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<mods:title>Mrs. Keltner's letter to Dr. Doggett and his reply (1915)</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Doggett, L. L. (Laurence Locke), 1864-1957</mods:namePart>
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<mods:abstract>A letter from Mrs. Keltner, the mother of Harold Keltner, to Dr. Doggett, president of Springfield College (back then known as the International YMCA College) dated August 11, 1915. Mrs. Keltner extended her appreciation for the commencement dinner in 1915. The last page is a handwritten response signed by Laurence Locke Doggett, president at that time, thanking and wishing her son to have a life of increasing service. Mr. Harold S. Keltner, was part of the class of 1915 of Springfield College. Mr. Keltner was described as “one of Indiana’s best products, a friend of all, full of sympathy and happiness, and noted for [his] love of natural science and Indian life (The Massasoit, 1915). After graduating from Springfield College, Mr. Keltner founded the YMCA Indian Guide program, and devoted his entire career to YMCA service. The Y Indian guide program was born in St. Louis, Mo. in 1926, as a result of Mr. Keltner’s interest in the character development of boys through their father-son relationships. The idea came to be as a consequence of many long conversations between Mr. Keltner and Mr. Joe Friday, an Ojibwa Indian, regarding the differences between modern day American and Indian father-son relationships. Mrs. Keltner played a major role in developing the first concrete steps to implement her husband’s idea and the organization of the first Y Indian Guide tribe. The program was finally adopted nationally by the YMCA in 1935. The Y-Indian Guides program was modified in 2003, out of sensitivity to Native Americans. The Y decided to drop Indian themes from their programs after an Indian civil rights group raised awareness on how the program could perpetuate offensive stereotypes about Indian cultures. The Y adventure guides program survives with Mr. Keltner’s main idea as its main purpose, “to foster father/child relationships”. For more information on L.L. Doggett, see https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/589.</mods:abstract>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College--presidents</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>International Young Men's Christian Association College</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Keltner, Harold S.</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Doggett, L. L. (Laurence Locke), 1864-1957</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Correspondence</mods:topic>
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