PRELIMINARY CATALOGUE OF THE YMCA ARCHIVE CONTENTS …

Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections

Young Men’s Christian Association Archive

Reference: YMCA

Copyright of Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections, University of Birmingham

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PRELIMINARY CATALOGUE OF THE YMCA ARCHIVE

The collection has been sorted and provisionally organised into a number of sections so as to

allow access and retrieval. The numbers assigned to the materials together with the

accompanying descriptions, should be regarded as a temporary measure.

This is a preliminary handlist; cataloguing is still in progress and regular additions are still

being made to the collection. Last updated 3 September 2019.

CONTENTS

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SECTION A SERIES OF FOLDERS, MOSTLY COMPRISING

PRINTED MATERIALS, C 1880-1920

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folders relating to local associations and of district unions

(arranged geographically by YMCA divisions/unions)

folders of other printed literature of YMCA and associated

organisations

folders of manuscript and printed material relating to the

early history of the YMCA

folders of printed and other material relating to conferences

folders of minutes of the National Council of the YMCA

folders of minutes of and reports of travelling secretaries to

the National Council of the YMCA

folders of papers relating to the National Council of YMCAs

(Wales)

SECTION B COMPILATION VOLUMES OF EARLY LOCAL

YMCA ASSOCIATION REPORTS, 1848-1895

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SECTION C COLLECTION OF YMCA PRINTED LITERATURE,

MOSTLY 1950s ONWARDS, BUT ALSO SOME

EARLIER RECORDS

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literature of local associations of the YMCA

literature of divisions/regions of the YMCA

literature of the National Councils of Scotland, Ireland and

Wales

SECTION D RECORDS OF LOCAL YMCA ASSOCIATIONS AND

DIVISIONAL UNIONS

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Records of local associations

Records of divisional unions



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SECTION E YMCA PUBLICATIONS 77

Journals, magazines, newsletters &c

Journals and magazines of local associations

Annual reports and directories of the National Council of the

YMCAs

Conference reports

Lectures

YMCA national literature, pamphlets and brochures

SECTION F MULTI MEDIA AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS 87

Photographs

Slides

Videos

Film strips

Sound recordings, cassettes and records

SECTION G RECORDS OF THE YMCA WOMEN’S AUXILIARY 91

National Women’s Auxiliary

Local Women’s Auxiliaries

Papers of members of Women’s Auxiliaries

SECTION H RECORDS OF ASSOCIATION OF YMCA

SECRETARIES

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SECTION I PRINTED LITERATURE OF THE WORLD

ALLIANCE AND OF YMCAS AROUND THE WORLD

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Reports, minutes and meeting papers

Annual reports, directories and other serial/annual

publications

Magazines and newsletters

Reports and papers of conferences, workshops, consultations

and other meetings

Other literature, pamphlets, brochures of the World Alliance

(arranged by subject/category)

Other printed material of the World Alliance

Printed materials of Area Organisations

Printed materials relating to YMCAs around the world



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SECTION J MINUTES OF YMCA NATIONAL COUNCIL AND

YMCA ENGLAND

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Minutes of the National Council/Executive

Minutes of its Committees

Minutes of associated Committees and organisations

SECTION K FIRST WORLD WAR GREEN BOOKS 125

Binders of photographs illustrating war emergency work of

the YMCA

Binders of printed reports, pamphlets and other printed

literature, etc relating to YMCA war work

Binders of correspondence, printed material, photographs

relating to YMCA Military Camp Work

Binders of photographs of official visits to France by Sir

Arthur K. Yapp

Binders of typescript records relating to YMCA war work

War publications

Subject binders

Miscellaneous photographs

SECTION L NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YMCAS

ADMINISTRATIVE, FINANCIAL AND LEGAL

FILES

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YMCA property and associations at home

YMCA property and associations overseas

Subject files and bundles

Files relating to the Roman Catholic Church and the YMCA

Files of correspondence of G. Ronald Howe relating to

overseas YMCAs

Personnel files

SECTION M YMCA AND BRITISH FORCES IN

GERMANY/BRITISH ARMY ON THE RHINE

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SECTION N ARTEFACTS 145

SECTION P TEXTILES 147

SECTION Q EPHEMERA RELATING TO YMCA CENTRES,

BUILDINGS, SCHEMES

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SECTION R HISTORY AND ANNIVERSARIES OF THE YMCA 150

SECTION S GEORGE WILLIAMS AND FAMILY 152

SECTION T PAPERS OF YMCA OFFICERS 155

SECTION Z BOOK COLLECTION 159



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SECTION A SERIES OF FOLDERS, MOSTLY COMPRISING PRINTED

MATERIALS, C 1880-1920

These folders have been subdivided and listed as follows:

1-130 folders relating to local associations and of district unions arranged

geographically by YMCA divisions/unions)

131-136 folders of other printed literature of YMCA and associated organisations

137-143, folders of manuscript and printed material relating to the early history of the

165-166, 168 YMCA

144-147 folders of printed and other material relating to conferences

148-152 folders of minutes of the National Council of the YMCA

153-163, 167 folders of reports of travelling secretaries to the National Council of the

YMCA

164 folders of papers relating to the National Council of YMCAs (Wales)

Folders relating to local associations and of district unions, arranged

geographically by YMCA divisions/unions)

These folders were compiled and organised by the National Council and this original

arrangement has been kept. The materials in these folders include printed annual reports,

programmes and prospectuses, newscuttings, some correspondence (including letters relating

to the formation of local branches and associations) and other manuscript material (including

a small number of photographs).

It appears that these folders were compiled, or maintained in this way, up to the early 1920s.

No material after c 1922 has been found in any of the folders. Little material prior to 1880

seems to have been preserved in these folders, although other early reports of some local

associations and branches can be found in Section B. More recent printed literature of local

associations and districts/regions can be located in Section C; and minutes and other records

of a handful of associations and districts can also be found in Section D.

It has not been possible to list the contents of these folders in any detail: at present, the listing

only gives details of the local associations for which material has been preserved.

Eastern Counties Division

A1 Eastern Counties District Union: conference programmes, reports, letters

A2 Bury St Edmunds YMCA

Cromer YMCA

Felixstow YMCA

Woodbridge YMCA



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A3 Brentwood YMCA

Chelmsford YMCA

Colchester YMCA

Dovercourt & Harwich YMCA

Framsden YMCA

North Walsham YMCA

Southend on Sea YMCA

A4 Ipswich YMCA

A5 Cambridge YMCA

A6 Norwich YMCA

A7 Lowestoft YMCA

A8 Hunstanton YMCA

Needham Market YMCA

Thetford YMCA

Great YarmouthYMCA

Kent Division

[Area covered by the Kent Division was part of the South Eastern Division, along

with Sussex and Surrey, before the First World War. Kent Division appears to have

been inaugurated in 1920]

A9 Ashford YMCA

Dover YMCA

Folkestone YMCA

Isle of Sheppey YMCA

Rochester, Chatham, Strood & Gillingham YMCA

Sittingbourne YMCA

Woodchurch YMCA

Lydd YMCA

Kent Division: first annual report, 1920-21

A10 Sevenoaks YMCA

Tonbridge YMCA

Hadlow Reading Room, Tonbridge

Tunbridge Wells YMCA

A11 Canterbury YMCA

Margate YMCA

Shaftesbury House, Margate (seaside home of London YMCA)

Ramsgate & St Lawrence YMCA



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Sussex & Surrey Division

[Formerly part of Southern and South-Eastern District]

A12 Chichester YMCA

Horsham YMCA

Lewes YMCA

Worthing YMCA

A13 Brighton YMCA

A14 Hastings and St Leonards YMCA

A15 Eastbourne YMCA

A16 Addlestone YMCA

Crawley & Ifield YMCA

Dorking YMCA

Guildford YMCA

East Grinstead YMCA

Hailsham YMCA

Littlehampton YMCA

Redhill YMCA

Reigate YMCA

Reigate and Redhill YMCA

Sutton YMCA

Southern Division

[Southern District Union was inaugurated in 1886]

A17 Southern District Union: conference programmes, annual reports

A18 Southampton YMCA

Portsea YMCA

A19 Bournemouth YMCA

A20 Blandford YMCA

Bonchurch YMCA

Boscombe YMCA

Bramshaw YMCA

Bridport YMCA

Dorchester YMCA

Poole YMCA

Sandown YMCA

Winchester YMCA

Winton & Moordown YMCA

Weymouth YMCA

The Parkestone YMCA



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A21 Ryde YMCA (up to 1897)

A22 Ryde YMCA (1898-1922)

A23 Hazelwood, Ryde, Isle of Wight: Home of Rest & Recreation

A24 Portsmouth YMCA

Portsmouth Services Institute

A25 Guernsey YMCA

Jersey YMCA

St John’s Central YMCA, Jersey

Lancashire Division

[In 1897, YMCA work in the Lancashire was divided into 2 districts: Manchester and

Liverpool (including North Wales). In 1898, the Lancashire Forward Movement was

inaugurated to promote work in the county but by 1905 its name had been changed to

Lancashire District]

A26 West Midland District Confederation of YMCAs

Manchester District

Liverpool (and North Wales) District

Lancashire District

A27 Manchester YMCA (1852-89)

A28 Manchester YMCA (1890-

A29 Liverpool YMCA

A30 North Liverpool YMCA

A31 St Helens YMCA

A32 Blackpool YMCA

A33 Bolton YMCA

Bury YMCA

A34 New Brighton YMCA (including Shore Mission)

A35 Southport YMCA

A36 Wallasey YMCA

A37 Lancaster YMCA

Leigh YMCA

Macclesfield YMCA

Preston YMCA



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A38 Accrington YMCA

Altrincham & District YMCA

Burnley YMCA

Bacup & District YMCA

Brown Edge YMCA

Douglas YMCA

Darwen YMCA

Dukingfield & District YMCA

Ecclestone & District YMCA

Eccles YMCA

Glossop & District YMCA

Great Harwood YMCA

Hoylake Institute & YMCA

Hyde YMCA

A39 Limehurst YMCA

Oldham YMCA

Nelson YMCA

Stockport YMCA

Radcliffe YMCA

Warrington YMCA

Waterfoot & District YMCA

Timperley YMCA

Wigan YMCA

Wigton YMCA

Lancashire & Cheshire Division

A40 Birkenhead YMCA

A41 Chester YMCA

Midland Division

A42 Midland District Union: reports (1886-99)

A43 Midland District Union: reports (1900-13)

A44 Midland District Union: conference programmes &c

A45 Birmingham YMCA: reports (1872-1901)

A46 Birmingham YMCA: new building (1902-04)

A47 Birmingham YMCA: Needless Alley Branch

Dale End Branch

Erdington Branch

Greet Red Triangle Club

Handsworth Branch

Harborne Branch



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A48 Burton-on-Trent YMCA

A49 Leicester YMCA

A50 Coventry YMCA

Leamington Spa YMCA

Rugby YMCA

Sutton Coldfield YMCA

Stratford-upon-Avon YMCA

A51 Northampton YMCA

Peterborough YMCA

Kettering YMCA

Higham Ferrers YMCA

A52 Coalville YMCA

Loughborough YMCA

Melton Mowbray YMCA

Market Harborough YMCA

Wellingborough YMCA

A53 Brown Edge YMCA

Hanley YMCA

Leek YMCA

Lichfield YMCA

Longton YMCA

Smethwick YMCA

Stafford YMCA

Stoke-on-Trent YMCA

Stone YMCA

Tamworth YMCA

Tunstall YMCA

Walsall YMCA

A54 Wednesbury YMCA

West Bromwich YMCA

Wolverhampton YMCA

A55 Worcester YMCA

Kidderminster YMCA

Malvern YMCA

Redditch YMCA

Dudley YMCA

North Midland Division

[North Midland Conference of YMCAs was formed in June 1873]

A56 North Midland District Union: conference programmes &c



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A57 Lincoln YMCA

A58 Nottingham YMCA

Nottingham YMCA: Long Eaton Branch

A59 Nottingham YMCA

Newark YMCA

A60 Buxton YMCA

Chesterfield YMCA

Chapel-en-le Frith YMCA

Duffield YMCA

East Barkwith YMCA

Grantham YMCA

Grimsby YMCA

Heanor YMCA

Kimberley YMCA

Mansfield YMCA

Ripley YMCA

Sturton-le-Steeple YMCA

Youlgrave YMCA

South Midland Division

[South Midland District was founded in 1884]

