Records of YMCA international work in Russia and the Soviet Union and with Russians. 1884-1989 (bulk 1900-1930)

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Records of YMCA international work in Russia and the Soviet Union and with Russians. 1884-1989 (bulk 1900-1930)

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Records of YMCA work in Russia and the Soviet Union consisting primarily of correspondence among YMCA secretaries working in Russia, as well as correspondence and reports to YMCA leaders in the Unites States on matters relating to programs, relations with the Orthodox Church, finances, membership recruitment, and work with World War I soldiers and prisoners of war.

approx. 13.3 cubic feet (32 boxes)

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 6619544

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