Letter from Frank B. Wilson to Frank M. Seerley (September 24, 1916 and December 1, 1916)

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Frank B. Wilson to Frank M. Seerley (September 24, 1916 and December 1, 1916)
Description:
In this 8 page letter, dated September 24, 1916 and December 1, 1916, Frank B. Wilson discusses military and provides Frank M. Seerley with updates on various Springfield College alumni who were also stationed in England during World War 1. Frank B. Wilson (1889-1969) was born in Kingston, Ontario. He attended school in Ottawa, where his father opened a bicycle store which ultimately developed into one of the city's first automobile sales outlets. Frank attended Stanstead College (Class of 1908) and later enrolled at Springfield College (Class of 1916). Wilson went overseas in World War I as a captain in the 2nd division, being attached to the Canadian YMCA war services. In 1917 he was promoted to the Adjutant of the Overseas War Services. On his discharge he served for a year with the National Council of YMCA and, prior to his return to Montreal, studied education psychology at Columbia University. It was in 1928 that he first became associated with the Mutual Life Assurance Company. At the outbreak of World War II, he volunteered for overseas duty but was turned down. Instead he chose to contribute his services by organizing entertainment for the armed forces, becoming chairman of the Auxiliary Services Entertainment Committee for the Montreal Military District No. 4. In 1941 he was appointed personnel superintendent of the D.I.L. shell-filling plant at Bouchard near Ste. Therese, which post gave him the opportunity to boost the morale of hardworking employees there. After 2.5 years he was able to return to his insurance post. He passed away on May 27 1969. Frank N. Seerley graduated from Springfield College in 1890. He became a member of the Springfield Board of Education from 1896 to 1912. From 1917 to 1918 he would perform lectures on sex hygiene for the War Work Council in their encampments in the U.S.A. before being put in charge of the Department of Social Hygiene for four months in France. When he returned to the United States of America he would become the Dean of Springfield College from 1918 to 1934.
Creator:
Wilson, Frank B.
Date:
September 24, 1916
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
Springfield College Armed Forces Collection
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
World War, 1914-1918
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Seerley, Frank N.
Wilson, Frank B.
Summers, James S.
Glanvill, Mark G.
Hewson, Charles D.
YMCA
London (England)
British Isles
France
Correspondence
Military life
Military officers
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
8 pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16122coll16/id/3426
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
rg104-01-b-02-10-015