R.J. Brown fonds [textual record, graphic material]. 1935-1940, 1987, 1994.

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R.J. Brown fonds [textual record, graphic material]. 1935-1940, 1987, 1994.

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Contains nineteen file folders of material (originally stored in a binder) relating to the Y.M.C.A. Chorus over the period 1935-1940. Materials include group photographs with members identified, itineraries, list of songs, a list of members, ephemera, one audio cassette, and current correspondence from the Y.M.C.A. and Schneiders.

ca. 3 cm. of textual records and other materials.

University of Waterloo Library, UW Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8084055

University of Waterloo Library, UW Library

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McLaren, Donald Stewart.

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Kitchener-Waterloo Young Men's Christian Association.

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Y.M.C.A. Chorus (Kitchener, Ont.)

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Brown, R. J. K. (Roderick John Kilner)

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The Y.M.C.A. chorus of which R. J. Brown was a member, was founded in the mid-1930s by Don McLaren. It was formed with the support of the Y.M.C.A. quartette which had been established some years earlier. The chorus was disbanded during World War II when many of the chorus members served in the armed forces. Moreover, in 1941 Don McLaren moved overseas to become a representative of the Y.M.C.A. in England. The first year of this chorus was 1935 and as it started to grow and become more proficient...