National Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America

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The collection includes reports, surveys, and other materials written and collected by Clifford M. Carey for the National Board of YMCAs, Research and Development Services, National Council, and the Ohio-West Virginia Area Council of YMCAs.

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Primarily administrative files of the national body of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in the United States, especially minutes and related documents of its various governing bodies (the International Commitee, the National Board, the National Council, and the Executive Board), as well as numerous committees.

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Includes collected minutes, correspondence, program information, membership data and financial reports of the Greenpoint YMCA.

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Papers of Leo Bergman Marsh, YMCA National Board staff member and leader, documenting his career in the YMCA, which spanned the years from 1928 to 1976. The bulk of the papers concern his extensive work promoting improved race relations within the movement.

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Reports, correspondence, publications, minutes, and other records from various YMCA of the USA departments dealing with research and planning.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION From the Collection: These materials collected by the New York City YMCA reflect the association’s involvement in state, regional, national and international organizations within and beyond the movement. They include minutes and proceedings of New York State annual meetings and the state Executive Committee as well as minutes, proceedings and reports of from other organizations. Also included in the New York State materials are printed items from a variety of local associations throughout the state and beyond....

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Records documenting YMCA work in China, including histories, annual reports, report letters, correspondence, minutes, records of specific programs and activities, building records (including building plans), financial records, biographical records, pamphlets, and maps.

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Correspondence, minutes, reports, financial documents, pamphlets, journal and newspaper articles, scrapbooks, studies and other records documenting North American YMCA’s programs for and policies regarding women, girls and families.

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Reports, correspondence, and other records of the World Alliance of YMCAs, a confederation of the national councils of YMCAs from around the world.

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Posters, maps, blueprints and other architectural records, artwork, and other oversized paper items.

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Artifacts documenting YMCA activities and programs, as well as personal items and memorabilia from selected YMCA leaders.

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Pamphlets on a wide variety of subject matters published or collected by the YMCA.

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Reports, correspondence, audio-visual material, and other records of the National Council of YMCA's Program Services Committee and the YMCA of the USA's Program Store documenting various YMCA programs, including refugee work during the late 1940s and 1950s, and programs aimed at alleviating social problems, such as homelessness and unemployment during the Great Depression and teenage drug use later in the 1990s.

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Minutes and reports from Area Council meetings, Area Executive Committee reports, staff meeting reports, program reports and other records of YMCA’s regional supervisory agencies, organized by eighteen different geographic regions, which overlap in coverage and were active during periods of time.

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Annual publications of the body that coordinated or oversaw YMCA work for North American, and later the United States, including proceedings of annual conventions, yearbooks, directories, and statistical summaries.