WelcomeThe YMCA, founded in London in 1844, is the oldest and largest social institution in the United States, where it has been active since 1851. The Kautz Family YMCA Archives collects the historical records of its national organization, the YMCA of the USA and also holds records of the Minneapolis and Greater New York YMCAs, as well as those of Y's Men International, a service club in partnership with the YMCA. The collections document the evolution of the YMCA from its Protestant evangelical origins, including its contributions to Civil War relief, the invention of basketball and volleyball, public health campaigns in China, rural reconstruction in India and Korea, teaching English as a second language, and much more. |
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Support the YMCA ArchivesThe YMCA Archives is now able to accept financial gifts through a convenient online form. » More information on donating | |||
Need Help Getting to the YMCA Archives? Apply for the Clarke Chambers Travel Fellowship The University of Minnesota will award three or four Clarke Chambers Travel Fellowships to support travel to do research in the Social Welfare History Archives or the Kautz Family YMCA Archives. The application deadline is April 15, 2010. »More information»
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Guide to Resources on YMCA Work in ChinaMaterial documenting the YMCA's extensive work in China is among the most heavily used in the YMCA Archives collections. This work, which began in the late 1890s and continued until the revolution in 1949, spanned over two dozen cities across the country, and is documented by books, hundreds of photographs, and about 50 cubic feet of records including reports, minutes, correspondence, building and financial records, pamphlets, blueprints, and maps. An online guide to China-related resources in the Archives is now available, including links to a database of over 700 digitized photographs, the finding aid for records of YMCA International Work in China, and more.»Go to the Guide to Resources on YMCA Work in China» |
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The Archives are located at the University of Minnesota and are part of the University Libraries' Archives and Special Collections Department.
Address: Elmer L. Andersen Library, 222 21st Avenue South, Suite 318, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612.625.3445 Email: ymcaarch@umn.edu
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