A61 South Midland District Union: conference programmes &c

Oxfordshire Red Triangle Clubs Federation

A62 Ampthill YMCA

Bedford YMCA

Leighton Buzzard YMCA

Luton YMCA

A63 Abingdon YMCA

Aldershot YMCA

Aylesbury YMCA

Basingstoke YMCA

Harmondsworth YMCA

High Wycombe YMCA

Slough YMCA

Tring YMCA

Windsor & Eton YMCA

Woking YMCA

A64 Bicester YMCA

Charlbury YMCA

Henley-on-Thames YMCA



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A65 Reading YMCA

North Eastern Division

[North Eastern Confederation of YMCAs was founded in 1866]

A66 North Eastern District Union: divisional reports, conference programmes and other

records

A67 Darlington YMCA

A68 Middlesborough YMCA

A69 Newcastle-upon-Tyne YMCA

A70 Sunderland YMCA

A71 Bedlington YMCA

Consett & District YMCA

Durham YMCA

Framwellgate Bridge YMCA

Morpeth YMCA

Oakenshaw YMCA

A72 Hartlepool YMCA

West Hartlepool YMCA

Stockton-on-Tees YMCA

A73 Felling YMCA

Fence Houses YMCA

High Shields YMCA

South Shields YMCA

Swalwell YMCA

Tynemouth YMCA

Wallsend YMCA

North West Division

[North Western District Union was founded in 1867]

A74 North Western District Union: annual reports, conference programmes

A75 Ambleside YMCA

Barrow-in-Furness YMCA

Cleator Moor YMCA

Dalton-in-Furness YMCA

Harrington YMCA

Rowrah YMCA

Kendal YMCA

Keswick YMCA



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Penrith YMCA

West Kirby Christian Institute & YMCA

Whitehaven YMCA

Windermere YMCA

A76 Carlisle YMCA

North Wales Division

A77 Aberystwyth YMCA

Bridgend YMCA

Carnarvon YMCA

Colwyn Bay YMCA

Port Dinorwic YMCA

Knighton YMCA

Llandudno YMCA

Wrexham YMCA

South Wales and Border Counties

A78 Aberaman YMCA

Abergavenny YMCA

Aberavon & Port Talbot District YMCA

Ebbw Vale YMCA

Leominster YMCA

Llanelli YMCA

Merthyr Tydfil YMCA

Neath YMCA

Pembroke Dock YMCA

Pontypridd YMCA

Porth YMCA

Swansea YMCA

United Wales & Border Conference: programme 1913

A79 Barry YMCA

Cardiff YMCA

Newport YMCA

South Western Division

[South Western District Union was founded in 1867]

A80 South Western District Union: conference programmes

A81 Buckfastleigh

Chudleigh YMCA

Newton Abbot YMCA

Paignton YMCA

A82 Devonport YMCA

Saltash YMCA



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A83 Budleigh Salterton YMCA

Exeter YMCA

Exmouth YMCA

Honiton YMCA

A84 Bideford YMCA

Barnstaple YMCA

Ilfracombe YMCA

South Molton YMCA

Tiverton YMCA

A85 Plymouth YMCA

Plympton YMCA

A86 Penzance YMCA

Redruth YMCA

St Austell YMCA

St Ives YMCA

A87 St Marychurch & Babbacombe YMCA

Torquay YMCA

Western Division

A88 Western Divisional Union: reports, conference programmes

A89 Bath YMCA

A90 Bridgwater YMCA

A91 Bristol YMCA: reports 1867-1905

A92 Bristol YMCA: reports 1917-22; programmes and other literature

A93 Bristol YMCA: Youth’s Department

A94 Bedminster YMCA

Totterdown YMCA

A95 East Bristol YMCA

Fishponds and District YMCA

Hotwells YMCA

Kingswood YMCA

A96 Cheltenham YMCA

Tewkesbury YMCA

A97 Gloucester YMCA: including booklet 'Fifty Years of Service: a record of the work of

the Gloucester Young Men's Christian Association, 1895-1945' (Acc 2015/70)



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A98 Taunton YMCA

A99 Weston-super-Mare YMCA

A100 Burnham YMCA

Chard & District YMCA

Clevedon YMCA

Frome YMCA

Montacute YMCA

Salisbury YMCA

Wells YMCA

Yeovil YMCA

A101 Cinderford YMCA

Devizes YMCA

Dursley & District YMCA

Malmesbury YMCA

Stonehouse YMCA

Swindon YMCA

Tuffley YMCA

Wootton Bassett YMCA

Yate & District YMCA

Yorkshire Division

A102 Yorkshire Union: conference programmes

A103 Barnsley YMCA

A104 Bradford YMCA

A105 Doncaster YMCA

A106 Harrogate YMCA

A107 Huddersfield YMCA

A108 Leeds YMCA: reports

A109 Leeds YMCA: early printing samples, bible class reports, programmes

A110 Scarborough YMCA

A111 Sheffield YMCA

A112 Sheffield YMCA: programmes, syllabi

A113 Wakefield YMCA

A114 York YMCA



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A115 Birchcliffe YMCA

Bridlington YMCA

Coley Hall YMCA

Cleckheaton & District YMCA

Dewsbury YMCA

Filey YMCA

Halifax YMCA

Hull YMCA

Mirfield YMCA

Rotheram & Mashborough YMCA

Whitby YMCA

Metropolitan District

A116 South Eastern District Union: reports, programmes

A117 North Metropolitan District Union

East London YMCA Forward Movement

North East Metropolitan District Union

A118 South Eastern Metropolitan District Union

A119 South-Western (Suburban) District Union (later South West Metropolitan District

Union)

East Midland Division

A120 Hertford YMCA

Ireland

A121 Irish Union: history, conference programmes, letters

A122 Irish Union: reports 1885-1900



A125 Belfast YMCA

Mount Pottinger (East Belfast) YMCA

Holywood YMCA

A126 Armagh YMCA

Ballymoney YMCA

Carrickfergus YMCA

Cookstown YMCA

Donegal YMCA

Dundalk YMCA

Dungannon YMCA

Enniskillen YMCA



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Moy & Charlemont YMCA

Newry YMCA

Omagh YMCA

A127 Londonderry YMCA

A128 Dublin YMCA: reports 1901-19

A129 Athlone YMCA

Balbriggan & Skerries YMCA

Droghoda YMCA

Kingstown YMCA

Nenagh YMCA

Sligo YMCA

Rathmines YMCA

A130 Cork YMCA

Limerick YMCA

Listowel YMCA

Tralee YMCA

Waterford YMCA

Folders of other printed literature of YMCA and associated organisations

A131 Soldiers Christian Association (Military Auxiliary of YMCA)

A132 Soldiers Christian Association 1894-1913

A133 Soldiers Christian Association 1893-1900 (including South African war work)

A134 The Triangle Trail The New Zealand YMCA on Active Service 1910-19

A135 Red Triangle Hospitality and International Hospitality League including On Leave,

nos. 1-15 published by the International Hospitality League

A136 Quarterly Messenger of the YMCA 1869-1873

Folders of manuscript and printed material relating to the early history of the

YMCA

A137 Manuscript and printed material relating to the early history of the National Council

1880-92

A168 National Council: early agenda, circulars, memoranda and incorporation papers

(2006/3)

A165 Compilation of ‘Letters and memoranda of first and early secretaries: Symons,

Creese, Tarleton, Shipton’

Papers of John Symons include obituaries, reports and draft reports of meetings,

1844-45, letters from Rev William Arthur, 1844 ?Josiah Conder, 1844; Baptist W.



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Noel, J. Rennie; copy of letter from J. H. Tarleton enclosing a presentation copy of

Dr R. Clarke’s Commentary from the Committee of the YMCA, 1846; letters of

application for the post of ‘Missionary and Assistant Secretary, 1845; draft rules for

branch associations

Papers of William Creese include letter to ?William Hind Smith, 1900; letters to Mr

Mills, 1900 & 1908; photographic copy of letter to fellow members of the YMCA for

publication in YMCA Review, following his 89th birthday 1909; obituaries; printed

material relating to memorial

Papers of W. Edwyn Shipton include letters from him addressed to ‘my dear brother’,

1844; to ‘my dear Sir’ 1855; to Mr Mills, 1888; letter from T. Binney, 1870; from

William Arthur, 1865; from Lord Shaftesbury, 1864; from George Williams, 1873;

letter to Mr Shipton and his Bible Class from George Barber, Hon Sec and teachers

of the Adult Class, Stockport Men’s Christian Association, 1863; printed materials

relating to retirement and testimonial, 1879

A138 Reports, minutes and memorandum relating to the amalgamations of the City

Associations: Exeter Hall, Aldersgate Street, Cornhill 1880s

A139 Manuscript reports of Aldersgate Street YMCA 1860

A140 Papers relating to the history of Exeter Hall

A166 Records relating to membership No 1, 1844-1908

A141 Records relating to membership

A142 YMCA financial appeal: samples of letters and circulars 1887-1911

A143 YMCA Finance Campaign literature

Folders of printed and other material relating to conferences

A144 1st World Conference on the work of the YMCA, Oxford 1914

A145 Proceedings of the 10th National Conference of YMCA Workers among boys

Nottingham 1925

A146 Programmes of General Secretaries Association Conferences 1879-1922

A147 USA conventions 1863-1913

Folders of minutes of the National Council of the YMCA

A148 Copy minutes of the Executive of the National Council of YMCAs 1906-08





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Folders of reports of travelling secretaries to the National Council of the YMCA

A153 Manuscript reports of W. Hind Smith to the National Council 1900-05

A167 Manuscript reports of W. Hind Smith to the National Council 1892-1895

A154 Manuscript reports of F. C. Rennett, Travelling Secretary, Midland 1892-94

& South Wales Division to the National Council Executive

A155 Typescript reports of A. K. Yapp, Travelling Secretary, Lancashire 1900-05

Division

A156 Typescript reports of John C. Moor, Travelling Secretary, North 1892-93

Eastern Division

A157 Typescript reports of John C. Moor, Travelling Secretary, North 1893-1906

Eastern Division

A158 Manuscript reports of W. H. Roberts, Travelling Secretary, South 1892-94

Western Division

A159 Manuscript reports of E. J Fedarb, & E. D. Collins, Travelling 1899-1905

Secretaries, South Western Division

A160 Manuscript reports of J. C. Marsh & A. Boyd, Travelling Secretaries, 1902-06

Western Division

A161 Manuscript reports of H. M. Bradshaw. Travelling Secretary, 1892-1905

Western District, 1903-04; manuscript reports of A. H. Wheeler

relating to the Western & South Eastern Districts, 1892; manuscript

reports of E. Carus Wilson 1900-01; manuscript reports of E. J.

Allan Frost, Travelling Secretary, Southern & South Eastern

Districts, 1902-05

A162 Manuscript and typescript reports of D. A. Black & R. McCann, 1892-94

Irish Travelling Secretaries

A163 Manuscript and typescript reports of W. Wright, Irish Travelling 1901-06

Secretary

Folders of papers relating to the National Council of YMCAs (Wales)

A164 Reports, conference programmes, correspondence and other papers 1880-1911

relating to National Council of YMCAs (Wales)



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SECTION B COMPILATION VOLUMES OF EARLY LOCAL YMCA

ASSOCIATION REPORTS, 1848-1895

These volumes appear to be the remnants of a much larger sequence of reports which

presumably have been lost. The numbers given in brackets, together with those titles in italics,

are given on the spines and inside covers of the volumes. A small number of additions were

made to this series in 2000 (Acc 2000/79): B18-21. Another volume, B21, was added in 2007

(Acc 2007/54). Many volumes are signed by William Hind Smith, National Secretary of the

YMCA.

