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Arthur George Williams Scrapbooks, circa 1905-1935
No full textThe scrapbooks of Arthur George Williams contain documents from the Modern Language Association of Virginia, newspaper clippings, primarily written by Arthur George Williams or about his public lectures, as well as family birth certificates, school reports, correspondence and obituaries.Pages from the bound scrapbooks of Arthur George Williams, measuring approximately 9.75 in by 11.25 in. (22 cm x 28.5 cm.).Found In: UA 6.032, Arthur George Williams Scrapbooks, circa 1905-193
Check from Sir George Williams to Rev. Dr. Goodspeed
No full textA photograph of a check written to Rev. Dr. Frank L. Goodspeed from Sir George Williams in the amount of five guineas. The check is signed by Sir George Williams. The check is dated September 6, 1904. There is no indication of the purpose of the check.To learn more about Sir George Williams, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/71
George Williams letter to students of the School for Christian Workers, 1888
No full textLetter written by Sir George Williams to the students of the School for Christian Workers, now Springfield College, in the spring of 1888. In the letter, he congratulates the class of 1888 for their devotion to the church and urges them to maintain their enthusiasm for Christ's work. Williams warns the class that during the course of their life they will be met with temptation and discourages the class from succumbing to these temptations that would distract them from doing God's work. Williams encourages the class to find their strength and power in God and to always let Him guide them.To learn more about Sir George Williams, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/713It is unclear as to whether or not this document was written by George Williams or perhaps his secretary. Based on handwriting comparisons by an untrained eye this document appears to be handwritten by George Williams
Transcription of Speech by Sir George Williams to the Springfield College Jubilee Class of 1894
No full textTranscription of Speech given by Sir George Williams to the Springfield College, then the International YMCA Training School, Jubilee Class of 1894. The Speech was recorded by George Williams on a wax cylinder recording and played at the Jubilee Celebration of the Founding of the Young Men's Christian Association at Springfield College on June 6, 1894.To learn more about Sir George Williams, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/713The transcript is presumed to be written by Williams' secretary, W. H. Mills. The transcript is not in George Williams handwriting as compared to signature and letter in his handwriting within collections. To an untrained eye, it appears handwriting appears to match secretary's hand. In addition, there are some discrepancies between the transcript and the actual recorded speech
George Washington Williams
No full textPortrait of George Washington Williams. George Washington Williams was born in Bedford Springs, Pennsylania on October 16, 1849. During his lifetime, he was an American Civil War veteran, minister, journalist, politician and historian. He was the first African-American to be elected to the Ohio State Legislature in 1880. He died on August 2, 1891 in Blackpool, England. He is buried in Layton Cemetery in Blackpool
Promotional brochure for the Speech by Sir George Williams to the Springfield College Jubilee Class of 1894
No full textThis is a promotional brochure created by the Springfield College office of YMCA Relation that contains the transcription of the Speech given by Sir George Williams to the Springfield College, then the International YMCA Training School, Jubilee Class of 1894. The Speech was recorded by George Williams on a wax cylinder recording and played at the Jubilee Celebration of the Founding of the Young Men's Christian Association at Springfield College on June 6, 1894. A transcript of the speech contained on the recording was sent along with the recording. The wax cylinder contains the only known recording of the voice of George Williams, and the pamphlet was created to share this information.To learn more about Sir George Williams, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/71
George Williams typed transcript of letter to students of the School for Christian Workers, 1888
No full textTyped copy of George Williams letter to the Training School for Christian Workers class of 1888. Not sure when this copy was created or who the transcriber was. In the letter, he congratulates the class of 1888 for their devotion to the church and urges them to maintain their enthusiasm for Christ's work. Williams warns the class that during the course of their life they will be met with temptation and discourages the class from succumbing to these temptations that would distract them from doing God's work. Williams encourages the class to find their strength and power in God and to always let Him guide them.To learn more about Sir George Williams, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/713There are some discrepencies between the handwritten version of this letter and the typed version
Original recording of Sir George Williams Speech to the Jubilee Class of 1894
No full textRecording of a speech by Sir George Williams to the Jubilee Class of 1894 of Springfield College, then known as the International YMCA Training School. The speech was recorded by George Williams on a wax cylinder at the Edison House in London, England and sent to Springfield College. It was played during the Jubilee celebrations held on June 6, 1894. This recording is the earliest known copy or re-recording of his speech, dating from around 1937-1946. This is the complete recording of the wax cylinder and does not include an introduction or reading of the transcribed speech by another actor or voice. It is the same recording that is used in the version of the address with an introduction by Eugene E. Barnett, general secretary of the National Council of the YMCAs of the United States, and reading of the speech by Milton J. Cross, and in the later version done in 1964 with the an introduction by British radio personality Franklin Engelmann and complete reading of the transcript of the Williams’ address by Stuart Hibbard.To learn more about Sir George Williams, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/71
Sir George Williams' desk
No full textA photograph of Sir George Williams' desk with his own accessories.To learn more about Sir George Williams, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/71
Sir George Williams
No full textA portrait photograph of Sir George Williams. The photograph has been matted and framed. Shown here is a bit of the matt and a description of who George Williams that was placed on the back of the framed image.To learn more about Sir George Williams, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/713Original item is framed and matted. Scan was done through glass. Frame and part of matt has been trimmed out of the scan.
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