Barnett, Eugene E.

Person

Staff Only

Biographical Note

Eugene Barnett served as a secretary for the University of North Carolina Student YMCA while attending graduate school from 1908-10. For the next 27 years, he worked in various YMCA positions in China, where the YMCA flourished until the Communist Revolution.

Barnett served as general secretary in Shanghai, and in 1925, became the senior secretary for the International Committee of the YMCA in China. He served concurrently as associate general secretary of the China National Committee and was also a member of the National Christian Council. Barnett returned to the United States in 1937 to become the executive secretary of the International Board of the YMCA. He helped to eliminate the significant debt that had developed and managed the World Services program.

In 1941, he was named the general secretary of the National Council of YMCAs where he served until his retirement in 1953. During WWII, Barnett gave leadership to the YMCA’s efforts on the home and fighting fronts. The national organization provided aid to soldiers, prisoners of war, and local YMCAs.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

YMCA Hall of Fame – 2002 – Inductee (historical) – Barnett, Eugene E. – Nomination and Biographical Information, ca. 1970-2003

Folder — Box 14: Series 02, Folder: 16

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. 1970-2003

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

YMCA Hall of Fame – 2002 – Inductee (historical) – Barnett, Eugene E. – Photographs, ca. 2002

Folder — Box 14: Series 02, Folder: 17