Vanderbilt YMCA records. 1886-1980s.
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Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1843-1899
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Cornelius Vanderbilt was the favorite grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who bequeathed him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry Vanderbilt (who bequeathed him about $70 million) and Maria Louisa Kissam. In his turn, he succeeded them as the chairman and the president of the New York Central and related railroad lines in 1885. On February 4, 1867, he married Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934); they had seven children. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage on September 12, 1899, at...
Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)
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Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York. Railroad Branch.
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Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of the City of New York serving railroad workers. From the description of Records, 1887-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155499361 ...
YMCA of Greater New York. Grand Central Branch.
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New York Central Railroad Company
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The New York Central Railroad first stationed business representatives in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1853, but it was not until 1870 that the railroad established a significant presence in the local railroad economy. During the 1880s-1890s, the New York Central purchased controlling interests in various railroads to secure routes into Cleveland. In the early twentieth century it built and bought lines through and around Cleveland. Yards that were key to New York Central's repair, maintenance, and stora...
YMCA of Greater New York. Vanderbilt Branch.
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The Vanderbilt Branch of the YMCA of Greater New York was established in 1875 as the Railroad Branch of the YMCA of the City of New York. Also known as the Grand Central Branch, it was started with the support and encouragement of New York Central Railroad chairman Cornelius Vanderbilt II. First located in the basement of Grand Central Depot, the Railroad Branch existed to improve and elevate the rapidly growing number of men working on the nation's railways who passed through New Y...
