A four-page letter from Felix Rossetti to Ralph L. Cheney, date unknown. In this letter, Rossetti tells Cheney about his plans for work, including him going to Columbia University in New York to work as a lecturer for two years, and then asks Cheney if he would be willing to give Rossetti a letter of recommendation as a public speaker. 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. Felix Rossetti received a B.H from Springfield College in 1916. As a student, he played on the soccer team, belonged to the British Club and Philomathean Literary Society and International Literary Society, in addition to extensive work with the YMCA. In August 1916, Rossetti was able to return to his home country when he was sent to Bombay by the National Council to observe the work of British soldiers fighting in the Mesopotamian Campaign. By January 1917, he was working in Bombay area hospitals and a convalescent camp. Rosetti held various YMCA positions including Secretary of International Communication in India and later as secretary, performing settlement work in Calcutta. Rossetti died in 1970.
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