B1 YMCA Reports (Vol 66, formerly Vol. 3)

Manchester YMCA: reports, 1848/49 (2nd), 1850 (4th), 1851/52 (6th), 1856 (10th),

1860-63 (14th); annual reports 1874/75-1877/78; report of address delivered at 10th

annual meeting, 1856; statement of accounts, 1864 (Nos.1-4, 19-25)

London (Aldersgate Street) YMCA: 30th, 31st, 33rd annual reports (Nos. 5, 6 & 8)

West Branch (London) of the YMCA: annual reports, 1876-77 (Nos. 10 & 11)

Liverpool YMCA: annual reports, 1871-77 (Nos. 12-18)

Leeds YMCA: 13th annual report, 1868 (No. 26)

Glasgow YMCA: constitution; annual report, 1877 (No. 27, 29)

The Young Men’s Christian Association in Scotland: report of conference of

delegates, 1874 (No. 28)

Dundee YMCA: 13th annual report, 1876-77 (No. 30)

North-Eastern Confederation: ‘The YMCA. What it is and how to begin it’ read at the

Secretaries Conference by Thomas Whitwell, 1874

B2 YMCA Reports (Vol 67)

Bootle YMCA: 1st & 2nd annual reports, 1864-65 (Nos. 1-2)

Birmingham YMCA: reports, 1854 (5th), 1856-59 (7th-10th), 1864-65 (15th-16th),

1868 (19th); memorandum & articles of association, 1874; bye-laws (Nos.3-12)

Birkenhead YMCA: 4th annual report 1878 (No. 13)

Brighton YMCA: 3rd & 5th annual reports, 1856 & 1838 (Nos. 14-15)

Young Men’s Christian Associations of Great Britain & Ireland: report of first

conference 1858 (No. 16)

Bristol YMCA: prospectus & rules 1853 (No. 17)

Bury YMCA: annual report 1858/59 (No. 18)

Belfast YMCA: annual reports, 1858/59, 1867, 1869 (19th) (Nos. 19-21)

Bonchurch YMCA: rules, 1874 (No. 22)

Carlisle YMCA: 1st & 3rd annual reports, 1857 & 1859 (Nos. 23-24)

Cheltenham YMCA: report, 1875 (No. 25)

Chesterfield YMCA: 1st annual report, 1871 (No. 26)

Christchurch YMCA: 3rd annual report, 1878 (No. 27)

Devizes YMCA: rules (No. 28)

Dorchester YMCA: annual report, 1872-73 (No. 29)

Enniskillen YMCA: 2nd annual report, 1656-57 (No. 30)

Hammersmith & Chiswick YMCA: rules (No. 31)

Hull YMCA: reports, 1860, 1864 (Nos. 32-33)

B3 YMCA Reports (Vol. 68, formerly Vol. 5)



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North West (London) Branch of the YMCA: report 1879 (No. 1)

Auckland YMCA (New Zealand): annual report 1880

Glasgow YMCA: notices advertising educational classes, 1880-81; annual reports

1877-79; constitution & syllabus (Nos. 3, 10, 12, 22, 33)

West (London) Branch of the YMCA: annual report 1879 (No. 4)

Copy of trust deed on the purchase of Exeter Hall, 1880 (No. 5)

Adelaide YMCA (Australia): 1st annual report, 1880 (No. 6)

London (Aldersgate Street) YMCA: 34th & 35th reports, 1878/79 & 1879/80;

report of Central Noon Prayer meeting, 1880 (Nos. 7, 9, 28)

List of YMCAs throughout the world, 1880 (No.8)

Airdrie YMCA: 9th annual report 1879 (No. 13)

Dundee YMCA: annual reports, 1878 (14th) & 1880 (16th) (Nos. 14, 34)

Doncaster YMCA: 22nd annual report 1880. 3 copies (Nos. 15, 19-20)

Dublin YMCA: 30th annual report 1880 (No. 16)

Liverpool YMCA: annual reports 1878-79 (Nos. 17, 32)

Wimbledon YMCA: 4th annual report, 1879 (No. 21)

Portsmouth YMCA: 22nd annual report, 1879 (No. 23)

Kingston-on-Thames YMCA: report 1879 (No. 24)

Manchester YMCA: proof of information leaflet (No. 25)

North-Eastern Division: ‘YMCA What it is and how to begin it’ a paper read at the

Secretaries Conference by Thomas Whitwell 1877 (No. 26)

Proof copy of trust deed on the purchase of Exeter Hall (No. 27)

List of YMCA in England & Wales 1879 (No. 29)

Camden & Kentish Town Branch of the YMCA: 19th annual report, 1878/79

(including list of officers and reports from Bury New Road, Alexandra, Queens Park,

Longsight & Peel Park Branches (No. 30)

Young Women’s Christian Association & Institute Union: list of secretaries,

institutes, meetings & bible classes, 1880 (No. 31)

Cambridge YMCA: report, 1877/78 (No. 35)

B4 North of England YMCA Reports (Vol 83, formerly Vol 20)

[Volume contains 31 local and other YMCA reports and printed materials]

Sunderland YMCA: annual report 1879-80, 10th-12th annual reports 1880-81,

1881-82, 1882-83 (Nos. 1, 5, 11, 20)

Leeds YMCA: 24th-26th annual reports 1879-80, 1882 (Nos. 2-3, 17)

North Western District Conference: summary of reports held at Kendal, 1880 (No.

4)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne YMCA: annual reports, 1879-80, 1880-81, 1881-82, 1882-83

(Nos. 6, 18, 24, 29)

Darlington YMCA: 13th annual report 1880-81 (No. 7)

Eglington YMCA: 3rd annual report 1880 (No. 8)

Walsall YMCA: 4th & 5th annual reports1880-81 (Nos. 9, 19)

Huddersfield YMCA: 7th annual report 1881-82 (No. 10)

Kendal YMCA: 17th & 18th annual reports 1881-82(Nos. 12, 15)

North Eastern District Union: held at Darlington 1881 (No 13)

Derby YMCA: report 1881 (No. 14)

Lincoln YMCA: 11th-13th annual reports 1880-81, 1881-82, 1883 (Nos. 16, 26, 30)

Stafford YMCA: 23rd annual report (No. 21)

North Midland District Union: annual reports 1882-83, 1883-84 (Nos. 22, 27)



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York YMCA: 12th annual report 1881-82 (No. 23)

New Brighton YMCA: annual report 1881-82 (No. 25)

West Hartlepool YMCA: annual report 1882-83 (No. 28)

North Eastern District Union: District organisations: their objects, constitution and

agencies in connection with the Young Men’s Christian Association with a short

history of the North Eastern District Union and a copy of its constitution and list of

officers by John C. Moor, 1880 (No 31)

B5 [YMCA] Reports (Vol 84, formerly Vol 21)


Leeds YMCA: 14th-22nd annual reports, 1869-1878; prospectus, 1873-74; syllabus

1876-77 (Nos. 1-10, 13)

Manchester YMCA: annual report 1872-73 (No. 11)

Hereford YMCA: 14th annual report 1876-77 (No. 12)

Bristol YMCA: 24th annual report 1877 (No. 14)

B6 South of England YMCA Reports (Vol 85, formerly Vol 22)

[Volume contains 51 local YMCA reports and printed materials]

Norwich YMCA: rules (No 1)

Torquay YMCA: 3rd annual report, 1880-81 (Nos. 2, 21)

Ryde YMCA: Hazelwood Home leaflet; 24th & 25th annual reports 1882-83 (Nos. 3,

25, 42)

Bristol YMCA: 27th, 29th & 31st annual reports 1879, 1881 & 1883(No. 4, 21, 43)

Chelsea, Brompton, Belgrave Branch of the YMCA: annual reports 1879-80,

1881; proof report 1880 (Nos. 5, 12, 22)

Swansea YMCA: annual report, statement of accounts, rules and list of members

1880; annual report and statement of accounts, 1881 (No. 6, 8)

Peterborough YMCA: 12th annual report 1880-81 (No. 7)

Shrewsbury YMCA: reports 1881, 1883 (No. 9, 41)

Ipswich YMCA: 7th, 10th & 11th annual reports, 1880 & 1883-84; programme for

winter season, 1883 (Nos. 10, 44, 48, 51)

Cheltenham YMCA: reports, 1880-82 (Nos.11, 14, 33)

Plymouth YMCA: reports 1881-82 (Nos. 13, 26)

Frome YMCA: report 1880-81(No. 15)

Hereford YMCA: 18th & 19th annual reports, 1880-81 (Nos. 16, 27)

Lowestoft YMCA: 4th annual report 1880-81

Yeovil YMCA: 6th annual report 1881 (No 18)]

Dorchester YMCA: annual report 1880-81, 1881-82 (No. 19, 29)

Brixton, Clapham, Kennington (South Branch) YMCA: 7th report 1881 (No. 20)

Oxford YMCA: 7th & 8th annual reports 1883-84 (Nos. 23 & 50)

Southampton YMCA: 1st & 2nd annual reports 1882-83 (Nos. 24, 46)

Devonport YMCA: report 1881 (No. 28)

Kingston-on-Thames YMCA: reports 188-83 (Nos. 30-31, 47)

Croydon YMCA: 2nd & 3rd annual reports, 1881-82 (Nos. 34-35)

Banbury YMCA: 6th annual report 1882 (N. 36)

Bath YMCA: annual report 1882 (No 37)

Bridgwater YMCA: 4th annual report 1882 (no. 38)



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Lambeth YMCA: 3rd & 4th annual reports 1882-83 (Nos. 39, 49)

Brighton YMCA: 12th annual report 1882 (No 40)

Hastings & St Leonards YMCA: 1st annual report 1882-83 (No. 45)

B7 YMCA Reports (Vol 86, formerly Vol 23)


Islington & Highbury Branch of the YMCA: reports, 1868, 1871 (Nos. 1, 9)

Walsall YMCA: report of opening procedures and 1st annual report, 1878 (No. 2)

Bristol YMCA: 23rd

annual report (including library and reading room prospectus),

1876 (No. 3)

North West Branch (London) of the YMCA: 8th & 11

th annual reports, 1862-63,

1865-66 (Nos 4-5)

Southport YMCA: 23rd

& 25th annual reports, 1874-75, 1876-77 (Nos 6, 16)

Cambridge YMCA: annual reports, 1874-75, 1876-77 with prospectuses (Nos 7, 17)

St Helens YMCA: 3rd

annual report, 1876-77 (No 8)

Leeds YMCA: 6th & 7

th annual reports, 1861-62; report for 1863-64; report for 1866

(Nos 10-13)

Doncaster YMCA: 16th annual report, 1874 (No 14)

Worcester YMCA: report for 1877 (No 15)

Stockton-on-Tees YMCA: report and financial statement for (No 18)

Oldham YMCA: (No 19)

Closing address of Mr W. Edwyn Shipton, Secretary of YMCA London at the

Conference of delegates from British & Foreign YMCAs, 1862 (No 20)

Manchester YMCA: 3rd

annual report, 1849-59 (No 21)

Ryde YMCA: 19th annual report 1877 (No 22)

Lincoln YMCA: 6th annual report 1876 (No 23)

Greenock YMCA: report for 1875-76, including new building report (No 24)

Aberdeen YMCA: 19th annual report 1877 (No 25)

Dublin YMCA: 27th annual report 1876 (No 26)

Belfast YMCA: 22nd

annual report 1872 (No 27)

Cape Town YMCA [South Africa]: 25th half-yearly report, 1878 (No 28)

‘The Young Men’s Christian Association in London. Its History, Objects and

Development’ A report presented to the conference of Young Men’s Christian

Associations held in Paris, August 1855, by William Edwyn Shipton (No 29)

Boston YMCA [USA]: report for 1873-74; 26th annual report 1877 (Nos 30-31)

Yokhama YMCA [Japan]: 1st annual report 1876 (No 32)



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B8 YMCA Reports 1853-66 (Vol 87, formerly Vol 24)

[Volume contains 88 local and other YMCA reports and other printed materials]

Brentford YMCA: statement, 1869; 3rd

annual report 1862-63; handwritten rules

(Nos. 1-3)

Bangor YMCA: report 1873 (No. 4)

Carlisle YMCA: 4th, 5

th &7

th annual reports 1861, 863, 1867 report for 1878 (Nos 5-

8)

Cheltenham YMCA: reports, 1857, 1859, 1864-66,1869 (Nos. 9-14)

Dorking YMCA: 2nd

annual report 1851 (No. 15)

Doncaster YMCA: 1st, 3

rd & 15

th reports, 1858, 1860, 1873 (Nos. 16-18)

Dublin YMCA: 19th annual report 1869

Dudley & District YMCA: 3rd

annual report 1877 (No. 20)

Exeter YMCA: 1st, 3

rd & 4

th annual reports, 1857, 1859060 (Nos 21-23

Falmouth YMCA: 1st & 3

rd annual reports: 1857, 1859 (Nos 24-25)

Guildford YMCA: 11th annual report 1878-79 (No. 26)

Hertford YMCA: programme & rules (No. 27)

Hinkley YMCA: rules (No. 28)

Huddersfield YMCA: 1st report

Ipswich YMCA: 5th report (No. 30)

Jersey YMCA: 15th, 18

th & 20

th annual report 1873, 1876, 1878 (Nos. 31-33)

