YMCA Archives

Documenting the 170-year history of the YMCA in the United States and beyond; located at the University of Minnesota Libraries

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Check out today's Google Doodle celebrating the inventor of basketball!

#OTD in 1892, James Naismith's 13 rules of basketball were published which allowed basketball to quickly spread through the YMCA movement and beyond. #YMCAhistory

https://t.co/IiCCPy5Y8F

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New guide alert! Along with @IHRCA_UMN & the Social Welfare History Archives here at @umnlib, we've helped create a guide that points to #pandemic and #epidemic related materials in our collections! A significant portion points to online material. https://t.co/VNZqPEoaWd

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See also https://t.co/k8sWsBNicC

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165 yrs ago today, the #YMCA concluded its 1st World Conference in Paris, France, attended by delegates from Ys from 9 countries. Today the Y is in 120 countries! In 1955, Harold W. McCoo led group singing at the 100th anniversary World Conference (photo: https://t.co/evIRWYTli1)

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YMCA staff, volunteers, retirees: We are seeking your personal stories about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected you, your Y, and your community. https://t.co/J5u0KeqUeD
#YCOVID19Stories

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How are you celebrating #EarthDay50 ? This photo from about 100 yrs ago shows boys studying trees at a Y camp in the mountains of Nanjing, China (https://t.co/Ef97JQezqH)

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@IHRCA_UMN Sorry about the delayed response. Unfortunately, it appears we don't have the film (wish we did!), but we may have other helpful info on Americanization work. @straumanis please email us at [email protected]

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@stkatemlis Please Help us spread the word about this year's scholarship https://t.co/387qBi4jZQ

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Just one week now until the application deadline!

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Just one week now until the application deadline!

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Are you or do you know an #archives graduate student of color who could use $750 to help with educational costs? Applications now being accepted (due March 1) for the MAC Archie Motley Scholarship: https://t.co/19xnHv2d3j #BIPOC

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Are you or do you know an #archives graduate student of color who could use $750 to help with educational costs? Applications now being accepted (due March 1) for the MAC Archie Motley Scholarship: https://t.co/19xnHv2d3j #BIPOC

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@mnymcayig Glad you asked! We have some resources specifically to answer this question linked from our website (https://t.co/YI4Zg3vwob -- scroll down to "For YMCA Staff." Don't hesitate to contact us with specific Qs about material in your branch.

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It's #AskAnArchivist Day on Twitter, and we're here to answer your questions about archives in general or the YMCA Archives in particular. (Photo: https://t.co/oDNvVUdBIQ)

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#InternationalCatsDay probably does not make you think of the #YMCA, but it turns out we do have at least one relevant item in our collection of photos of YMCA work in China. https://t.co/CbLfkqP1Qw

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We're really excited to see everyone at #GA2019! Stop by our booth in the exhibit hall to say hello and get one of our nifty #yhistory buttons.

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@umnpts is the Campus Connector on a different route today? Can't find any info on https://t.co/6FqoWlIYqe or your Twitter feed, but it seems that buses are on different route than usual in St. Paul...

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Did you learn to swim at the #YMCA? Hopefully you had more head clearance at your pool than these mid-20th century kids in Newark, NJ #ArchivesPoolParty (https://t.co/ybzp9oxjn2)

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Need funding to visit the #YMCA Archives? Two more weeks to get your applications in for the Clarke Chambers Travel Fellowship! https://t.co/iNtymfDRJy

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Online archival collections are available from #UMNLib to support social science research. For example, YMCA Archives records of international work in China are now available online. @YArchives #UMNSocialScience

https://t.co/RnXJxr2z0w

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Need $ to travel to the Archives for dissertation research? We are now accepting applications for the Clarke Chambers Fellowship. Get yours in by April 15. https://t.co/iNtymfDRJy

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ATTN: Deadline is in just 10 days! Are you or do you know an #archives graduate student of color who could use $750 to help with educational costs? Applications now being accepted (due March 1) for the MAC Archie Motley Scholarship: https://t.co/P7PyJZtZF1 . #BIPOC