Young Men's Christian Association (Charleston, S.C.) scrapbooks
Collection Overview
The collection contains scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, 1885-1980, relating to local, state, regional and national YMCA activities. Several scrapbooks relate to the Department of Physical Education. Other scrapbooks contain pamphlets, brochures, leaflets, tickets, broadsides and other ephemera such as receipts, visitor passes, building pledges and other forms related to sponsored lectures, sporting events, dances, concerts, programs and memberships. A bound volume (1894) of the Young Men's Era: the International Young Men's Christian Association Newspaper (a weekly publication) and copies of the News and Courier are included in the collection. The collection includes files pertaining to the history, charter and property of the Charleston YMCA, the Cannon Street YMCA and the Military Service Center YMCA.
Dates
- Creation: 1885-1980
Creator
- Young Men's Christian Association of Charleston (Organization)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Historical Note
The Young Men's Christian Association was founded in London, England on June 6, 1844. Ten years later a group of Charleston ministers and laymen organized the Charleston Association in February 1854 with incorporation on December 21, 1854. The Cannon Street YMCA charter was issued on August 2, 1941. On December 12, 1971 the Cannon Street YMCA and the Young Men's Christian Association merged.
Extent
19 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Young Men's Christian Association of Charleston (Organization)
- YMCA of the USA -- History (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Young Men's Christian Association Scrapbooks, 1885-1980
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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