Records of YMCA international work in Brazil, 1890-1989 (bulk1890-1960.

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Records of YMCA international work in Brazil, 1890-1989 (bulk1890-1960.

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2.3 cubic feet (7 boxes).

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 8179579

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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

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YMCA of the USA. International Division.

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The first YMCA in Brazil was founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1893 and is the oldest continuous YMCA in Latin America. Myron Clark was its first secretary. The founding of this Y also marked the Y's first foray into a Roman Catholic nation. By the end of 1895, Brazil was home to two more YMCAs in Campos and Sao Paulo. In 1901, another association was founded in Porto Alegre. The first National Convention of the Brazilian Associations (The Brazilian Alliance of YMCAs) was held in July of 1903. Clark ...