Twenty-Sixth Ward and Highland Park YMCA photographs
SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
Photos from the Highland Park branch of the New York YMCA and its predecessor, the Twenty-Sixth Ward Branch. Included are publicity photos and candids of athletic teams and events, images of interiors and exteriors of the building and its ground-breaking ceremony, and a small number of photos of non-athletic activity.
Dates
- 1900-1960s.
- Majority of material found in ( 1950s-1960s.)
Creator
- YMCA of Greater New York. Highland Park Branch. (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Use of Materials:
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HISTORY OF TWENTY-SIXTH WARD AND HIGHLAND BRANCH BRANCH YMCAs
The Highland Park Branch of the YMCA, located at 570 Jamaica Avenue in Brooklyn near the Queens boundary, began as the Twenty-Sixth Ward Branch of the YMCA in 1893 in a building at Pennsylvania and Liberty Avenues. Like its predecessor, the Highland Park branch was known for its gymnastics and baseball prowess, continuing that emphasis well into the 1960s.
In 1926 a new building, at 570 Jamaica Avenue, opened and the name of the branch changed to Highland Park. That address continued to be the home of a YMCA branch, although its name changed. In 1977, the Highland Park branch offered joint programming with the Ridgewood branch in Queens. By 2008 it had become the North Brooklyn/12 Towns branch.
(Information taken from materials in the collection. )
Extent
.25 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
Photographs of the building, indoor and outdoor activities and athletic events at the Highland Branch of the YMCA of Greater New York or its predecessor, the 26th Street Branch.
ORGANIZATION/ARRANGEMENT OF THE RECORDS
These documents are organized into the following sections:
- Athletics.
- Building.
- Miscellaneous Activities.
Physical Location
See Detailed Description section for box listing.
Processing Information:
Processed by: Louise Merriam, May 2008 .
Catalog Record ID number: 5285996
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brooklyn Young Men's Christian Association. Twenty-Sixth Ward Branch.
- Brooklyn and Queens Young Men's Christian Association. Twenty-Sixth Ward Branch.
- Hyland, Brian.
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- YMCA of Greater New York. Highland Park Branch.
- Young Men's Christian associations -- New York (State) -- New York Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK HIGHLAND PARK BRANCH:
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of Its Photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Louise Merriam.
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Kautz Family YMCA Archives Collecting Area
