing influence and financial support. In recognition of his contribution to English society and the world, Williams was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894. After his death in 1905, he was commemorated by a stained-glass window in the nave of Westminster Abbey. Sir George Williams is buried in St. Paul's Cathedral.</mods:note>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>International Young Men's Christian Association</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Young Men's Christian Association of North America</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Williams, George, Sir, 1821-1905</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>YMCA</mods:topic>
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<mods:subject>
<mods:topic>National Phonograph Company</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Thomas A. Edison, Inc</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Containers</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Packaging</mods:topic>
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<mods:county>Hampden</mods:county>
<mods:country>United States</mods:country>
<mods:continent>North and Central America</mods:continent>
<mods:state>Massachusetts</mods:state>
<mods:city>Springfield</mods:city>
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<mods:coordinates>42.1,-72.5833</mods:coordinates>
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<mods:title>College Archives Digital Collections</mods:title>
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<mods:title>George Williams Papers</mods:title>
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<mods:identifier type='local-other'>ms509-02-01-002</mods:identifier>
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<mods:physicalLocation>Springfield College Archives and Special Collections</mods:physicalLocation>
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<mods:accessCondition displayLabel='license' type='use and reproduction'>Contact host institution for more information.</mods:accessCondition>
<mods:accessCondition displayLabel='rights' type='use and reproduction'>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.</mods:accessCondition>
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<mods:recordContentSource>Springfield College Archives and Special Collections</mods:recordContentSource>
<mods:recordOrigin>OAI-PMH request</mods:recordOrigin>
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