List of Archival Records Collections
Archival collections in the Kautz Family YMCA Archives consist primarily of the records of the YMCA of the USA, although the collections do include the records of several local YMCAs and related organizations. Records of the YMCA of the USA are broken down into subgroups based on the program, division, department, or activity which generated them.
The following is a listing of the major collections or subgroups of archival records in the Kautz Family YMCA Archives. More information on these materials, including detailed listings of the contents of each collection/series is available at the Archives.
If a collection code has been assigned, it is given in [square brackets]. Where an inventory of the records is available online, a link is provided. For more information on the material listed, contact the archives.
Non-YMCA of the USA Records:
George Williams College [ Y.GWC ]
YMCA of Minneapolis [ Y.MPLS ]
YMCA of Atlanta (Butler Street Branch), 1990s [ Y.ATL ]
YMCA of Washington D.C. [ Y.DC ]
YMCA of the USA Records:
International Division/Foreign Work
Administrative and Program Records (includes personal papers)
Africa, 1909-1970s
Includes Angola, Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, and African Alliance. Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa,
and Uganda are listed separately.
Argentina, 1880s-1950s.
Australia, 1860s-1970s
Austria and Switzerland, 1890s-1960s
Brazil, 1893-1930s
Bulgaria, 1920s-1940s
Burma, 1902-1980s
Ceylon/Sri Lanka, 1860s-1980s
Chile, 1940s-1960s
Congo, 1949-1969
Cuba, 1912-1970s
Czechoslovakia, 1910-1950s
Egypt, 1902-1980s
England, 1840s-1990s
Estonia, 1920s-1939
Ethiopia, 1946-1880s
France, 1860s-1960s
Germany, 1860s-19790s
Ghana, 1950s-1980s
Greece, 1900-1970s
Hong Kong, 1890s-1990s
Hungary, 1920s-1950s
India, 1850s-1980s
Indonesia, 1950s-1980s
Italy, 1897, 1920s-1960s
Japan, 1880s-1980s
Jordan, 1950s-1970s
Kenya, 1960s-1980s
Korea, 1902-1980s
Latvia, 1920s-1950s
Lebanon, 1950s-1960s
Liberia, 1940s-1970s
Malaysia and Singapore, 1950s-1990s
Mexico, 1902-19702
New Zealand, 1855-1980s
Nigeria, 1960s-1980s
Pakistan, 1940s-1980s
Palestine/Israel, 1889, 1910s-1990s
Panama, 1904-1980s
Paraguay, 1951-1970s
Peru, 1916-1970s
Philippines, 1900-1980s
Poland, 1910s-1970s
Portugal, 1901-1980s
Puerto Rico, 1909-1960s
Rumania, 1916-1950s
Russian work in France, 1919-1960s
Siam/Thailand, 1916-1970
South Africa, 1880s-1980s
South American/Latin American Confederation,
1880s-1980s
Includes Bolivia, Colombia,
Ecuador, Guatemala, British Guyana, West Indies, Jamaica, St. Christopher.
Spain, 1910s-1970s
Taiwan, 1940s-1960s
Turkey, 1910s-1970s
Uganda, 1950s-1960s
Uruguay, 1916-1970s
Venezuela, 1930s-1970s
Miscellaneous Materials for Other Countries, 1920s-1990s
Boys Work
General
Hi-Y
Camping
Indian Guides
Arts & Humanities
Religious Work
Rural Work
Women & Girls
Urban Work
Special Populations
Administrative Records
Board/Council Minutes
General Counsel
Personnel
Financial
Purchasing Services
Buildings & Furnishings Services
Membership/Volunteers
Research & Planning
Association Development
General Assemblies
Miscellaneous Mailings to Local Associations
State/Area/Region Field Offices (SARFO)
International Conventions
Local Constitutions
Local Associations
Annual State Conventions
City Reports
Association of Professional Directors/Association of Secretaries (APD/AOS)
Historical Library
Film Bureau
World Alliance
Canadian YMCA
Chekov Press
YMCA Colleges & Training Institutes
Springfield College
George Williams College
Estes Park
Southern College
Miscellaneous
Other Organizations
Includes publications of and records concerning the relationship with organizations such as the Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Young Men's Hebrew Association, YWCA, etc.
Personal Papers and Individuals
Adams, John W.
Anderson, Paul B.
Ashley, James
Bishop, Merlin
Bower, Peter M.
Brandenburg, Earl
Brian, Philip
Brunger, Harry
Bunting, James F.
Burkhardt, John R.
Cadwell, Laurence
Campbell, Howard O.
Carey, Cliff
Carsten-Brock, Walter
Chapman, Irvin C. ("Ernie")
Chittick, William
Cline, Hallie
Cousins, Solon
Custer, John
Douwsma, Gerrit B.
Elliott, Clem
Everts, Marguerite
Fenstemacher, Bill
Fisher, John
Fletcher, Fremont
Gilbert, Jim
Goncharoff, Nicholas
Grundeman, Clara
Hall. L. K. (Lawrence K.)
Hall, Phil
Hardy, James
Harlan, Robert
Hopkins, C. Howard
Johnson, Herbert
Johnson, Mark C.
Kautz, Richard
Kiehne, Frank
Kinnamon, Ron
Klischer, Carl
Lansdale, Herbert Parker, III ("Parker")
Latourette, Kenneth Scott
Lavake, Steven
Lawton, Harold
Lerrigo, George (China-related)
Limbert, Paul
Lockwood, William (China-related)
Ludlow, Norman H.
Lyon, D. Willard (China-related)
McGraw, Donald
McGuire, Bruce
Maguire, Bruce
Maricle, Neal
Masland, Frank E. III
Meffert, Marjorie
Mims, Robert
Minard, Herbert L.
Nasland, Mike
O'Melia, John
Overby, Lowell
Overmire, Ray
Page, Kirby (China-related)
Price, Leonard
Ramseyer, William J.
Ripley, Tony
Rusch, Thomas
Schellenberger, Don
Sellers, Warren.
Shipp, Frederick B.
Sorenson, Roy
Sproul, J. Edward
Stange, Karl
Stokes, James
Stone, Byron
Thiel, Kenneth
Torrence, Edgar
Tucker, Norman S.
Tucker, William L.
Turner, Eugene
Underwood, Herbert G.
Warr Family
White, J. Gustav
Wilber, Francis
Wishard, L. D.
Wood, Ralph
Yergen, Max