Young Men's Christian Associations in Ohio, 1848-1883.

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Young Men's Christian Associations in Ohio, 1848-1883.

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Volume of loose sheets tracks the history of the Y.M.C.A. in Ohio towns, giving a chronology for each location. Also includes a table of associations listing town, county, and population.

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Thorpe, C. W.

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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...