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Application of Gordon R. Virgo to the International YMCA Training School
No full textThis is the application of Gordon R. Virgo to attend the International YMCA Training School, now known as Springfield College. The application has biographical information about Gordon as well as information about education, religion and sports he had been exposed to
Letter from John James Virgo to Laurence L. Doggett (June 14, 1916)
No full textA letter from John James Virgo to Laurence L. Doggett dated June 14, 1916. John Virgo is the father to the Springfield College student, Gordon Virgo. In the letter John thanks Doggett for a letter that he received and mentions that he is proud that his son went to Springfield college.Gordon R. Virgo graduated class of 1913. He served in the Canadian Army during world war 1. He would spend the rest of his life working in the Hawaiian Islands
Letter from John James Virgo to Laurence L. Doggett (June 14, 1916)
No full textA letter from John James Virgo to Laurence L. Doggett dated June 14, 1916. John Virgo is the father to the Springfield College student, Gordon Virgo. In the letter John thanks Doggett for a letter that he received and mentions that he is proud that his son went to Springfield college.Gordon R. Virgo graduated class of 1913. He served in the Canadian Army during world war 1. He would spend the rest of his life working in the Hawaiian Islands
Letter from John James Virgo to Laurence Locke Doggett (June 7, 1909)
No full textThis is a letter written by John James Virgo to Laurence Locke Doggett dated June 7, 1909. The letter asks Doggett to welcome his son, Gordon R. Virgo, to Springfield College, at the time known as the International YMCA Training School
Frank Armitage and Gordon Virgo
No full textThis lantern slide shows two portraits of International YMCA College, now Springfield College, alumni juxtaposed: Frank G. Armitage (left; class of 1916) and Gordon R. Virgo (right; class of 1913).Frank Guy Armitage grew up in York, England. Before moving to the United States, he worked with the Association as the assistant secretary in Sheffield (1906-1908), the general secretary in Rotherham (1908-1911), and the general secretary in York (1911-1913). During World War I, Armitage was decorated with the Military Cross "for his part in a series of incidents during the first two or three days of the battle of Amiens, commencing August 8th, 1918." After the war, Armitage earned his Ph.D. and became a traveling lecturer of hymns. He was also “a notable interpreter of the characters of Dickens.” While traveling, Armitage vigorously recruited high school students for Springfield College. He died on January 16, 1962. Gordon R. Virgo was born in Sydney, Australia. Prior to college, he worked for three months as a clerk at the Sydney Association. Virgo then moved to the United States and enrolled at Springfield College. During the summer of 1912, he moved to England and became the Assistant Physical Director of the London YMCA. For his heroics in World War I, Virgo received the honor of Special Mention by order of King George of England in June 1919. After the war, Virgo moved to Hawaii and worked as Director of the Industrial Service Bureau of the Waialua Agricultural Company of Hawaii until his retirement in 1936.Text on border reads, "European War; F. G. Armitage. Gordon Virgo.
Letter from Laurence L. Doggett to Gordon R. Virgo (November 23, 1916)
No full textA two-page letter from Laurence L. Doggett to Gordon R. Virgo dated November 23, 1916. In this letter Doggett asks Virgo if he would be able to send in a photo of himself in his uniform to be kept in the library. Doggett also mention how Springfield College defeated Tufts in Football and how they have raised the required amount of $10,000 to buy the Baxter property to the north of Pratt Field.Gordon R. Virgo was born in Sydney, Australia. Prior to college, he worked for three months as a clerk at the Sydney Association. Virgo then moved to the United States and enrolled at Springfield College. During the summer of 1912, he moved to England and became the Assistant Physical Director of the London YMCA. For his heroics in World War I, Virgo received the honor of Special Mention by order of King George of England in June 1919. After the war, Virgo moved to Hawaii and worked as Director of the Industrial Service Bureau of the Waialua Agricultural Company of Hawaii until his retirement in 1936.The letter was also addressed to a Mr. John James Virgo but there is no records of him attending the school. It is not sure what relations he has with Mr. Gordon Virgo
Letter from Laurence L. Doggett to Gordon R. Virgo (November 23, 1916)
