Records of YMCA international work in Australia and Australasia, 1856-1990 (bulk 1870s-1950s).

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Records of YMCA international work in Australia and Australasia, 1856-1990 (bulk 1870s-1950s).

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Reports, correspondence, publications, and other material documenting the work of the Australian YMCA around Australia and Australasia and in the field of World War I, and its relationship with the American YMCA movement.

3.3 cubic feet (8 boxes).

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 6619579

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National Committee of the Young Men's Christian Associations of Australasia.

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YMCA of the USA. International Division.

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From the 1880s on, the YMCAs of the United States and Canada helped YMCAs in Europe in a variety of ways, with the majority of the work coming as a response to World War I. The region of Austria, Hungary and Switzerland was not the scene of extensive or prolonged assistance. However, as an aftermath of World War I, through funds provided from the Student Friendship Fund, the International Committee, under the direction of John R. Mott, purchased a building in Vienna. This building was held by th...

Australasian Student Christian Union

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National Council YMCA of Australia.

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Cook, John W.

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