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James W. McCandless papers

 Collection
Identifier: Y.USA.108

SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION

The James W. McCandless papers consists of daily record books, scrapbooks, pamphlets, booklets, reports, and photographs documenting James McCandless's life and career as a YMCA secretary in Minneapolis, Dayton, and Los Angeles from 1911 to 1946. Two files contain material related to James McCandless's son Wilbur McCandless—a YMCA secretary in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1938 to 1942.

Dates

  • 1902-1956

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be 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 necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES W. McCANDLESS

James W. McCandless was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 11, 1884.

He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1908. From 1908 to 1911 he taught English, public speaking, and journalism at Carleton College. He began his professional YMCA career in 1911 as the educational director of the Minneapolis YMCA. From 1916 to 1925, he was the Executive Secretary of the Central Branch of the Minneapolis YMCA. In 1925, he joined the staff of the National Council as a Senior Secretary in the Program, Research and Survey Section. He left the staff of the National Council in 1934 to become the General Secretary of the Dayton YMCA. From 1939 until his retirement in 1946 he was the General Secretary of the Los Angeles YMCA.

He died on July 16, 1956.

Extent

.5 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The James W. McCandless papers consists of daily record books, scrapbooks, pamphlets, booklets, reports, and photographs primarily documenting James McCandless's career as a YMCA secretary in Minneapolis, Dayton, and Los Angeles from 1911 to 1946.

Processing Information

Includes accession number Y20220223.

Catalog Record ID number:

Title
JAMES W. McCANDLESS
Subtitle
An Inventory of His Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Alex Bentley
Date
April 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Collecting Area Details

Contact The Kautz Family YMCA Archives Collecting Area

Contact:

612-625-3445