Lisnaskea YMCA: 3rd

annual report 1858-59 (No. 34)

Longford YMCA: 13th annual report 1869 (No. 35)

Limerick YMCA: 3rd

& 4th reports, 1854-55, 1855-56, 1856-57 (Nos. 36-37)

Leamington YMCA: 3rd

report 1856 (No. 38)

Maryport YMCA: programme, constitution (Nos 39-40)

Newark YMCA: rules and programmes (Nos 41-42)

Nottingham YMCA: 2nd

annual report 1871-72 (No. 43)

Newcastle-under-Lyme YMCA: 1st, 4

th & 5

th annual reports, 1864, 1866-67, 1867-

68; bye-laws & rules, statement of account, 1870 (Nos. 44-46, 48-49)

Newcastle-on-Tyne YMCA: 10th annual report 1868

Norwich YMCA: reports, 1858-59, 1866 (Nos. 50-52)

New Brighton [Liverpool] YMCA: annual report 1872-73 (No. 53)

Oldham YMCA: annual report 1860

Oxford YMCA: 3rd

annual report 1857-58, annual report 1878 (Nos 55-56)

Petersfield YMCA: rules (No. 58)

B9 YMCA Reports 1853-78 (Vol 89, formerly Vol 26)

Bath YMCA: 1st & 19th annual reports, 1861 & (Nos. 1-2)

Bayeswater YMCA: 1st annual report, 1862 (no. 3)

Bedford YMCA: rules (No. 4)

Bromley YMCA: 7th annual report (No. 5)

Bramley YMCA: 1st annual report 1858 (No. 6)

Bridport YMCA: rules 1851 (No. 7)

Bristol YMCA: annual reports, 1856-58 (3rd-5th), 1861-64 (8th-11th), 1866-69

(13th-16th), 1879 (27th); library & reading room prospectuses (Nos 8-29, 71)

Birmingham YMCA: 22nd & 23rd annual report, 1872-73 (Nos. 30-32)

Congleton YMCA: rules (No. 33)

Dublin YMCA: annual reports, 1857-58 (7th & 8th), 1864-67 (14th-17th), 1871



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(21st) (Nos. 34-40)

Times account of National Council of YMCAs (No. 40b)

Derby YMCA: report, 1860-61 (No. 41)

Dorking YMCA: 3rd annual report, 1852 (No. 42)

Enniskillen YMCA: 11th annual report, 1866-67 (No. 43)

Gloucester YMCA: 3rd annual report (No. 44)

Hereford YMCA: annual reports, 1872-73 (10th) & 1877-78 (15th) (Nos. 45 & 47)

Huddersfield YMCA: 2nd annual report, 1877 (No. 46)

Nottingham YMCA: poster advertising lectures 1860 (No. 48)

Kings Lynn: report 1869 (No. 49)

Leicester YMCA: 3rd annual report 1873 (No. 50)

Leamington YMCA: calendar of events, 1867 (No. 51)

Margate YMCA: 1st-3rd annual reports, 1862-64 (Nos. 52-54)

Nottingham YMCA: 1st-5th annual reports, 1856-60 (Nos. 55-59)

Peterborough YMCA: 9th annual report, 1878 (No. 60)

Pembroke Dock YMCA: rules (No. 61)

Roscrea YMCA: 3rd annual report 1862 (No. 62)

Rochdale YMCA: 4th annual report (No. 63)

Sunderland YMCA: annual report 1878 (No. 64)

St Ives YMCA: rules 1857 (No. 65)

Southwell YMCA: rules 1859 (No. 66)

Guernsey YMCA: rules and bye-laws, 1861; 5th annual report 1865-66; catalogue,

1864 (Nos. 67-69)

Walsall YMCA: 2nd annual report, 1878(No. 70)

Hull Christian & Literary Institute: syllabus & classes 1872-73 (No. 72)

Wolverhampton YMCA: 4th annual report, 1862 (No. 73)

B10 [YMCA Programmes and Prospectuses] [Vol 98]

International Committee, Young Men’s Christian Associations: A few words to

business men concerning commercial travellers (No. 1)

London YMCA (Aldersgate Street and Exeter Hall): prospectuses, 1880-82;

prayer meetings, 1882; leaflets, 1879, 1882; syllabi of lectures (Nos. 2-5, 14, 27, 31-

32, 36, 45, 64)

East End Branch (London) of the YMCA: programme, 1882 (No. 6)

Camden & Kentish Town Branch (London) of the YMCA: programme 1882 (No.

7)

Bristol YMCA: Bible Union programme 1882, prospectuses, 1880-81; engagements,

1881 (Nos. 8, 10, 37, 52, 60)

Croydon YMCA: prospectuses, 1880-82 (Nos. 9, 11, 55)

Belfast YMCA: prospectuses, 1880 (Nos. 12, 28)

Newcastle-on-Tyne YMCA: programme of noon day prayer meetings; syllabuses,

1879-80, 1880-81; donation book (Nos. 13, 15, 17, 62)

Notting Hill, Kensington & Bayswater Branch (London) of the YMCA:

prospectus (No. 16)

Dublin YMCA: prospectuses (Nos. 18, 25, 29, 46)

Leeds YMCA: circular letters 1882 (No. 19, 21)

Ryde YMCA: lessons for the bible classes, 1880 (No. 20)

Halifax YMCA: rules 1881 (No. 23)

Woolwich YMCA: programme 1880 (No. 24)

Lambeth Branch (London) of the YMCA: syllabi, 1880 (Nos.26, 43)



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Chelsea, Brompton & Belgrave Branch (London) of the YMCA: engagements,

1880 (No. 30)

Liverpool YMCA: prospectuses, 1877, 1879-80 (Nos. 33-34, 38)

Birmingham YMCA: programmes, 1879-80; calendar, 1880-81; prospectus, 1880

(Nos. 35, 39, 53, 57, 63)

Manchester YMCA: programme of bible classes; prospectuses and syllabus, 1874-

82 (Nos. 40, 65-78)

Twickenham Branch (London) of the YMCA: programme (No. 41)

Aberdeen YMCA: programme of Sabbath morning bible classes 1880; engagements

1880; constitution (Nos. 42, 49, 56)

Edinburgh YMCA: course of lectures 1879 (No. 44)

Stockton-on-Tees YMCA: prospectus 1879 (No. 47)

National Committee of the YMCA: diary 1882 (No. 48)

York YMCA: prospectuses 1880 (Nos. 50, 59)

Glasgow YMCA: syllabus of lectures on church history 1880 (No. 51)

West Branch (London) of the YMCA: bible class programme 1882 (No. 54)

Bury YMCA: syllabus, 1880 (No. 61)

B11 YMCA Reports (Vol. 102)

Bristol YMCA: 1st-10th annual reports, addresses, prospectuses, rules, 1853-63

B12 YMCA Reports (Vol. 103)

Bristol YMCA: 12th-32rd annual reports

B13 YMCA London Central Reports 1879-92 (Vol. 108)

London Central YMCA: 34th-41st, 43rd-49th annual reports, 1878/79-1892/93

B14 Annual Reports Prospectuses etc 1884-1892

City of London, Aldersgate Street YMCA: reports of work 1883/84-1891/92;

calendars 1885, 1887-88; programmes of evening educational classes 1890/91-

1893/94 and of summer arrangements 1892; (Nos. 1-9, 12-18)

London Central YMCA: 51st-52nd annual reports, 1894-95; prospectus (Nos. 10-

11, 19)

B15 YMCA Reports

North West (London) Branch of the YMCA: 4th 1852, 7th 1861/62, 10th 1863/64,

12th 1866/67 17th-22nd 1871/72-1877



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B16 City YMCA Reports 1881-1889

East Central: circulars and cuttings 1880-81

City YMCA, Gracechurch Street Branch: 5th report, 1884/85

City YMCA, New Metal Exchange Branch: 6th-10th reports, 1885/56-1889

B17 YMCA Reports

Young Men’s Christian Associations, English & Irish Union: Irish Section 1st-7th

annual reports, 1885-91

B18 London YMCA Reports 1874-84 (Vol. 65, formerly Vol.2)

London (Aldersgate Street/Exeter Hall) YMCA: 30th-39th annual reports1873/74-

1883/84 (Nos. 1-5, 7, 11, 15-17); report of Central Noon Prayer meeting, 1880 (No.

8); copy of trust deed on the purchase of Exeter Hall, 1880 (No. 18)

West (London) Branch of the YMCA: annual reports, 1879-1881 (Nos. 6, 9, 13)

Camden & Kentish Town Branch of the YMCA: 21st-22nd annual reports,

1880/81-1881/82 (No. 10, 12)

North-West Metropolitan District Centre (formerly North-West (London) Branch):

annual report, 1881/82 (No. 14)

B19 London YMCA Reports

London (Aldersgate Street) YMCA: almanack, 1874; 30th-34th reports, 1873/74-

1878/79 (No. 1, 22-26)

Camden & Kentish Town Branch of the YMCA: 5th annual report, 1864/65;

programmes (as inserts), Jan-Mar 1864, Nov-Dec 1864 (No. 2)

North-East (London) Branch of the YMCA: rules, 1859 (No. 3)

North-West (London) Branch of the YMCA: 2nd annual report, 1857 (No. 4)

St John’s Wood Branch: 1st annual report, 1861; programme, Dec 1860-Feb 1861

(as insert) (No. 5)

Bloomsbury Branch: report 1859/60 (No. 6)

Islington Branch: reports, 1858/59, 1861, 1867, programmes, Jul-Sep 1859, Apr-Jun

1861 (Nos. 7-9)

Greenwich and Deptford Branch: annual reports 1859/60, 1862 (Nos. 10-11)

West (London) Branch: reports, 1855, 1857-62, 1864-67; programmes (various, as

inserts), 1859-62, 1864-65 (Nos.12-21)

B20 1A YMCA London Central Reports 1863-1879

London (Aldersgate Street) YMCA: 19th-34th annual reports (19th-29th are

manuscript reports)



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B21 British YMCA Reports 1879-80

[Volume contains 46 local and other YMCA reports and other printed materials]

Papers stuck to front flyleaf appear to be a contents list

Bath YMCA: 20th annual report, 1880 (No. 45)

Belfast YMCA: 28th & 29th annual reports, 1878 & 1879 (Nos. 3 & 23)

Brighton YMCA: 9th annual report, 1879 (2 copies) (Nos. 2 & 17)

Bristol YMCA: 28th annual report, 1880 (No. 31)

Chelsea, Brompton, and Belgrave YMCA: 24th annual report, 1879-80 (No. 26)

Cheltenham YMCA: annual report, 1879 (No. 16)

Chester YMCA: 3rd annual report, 1878 (No. 8)

Dumfries and Maxwelltown YMCA: 1st annual report, 1880 (No. 20)

Frome YMCA: annual report, 1879-80 (No. 24)

Hampstead YMCA: 5th report, Feb 1879 (No. 1)

Huddersfield YMCA: 5th annual report, 1879-80 (No. 44)

Hunslet YMCA: 5th annual report, 1880 (No. 11)

Invercargill YMCA: 4th annual report, 1880 (No. 30)

Islington & Highbury YMCA: report, 1878 (No. 4)

Jersey YMCA: 21st annual report, 1879 (No. 12)

Kendal YMCA: 16th annual report, 1880 (No. 18)

Kingston-on-Thames YMCA: annual report of Committee of Management, 1880

(No. 40)

Leeds YMCA: Syllabus, Oct-Mar 1880-81; annual report, 1866 with ms annotations

(Nos. 6 & 9)

London (Aldersgate Street) YMCA: Programme of meetings and classes, 1878-9

(No. 10)

Lowestoft YMCA: 3rd annual report, 1880 (No. 21)

New Brighton YMCA: 7th annual report, 1879 (No. 14)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne YMCA: annual report, 1879-80 (No. 41)

Newport, Monmouth, YMCA: annual report of committee, 1880 (No. 43)

North-Eastern District Union of YMCAs: [report], 1880 (2 copies) (Nos. 5 & 27)

North-West (London) Branch of the YMCA: 22nd

annual report, 1878 (No. 33)

Oxford YMCA: annual report 1879 (No. 25)

Ryde YMCA: 22nd annual report, 1880 (2 copies) (Nos. 7 & 13)

Shrewsbury YMCA: report, 1878-79 (No. 22)

South (London) Branch of the YMCA: 5th annual report 1878 (No. 34)

Sunderland YMCA: annual report, 1879-80 (2 copies) (Nos. 15 & 42)

Torquay YMCA: 2nd annual report, 1880 (No. 28)

Worcester YMCA: annual report, 1879 (No. 29)

District Organisations: their objects, constitution, and agencies in connection with the

YMCA; with a short history of North-Eastern District Union, copy of constitution and

list of officers [for 1880-81] by John C. Moor, travelling secretary for Northern

District and Hon Secretary of Sunderland YMCA, 1880 (2 copies) (Nos. 19 & 32)

Proceedings of the Irish conference of representatives of YMCAs held in Dublin,

1868 (No. 35)



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YMCA Occasional Paper No. II. Report of the speeches delivered at the opening of

the Society’s Institution, 165, Aldersgate Street, City, 1855 (No. 36)

YMCA Occasional Paper No. III. Report of the General Conference held in Paris,

August 1855 (No. 37)

YMCA Occasional Paper No. V. Report of the conference of delegates from British

and foreign YMCAs held in London, September 1862 (No. 38)

On the causes which alienate young men from Christianity by M. Eugene Bersier.

