General Secretaries of New Hampshire and Vermont YMCAs

Item Information

Title:
General Secretaries of New Hampshire and Vermont YMCAs
Description:
This collage of portraits depict the General Secretaries of the YMCA’s of New Hampshire and Vermont. The men portrayed in the photograph include: [column 1, top to bottom] W.R. Goddard (Laconia), H.W. Freer (Bellows Falls), L.M. Collins (Dover), [column 2] C.J. Higgins (Bennington), R.E. Burleigh (Concord Railroad Dept.), W.A. Fairbanks (Concord), [column 3] John Gibson (Burlington), Claus Olandt, Jr. (State Secretary), D.M. Spence (Montpelier), [column 4] R.W. Gillett (Manchester), G. Arlington Raynor (Keene), L.B. Hardy (Brattleboro), [column 5] W.H. Fuller (Rutland), D.N. Bartlett (Rutland), F.W. Teague (Portsmouth). Claus Olandt was the state secretary of Vermont and New Hampshire until 1897 carrying on the position along with his work among german-speaking young men. Mr. Olandt is also renown to have served in fourteen prison camps in Europe during World War I. Thanks to his organization, prisoners could communicate home through letters. Olandt also brought hope to the camps through music and his gospel meetings. Olandt’s work “was undertaken in the extraordinary conditions of life producing a spirit of comradeship, and friendship (North Otago Times, 8 November 1917).
Creator:
French, J. A.
Date:
[1890?–1897?]
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
IMLS YMCA Historical Image Collection
Subjects:
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
Collages
Portraits
Beards
Mustaches
Extent:
14 x 12 in.
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/9944
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:
In the verso of the photograph a penned caption reads "New Hampshire Vermont YMCA Secretaries".
Identifier:
SC18724