Records of YMCA international work in Palestine and Israel, 1885, 1905-2003 (bulk 1920-1999).

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Records of YMCA international work in Palestine and Israel, 1885, 1905-2003 (bulk 1920-1999).

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Correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, architectural data and drawings, audio recordings, printed material, and other records of the work of the American YMCA movement in Palestine and Israel. The bulk of the files concern Jerusalem, with particularly rich documentation on the the construction of the YMCA's landmark West Jerusalem (Jerusalem International YMCA) building, including detailed correspondence files, building and site plans, and specifications for furniture and equipment. There are extensive materials from the 1933 dedication, including correspondence on its planning, transcripts of speeches, and audio recordings of the radio broadcast of the ceremonies. Jerusalem files also include many descriptions of and reflections on political upheavals of the region, including the 1948 war which established the State of Israel, the 1967 Six Day War, and the 1973 Yom Kippur War, as well as the ongoing struggle with racial and religious conflicts. Also included in the records are files concerning YMCA work in other areas of the region, especially East Jerusalem, which was cut off from West Jerusalem in 1948, as well as Peniel-by-Galilee, Nazareth, and other locales.

21 cubic feet (27 boxes)

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7804743

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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YMCA of the USA. World Service.

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In November 1919, the American and English YMCAs agreed to jointly sponsor American Archibald C. Harte to lead YMCA work in Jerusalem. Following a quick expansion of activities, Harte led the drive to construct a building. Begun in 1926 and designed by American architect Arthur Loomis Harmon, the building incorporated symbolism of the three major western monotheistic faiths, and was intended to embody the YMCA's message of devotion to spirit, mind, body, and harmony between peoples....

Adamson, A. Q.

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Nasir, Labib.

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Jerusalem International Y.M.C.A.

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Harte, Archibald Clinton, 1865-1946

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Miller, Alvah L.

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Putnam, J. Leslie.

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East Jerusalem YMCA.

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Young Men's Christian Associations of North America. International Committee

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Ramsey, Fred L.

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Mott, John R. (John Raleigh), 1865-1955

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John Raleigh Mott was born on May 25, 1865 in Livingston Manor, New York to John Stitt and Elmira Dodge Mott. John R. was the third of four children, having two older and one younger sister. The family soon moved to Postville, Iowa, where the elder Mott prospered as a retail lumber and hardware merchant and became mayor. In this conservative, ethnically diverse environment, young Mott grew to mid-adolescence in a home warmed by Methodist "holiness," which faith he confessed...

Minard, Herbert Leslie, 1908-

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Heinrichs, Waldo Huntley, 1891-1959

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Waldo Heinrichs served as a YMCA secretary in Hawaii, India, and Jerusalem from 1913 to 1934. He then became Professor of Contemporary Civilization at Middlebury College. He was a pilot for the U.S. Air Force during World War I and Combat Intelligence Officer during World War II. From the description of Waldo Huntley Heinrichs papers, 1906-1959 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152608 1891 ...

Harmon, Arthur Loomis

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