Translation of an address delivered at the Convention of YMCAs held in Paris,

August 1855 and extracted from the proceedings (No. 39)

Year book of the Young Men’s Christian Associations of the Netherlands (Jaarboekje

ten dienste der Christelijke Jongelings-Vereenigingen in Nederland) 1879 (No. 46)



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SECTION C COLLECTION OF YMCA PRINTED LITERATURE, MOSTLY

1950S-

C1 Local YMCA associations

Printed literature (including annual reports, prospectuses, histories and other

publications); filed alphabetically by name of local association.Additional

receipts of printed materials relating to local associations are added to these

files on a regular basis

(21 boxes)

Aberdeen YMCA

A plan for log book meetings. ‘Y’ Studies. 6 May 1976.

Book: ‘A Guiding Light. A Centenary Retrospect of the Aberdeen Young

Men’s Christian Association. 1858-1958’.

Aberporth YMCA

Hostel Residents Handbook: 1993-1994

Ambleside YMCA Newspaper cutting of YMCA social night

Ashford YMCA Pamphlet: ‘The story of the Ashford YMCA service, 1940-1946’

Ashington YMCA

Handbook: 1953-1954

Visit of Princess Royal, November 1956: arrangements, itinerary and seating

plans for visit of Princess Royal, November 1956

Annual Reports, 1962 and 1963

Ballymena Central YMCA Internal memorandum for leaders’ responsibilities and duties; centre’s

regulations; new recruits; staff evaluation; training nights

Barnard Castle YMCA

Pamphlet: Adventure Centre

Advertising posters, classes and exhibitions, 1945 and 1951

Use of YMCA centre, 1945

Barnsley YMCA

Annual Reports, 1973, 1974, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1995/96, 1996/97

Accounts Reports, 1983

New Directors Reports, 1992

YMCA Newsletter

Invitation to Centenary Dinner, 1994

Handbook: ‘Make the Most of Life’

Newspaper article, YMCA Radio

Endowment Fund Appeal, ‘Help’

‘The Way Forward’, 1988, with letter suggesting amendments



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Barnstaple YMCA

Handbook 1935/36

Barrow-in-Furness YMCA

Literature, plans, valuations for proposed purchase of land, 1957

Basingstoke YMCA

Pamphlet: request for donations for new centre

Country Fair programme

Service of Inauguration for new centre, 1992

Programme of opening of residential centre, 1996 (2003/46)

Bath YMCA

Programme of Bath Victoriana, April 1972

Programme and Prospectus, 1938 – 39

‘75 Years. A Short Historical Sketch of the City of Bath YMCA, 1859-

1934’, 1934 (2003/18)

Bedlington YMCA

Pamphlet: ‘News and Views of Bedlington YMCA’

Beeston YMCA

Report into the arrest of eight youths at the YMCA centre, February 1979

YMCA Magazine, ‘YMPACT’

Programme for the opening of the Youth Centre, 1969

Report of the Inspection of the Youth Club, 1953

Belfast YMCA

Pamphlet: Funding appeal

‘Accent on Activity’, 1963 – 1964

‘Affirmation of Faith and Mission Statement’

Requests for volunteers

Prospectus of YMCA Centre and Youth Centre

Annual Report, 1992/93

Book: ‘One Hundred Years, 1850-1950. The story of the City of Belfast

YMCA’

Bellshill and Mossend YMCA

Programme of Activities, 1988/89

Birchwood YMCA

Prospectus for YMCA centre

Report of Kenya Project

Birkenhead YMCA

Birkenhead YMCA 'Memorial Album', 1890 (2015/27)

Postcards showing centre

Newspaper cuttings, concerning reform, 1971 and volunteers, 1972

Invitations for AGM, 1964 and opening of building extension of centre, 1964

Prospectus of centre

Book ‘The Set of the Sails. A century of service to Birkenhead and



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Merseyside, 1874 – 1974’ by Margery Griffiths

Annual Reports; 1956, 1957, 1964, 1970

Notice about the retirement of Charles Lloyd, Physical Director, 1956

Birmingham YMCA

Prospectus and programme for 1929/30 (2006/64)

Annual Reports, 1981/82-1990/91

Annual Accounts Report, 1982

Promotional leaflets

Illustrated programme, 1938 – 1939

Booklet: ‘A Hundred Years Old, and Growing Stronger Every Year. 1849-

1949’

‘The Way’, programme of events, 1951 – 1952

Programme of events, 1967 – 1968

‘Take Care. Guidelines on accepting volunteers’

Letter introducing the committee

Bishop Auckland & District YMCA

Special Opening Week Programme, October 1967

Blackburn YMCA Programmes of events and syllabuses, 1911/12-1913/14, 1968/69

Blackpool YMCA

Invitations to social events, 1957, 1958

Newspaper cutting

Programme for royal visit, 1958

Bolton YMCA Annual Reports, 1967/68-1970/71

Leaflets promoting YMCA centre, services, facilities

Programme of events, 1980/81

Programmes for annual conventions, 1965, 1967, 1968

Certificate for ‘Challenge Award Diploma, stage one’ (blank)

Handbooks, 1969/70-1971/72

Constitution and rules

Revised constitution and rules, 1964

Bootle YMCA Requests for donations for new centre

Report of development proposals for new centre, 1967/68

Map of area of new development

Report from development committee for new centre, 1971, including

photograph and architects plans

Bournemouth YMCA

Annual Reports, 1967/68, 1987, 1991, 1992

Pamphlets: ‘The Fitness Challenge’; requesting donations; promoting

National Day Camps [1993]; relating to Y-Sing (youth group);

relating to Teddy’s Place (day care nursery); relating to fund raising

events, 1988, 1991; relating to accommodation, 1988



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Programme of service for centenary of Bournemouth YMCA, 1994

Handbooks, 1932/33, 1966/67, 1967/68

Programme: A Royal Visit to Bournemouth by Her Royal Highness

The Princess Royal, Wednesday 16th March 1955

Programme and Prospectus, 1925-1926, for 'The Winton and Moordown

Young Men's Christian Association' [located in Bournemouth] (Acc

2019/4)

Bradford YMCA

General Secretary’s Assessment Report, 1981

Handbooks: 1952/53 (2006/73)

Annual Reports: 1973/74, 1974/75, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Programme and prospectus leaflets, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1957/58, 1984/85,

1985/86

Leaflets for ‘Half-day Conferences’

Bridgwater YMCA Promotional leaflet relating to accommodation

Brighton YMCA

Annual Reports: 1924-1930, 1940-1942, 1959,

1967 – 1982, 1967 – 1984, 1982 – 1983, 1985 – 1986, 1987/1988

General Secretaries Report, 1967 – 1987,

Report by the Chaplin

Requests for donations

Promotional pamphlets

YMCA Link Magazine, 1988

Programmes of events, [1930s], 1950

‘The Brief History of Steine House’ 1934

Programme for opening of William Collier House, 1989

Newspaper cuttings relating to the YMCA centre

Boys’ Club Annual Reports, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1929

Advertisement and programme for ‘Boys’ Club Week’, 1930

Service Programmes, 1927, 1931

History of Boys’ Club, ‘The romance of a Boys’ Club’, [1920s]

Newspaper cuttings relating to Boys’ Club

Bristol YMCA

Pamphlets:

‘A Capital Venture – for a Bristol Centenary!’, 1853 – 1953

‘Fit for Life’

‘For God’s sake make them fit for life’

Appeal for donations

YMCA Christmas greeting leaflet, 1939

YMCA issued Christmas card (blank), 1952, 1965

Annual Reports, 1949, 1954

Boys Club programme, 1952 – 1953

YMCA centre programmes, 1952/53, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1956/57

‘Hostel Magazine of Bristol Central YMCA Residents Club’, 1952

Book: ‘Those behind cry “On!” The story of a Bristol Centenary, 1853-1953’

Information booklet about YMCAs in Bristol, 1970s



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Handbook, 1936/37 (2012/77)

Broomfield YMCA Programme of events for the Seventh Anniversary Dinner and Social, 1952

Burgess Hill YMCA For the opening of a new centre, 1994: The Songs of Praise order of service;

the Act of Inauguration order of service; dedication of centre

Pamphlets promoting new centre

Burton upon Trent YMCA

Annual Reports, 1987/88, 1988/89

Reports of Development Project, 1982/83, 1983/84

Invitation to the opening of a new centre, 1988

Book: ‘Burton upon Trent YMCA, Centenary, 1887 – 1987’

Bury YMCA Constitution, [1960s]

Pamphlets requesting donations

Programme of events, 1973

Programme of events and invitations for re-opening of centre, 1967

Bury St. Edmunds YMCA Report into Action Research Project, 1984

Leaflet requesting donations and commemorating the royal visit, 1927

(2003/46)

Leaflet ‘The Centre of the Town, a Centre of Activity’ (2003/46)

Programme for reception of Princess Helena Victoria, 1927 (2003/46)

List of donations made during royal visit, 1927 (2003/46)

Annual Reports and accounts, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 (all 2003/46)

Programme of YWCA Drama Group, 1936 (2003/46)

Cambridge YMCA Leaflets of events and facilities, 1951, 1988, 1989/90

Leaflets of appeal for donations for a new centre

Book: ‘One Hundred Years, A short history of the Cambridge YMCA, 1851

– 1951’

[1988] edition of ‘Cambridge YMCA Y Link’ magazine

‘Cambridge Review’, 1987/88, 1988/89

Leaflet promoting the work of Boys’ Club and requesting donations, [late

1930s] (2003/46)

Programme for royal visit, 1924, 1937 (all 2003/46)

Ticket to attach to donation, 1937 (2003/46)

Envelope for donations during royal visit, 1937 (2003/46)

Envelope and acknowledging receipt for donations (2003/46)

Invitation to reception for royal visit, 1937 (2003/46)

List of donations from royal visit, 1924 (2003/46)

Photograph of plaque (2003/46)

Cardiff YMCA Annual Report, 1986



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Programme of events, 1938/39, 1951/52, [1953], [1985]

Invitations, for fund raising lunch and 125th Anniversary service, 1969

Leaflet about centre’s facilities, [1986]

Carlisle YMCA Booklet, ‘Hundred Up. The Story of the Carlisle YMCA’ [1956]


Winter programmes for 1956 (centenary year) and 1957/58 (2014/3)

Programme of charity fashion show, 1967

Official opening, 1968, with invitation

Thanksgiving service for 125th Anniversary of YMCA, 1969

Leaflet relating to the Development Fund, 1969

Catterick YMCA

Leaflet requesting donations for a new centre

Chelmsford YMCA

Programme of events, 1924/25 (2003/46), 1933/34

Promotional leaflets for the centre, facilities, activities, conference facilities

and location

Literature for charity events for 150th anniversary, 1993

Invitation and covering letter for charity dinner, 1990

Annual Report, 1931 (2003/46)

Programme for royal visit, 1932, 1955 (all 2003/46)

Leaflet requesting donations for new centre, 1926, [1955] (all 2003/46)

Leaflet for opening of new centre, 1955 (2003/46)

Invitation to opening of new centre, 1955 (2003/46)

Preparatory meeting for royal visit, 1955 (2003/46)

Cheltenham YMCA Handbooks, 1951/52, 1952/53, 1954/55

Book: ‘Our Work for the Troops’ [1941]

Leaflets of activities and facilities of the centre, 1982/83, 1987/88, 1988/89

Promotional leaflets, posters, guides of Youth Training Scheme, [1986-88]

