Bowne, J. T. (Jacob Titus), 1847-1925
Person
Biographical Note
In the mid-1800s, Jacob Bowne helped develop a YMCA in his hometown of Glen Cove, N.Y. He became a pioneer educator in the field of professional training for the secretaryship.
In 1879, while serving as the secretary of the Newburg (N.Y.) YMCA, he launched the “Ten-day Fellowship Meetings,” the first steps in training prospective YMCA secretaries. In 1880, he founded the Secretarial Insurance Alliance and was instrumental in promoting the YMCA Retirement Fund. Three years later, he joined the International Committee, specializing in training leaders for the expanding YMCA Movement. In 1885, he was called to lead the Department of Young Men’s Christian Association Work at the School for Christian Workers (now Springfield College).
He spent the rest of his life at Springfield College, devoted to educating YMCA staff and maintaining an extensive collection of YMCA materials. He is considered the YMCA’s first archivist and the “father of professional YMCA training.”
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Alumni Hall Records
Record Group — RG 115 All boxes
Identifier: RG-115
Collection Scope and Content
This collection documents Springfield College’s second dormitory, Alumni Hall. The material in the collection consists of general information on the dormitory and materials contained in the Time Capsule buried in the cornerstone of the building in 1926. These materials consist of floor plans; bids for the addition of the greenhouse to the building; a book produced that commemorates the building with a listing of donors and descriptions of the rooms in the building; many photographs of the...
Dates:
ca. 1926-1986
Springfield College Secretarial Department Records
Record Group — Boxes All Boxes
Identifier: RG-101
Abstract
The School for Christian Workers (now Springfield College) was established in 1885 to train young men for various fields of Christian work open to laymen. The demand for qualified men in the rapidly expanding Young Men’s Christian Association movement was particularly pressing. Jacob T. Bowne (JTB) was hired in 1885 to create and oversee the School’s Secretarial department, which trained young men for work as secretaries (executives) of YMCAs in the United States and around the world. ...
Dates:
1885-1910
YMCA Hall of Fame – 1999 – Inductee (historical) – Bowne, Jacob T. – Nomination and Biographical Information, ca. 2000
Folder — Box 12: Series 02, Folder: 13
Identifier: 02
Series 02 Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is arranged chronologically by year, and within each year, the materials are arranged by type, including: videos and photographs of the induction ceremonies, programs and/or invitations to the ceremonies, memos, planning committee minutes, budget notes, and other organizational materials, newspaper clippings, biographical information and nominations for the inductees, photographs of the inductees, and information about other nominees from that year. Undated and/or unidentified...
Dates:
ca. 2000
YMCA Hall of Fame – 1999 – Inductee (historical) – Bowne, Jacob T. – Photographs, ca. 1999
Folder — Box 12: Series 02, Folder: 14
Identifier: 02
Series 02 Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is arranged chronologically by year, and within each year, the materials are arranged by type, including: videos and photographs of the induction ceremonies, programs and/or invitations to the ceremonies, memos, planning committee minutes, budget notes, and other organizational materials, newspaper clippings, biographical information and nominations for the inductees, photographs of the inductees, and information about other nominees from that year. Undated and/or unidentified...
Dates:
ca. 1999
YMCA Hall of Fame Records
Record Group — Box All Boxes
Identifier: RG-103
Abstract
This collection documents the history and governance of the YMCA Hall of Fame at Springfield College and also provides information about individual inductees and induction ceremonies from the Hall of Fame’s founding in 1985 to the present. The purpose of the YMCA Hall of Fame is to provide “a forum to recognize professionals who personify what is best about the YMCA. It honors individuals who have devoted their lives to the building of community, encouraging each person to develop to their...
Dates:
1894 - present; Majority of material found within 1985 - present
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- Collection 3
- Archival Object 2
- Unprocessed Material 1
- Subject
- Original School building 2
- Correspondence 1
- Dormitories 1
- Fund raising 1
- Hospitals 1
- Springfield College -- 210 Alden Street 1
- Springfield College -- Alumni Hall 1
- Springfield College -- Alumni and alumnae 1
- Springfield College -- Buildings 1
- Springfield College -- Carlisle Foyer 1
- Springfield College -- Curriculum 1
- Springfield College -- Departments 1
- Springfield College -- Fred Morgan Kirby Biological Laboratory 1
- Springfield College -- MacLean Terrace 1
- Springfield College -- Students 1
- Springfield College -- William R. Kirkham Museum 1
- Universities and colleges -- Planning 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
- YMCA of the USA--Biography 1
- YMCA of the USA--History 1
- YMCA of the USA--People 1
- YMCA--History 1
- Young Men’s Christian Associations--Awards 1 + ∧ less
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