Records of YMCA international work in Puerto Rico 1908-1969.

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Records of YMCA international work in Puerto Rico 1908-1969.

Correspondence, reports, statistics, newspaper and journal articles, pamphlets, building details, images and handbooks; primarily concerning the development of YMCAs in San Juan, Puerto Rico and the surrounding area, mainily focusing on building development in San Juan, Ponce, and Mayaguez.

.8 cubic feet (2 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6619551

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International Committee of YMCAs. World Service.

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In the late 1940s, in order to begin the work in the Belgian Congo, the Danish YMCA promised an experienced secretary and committed to the supporting funds necessary for a five year period of establishment. This early dedication by the Danish YMCA encouraged the Belgian National Council to also step in and commit for later financial support. In 1949, the Danish YMCA confirmed that Mr. I. Grube Overgaard would be the chosen secretary and sent him to Belgium and to the Congo for preli...

Coxhead, William G. (William George).

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Grimm, Alfred F (Alfred Frederick).

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Lopez, William D.

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

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National War Work Council, Y.M.C.A. of the United States

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Trench and Camp newspaper was published by the National War Work Council of the YMCA, in partnership with various city newspapers, for soldiers during World War I. The weekly paper was printed in different editions for each of the thirty-two cantonments, with about half the material supplied weekly from a central editorial office in New York, and half by local reporters. Its purpose was “to print the news, to inform, to stimulate, and to help relieve the tedium and monotony of camp ...

Babcock, George I (George Ira).

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