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318 Elmer L.
Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, 222 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis,
MN 55455
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YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK
NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH BRANCH:
An Inventory of Its Records
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Creator:
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YMCA of
Greater New York. Neighborhood Youth Branch. |
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Title:
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Neighborhood Youth YMCA
records. |
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Date:
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1958-1963. |
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Collection Number:
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Y.GNY.039 |
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Abstract:
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Contains minutes, printed brochures and
flyers, and correspondence related to the Neighborhood Youth branch of the YMCA
of Greater New York. |
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Quantity:
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.2 cubic feet (1
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Location:
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See Detailed Description section for box
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The Neighborhood Youth Branch (NYB) began in 1953 as a committee
charged with exploring the opportunities to provide services to youth in areas
of New York City that were not served by permanent YMCA branches. Work began in
Washington Heights, the East Side of Manhattan and Kingsbridge in the Bronx. In
1958, the work was incorporated into a branch supported in part by
appropriations from permanent branches and from the city headquarters of the
YMCA of Greater New York. In 1962, an executive report listed activities in
Kingsbridge, Laconia (in the north-east Bronx), Bay Ridge (Brooklyn), Grand
Central (Manhattan), as well as city-wide programs such as an Olympic Day,
Metropolitan Hi-Y, and trips to Holiday Hills. The branch worked with other
agencies and institutions in the city such as Union Theological Seminary, where
a field work program was developed. The branch was characterized by cooperation
with all aspects of YMCA work in New York.
The work in Washington Heights ceased because of funding and
leadership problems, and the work on the East Side was incorporated into the
Grand Central Branch, leaving only the Kingsbridge activities. A report, the
Schwamb Planning Study, recommended that the NYB work with exiting branches
with the goal of having them take on the responsibility for extension work. The
involvement of the Grand Central Branch was at least in part a response to the
Schwamb study. By the end of 1963 the branch had disbanded and re-formed as a
city-wide committee focused on youth and extension work.
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The Neighborhood Youth Branch YMCA collection includes documents
regarding the establishment and closing of the branch, program information,
staff training materials, minutes of the Board of Managers, budget information,
brochures and flyers, and correspondence and memos, primarily from the last
years of the branch's operation.
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Use of Materials:
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This collection is 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 the necessary permissions prior to the
reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. |
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Preferred Citation:
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[Indicate the cited item and/or series
here]. Neighborhood Youth Branch YMCA Records. YMCA of Greater New York.
Kautz Family YMCA Archives. University of Minnesota. |
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See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
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Processing Information:
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Processed by: Louise Merriam, May 2012. |
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Catalog Record ID number: 6392495 |
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The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the
collection. To request materials, please note the corresponding box number.
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Board of Managers minutes, 1962-1963. 1 folder. |
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Workers meeting,1963.1 folder. |
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Minutes and agendas from staff counsellor meetings. |
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ACMY, circa 1962. 1 folder. |
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Newsletter of the Kingsbridge Outpost. |
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Inauguration dinner program, 1958. 1 folder. |
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Miscellaneous letters and correspondence, 1960. 1 folder. |
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Program brochures, circa 1960. 1 folder. |
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Minutes, 1959. 1 folder. |
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Minutes of meetings regarding the establishment of a permanent
Boys' Work branch based on the experimental Neighborhood Youth Branch work that
had taken place in Kingsbridge, Washington Heights-Inwood and the East Side of
Manhattan. |
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Miscellaneous, 1961-1963. 1 folder. |
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Staffing plans, program notes, memos, fund-raising appeals, and
information about the Olympic and Field Day program. |
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Closing the Neighborhood Youth Branch, 1963. 1 folder. |
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Minutes of an August, 8, 1963, special meeting to discuss the
future of the Neighborhood Youth Branch. |
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The Washington Heights YMCA records are separately cataloged at the
Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
>> Go to Inventory
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these
headings. |
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Topics:
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Young Men's
Christian associations -- Administration. |
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Young Men's
Christian associations -- New York (State) -- New York. |
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Youth workers -- New York (State) -- New York. |
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Neighborhoods -- New York (State) -- New York. |
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Places:
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Bronx (New York, N.Y.) |
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Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) |
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Organizations:
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YMCA of Greater New York. Neighborhood Youth Branch. |
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