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Louis Penningroth and family papers and research files

 Collection
Identifier: Y.USA.53
Abstract

Records documenting the life of Louis Penningroth, who served in the YMCA's international POW-relief efforts during WWI in Europe and Russia. Includes Penningroth family papers, as well as research compiled by Phil Penningroth for a novel detailing Louis's trip to Russia to negotiate the release of Allied POWs in 1919.

Dates: 1909-2004; Majority of material found within ( 1914-1919)

Records of local Young Men's Christian Associations

 Collection
Identifier: Y.USA.66
Abstract

Scattered constitutions and by-laws, histories, minutes, reports, correspondence, photographs, newspapers, journals, articles, publicity, building records, surveys, studies, handbooks, and other material associated with the operation and functions of local YMCA associations in North American, particularly Hawaii and Chicago, Illinois, as well as their connection to the national board of the North American YMCA.

Dates: 1854-2009

Records of YMCA international work in Latin America

 Collection
Identifier: Y.USA.9-2-25
Abstract Records of YMCA work in South America/Latin America include annual reports, convention reports, correspondence, financial records, histories, pamphlets, photographs, and newspaper clippings. The collection is comprised primarily of records of the South American Federation of Young Men's Christian Associations (later the Latin American Confederation or Consejo Latinoamericano de Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes), documenting YMCA work in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, and...
Dates: 1881-2000.

Records of YMCA international work in Palestine and Israel

 Collection
Identifier: Y.USA.9-2-2
Abstract Correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, architectural data and drawings, audio recordings, printed material, and other records of the work of the American YMCA movement in Palestine and Israel. The bulk of the files concern Jerusalem, with particularly rich documentation on the the construction of the YMCA's landmark West Jerusalem (Jerusalem International YMCA) building. Also included in the records are files concerning YMCA work in other areas of the region, especially East...
Dates: 1885; 1905-2003; Majority of material found in ( 1920-1999)

YMCA Archives flat files collection

 Collection
Identifier: Y.USA.51
Abstract

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

Dates: 1800-2009; Majority of material found within ( 1850s-2001)

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  • Names: Young Men's Christian Associations of North America. International Committee X
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Young Men's Christian associations -- Administration 3
Young Men's Christian associations -- Buildings 3
Blueprints. 2
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Young Men's Christian associations 2
Arab-Israeli conflict. 1