Records of American Youth Hostels, inc., Pittsburgh Council, 1955-2002.

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Records of American Youth Hostels, inc., Pittsburgh Council, 1955-2002.

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These records show the routine operations of the council and a wide range of activities in which it participated, including the building of the Pittsburgh International Hostel. Documents date from the creation of the council's charter in 1955 through 2002, shortly before the hostel closed, with most of them dating from the late 1960s through 2000.

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American Youth Hostels, inc. Pittsburgh Council

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Youth hostels began in Germany in 1910 as a way to provide basic lodging facilities for traveling students. The idea soon spread internationally, with the first hostel in the United States opening in Northfield, Massachusetts. The concept proved ideal to young men and women looking to explore their own countries as well as others. Affordable travel, coupled with the bountiful outdoor activities that hostelling presented, opened up new opportunities for travel to large segments of the population,...