Joseph M. Dudley and the Brooklyn Railroad YMCA

Item Information

Title:
Joseph M. Dudley and the Brooklyn Railroad YMCA
Description:
This lantern slide shows two images: a sketch of the proposed Brooklyn Railroad YMCA and Joseph M. Dudley, who graduated in 1895 from the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College.
Creator:
W. H. Drew, Stereopticons
Date:
[1900?–1910?]
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Lantern Slide Collection
Subjects:
Young Men's Christian Association of North America
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Lantern slides
Portraits
Mustaches
Architectural drawings
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
3x4 in
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/3768
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
Language:
English
Notes:
After graduation, Dudley began his long career serving in various YMCA positions and locations. From 1899 to 1901, he served as the railroad secretary at Dearborn Station in Chicago (1899-1901) and Brooklyn Heights in New York (1902-1903). From 1904 to 1905, Dudley served as the state secretary in Portland, Maine, and from 1906 to 1924, he served as secretary to the International Commission in Montreal, Quebec. From 1925 to his retirement in 1928, he worked as secretary to the National Council in New York. He died March 22, 1953. In June 1877, the International YMCA Committee began railroad work on a national basis. These facilities provided clean beds, good meals, and hot showers, as well as programs to address the educational, spiritual, and recreational needs of the workers. In 1920, the name of the Railroad Department changed to the Transportation Department, in order to "conform to the inclusive character of its work." Due to the consolidation of rail lines and the changes in railroad technology, the Transportation Department disbanded in 1989.
Identifier:
LS-04-05