Limbert, Paul M. (Paul Moyer), 1897-1998

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1897 - 1998

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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Olga Ellis Spring Term Project

Collection — Box 01-02

Identifier: MS-522

Abstract A graduate of Smith College, Olga Ellis joined the Springfield College staff in 1946 as Assistant to the Deans. She was quickly promoted to Acting Registrar of Springfield College on August 1, 1947. A position that was soon made permanent and held until she retired. In 1958 she was promoted to the rank of professor at the position of Registrar. She also was the President of the New England Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers. She retired from Springfield College on...

Dates: ca. 1920-1966

Found in: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections

G. Eugene Rich and Herbert Zettl Springfield College Oral History Collection

Collection — Boxes 1-11

Identifier: MS-542

Collection Scope and Contents Materials within the G. Eugene Rich and Herbert Zettl Springfield College Oral History Collection include transcriptions and audio recordings of oral histories conducted with Springfield College Alumni, Faculty, Presidents and Coaches. The oral histories were conducted by Springfield College professors G. Eugene Rich and Herbert Zettl or their students as part of class work between 1970 to 2010. Most of the oral histories are on their original audio cassette or are digital files on CDs (the...

Dates: ca. 1970 to 2023