Clowers, Max W.

Person

Staff Only

Biographical Note

Max Clowers started his lifelong relationship as a member of the Hi-Y Club at the Springfield (Ill.) YMCA. In 1926, he became the associate Boys’ Work secretary of the Rock Island (Ill.) YMCA.

During WWII, he served in the Navy YMCA in Norfolk, Virginia, which provided USO programs to half a million servicemen. In 1944, he joined the YMCA field staff at the North Central Area Council in Milwaukee, with responsibility for the development of Youth and Government, Hi-Y, and other youth programs.

In 1968, he was appointed executive director of the North Central Area Council during a period of organizational transition. He successfully repositioned the Council into the Mid-American region. He was editor and writer of the newsletter On Board; editor of the Boys’ Work Journal; and contributor to Perspective, the professional journal of the Association of YMCA Professionals (AYP). Clowers retired in 1974, but stayed active in the YMCA and in his writing.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

YMCA Hall of Fame – 1999 – Inductee (historical) – Clowers, Max W. – Nomination and Biographical Information, ca. 1974-1999

Folder — Box 12: Series 02, Folder: 15

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. 1974-1999

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

YMCA Hall of Fame – 1999 – Inductee (historical) – Clowers, Max W. – Photographs, ca. 1999

Folder — Box 12: Series 02, Folder: 16

Identifier: 02

Dates: ca. 1999

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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