Records of YMCA International Work in Cuba 1904-1979 (bulk 1904-1941)

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Records of YMCA International Work in Cuba 1904-1979 (bulk 1904-1941)

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Correspondence, reports, and printed material, primarily concerning the YMCA in Havana, Cuba, mostly concerning the finances and the 1941 closure of the YMCA, building projects, and World Service.

1.9 cubic feet (6 boxes)

eng,

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

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Young Men's Christian Associations of North America. International Committee

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