Owen Pence papers, 1915-1968 (bulk 1950-1960).
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Pence, Owen E. (Owen Earle), 1887-
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Born in Iowa in 1997, Pence's YMCA career covered a period of more than 40 years. He began in student work at Robert College in Constantinople, Turkey and in Illinois. Other positions included war service in France and with the National War Work Council, and 23 years on the staff of the National Council. After retirement in 1949, Pence represented the World Alliance of the YMCAs at the United Nations. From the description of Owen Pence papers, 1915-1968 (bulk 1950-1960). (University ...
United Nations
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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...
World Alliance of YMCAs
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The YMCA, established at Oberlin College in 1881, and the YWCA, established in 1894, were voluntary associations of students dedicated to social and religious work for the purpose of building Christian character in their members. Oberlin College provided on-campus quarters for both organizations, whose staffs were paid out of an annual grant from the College. Under the presidency of William E. Stevenson (1946-59), the relationship of the YMCA and YWCAs to the larger religious life of the College...
