Young Men's- -Young Women's Christian Association at Duke University records, 1968-1979.

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Young Men's- -Young Women's Christian Association at Duke University records, 1968-1979.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/168119316

Collection contains material pertaining to the activities and organization of the YM-YWCA, including annual reports, flyers, handbooks, directories, and materials documenting the joint efforts of the YMCA and YWCA around the same period. Also present in the collection is material pertaining to the Institute for Nonviolent Study and Action (INSA) which was a leftist, activist agency of the Duke YM-YWCA. Their records include brochures, flyers, newsletters, manuals, and information concerning political and social issues of the early 1970s, and activities of the INSA. A sampling of topics include: Buddhism and nonviolence, Indochina; history, politics, and culture during the war, Cuba, UMWA (United Mine Workers Association), University investment, War -- bombing effects, and Wounded Knee. The INSA also collected flyers, brochures, and other printed matter from national organizations.

1,000 items (3.0 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6914145

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University

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YM-YWCA at Duke University.

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A student religious organization operating within the Religious Activities Department and overseen by an advisory board and advised by the Associate Directors of Religious Activities. The YM-YWCA was created in 1969 in an apparent merger of elements of the men's and women's Y's. Among the activities undertaken by the organization were draft counseling, the promotion of vocation for social change, support and/or sponsorship of Black Days in Durham and selective buying campaigns, an international ...

Institute for Nonviolent Study and Action.

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