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318 Elmer L.
Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, 222 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis,
MN 55455
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FRANCIS S. HARMON:
An Inventory of his Papers
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Creator:
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Harmon, Francis Stuart, 1895-
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Title:
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Francis S. Harmon
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Date:
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1929-1968 |
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Collection Number:
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Y.USA.20 |
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Abstract:
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Collection contains correspondence, news
clippings, articles written by and about Harmon, speeches given by Harmon, as
well as travel letters written during his extensive world travels. |
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Quantity:
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.6 cu. ft. (2
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Location:
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See Detailed Description section for box
listing. |
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Francis Harmon was born in Paulding, Mississippi. He served in France
in World War I and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1922. He then returned
to Mississippi and became editor of a newspaper in Hattiesburg. He served as
chairman of the Mississippi State YMCA Committee for five years in the
mid-1920s. In 1924 he became a member of the National Council, and in 1929 he
was elected its president. In 1932 he succeeded John Mott as general secretary
for the International Committee. He resigned in 1936 and moved to Hollywood to
work in the motion picture industry, where he remained until 1952. In the early
1960s he was the director of the New York City association and guided it
through a merger with the Brooklyn association to form the YMCA of Greater New
York. He was on the Board of Deacons and the Board of Trustees of the Riverside
Community Church in New York; he was also vice president and a trustee of the
Interchurch Center from 1957 until his death.
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The largest segment of the collection is comprised of correspondence.
Harmon's travels through 61 countries in the 1960s are documented through a
series of letters sent to friends and relatives, exhibiting what Harmon calls
"my lifelong interest in the World Service program of the YMCA, race relations
and the great humanitarian work of the United Nations". Other correspondence in
this collection relates to Harmon's time as general secretary of the
International Committee, as well as his continued professional connections with
the YMCA after his departure.News clippings document Harmon's travels around
the United States speaking on the work of the YMCA and observations of his
travels abroad.
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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]. Francis S. Harmon Papers. 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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Material in this collection was formerly cataloged as part of the YMCA
Biographical Files. |
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Processed by: Chan Harries, October 2004. |
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Catalog Record ID number: 4490953 |
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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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Articles and clippings, 1930-1963. |
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Correspondence, 1926-1968. 2 folders. |
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News clippings, undated, 1931-1936. 3 folders. |
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Newsletters and pamphlets, undated, 1929-1936. |
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Travel letters, 1935, 1961-1968. 5 folders. |
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Return to the Organization of the Collection Section
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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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Travelers' writings, American. |
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Young Men's Christian associations --
Employees. |
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Persons:
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Harmon, Francis Stuart, 1895- . |
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Organizations:
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National Board of the Young Men's Christian
Associations. |
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