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Climate change. A beginner's guide
No full textClimate change is the greatest single problem we face as a planet. This important introduction skilfully guides us through the complex mix of scientific, political, social, and environmental issues to examine the manifold threats it poses and explore the possible futures for our world. Focusing on the fact that the "point of no return" may in fact have already been passed, Boyd and Tompkins highlight the urgent need to start actively adapting to our changing climate if we want to avoid complete catastroph
Letter from Leslie Tompkins to Laurence L. Doggett (June 14, 1918)
No full textA letter from Leslie Tompkins to Laurence L. Doggett dated June 14, 1918. In the letter Tompkins asks Doggett if he could write a letter of recommendation for him so that he could join the United States Navy Reserves as a yeoman.Leslie Tompkins joined the Yonkers YMCA as a teenager and became employed working with the “boot blacks” and “newsboys”, the school dropouts of the 1900s. He graduated from Springfield College in 1918 shortly before entering the military. After his service, he joined the Maine State YMCA Committee, where he helped to found the Maine State YMCA Camp.
He served as general secretary of the Gloversville (N.Y.) and Amsterdam (N.Y.) YMCAs. He then joined the New York State YMCA Executive Committee, where he had training and support responsibilities for railroad and city associations. In 1937, he became the executive for personnel services of the National Council of YMCAs. He helped to implement a new approach to personnel policies and established a new certification system.
In 1946, he was named associate general secretary and served as executive of field services on the national staff until his retirement in 1957. He also served eight years as the executive director of the Association of Secretaries
Letter from Leslie Tompkins to Laurence L. Doggett (June 14, 1918)
No full textA letter from Leslie Tompkins to Laurence L. Doggett dated June 14, 1918. In the letter Tompkins asks Doggett if he could write a letter of recommendation for him so that he could join the United States Navy Reserves as a yeoman.Leslie Tompkins joined the Yonkers YMCA as a teenager and became employed working with the “boot blacks” and “newsboys”, the school dropouts of the 1900s. He graduated from Springfield College in 1918 shortly before entering the military. After his service, he joined the Maine State YMCA Committee, where he helped to found the Maine State YMCA Camp.
He served as general secretary of the Gloversville (N.Y.) and Amsterdam (N.Y.) YMCAs. He then joined the New York State YMCA Executive Committee, where he had training and support responsibilities for railroad and city associations. In 1937, he became the executive for personnel services of the National Council of YMCAs. He helped to implement a new approach to personnel policies and established a new certification system.
In 1946, he was named associate general secretary and served as executive of field services on the national staff until his retirement in 1957. He also served eight years as the executive director of the Association of Secretaries
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
No full textLetter from Isaac H. Kempner to John L. Tompkins thanking for the prospective absence from the city
Charles H. Tompkins and Mabel H. Tompkins
No full textPhotograph of L to R: Charles H. Tompkins and Mabel H. Tompkins sitting on a railroad track, c. 1907
Mabel Tompkins and Charles H. Tompkins
No full textPhotograph of L to R: front, Mabel Tompkins. 2nd row: Charles H. Tompkins, fourth from the left, and other members of the Railroad Signal Installation Gang sitting on the steps of their boarding house, Brunside, CT, c. 1907
Charles and Mabel Tompkins' Home
No full textPhotograph of L to R: Mabel Tompkins, Lee Tompkins, and Charles H. Tompkins in front of Charles and Mabel Tompkins' home, El Reno, OK, c. 1918
Tompkins, Horace Williams
No full textCharles L. Tompkins - son. Ida Tompkins - wife.https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-ch-memoranda-1929/1029/thumbnail.jp
Charles and Mabel Tompkins' Home
No full textPhotograph of L to R: Mable Tompkins, Mildred Arnold, Charles H. Tompkins, and Tex Arnold at Charles and Mabel Tompkins' home, El Reno, OK, January 1, 1942
Tompkins Western Attractions Winter Quarters
No full textPhotograph of training horses at Tompkins Western Attractions, Winter Quarters, New Hope, PA. L to R: Mabel Tompkins with Good Luck, Charles H. Tompkins with Max, Mrs. Turner with Vardius, and Driscol with Saw Dust, c.1908
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