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318 Elmer L.
Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, 222 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis,
MN 55455
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YMCA INTERNATIONAL WORK IN AUSTRIA,
HUNGARY, AND SWITZERLAND:
An Inventory of Its Records
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Creator:
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YMCA of the
USA. International Division. |
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Title:
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Records of YMCA
international work in Austria, Hungary, and Switzerland |
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Date:
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1883-1990 |
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Collection Number:
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Y.USA.9-2-8 |
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Abstract:
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Includes correspondence, reports, and printed
material, primarily concerning the YMCA in Vienna, Austria, but also including
some information about YMCA work in Budapest, Hungary and in
Switzerland. |
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Quantity:
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1.4 cubic feet
(6 boxes). |
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Location:
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See Detailed Description section for box
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From the 1880s on, the YMCAs of the United States and Canada helped
YMCAs in Europe in a variety of ways, with the majority of the work coming as a
response to World War I. The region of Austria, Hungary and Switzerland was not
the scene of extensive or prolonged assistance. However, as an aftermath of
World War I, through funds provided from the Student Friendship Fund, the
International Committee, under the direction of John R. Mott, purchased a
building in Vienna. This building was held by the Vienna YMCA under a trust
agreement with the International Committee of the YMCA until 1930.
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Includes correspondence, reports, and printed material, primarily
concerning the YMCA in Vienna, Austria, but also including some information
about YMCA work in Budapest, Hungary and in Switzerland. As significant portion
of the records consist of correspondence and documents concerning the purchase,
with funds raised by John R. Mott, of a building in Vienna to be used as a
student hostel. Also documented is Mott's decision to sell the property owing
to his conviction it was not being managed in accordance with its original
purpose. Material for Switzerland primarily consists of correspondence with the
World Alliance of YMCAs, which is headquartered in Geneva, but also includes
some with the National Council of YMCAs of Switzerland. The collection also
includes material documenting the YMCA's role in assisting Hungarian refugees
who were fleeing to Austria to escape the violence of the 1956 Hungarian
Revolution.
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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]. Records of YMCA International Work in Austria, Hungary, and
Switzerland. 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 as part of Fast Processing Project II, August 2010, as
collection FP004. Material has been minimally processed. |
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Catalog Record ID number: 5930173 |
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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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| Box 1 |
Vienna YMCA annual reports, 1913-1921, 1926/27. 2 folders. |
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| Box 1 |
Vienna: Correspondence and reports, 1946-1950, 1952-1964. 4 folders. |
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Vienna: Student hostel, 1920-1922, 1925-1933. 8 folders. |
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Includes documents and letters in English and German concerning
the purchase, operation, and eventual sale of property in Vienna to be used as
a student hostel. |
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| Box 2 |
Vienna: Student hostel, 1920-1928. |
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Includes documents and letters in English and German concerning
the rental of property for use of student activities, including the purchase of
a hostel in Vienna. |
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Correspondence: Budapest, 1921-1931. |
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Includes documents and letters in English and Hungarian concerning
requests by the Hungarian YMCA movement for financial help from the National
Council of YMCAs of the U.S. for buildings in Budapest and Debrecen. |
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Austria: Camping Centre Sibley, 1959-1971. 3 folders. |
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Correspondence, reports, and other documents concerning the
establishment of a summer camp near Laussa, Austria. Named in honor of Harper
Sibley, a major supporter of the project, the camp was operated by the World
Alliance of YMCAs for refugee children, working boys, and students. In 1971
ownership of the property was transferred to the YMCA -YWCA of Linz, Austria.
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Vienna: Correspondence 1964-1978. |
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Includes correspondence concerning Camping Centre Sibley as well
as reports on the status of YMCA work in Vienna. Correspondents include Millard
F. Collins, W. Harold Denison, Gerrit B. Douwsma and Richard H. Miller. Also
includes a report on a 1964 trip to Vienna by W. Harold Denison. |
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Miscellaneous printed material, undated and 1951, 1955, 1962. |
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Printed material: Tools: Werkzeuge
Ferramentas: Herramientas, 1957. |
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Language training aid prepared by the YMCA-YWCA of Austria with
words for various tools in English, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. |
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Yearbook of the German Swiss YMCA, 1900. |
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| Box 4 |
Correspondence and reports, refugee work, print
materials, Budapest 1883-1967 |
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Includes correspondence related to the ownership and disposition
of a building in Losonc (Lučenec), Slovakia, formerly part of Hungary. |
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| Box S4 |
International division: Correspondence and reports
1983-1990 |
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| Box S9 |
Switzerland, Correspondence with the National Council of
YMCAs of Switzerland, minutes of the World Urban Committee, 1956-1987. 2 folders. |
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Includes correspondence with the National Council of YMCAs of
Switzerland and the World Alliance (headquartered in Geneva) |
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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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Refugees --
Austria. |
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Student
housing -- Austria -- Vienna. |
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Young Men's
Christian associations -- Austria -- Vienna. |
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Young Men's
Christian associations -- Hungary -- Budapest. |
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Young Men's
Christian associations -- Switzerland. |
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Young Men's
Christian associations -- Administration. |
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Young Men's
Christian associations -- Buildings. |
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Places:
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Vienna (Austria). |
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Budapest (Hungary). |
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Hungary -- History -- Revolution, 1956. |
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Lučenec (Slovakia). |
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Persons:
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Mott, John Raleigh, 1865-1955. |
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Organizations:
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World Alliance of YMCAs. |
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YMCA of the USA. International Division. |
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YMCA of the USA. |
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Young Men’s Christian Associations of North America.
International Committee. |
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