Prospect Park YMCA records, 1891-1992.

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Prospect Park YMCA records, 1891-1992.

The Prospect Park YMCA records consist of brochures, flyers, and program announcements, primarily from the period 1891-1910 and 1940-1960. Other materials include Board of Managers minutes and agendas principally from the period 1960-1990, although the original minute book, from the years 1891-1899, is present. In addition, the collection includes clippings and other memorabilia from the years 1928-1977, financial materials from scattered years from 1926 through 1990, and correspondence, planning materials, and reports covering the years 1891 through 1977, with the bulk of the materials from the 1890s and 1960s.

3.5 cubic feet (6 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 8325912

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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YMCA of Greater New York. Prospect Park Branch.

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A feature of the Park Slope neighborhood, the Prospect Park YMCA, has been serving Brooklyn for more than 112 years. Th branch has a long-standing commitment to housing programs. Seamen's House, begun in 1931 in Manhattan's Chelsea district as short-term housing for sailors in port, continues to offer seafarers housing with its affordable units for retired sailors at its Park Slope location. The branch also maintains a tradition of linkages with community groups such as literary societies, book ...