YMCA biographical files, 1853-1997.

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YMCA biographical files, 1853-1997.

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Biographical material, primarily consisting of resumes, obituaries, news clippings, and press releases, and occasionally personal papers including correspondence, diaries, and manuscripts of YMCA of the USA leaders at the local, regional, and national levels, both lay and professional. Also represented in the files are a number of non-YMCA people who were prominent in world affairs. The files were originally compiled by the YMCA Historical Library and later augmented by Archives staff.

Approx. 88 cu. ft. (237 boxes).

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7856600

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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