No full textA two-page letter from Laurence L. Doggett to Gordon R. Virgo dated November 23, 1916. In this letter Doggett asks Virgo if he would be able to send in a photo of himself in his uniform to be kept in the library. Doggett also mention how Springfield College defeated Tufts in Football and how they have raised the required amount of $10,000 to buy the Baxter property to the north of Pratt Field.Gordon R. Virgo was born in Sydney, Australia. Prior to college, he worked for three months as a clerk at the Sydney Association. Virgo then moved to the United States and enrolled at Springfield College. During the summer of 1912, he moved to England and became the Assistant Physical Director of the London YMCA. For his heroics in World War I, Virgo received the honor of Special Mention by order of King George of England in June 1919. After the war, Virgo moved to Hawaii and worked as Director of the Industrial Service Bureau of the Waialua Agricultural Company of Hawaii until his retirement in 1936.The letter was also addressed to a Mr. John James Virgo but there is no records of him attending the school. It is not sure what relations he has with Mr. Gordon Virgo
Letter from Gordon Hirabayashi to Joseph R. Goodman, June 9, 1942
No full textLetter from Gordon Hirabayashi to Joseph R. Goodman, sent from King County jail in Seattle. Hirabayashi describes events leading up to his arrest after turning himself in to the F.B.I., his experiences in jail, and positive regard for his fellow inmates. He mentions Goodman's upcoming visit to his family in an incarceration camp.Personal correspondence, organizational records, government documents, publications, and other papers created or collected by Joseph R. Goodman documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, as well as organized resistance to incarceration. Included in the collection are records of the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association and the Japanese American Citizens' League in San Francisco, including papers of the Japanese YMCA's executive secretary Lincoln Kanai; Sakai family papers; Goodman's correspondence to and from Japanese American incarcerees, organizations opposing forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the War Relocation Authority, and others; publications, photographs, and ephemera from the Topaz Relocation Center, where Goodman taught high school; War Relocation Authority records and publications; and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and reports about forced removal and incarceration created by various government, religious, and civic organizations, in California and nationwide
The problematics of independence: radicalism and the crisis of political leadership in Jamaica, 1962-91
No full textSince Independence in 1962, Jamaican society has witnessed a substantial ebb and flow of dominating political ideologies. At the center of this political friction are the Premierships of Michael Manley and Edward Seaga. The former representing a turn to “democratic socialism” and the latter an alignment with neoliberalism, this dichotomy, I argue, segmented broad layers of the working class and radical political elements from galvanizing a movement that would have had a profoundly transformative effect on Jamaican society. This is particularly salient in examining Manley’s second stint as Prime Minister in which the neoliberal policies instituted by the government of Edward Seaga were generally continued. This paper argues that due to the process of constitutional decolonization, radical portions of the labor movement and radical political parties were unable to bring to fruition a society far removed from the status quo. Decolonization through the legitimizing legal processes of the British Empire rather than through violence hampered the development of radicalism in Jamaica that could challenge the ruling layers both in a domestic and international context. The fact that there was not a violent uprising against British rule (as seen in Kenya, Malay or Guyana) left little political space for radicals to participate in Jamaican civil society. Within the confines of Jamaican parliamentarianism, the Jamaican Labour Party and the People’s National Party had a veritable monopoly on political power, resulting in limited space for radical labor or political organizations. This paper examines the consequences of this lack of political maneuverability in the context of the Cold War.M.A.Includes bibliographical referencesby Gordon R. Barne
Letter from Laurence L. Doggett to G. R. Virgo (January 19, 1916)
No full textA letter from Laurence L. Doggett to Gordon R. Virgo (January 19, 1916). In the letter Doggett tells Virgo that they will be holding a celebration for all the students and alumni that are in the war and they would like to have some letters that can be read out to the students and faculty still in the college.Gordon R. Virgo was born in Sydney, Australia. Prior to college, he worked for three months as a clerk at the Sydney Association. Virgo then moved to the United States and enrolled at Springfield College. During the summer of 1912, he moved to England and became the Assistant Physical Director of the London YMCA. For his heroics in World War I, Virgo received the honor of Special Mention by order of King George of England in June 1919. After the war, Virgo moved to Hawaii and worked as Director of the Industrial Service Bureau of the Waialua Agricultural Company of Hawaii until his retirement in 1936
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