YMCA "Snapshots from Home" League: Leicester area requests 1941-1945 1976

Muriel Lawrance, d 1988

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During the Second World War Muriel Lawrance was evacuated from London to Leicester as part of her work for the Caseloid Company. She lived at 32 Welbeck Avenue, Abbey Lane. Lawrance wanted to contribute to the war effort and as a keen amateur photographer she became a volunteer for the YMCA "Snapshots from Home" League. This scheme enabled men on active duty to complete a request form asking for photographs of their families. The forms were returned to the central YMCA office and from there dist...

Young Men's Christian Association (Montpelier, Vt.)

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After several preliminary attempts, the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) was established in Spokane Falls, Washington Territory on November 4, 1884. William Markham was its first secretary. The Association, combining interests in social, physical and spiritual welfare among men, grew rapidly in the rapidly expanding trade center of eastern Washington. Soon after 1900, attempts were made to raise funds for a permanent home with full facilities. A large new bui...

Lawrance, Muriel., d 1988

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