YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago records
- Creator Names YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.
- Title YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago records [manuscript], 1853-1980.
- Physical description
- about 95 linear feet (197 boxes & 151 unboxed v.)
- 2 sound cassettes.
- 66 sound recordings.
- Access and usage restrictions For listening purposes, it is necessary to use a copy, not the original (and to have a listening copy made if one is not available).
- Collection summary
- Office files of the central office of the YMCA of metropolitan Chicago (Ill.) primarily concerning administration, fund raising and building campaigns, program development, and coordination of activities of YMCA departments in Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs. Includes minutes of the board of trustees (1868-1975), the board of managers (1858-1975), the General Secretary's cabinet (1913-1962), and boards of directors of the branches, which are named departments (1892-1962, varying by department); correspondence and other files of General Secretaries (1881-1965, incomplete); reports of annual meetings (1939-70); news clippings and other publicity (1887-1980); biographical materials on board members and General Secretaries; and other miscellaneous records. Topics include programs for boys, men, girls, and women. Includes materials on recreation and sports, race relations, adult education, and juvenile delinquency.
- Includes information on establishment and operation of the Wabash Avenue YMCA to serve African Americans; information on Railroad Departments that served railroad workers based in Chicago; a Japanese Department in the early 20th century; and several Y camps, including Camp Duncan near Volo, Illinois (opened 1923), Camp Martin Johnson near Ludington, Michigan (opened 1925), Camp Northwoods at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin (opened 1929). By 1958, the Chicago YMCA operated 13 camps in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
- Acquisition information Gift of the Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Chicago, most in August 1981 (M1980.0002; M1981.0029; 1992.0128; 1993.0008).
- Finding Aids Note Descriptive inventory available online for most of the collection. The large bound volumes in this collection that are not in regular boxes have been numbered in a single sequence throughout the descriptive inventory. These large volumes are stacked on the shelves or stored separately in extra-large boxes at the end of the collection.
- Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago collection of visual materials (1986.0359); publications cataloged separately; and some architectural records for YMCA buildings are in the Architecture Archive.
- Names
- YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Archives.
- Young Men's Christian Association (Chicago, Ill.) Archives.
- Central Y.M.C.A. College.
- Central YMCA Community College (Chicago, Ill.)
- Central Y.M.C.A. Schools (Chicago, Ill.)
- United Service Organizations (U.S.). Service Club (Chicago, Ill.) especially box 110 & 114
- YMCA Hotel (Chicago, Ill.)
- Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) especially box 142-143
- Aveling, Wilhelmina, 1907-
- Dedmon, Emmett. Great enterprises.
- Hathaway, Frank A., 1886-1970.
- Hemingway, Anson T., 1844-1926. especially box 174
- McClow, Lloyd L., d. 1962.
- McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884.
- McCormick, Cyrus H. (Cyrus Hall), 1859-1936.
- Messer, Loring Wilbur, 1856-1923.
- Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899.
- Parker, William J., 1876-1955.
- Root, John O., 1919-2005.
- Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932.
- Stotz, Herman A., 1880-1954.
- Vynalek, James C., 1898-1964.
- Wyant, A. R. E. (Andrew Robert Elmer)
- WIND (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)
- Young Men's Christian Association (Chicago, Ill.)
- Subjects
- Adult education Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 19th century.
- Adult education Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 20th century.
- African Americans Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Camps Illinois 20th century.
- Camps Michigan 20th century.
- Camps Wisconsin 20th century.
- Charities Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 19th century.
- Charities Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 20th century.
- Community centers Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 20th century.
- Evangelicalism Illinois Chicago.
- Japanese Americans Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Juvenile delinquency Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 19th century.
- Juvenile delinquency Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 20th century.
- Men Illinois Chicago Societies and clubs.
- Real property Illinois Chicago.
- Recreation Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 19th century.
- Recreation Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 20th century.
- Women Illinois Chicago Societies and clubs.
- Young Men's Christian associations Illinois Chicago.
- Youth Illinois Chicago 19th century.
- Youth Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Geographic coverage
- Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 20th century.
- Chicago (Ill.) Race relations 20th century.
- Genre
- Audiocassettes. aat
- Audiotapes. aat
- Correspondence. aat
- Minutes. aat
- Newspaper clippings. aat
- Reports. aat
- Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
- Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-XYZ/YMCA-inv.htm