Greenpoint YMCA records. 1880s-1990s (bulk 1925-1935)

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Greenpoint YMCA records. 1880s-1990s (bulk 1925-1935)

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Includes collected minutes, correspondence, program information, membership data and financial reports of the Greenpoint YMCA.

12 cubic feet (13 boxes).

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. Kautz Family YMCA Archives. [ymca]

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SNAC Resource ID: 6619500

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Brooklyn and Queens Young Men's Christian Association. Greenpoint Branch.

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Booklyn Bureau of Charities.

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National Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America

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This collection reflects the philosophy and programs of the National Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America, later called the YMCA of the USA, during wartime and postwar periods, 1917-1951. One of the services it provided during the second World War was to meet the needs of men away from home in Civilian Public Service. The educational aspects of the YMCA included forums for discussing the Christian response in wartime. The organization did not advocate...

Brooklyn Young Men's Christian Association

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Founded in 1853, and merged with the Queens Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) to form the Brooklyn and Queens YMCA, 1922. From the description of Records, 1852-1965, 1853-1921 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155499056 The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London in 1844 as a haven where young men could escape the dangers of urban life and engage in Bible study and prayer. The YMCA's influence quickly spread to the United States...

YMCA of Greater New York. Greenpoint Branch.

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Greenpoint is an industrial area in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, close to the East River. The first Greenpoint YMCA was established in 1869 but ceased operations a few years later. In 1884, Jacob Titus Bowne, who soon after became General Secretary of the YMCA, tried again, and another association opened with property valued at $12,000 at 752 Manhattan Avenue. However, the Greenpoint YMCA did not associate with the Brooklyn YMCA until 1903. In 1907, the branch opened its fi...

Eastern Association School (Silver Bay, N.Y.).

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Bowne, J. T. (Jacob Titus), 1847-1925

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Edwards, Walter V.

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