Moffat, Colin S., 1914-1975

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1914 - 1975

Biographical Note

Colin Moffat began his association with the YMCA as a youth in Canada. He served in youth and physical secretary positions in YMCAs in Ontario, before joining the Chicago YMCA in 1939.

He enrolled at George Williams College and enlisted in the First Canadian Paratroopers battalion after graduation. After the war, Moffat worked for two years as the principal of the YMCA College of Physical Education in Madras, India. He returned to Canada as the physical director and later assistant general secretary of the London (Ontario) YMCA.

In 1949, after completing graduate studies at Springfield College (then the International YMCA College), he moved to the Detroit association before his appointment as associate secretary for personnel for the Illinois Area Council. Moffat joined the International Committee for Overseas Staff in 1957. He initiated the World Service Workers program and the Young Professionals Abroad program. He is remembered through the Colin S. Moffat Scholarship Fund at Springfield College.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

YMCA Hall of Fame – 1998 – Inductee (historical) – Moffat, Colin S. – Nomination and Biographical Information, ca. 1997-2013

Folder — Box 12: Series 02, Folder: 05

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. 1997-2013

Found in: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections / YMCA Hall of Fame Records / Series 02: Annual Induction Ceremonies and Nominations

YMCA Hall of Fame – 1998 – Inductee (historical) – Moffat, Colin S. – Photographs, ca. 1998

Folder — Box 12: Series 02, Folder: 06

Identifier: 02

Dates: ca. 1998

Found in: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections / YMCA Hall of Fame Records / Series 02: Annual Induction Ceremonies and Nominations

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

Found in: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections

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