YMCA arts and humanities program records, 1972-1999 (bulk 1977-1995)
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YMCA of Greater New York. West Side Branch.
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The West Side branch of the YMCA of Greater New York began in November 1896 on 57th Street. In 1930, the branch moved to a new location between 3-11 West 63rd Street and 6-12 West 64th Street, near Central Park West, with a capacity for 10,000 members. Soon after, an addition was constructed to house the Trade and Technical School of the Educational Department, later to be a college preparatory school known as the McBurney School. Designed by Dwight James Baum, the structure was the world's larg...
Shinder, Jason, 1955-2008
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YMCA of the USA
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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...
