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Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date: 1800-2010
Functions, occupations and activities: Societies and Associations > Religious
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C219799
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
c1800-2008: records incl minutes and meeting papers of national board and committees, minutes of metropolitan division/region, minutes of the National Women's Auxillary, publications, photographs and artefacts, legal and subject files, corresp, deeds, accounts, papers rel to YMCA property and associations at home and overseas and records of various branches
University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
YMCA
See Annual Return 1998, 2000-2004, 2007, 2010, 2014; Religious Archive Survey 2010
2
1881-2010: records of Leicester YMCA, 1951-1964, and Nottingham YMCA, 1962
University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
YMCA
3
1963-1972: papers of J Clark Ready, rel to foundation of the Nigerian YMCA, mainly rel to training and development as the National Council formed
University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
YMCA/ACC71
See Annual Return 2018
4
1913-2014: records of YMCA Wales
University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
YMCA
See Annual Return 2020
5
2019-2020: material generated rel to 'YMCA175', a Heritage Lottery funded project to coincide with the 175th anniversary of the creation of the YMCA in England
University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
YMCA
See Annual Return 2020
6
2017-2020: digital files rel to business development; communications; fundraising; and policy and research
University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
YMCA
See Annual Return 2020
7
1925-1997: material rel to the Yorkshire YMCA Women's Auxiliary, incl manuscript account book, minutes of the Executive Committee, Yorkshire and Humberside Union of YMCAs Women's Auxiliary, AGM papers of the Yorkshire Region, papers rel to long service awards, correspondence and minutes
University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
YMCA
See Annual Return 2020
8
1894-2018: Papers associated with the YMCA following their acquisition of Dunford House in 1951, visitors books, correspondence, minutes and financial records.
University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
YMCA
See Annual Return 2021