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Biographical Note
Paul Limbert is among the most notable YMCA professionals of the 20th Century, influencing the YMCA movement at the local, national, and international levels. He earned divinity degrees from both Eastern and Union Theological Seminaries and completed his doctorate in 1929 at Columbia University.
After serving as an Army first lieutenant during WWI, he became the physical director at Camp Upton, New York. Limbert held faculty positions at Franklin and Marshall College and Columbia University and was a faculty adviser to the Student YMCA. For six years, beginning in 1946, he was the president of Springfield College (then the International YMCA College), and in 1953 was named the secretary general of the World Alliance of YMCAs.
After retiring from the World Alliance, he accepted the appointment as the executive director of the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in North Carolina. Limbert authored several books, including "Christian Emphasis in YMCA Programs," "College Teaching and Christian Values," "Living a Century," and "New Perspective for the YMCA." He was recognized with the Legion of Honor award from France, the L.K. Hall Citation from the YMCA Association of Professional Directors (APD), and with honorary doctorates from both Springfield College and American International College.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Series — Box 10: Series 03; Series 04, Folder: 07
Identifier: 04
Series 04 Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Materials included in Series 04: Presidents and Administration Oral Histories are transcriptions and audio recordings of oral histories of former Presidents and members of Administration from Springfield College. The audio files are on the original cassettes or as a digital file on CDs. Also included is a tape recording from the 1985 Alumni Reunion Weekend Centennial Presidential Panel. Included are oral histories from President Glenn Olds, President Paul Limbert, and Dean Merriam. Some of...
Dates:
ca. 1970-2000
Series — Box 10: Series 03; Series 04, Folder: 08
Identifier: 04
Series 04 Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Materials included in Series 04: Presidents and Administration Oral Histories are transcriptions and audio recordings of oral histories of former Presidents and members of Administration from Springfield College. The audio files are on the original cassettes or as a digital file on CDs. Also included is a tape recording from the 1985 Alumni Reunion Weekend Centennial Presidential Panel. Included are oral histories from President Glenn Olds, President Paul Limbert, and Dean Merriam. Some of...
Dates:
ca. 1970-2000
Series — Box 10: Series 03; Series 04, Folder: 09
Identifier: 04
Series 04 Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Materials included in Series 04: Presidents and Administration Oral Histories are transcriptions and audio recordings of oral histories of former Presidents and members of Administration from Springfield College. The audio files are on the original cassettes or as a digital file on CDs. Also included is a tape recording from the 1985 Alumni Reunion Weekend Centennial Presidential Panel. Included are oral histories from President Glenn Olds, President Paul Limbert, and Dean Merriam. Some of...
Dates:
ca. 1970-2000
Folder — Box 03: Series 02, Folder: 12
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. 1945-1985
Folder — Box 03: 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. 1985
