Ridgewood YMCA records

Collection

Identifier: Y.GNY.68

Staff Only

SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION

The records of the Ridgewood branch of the New York YMCA consist of Board of Managers meeting minutes and agendas, program and publicity materials. Includes digital files in PDF format.

Dates

Creation: 2012-2017

Creator

YMCA of Greater New York. Ridgewood Branch (Organization)

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Analog (non-digital) material open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room. The digital files are available upon request. Please contact the University Archives to arrange access to these materials.

Use of Materials:

This collection is protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright, ownership, and to obtain all the necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials.

HISTORY OF RIDGEWOOD BRANCH YMCA

The Ridgewood branch of the YMCA of Greater New York was opened in 1946 as an extension program of what was the Twelve Towns branch (later North Brooklyn). It operated in a variety of facilities until 1965, when the YMCA purchased an old courthouse, built in 1931, on Catalpa Avenue to house the extension program.

In 2003, the Y announced it was closing the building because of the cost of operating a facility never intended to be a YMCA. Local politicians managed to obtain funds for renovation, and the building received a reprieve. It closed for renovations in 2007 and reopened in 2009 as a full-service branch.