Bowery YMCA records, 1876-1946 (bulk 1930-1946).

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Bowery YMCA records, 1876-1946 (bulk 1930-1946).

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The records consist of the Board of Managers minutes (1880-1923), board member biographies, development and fundraising information, including specific donor information, materials relating to the Penny and Five Cent Cafeterias, studies and reports on the Branch's programs, and materials regarding the merger with the Vocational Service Center. Also included is historical information, general programming materials, and facilities information.

5.2 cu. ft. (14 boxes).

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7886306

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York. Bowery Branch.

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Organized in 1872, the Bowery Branch, also known as the East Third Street Branch, had an unbroken period of service for the unemployed and homeless for 75 years. Early on the branch experimented with providing meals for free or nearly free. The experiment was so successful that it became a permanent feature of the Bowery's services. The innovation continued with opening of dormitories. The Bowery offered the first bed service of any kind in New York's YMCA. After World War II, the branch merged ...

Galloway, Elmer.

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