Twenty-Sixth Ward and Highland Park YMCA records, 1893-1970s (bulk 1893-1921).

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Twenty-Sixth Ward and Highland Park YMCA records, 1893-1970s (bulk 1893-1921).

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The records consist primarily of printed materials, including brochures, flyers, branch publications and newspaper clippings from the Twenty-sixth Ward Branch of the YMCA and its successor branch, Highland Park. The Twenty-Sixth Ward materials are from the period 1893-1913. The majority of the Highland Park materials are from the 1970s.

.5 cubic feet (2 boxes).

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Brooklyn Young Men's Christian Association. . Twenty-Sixth Ward Branch.

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YMCA of Greater New York. Highland Park Branch.

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The Twenty-Sixth Ward branch of the YMCA in Brooklyn, New York, was originally part of the Brooklyn Association of the YMCA. The building at Pennsylvania and Liberty Avenues opened on November 5, 1893. In 1926 a new building opened at 570 Jamaica Avenue and the name of the branch changed to Highland Park. That address continued to be the home of a YMCA branch, although its name ultimately changed again. In 1977, the Highland Park branch offered joint programming with the Ridgewood branch in Quee...