Letter from Herbert C. Patterson to Ralph L. Cheney
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A two-page letter from Herbert C. Patterson to Ralph L. Cheney, date unknown. In this letter, Patterson asks Cheney to send a college catalogue to a young Canadian boy at his camp, Witley. He describes how the boy is interested in boys' work and that there is potential for the boy to go to Springfield after the war. He also writes about a lieutenant named Jas Carson who is also trying to recruit men for Springfield. Ralph L. Cheney served as the head of Springfield College’s Secretarial Department from 1907 to 1924. Before taking this position, he worked as a YMCA secretary in Albany and Niagara Falls, New York. Herbert C. Patterson graduated in 1915 from Springfield College, then the International YMCA College. After graduation he became the overseas representative for Canadian National Council Y.M.C.A. with Canadian troops of the 59th regiment during World War I. After the war, he spent most of his career with the Montreal YMCA, specifically the Westmount Branch. He died in 1964.
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