Records of YMCA International work in Korea 1900-1997 (bulk 1900-1986)

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Records of YMCA International work in Korea 1900-1997 (bulk 1900-1986)

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Correspondence, reports, and printed material from YMCA international work in Korea, particularly from the Seoul Association. A significant portion of the records consist of correspondence and documents concerning the financial campaigns and building projects of the Korean YMCAs, but also includes information on Korean-Japanese relations, physical education, rural work, and student work, as well as scattered correspondence describing political events in Korea. .

4.5 cubic feet (13 boxes).

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 6619546

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