Marvin Ludwig papers 1951-1997

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Marvin Ludwig papers 1951-1997

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Papers of Marvin Ludwig, documenting his work with the YMCA in the United States and Africa. The majority of the materials reflect Ludwig's interest in work with African YMCAs, especially the establishment in Ethiopian YMCA in the 1950s and 1960s and its re-establishment in the 1990s.

3.6 cu. ft. (8 boxes)

eng,

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

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Defiance College

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World Alliance of YMCAs

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The YMCA, established at Oberlin College in 1881, and the YWCA, established in 1894, were voluntary associations of students dedicated to social and religious work for the purpose of building Christian character in their members. Oberlin College provided on-campus quarters for both organizations, whose staffs were paid out of an annual grant from the College. Under the presidency of William E. Stevenson (1946-59), the relationship of the YMCA and YWCAs to the larger religious life of the College...

Ludwig, Marvin.

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Marvin Ludwig was born on August 29, 1926 in Sioux City, Iowa. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a BA in physical education and has done graduate work in sociology and group work. He was awarded a Doctorate of Human Letters from George Williams College in 1975 and has also received a Doctorate of Technical Letters from Northwest Technical College. His first professional position within the YMCA was as a youth director at the Marion, Ohio YMCA, a post he hel...

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A child of evangelical Protestantism, the YMCA at first considered itself a specialized agency for bringing young men to Christ. Although the early Y's mission was unabashedly religious in nature, the organization focused on method rather than doctrine or philosophy. Dominated by business men rather than professional religious leaders, the movement tended to emphasize facilities, expansion, practical usefulness, and specific influence. Early work included not only the distribution of tracts, Bib...