Board Members handbook

Annual Reports, 1935, 1936, 1964, 1980/81-1987/88

Literature relating to fund raising ‘Breakout’ for 150th anniversary, 1994

Reports by Committee and Board of Management, 1966/67, 1968, 1969,

1968/69, 1972, 1973

Copy of ‘The Journal’, written by members

Reports of Income and Expenditure, 1966, 1967

Book: ‘Tales of the Red Triangle. A Social and Pictorial History of

Cheltenham YMCA 1855-2005’ by Peter Worsley (2006/53)

Chester YMCA Newspaper cuttings, 1972, for new centre

Handbook: 1950/51

Constitutions, 1960, 1970

History of ‘The Old Palace’ centre, with programme for 1971

Annual Report and Balance sheets, 1968, 1969



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Chesterfield YMCA

Promotional leaflet about the centre and its facilities

Cirencester YMCA Rules of Cirencester and district YMCA centre

Clay Cross YMCA Membership card, blank

Business card

Cleveland YMCA

Laminated card of YMCA’s aims in helping individuals

Cloughjordan YMCA

Copy of end of year report, 1957/8

Coatbridge YMCA

Report of the YMCA-YWCA Detached Youth Work Project, 1985/86

Interim Report of Detached Youth Work Project, 1985/86

Colchester YMCA

Annual Report and Accounts, 1927

Programme of events of ‘Y’ Boys Club, 1953/54

Consett YMCA

Barbecue Recipe Book

Newspaper cuttings, 1984, 1987, 1988

Programme of events and syllabus, 1923/24, 1981

Annual General Reports, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84

Report of the Community and Leisure in Consett and District, 1983

Article relating to the role of Consett YMCA in the community

Leaflet promoting Consett as a holiday destination

Literature relating to the training and holiday facilities for skiing, 1987, 1988

Coventry YMCA

Booklet of Coventry YMCA’s aims and facilities

Service of Celebration for the centenary, 1989

Literature relating to facilities and events for the ‘Y’ centre

Typescript of history of the Coventry YMCA compiled by private researcher,

1993

Book: ‘City of Coventry YMCA, 1888 – 1994’, 1994 (2003/18)

Craven YMCA

Memorandum and Articles of Association, Craven YMCA, 21 March 1995

Crewe YMCA

Annual Report 1987, in form of magazine, ‘Two Ways’

Croydon YMCA

Programme of events, 1938/39, 1988

Annual Reports, 1984, 1985, 1985/86 (labelled 1986), 1986/87, 1988/89

Report on Day Consultation to look at the future of Croydon YMCA, 1986



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Book: ‘One Hundred Years – Croydon YMCA, 1879 – 1979’

Leaflets of activities and facilities of the centre, 1986, 1987, 1988

Report of redevelopment of centre, 1986

‘The Wellesley Journal’, 1990

Darlington YMCA

Photocopies of pictures from a local history book relating to the YMCA,

c. 1920s and 1930s

Dartford YMCA

Report of the Programme Director to the Annual General Meeting, 1989

Booklet, ‘YMCA, 100 Years, 1883 – 1983’

Programme of service, 1980

Newsletter, 1992

Programme of events

Leaflets concerning how YMCA offers others help

Membership card and welcome pack, 1993

Dartmouth YMCA

Leaflets relating to housing, and the centre’s facilities and activities

Derby YMCA

Magazine, ‘The Y and wherefore’, March 1963, April 1963

Programme for service of dedication, 1988


Dewsbury YMCA

Constitution of Dewsbury YMCA, December 1930;

Constitution for the managements of the Manor Croft Youth Club, Leeds

Road, Dewsbury, 13 July 1966

Doncaster YMCA


Leaflet promoting YMCA activities

Handbook: 1971

Report from the Annual Business Meeting, 1973

Programmes for services, 1962, 1964

Programme for anniversary dinner, 1964

Copies of newspaper cuttings relating to a new centre, 1988

Dorchester YMCA

Programme for the official opening, 1992


Douglas YMCA


Dover YMCA


Business card for Youth Enquiry Service



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Dublin YMCA

Programme of events, 1971, Winter 1971/72, 1972, 1972/73

Programme of Friday Forum, 1971/72

Flyers for Tuesday Bible Lectures, 1971/72 & Training Conferences, 1971

Application for membership

Annual Report, 1956, 1970, 1972, 1984

Book: ‘A Century of Service, 1849-1949

Report of ‘Commission on the Future Role of City of Dublin YMCA’, 1969

Dundee YMCA

Magazine ‘Y-not’, Issue 1, 1986


Ealing YMCA

Ealing and District YMCA Review, 1991/92-1993/94

West London YMCA (formally Ealing YMCA) Annual Report, 2000

(2003/18)

Newspaper cutting, [1996 or 1999]

Annual Magazine ‘Generations’, 1995

Report of the 5 Year Development Plan, 1993-1997

Leaflet about Annual Thanksgiving Service, 1990

Directors Report of the YMCA Drugs and Aids Advisory Project, 1990

Programme for Annual Thanksgiving Service, 1990

Eastbourne YMCA

Programme of Literary and Debating Society, 1936/37

Programme of events, 1929/30, 1930/31, 1932/33 (all 2003/46)

Postcard of YMCA centre, postmarked 1962

Handbook, 1954-1955; order of service for opening of The Seaside Centre, 6

November 1987; appeal leaflet for a sports and community centre, [1980s];

particulars and conditions of sale for freehold property on Longney Road,

1936 and 1946

Edinburgh YMCA

Leaflet for Edinburgh’s centres, 1972

requesting donations for the updating of the centres

promoting the centres fitness facilities


Pamphlet ‘For the Making of Manhood’, relating to developing the

Edinburgh, Manchester and Leeds centres

Literature on the ‘Wider Horizons’ project, 1961


Letter relating to the ‘Early Bird’ project, 1966

Ellesmere Port YMCA

Pamphlet, ‘An Alternative Way’, on the Detached Youth Work Project, June

1971 to January 1976, with covering letter

Report to consider the establishment of a Youth Club, 1964

Erdington YMCA

‘The Venturer. A Record of the Erdington YMCA’, January 1957



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Exeter YMCA

Annual Review, YMCA-Housing Association, 1994/95

Leaflet promoting ‘Caring for Youth Appeal’ and requesting donations,

[early 1990s]

Falmouth YMCA

Leaflet about Falmouth’s centre’s history, aims, facilities and events, [late

1980s]

Feltwell YMCA

Poster advertising a musical service

Fencehouses YMCA

Newspaper cuttings, 1950

Magazine ‘Community Contact’, December 1982 (Issue 1), January 1983

(Issue 2), June/July 1983 (Issue 5), August/September 1983 (Issue

6), January/February 1984 (Issue 8), Autumn 1986

Pamphlet of syllabus for Youth Training

Invitation to Opening Day of the YMCA Bowling Club, 1991

Booklet, ‘Fence Houses YMCA. A Short History’

Leaflet advertising High Plains Lodge, Cumbria

Fulham YMCA

Books, ‘According to Promise’ and ‘The Living Fire’

Leaflet ‘Introduction Fulham YMCA. An independent evangelical centre’

Gateshead YMCA

Programmes of opening ceremonies, 1947, 1949

Reports of the Board of Management for Session 1934-35, 1935-36

Glasgow YMCA


Leaflet for Roosevelt Residential Club

Magazine: ‘What’s On’ and leaflets for Glasgow’s Residential Club and

hostels, 1984

Magazine: ‘In Focus’, 1982, [1983]

Leaflets promoting facilities and events held at centre membership and clubs

Pamphlet ‘Summertime in Glasgow, a holiday project for Young Europeans’,

1983

Report ‘Inner City Project’, 1983

Report on Streetwork in Glasgow City Centre, 1991 – 1993

Report on planning ‘The Way Forward, towards the year 2000’, 1989

Annual Reports, 1981/82, 1990/91

Annual Review, 1990

Pack containing literature relating to the 150th anniversary of the Glasgow

YMCA, 1994

Programme for Association of Friends of YMCA Wind Orchestra



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Goole YMCA

Two newspaper cuttings relating to the YMCA, 1936-1937

Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District YMCA

Report & Accounts, 1987

Report on the future aims of the hostels, 1986

Leaflets relating to a building appeal, 1971, YMCA holidays, promotion of

the new YMCA Centre


Programme of opening ceremony, 1973

Programme of YMCA Rotary Club Fair, 1972

Newspaper cutting, 1981

Annual Reports, 1961 (2003/18), 1962, 1963 (2003/18), 1964-1965, 1969-

1970, 1974, 1976-1978, 1980-1981, 1986-1987, 1989

Guildford YMCA

Annual Review, 1990, 1991/92-1993/94, 1995

Leaflets relating to the facilities and location of the centre

Programme for service of thanksgiving, 1989

Magazine, ‘The News’, 1994

Postcard of the centre

Summary report ‘Increasing the opportunities for Young People in

Guildford, September 1994 – March 1995’, 1995 (2003/46)

‘Guildford YMCA. An illustrated history’ by Helen Chapman Davies, 2006

(2007/14)

Halifax and District YMCA

Leaflets requesting donations


Handbook: 1961/62, 1962/63

Programme of events during a fair to raise money for RAID, 1980

Conditions, Regulations and Terms of Letting for the YMCA centre

Invitation to launch of the Youth Enquiry Service, 1980

Annual Reports, 1972/73, 1979/80-1981/82, 1983/84-1984/85, 1989/90,

1991/92

Halton YMCA

Report on the seminar ‘Leaving Home and Homelessness’, 1988

Hanley YMCA

Leaflet promoting the centre and requesting donations

Booklet promoting the work and events of the YMCA and requesting

donations for a new centre [1913/14]

Harrogate YMCA

Newsletter, [Christmas], November/December 1979, Spring 1980, November

1980, January 1981

Leaflet relating to membership and donations


Harrogate YMCA Fact Sheet

Pamphlet: ‘Grass Roots? A discussion document for the movement, based



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on the Harrogate experience’ [mid 1970s]

Model Constitution for Harrogate YMCA, undated

Harrow and Wealdstone YMCA

Programme of events, 1939/40, 1951/52

Hastings and Rother YMCA

Annual Reports, 1983, 1985/86, 1989/90, 1991/92, 1992/93

Report on the Project Centre, 1981/82

Leaflet promoting the centre and hostel

Literature on membership, 1981/82


Poster advertising an exhibition

Report from the Community Outreach Committee, 1979

Hawksworth Wood YMCA

Literature relating to the facilities and events offered at the centre, 1983,

1986, 1990/91

Programme for service of thanksgiving, 1986

Report: ‘Facing local needs’, 1980

Reports on the Outreach Programme on the Hawksworth Wood Estate, 1986

Photocopy of newspaper article relating to appeal for building funds, 1986

Invitation to the opening of Hawksworth Wood Family Centre, 1986 (blank)

Hereford YMCA


Book: ‘Historical Records of the YMCA Hereford Branch, 1863 – 1920’

Various photographs relating to Hereford YMCA including images of

football teams, [1920s-1960s]

Herrington YMCA

Report on High Plains Lodge, Cumbria, [1981]

Herrington Burn YMCA

Handbook: 1938/39

Invitations to residential training open evenings, blank, 1988

Newspaper cuttings, March 1983, June/July 1983, 1988

Promotional pack for teaching and holiday accommodation

Literature on the reopening of the centre and for the YMCA Adventure Boat,

[1986]

High Wycombe YMCA

Newsletter, 1992

Leaflet relating to accommodation

Order of service of inauguration, 1992

Hornsey YMCA

Newsletter of Actionline, 1987/88

Poster for Actionline

Annual Reports, 1987/88, 1988/89, 2001 (2003/46)

Book: ‘A Story Told in Wonder. History of the Hornsey YMCA, 1903-1993’



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Leaflets relating to accommodation (1954), Actionline, Job Club, Boys Club

Programmes of events, 1934/35, 1951/52, 1952/53, 1959/60, 1966/67, 1987,

1990, 1992

Programmes of ceremonies, 1935, 1958, 1959, 1987, 1989, 1990

Leaflet advertising programme of lectures for employers, 1989

Horsham YMCA


Report of the Horsham YMCA activities, 1925

Houghton-le-Spring YMCA

Constitution of Houghton-le-Spring YMCA, 21 April 1978

Hove YMCA

Newspaper cutting, 1932, 1991

Programme of activities

Annual Reports and Accounts, 1925/26, 1927-1931, 1934-1935, 1982, 1985,

1990/91, 1991, 1994

Picture of the Hove YMCA centre

Report of ‘Heroin and Opiate use amongst young people in Hove’, 1999

Report of ‘Research project into the needs of young people’, 1994 (2003/46)

