YMCA and YWCA Records, 1925-1945, bulk 1925-1930

Summary Information

At a Glance

Description

Scope and content

Young Mens and Womens Christian Associations founded as a response to unhealthy social and living conditions in cities at the end of the Industrial Revolution. Collection includes reports, correspondence, minutes, and pamphlets from YMCA and YWCA branches around the world.

General Note

In Archives.

Using the Collection

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Restrictions on Access

The collection is unrestricted to readers. Certain materials, however, are in a fragile condition, and this may necessitate restriction in handling and copying.

Preferred Citation

Item description, MRL 12: YMCA and YWCA Records, series #, box #, and folder #, The Burke Library Archives (Columbia University Libraries) at Union Theological Seminary, New York.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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