Leaflets relating to training, donations, Community Opportunities, Drugs

Education, donations for an extension, 1983

Newsletters, 1991, 1996

Magazine ‘Meltdown’, January 1992, March 1992, [June/July] 1992,

November 1992

Leaflets relating to membership, 1926, 1927/28

Invitations, 1928

Rules and Constitution of centre

Hoylake YMCA

Invitations, 1964, 1965, 1967

Report of H.M. Inspectors, 1964


Handbook: 1952/53

Leaflet about membership and finance

Report of Staff Review, 1979

Hoyland YMCA Report: ‘Community Research Project, 1994 – 1995’ (2003/46)

Huddersfield YMCA

Book: ‘Huddersfield YMCA 1848 – 1965’

Book: ‘The Story of the Huddersfield YMCA 1875 – 1975’

Pamphlet about a proposed new centre, 1964

Pamphlet relating to Day Camps, 1986

Leaflets relating to donations, Junior Leader Training


Handbook of YMCA Football League, 1970/71

Report into the Sport and Recreation Facility Development Study, November

1986



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Report ‘”Rediscovery”, A Corporate Plan’, 1980 – 1985

Balance Sheets, 1984, 1985, 1988


Invitation, 1988

Idle YMCA

Programmes for Christmas Fairs

Leaflet for Training Weekend, 1990

Leaflet for Break In, 1984

Magazine ‘Good News’, 1983

Application form for Regional Conference, 1990

Regional Bulletin, 1990

Newsletter, Christmas 1989

YMCA Indian Student Hostel

Printed history titled ‘Triumph of Faith 1920-2010’, 2010;

Annual report for YMCA Indian Student Hostel, London and Birmingham,

2017-2018

Ipswich YMCA

Programme of events, 1951/52 (2003/18), 1967/68

Programme for Ipswich YMCA Rugby Union, 1956/57

Programme for inauguration of new hall, 1957 (2003/46)

Programme for opening of new hall, 1957 (2003/46)

Fact sheet of events, aims and projects of Madurai YMCA (India), connected

to the Ipswich YMCA centre

Leaflet relating to Development Appeal, 1985

Report of Building Development Members Night, 1985, includes plans and

layouts

Invitation to meeting for an appeal for funds, 1956 (blank) (2003/46)

Invitation to opening of new centre, 1957 (blank) (2003/46)

Invitation to luncheon, 1922 (2003/46)

Jersey YMCA

Rules of Membership, 1933

Application for Membership

Application for Associateship

Kendal YMCA

Programme of Tuesday Club Players, 1965

Annual Report, 1953

Poster advertising events

Kilbride YMCA

Leaflet relating to YMCA accommodation

Booklet for the official opening of Lindsay House, 1969

Kings Lynn YMCA

Newspaper cutting, leaflet and invitation relating to the opening of a new

hostel, 1990



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Kingston, Surbiton YMCA

Fabric badge embroidered with ‘Kingston YMCA’

Leaflet for ‘50 + Day of Fitness’

Leaflet about the centre’s facilities

Leaflet for ‘Top Room’, 1966

Leaflet: ‘Pray, a few ideas to help you pray’

Programme of events, age specific and event specific, 1932, 1987, 1989

Handbook: 1950/51, 1954/55-1957/58, 1959

Newsletter

Newspaper ‘Health and Fitness News, Kingston YMCA’, 1989

Newspaper ‘Life Style, Kingston YMCA’, 1988/89

Club Membership card (blank), Health Club Membership card (blank), Staff

Membership card (blank) and Executive Membership card (blank)

Leaflet about YMCA’s aims and purposes

Leaflet about training courses, 1989

Pamphlet introducing Kingston YMCA including literature relating to

events, groups, the health club and summer camp, 1991


Pamphlet: ‘Serving The Services. A brief survey of the work of the YMCA

during the Second World War’

Kingswood YMCA

Programme of events, 1951/52, 1953/54-1957/58

Programme of Boys Club

Magazine of Kingswood YMCA, 1953

Knaresborough YMCA

Leaflet about events and clubs

Lancaster YMCA

Report on ‘Personal Development. Project with Belfast Young People’,

1984

Annual Report, 1964/65, 1965/66

Leaflet for Morning Coffee and Lunchtime Club

Leeds (Central) YMCA

Winter syllabus, 1936/1937 (2012/77)


Programme of ‘Aloma of the South Seas’

Programme and menu for Silver Jubilee Luncheon, 1950

Programme for Service of Initiation

Leeds, City of YMCA

Programme of events, May 27th – June 2

nd 1946, 1954, 1954/55-1955/56,

1960/61, 1965/66, 1967/68-1968/69, 1971/72-1972/73, 1976/77-

1977/78, 1980/81, 1982/83

Annual Reports, 1954/55-1957/58, 1959/60-1979/80, 1981/82-1984/85,

1986/87-1990/91

Book: ‘History of the Leeds YMCA, 2855 – 1906’

Book: ‘Centenary Year, 1954’

Book: ‘The Red Triangle’, 1916



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Newsletter, June 1980, July 1980, September 1981

Newsletter ‘Go’, 1981

Newsletter ‘Association Life’, 1910

Programme of annual convention, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978

Programme for Annual Church Service, 1950

Programme for Week of Prayer and World Fellowship, 1896, 1949

Programme of study group, 1981/82

Programme of literary and debating society, 1909, 1913/14

Programme for annual swimming gala, 1958-1961, 1963, 1966

Programme for annual sports events, 1958-1959, 1961-1963, 1966-1968

Programme for ‘Rock Nativity’, 1981

Flyer for ‘Rock Nativity’, 1981

Programme for ‘Puss in Boots’, 1981

Report: ‘The Individual in Industry’, 1957

Report: ‘Responsibility in Industry’, 1956

Report: ‘Communications in Industry’, 1956

Report: ‘Leadership in Industry’, 1957

Draft of discussion for proposed research projects, 1962

Report of ‘The Leeds YMCA Lodging House Mission’, 1906

Report: ‘To extend and improve the YMCA’s services to Sport and the

Community in Leeds’, 1978

Report of ‘Group Study’, 1979

Memorandum of ‘Work done on behalf of Unemployed Boys’, [1930s]

Report: ‘Silver Jubilee, 1919 – 1944’

Report of Boys’ Work Committee

Accountants’ report, 1985

Programme of sale for YMCA site, 1983

Letter relating to AGM, 1991

Minutes of AGM, 1990

Pamphlet ‘Do You Know What the YMCA Can Offer?’

Leaflet: ‘A Century Partnership, 1854 – 1954’, with introductory letter

Leaflet promoting Actionline

Leaflets promoting YMCA centre and requesting donations for

developments, [1961]

Leaflet ‘Putting in a Heart, Revitalising a Community’ relating to a building

appeal

Leaflet promoting Lawnswood YMCA, its centre and sports facilities

Application for membership to Lawnswood YMCA, with programme of

events

Flyer for ‘Brief, Bright, Brotherly and interesting Meetings’

Invitation to Anniversary Reception, 1994

Invitation to opening of the residential Boys Club, 1956, (blank)

Invitation to opening of an extension, 1963, (blank)

Invitation to laying of the foundation stone, 1906, 1962, (blank)

Invitation to opening of Lawnswood, 1973, (blank)

Invitation to the chairman’s evening, 1977, 1980

Invitation to a reception, 1949, 1969

Invitation to a lunch

Invitation to Members Dinner, 1964

Invitation to Annual Dinner, 1979

Invitation to Spring Bazaar, 1974, 1977



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Invitation to opening of extension to Boys’ Hostel, 1963, (blank)

Invitation to opening of Hawksworth Wood, 1986, (blank)

Programme for opening of Residential Boys’ Club, 1956

Programme for opening of extension to Boys’ Hostel, 1963

Programme for the laying of the foundation stone, 1962

Programme for opening of Youth Centre, 1969

Programme for Members’ Annual Dinner, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978

Envelope [for donations] for Broadcast Appeal, 1949

Handbook: 1953

Red Triangle Football Leagues Handbook: 1958/59, 1975/76, 1977/78

YMCA Committee Structure

Programmes for ‘Learning to Earning’, 1966-1971

‘Bazaar Brochures’, 1956-1959, 1961-1969

‘Special Efforts’, 1970

Syllabus for courses, 1949/50

Programme for weekend conference, 1956-1957, 1959-1961

Programme for training evening, 1975, 1977, 1980

Report ‘The Years Between’, of the Boys Work Committee, 1919 – 1946

Leaflet ‘Information Service for Members’

Fabric badge of City of Leeds YMCA

Leicester YMCA Programme of events, 1951/52-1952/53 (2011/91), 1953/54, 1961/62,

1967/68, 1970/71, 1971/72

Handbook: 1950/51 (2012/77), 1954/55 (2011/91), 1955/56, 1956/57,

1957/58 (2011/91), 1959/60, 1963/64-1964/65 (2011/91)

Literature promoting centre, health awareness

Annual Reports, 1970

Letter and questionnaire relating to AIDS, 1987

Poster and leaflet for theatre workshop, 1986

Lewes YMCA

Programme of events, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992/93

Annual Reports, 1981, 1983/84, 1987, 1990-1993, 1995

Newsletter, February 1988, December 1988, October 1990, December 1990,

March 1991, October 1991, December 1991, February 1992, April

1992, October 1992, December 1992, February 1993, April 1993

Report, ‘Looking Ahead’, 1989

Pamphlet celebrating 150 Years of YMCA, 1994

Programme of events for the Red Triangle Club, 1931/32

Programme for ‘The Battle of Firle’, historical reconstructions, 1994

Lincoln YMCA

Pamphlet for the video library and film club

Newsletter, 1988, 1990

Leaflet for new residential centre, 1990, clubs and facilities

Leaflet for Coach holidays, 1990

Leaflet for residential and student accommodation

Leaflet: ‘Fresh Ground’, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985

Leaflet for leadership training, 1960

Leaflet for Saturday night events, 1986



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Leaflet for ‘Somewhere to live in Lincoln’

Annual Report, 1978/79, 1980/81-1985/86, 1987/88-1988/89

Invitation (blank), 1988

Programme of events, 1982, March 1983, October 1983, December 1983,

1984, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1990

Actionline Report, 1984

Book: ‘That All May Be One, 1869 – 1994’

Programme of service, 1994

Report of Lincoln YMCA Quinquennial Review, 1992

Liverpool YMCA Information leaflet and rules, 1867

Programmes for literary and musical entertainment, 1867

Prospectus of centre, [mid 1960s]

Handbook, [c 1960] (2014/72)

Annual Reports, 1959, 1961/62, 1963/64, 1965/66-1971/72

Leaflets for training weekends, requesting donations and promoting the

centre

Programme of events, 1967/68, 1968, 1970/71, 1971/72

Programme of services, 1967

Invitation, 1967

Review Report, 1986

Book: ‘Liverpool YMCA, 150 Years’, 1996 (2003/46)

Llanelli YMCA


London Central YMCA

Members Handbook: with programme of events, 1936/37-1938/39, 1948/49-

1964/65

Full Members Fraternal Programme, October 1958 – June 1959

King George’s House Residential Club handbook and programme of events,

1958/59, 1960/61, 1965/66

Annual Report from King George’s House, 1988, 1989

Leaflet promoting King George’s House

Flyer for concert at King George’s House, 1987

Report: ‘Health and Safety’, 1987

Leaflet promoting its Hostel, with price list, 1981

Leaflet for ‘Hotel London’

Leaflet for ‘Lancaster Hall Hotel’

Leaflet for ‘YMCA Youth Centre’

Leaflet: ‘Youth Hostels and London and surrounding areas’

Leaflet promoting its Transient Hostel, with price list

Leaflet explaining the facilities and location of London’s hostels

Leaflet promoting the centre and its facilities

Leaflet: ‘Y the “Y”?’, [late 1940s]

Leaflet: ‘Fast Forward Road show’, 1990

Leaflet: ‘Hey! Look what goes on at Centymca’

Leaflet: ‘Hey! Highlights of Centymca’s Activities’, January [1966],

February, March [1966], October

Leaflet for ‘Just Ask Advisory Service’



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Leaflet explaining Centymca membership and activities

Booklet: ‘A Visitors Guide to London Central YMCA’, 1976

Book: ‘Catalogue of the Library of the YMCA’, 1855

Literature of ‘information for new applicants’

Programme of the National Young Members Committee, 1988

Programme for talks and discussion around ‘Our ideas of God’, 1958

Programme of courses and seminars, January – March 1990

Programme for Youth events

Handbooks: ‘Centymca’ promoting the YMCA, its centre, hostel, activities

and facilities

Booklet: ‘Prayer Fellowship’, 1962

Annual Report, 1895

Annual Report with Balance Sheet, 1954, 1956, 1967, 1968, 1970

Annual Review, 1985-1989, 1993, 1995, 1997

Book: ‘A Century Not Out. 100 Years of YMCA Work in London, 1844-

1944’

Book: ‘A Brief Chronicle of London Central YMCA’, 1955

Leaflet ‘Exercise for the 50+’

Leaflet: ‘Y Aqua’

Leaflet: ‘Ante and Post Natal Exercise to Music’

Leaflet: ‘The Y Plan and recommended reading’

Leaflet: ‘Aerobicise with London Central YMCA’

Leaflet: ‘Exercise to Music Training Course’, 1990, 1991

Leaflet: ‘Fitness Training Course’, 1989

Leaflet advertising the parts for ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’

Leaflet and letters concerning the ‘Y Plan’, 1990

Leaflet about the Guild of Emmaus

Leaflet for ‘Centymca Lunch’

Pamphlet for the School of English

Programme for order of service, 1948

Programme of films, speakers, subjects, special programmes, 1966/67

Programme for ‘Lucky Dip’, 1947

Programme for the Festival, 1953

Programme for the ‘Family Gathering’ Service, 1953

Programme for a memorial service, 1989

Pack of training course prospectus, 1995, 1997

Programme of dance workshops, 1990

Programme for the 125th Anniversary celebrations, 1969

Pack for Sport Aid, 1986

Application form for membership

4 Postcards of London Central YMCA and George Williams

Booklet of prayers, 1990

Booklet for Prayer Fellowship, 1962

Newsletter ‘Y Central News’, June 1980, November 1981

Newsletter ‘Association News’, 1905 (Memorial Edition for George

Williams’ death)

50 Questions and Answers about the London Central YMCA and its

building, [1977]

Report: ‘London Central and its environs’

Report: ‘Aims and Purposes of YMCA’, 1983

Report: ‘Work with schoolboys’, 1963



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Literature relating to amendments to aims and principles of the YMCA,

1855, 1971, 1973

Hymn Book from Central London YMCA centre, 1927

Photograph album for Queen’s visit, 1982

Programme for Queen’s visit, 1982

Londonderry YMCA

Leaflet requesting donations for a new centre, 1981

Lord Plymouth YMCA

Programme of events for the Boys Club, 1956/57

Loughborough YMCA

Programme of Easter School, 1990

Annual Report, 1990

Lowestoft YMCA

Leaflet appealing for donations for a new centre, [1969]

Lytham St Annes YMCA

YMCA Record, 1952

Programmes of events, 1965, 1968/69

Programmes of service, visits and dinner, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1972

Invitations (blank), 1963, 1965

Receipt for donation, 1966

Newsletter, 1967, 1968

Monthly Review, August-September 1963

Constitution, 1968

Handbooks, 1970/71, 1971/72

Newspaper cuttings, 1970, 1971, 1973

Programmes of dinners, 1973

Leaflet promoting centre


Leaflet requesting donations for building expansion, [early 1960s]

Maidstone YMCA Leaflets of facilities, sports centre and clubs, 1990, 1991, 1992

Report from the AGM, 1998

Report on YMCA Sports centre Detached Youth and Community Work

Project, 1983

Programme for the service celebrating the sports centre, 1992

Programme for the opening of the ‘Y’ Sports centre, 1967 (2003/46)

Invitation to opening of ‘Y’ Sports Centre, 1967 (2003/46)

Programme of events, 1951/52, 1952/53, 1956/57

Programme for 125th Anniversary, 1969 (2003/46)

Pamphlet of Christian Film and Video Festival

Manchester YMCA Form for membership

Guest card, 1971

Invitations, 1949, 1957, 1965, 1966



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Annual Reports, 1965, 1967, 1972

Leaflet for sports centre

Handbook: 1938/39, 1950/51-1952/53, 1954/55-1958/59,


Leaflet: ‘Manchester YMCA welcomes you’

Leaflet: ‘120 Years Young’

Leaflet: ‘Reaching out to help the community’

Leaflet for central residential club

Leaflet for ‘The Hollies’, YMCA Outdoor Sports Facilities

Leaflet for ‘The Y Club’, promoting its clubs and facilities

Publicity leaflet produced after the visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke

of Edinburgh in the interests of the YMCA's King George's Club,

1949 (2007/5)

Programme of Service of Thanksgiving, 1971

Programme for ceremony of royal visit, 1951

Programme for garden fete, 1972

Programme for dinner, 1964

Report: ‘Strategy for Development and Philosophy’, 1986

Report: ‘Management Techniques in Voluntary Organisations’

‘Y News’, Autumn 1987, Spring 1988, Summer 1988, Autumn 1988, Winter

1988, Spring 1989, Winter 1989

‘Focus. The Journal of the Manchester YMCA’

No. 1. Winter 1956, No. 2. Spring 1956, No. 3. Spring 1956,

Book: ‘Camping with Expedition’

Book: ‘Mind, Body and Spirit. A History of the Manchester YMCA’, 1996

(2003/18)

Booklets, programmes and appeals for extensions for Montgomery House,

YMCA Hostel

Syllabus for Voluntary Youth Leaders’ Training Group, 1967/68

Flyer for Bright Eyes Child Care Activity Centre, [1999] (2003/46)

'Montgomery House: The Manchester YMCA War Memorial', dated 31 July

1952 (2019/44d)

Manorcroft YMCA Programme for AGM including Annual Reports, 1971, 1972, 1973

Middlesbrough YMCA

Newspaper cutting

Report of Management Regeneration Plan, 1988

Souvenir Handbook: ‘Grand Christmas Fair’, Town Hall, 11-14 December

1923

Programme: ‘A Grand Diamond Jubilee Fair’ in the Town Hall, 3-5

November 1926

Pamphlet: ‘A World of Possibilities. What Of It?’. Programme and

Prospectus 1925-26

Correspondence relating to the formation of Middlesbrough YMCA, 3

November 1958

Milnsbridge YMCA

Programme of Service of Thanksgiving and invitation, 1989

Programme and ticket for Tensing Tour of Norway, 1988/89



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Milton Keynes YMCA


Annual Reports, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90

Morpeth YMCA

Programme of Service of Thanksgiving, 1976

Report on visit to Morpeth YMCA, 1985


‘YMCA News’, Christmas 1983, March/April 1984, Summer 1984, Autumn

nd

Neath YMCA

Annual Reports, 1958/59, 1988

Newbury YMCA

Leaflet promoting the centre and its activities, [1990/91]

Leaflet: ‘Off The Record’, counselling service

Leaflet promoting ‘Salvador’s’ bar

Leaflet for centre’s aims and requesting donations

Magazine: ‘Y not?’, December 1989

Programme for official opening of YMCA Foyer, 1995

Newcastle upon Tyne YMCA

Research project: ‘A Generation Without Hope?, 1986/87

Published report of ‘A Generation Without Hope?, 1986/87

Programme of events, 1950/51, 1954/55, 1956, 1966/67

Handbook: 1956/57

Pamphlet promoting the centre and its facilities and services

Report on ‘Hostels and the YMCA’, [1965]

Report on ‘Sexual Decisions’, 1976

Order of service of dedication, 1973

Order of service of Thanksgiving, 1972

Annual Report, 1961/62, 1996

‘Newcastle YMCA 150 years – mind, body, spirit’, a history of Newcastle

upon Tyne YMCA by T. Jeffs with R. M. Gilchrist (2005) (2006/59)

Newport YMCA

Booklet: ‘Achievement, 1869 – 1969. Being a Brief History of the Newport

YMCA’

Northampton YMCA

Programme of events, 1968/69, 1971/72, 1988/89


Handbook: 1949/50, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1969

Invitation, 1988

Leaflet promoting the centre, its activities, health suite and clubs, 1984/85,

1985/86

Pamphlet promoting the accommodation provided by the YMCA, and

requesting donations for extensions to the accommodation, 1968/69



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North Shields YMCA

Book: ‘A History of the YMCA In North Shields’, 1998

Leaflet promoting the centre, 1984

Leaflet requesting donations

Leaflet celebrating 100 Years of Basketball, 1992

Handbook: 1957/58

Copy of newspaper article, 1987

Report: ‘The First Year’, 1939

Invitation to opening of refurbished family centre, 1991

Norwich YMCA Leaflet about Sports Hall and Boys’ Club, 1962

Leaflet promoting centres facilities

Leaflet for YMCA Day Camps and holidays, 1964, 1986/87, 1987

Leaflet for requesting donations

Leaflet for promoting Actionline

Leaflet about Norwich YMCA’s history, ‘A Century of Service’

Booklet: ‘A Century of Service, 1856 – 1956’

Programme for opening of Sports Hall and Boys’ Club, 1962

Newsletter ‘News’, 1952

Programme of events, 1938/39, 1954/55, 1958/59, 1982/83

lectures and courses, 1937/38, 1958

Handbooks, 1951/52

Report and request for donations for new accommodation, 1956

Report ‘5th World Council of YMCA’s’, 1969

Leaflet about the YMCA Armed Service Centres in Norfolk Area, 1961

Nottingham YMCA Calendar, 1962/63 (2011/91)


Song Book: ‘Sing a New Song’

Letters and sermon concerning the World War Two POW camp, 1995

Policy statement of the Nottingham YMCA, ‘Toward the Year 2000’

Programme of service of welcome, 1988, with invitation

National Young Members Committee, 1988

Annual Report, 1987/88, 1988/89

Leaflet requesting donations

Leaflet about ‘Christian Film Ministry’, 1985/86

Handbook: 1957/58

Booklet: ‘In the Service of Youth’

Records of Nottingham YMCA Boys’ Club, January 1953, September 1953,

1954/55

Report of the Youth Work Secretary, 1952/53, 1953/54

Précis of report of Youth Work Secretary, 1953/54

Menu for Centenary Dinner, 15 January 1971 presided by Arthur G Shaw

Osmondthorpe YMCA Information pack for Actionline courses, 1987/88

Pack requesting donations for a new centre and accommodation

Oxford YMCA



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Annual Report for 1918, [1919] (2015/35a)

Pamphlet: 'A Record of the Oxford Y.M.C.A's War Work', 1920 (2015/35a)

Paisley YMCA

Centenary Handbook: 1932

Penzance YMCA

Newsletter: ‘YMCA News’, 1994

Peterborough YMCA Souvenir brochure, 1978 – 1988

Leaflets promoting the residential centre and its facilities

Plaistow YMCA


Handbook: 1933/34

Red Triangle Club. Members handbook of programme and activities, 1946/47

Plymouth YMCA

Leaflet promoting the centre’s facilities and services

Leaflet adverting holiday facilities in Dartmoor and Plymouth

Leaflet promoting events, Tensing, [1983]

Leaflet about fund raising, [1986]

Leaflet about residential courses

Annual Report, 1971/72, 1980, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1984-1987, 1988/89

Programme for Tensing tour, 1987/88

Report: ‘Great Opportunities’, 1989

Programme of events, 1939/40, 1950/51-1951/52, 1963/64, 1965/66, 1991/92

Book: ‘Plymouth 1848 – 1958’

Booklet: History of the YMCA during the war years, 1939-1946

Book: ‘Serving the People. Plymouth Celebrates 150 Years of YMCA

Work’, 1994 (2003/18)

Order of dedication service, 11 May 1958

9 Postcards (unused) showing exterior and interior of centre

Report ‘Y Sing’, 1986

Pamphlet ‘Introducing the YMCA’, promoting the centre’s facilities

for Half Term Activity Club, 1992

Newsletter: ‘News from YMCA Plymouth’, Autumn/Winter 1990

Portadown YMCA Programme for official opening of the centre, [1958], with invitations

Magazine: ‘YMCA Ragmag’, 1976

Porthcawl YMCA

Newsletter, ‘Porthcawl YMCA News’, November 1986, December 1987

Annual Report and Accounts, 1991/92

Leaflets for ‘the stinking late teen’s show’

Report for ‘the stinking late teen’s show’, 1987

Report about provision for Saturday night entertainment

Portsmouth YMCA



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Programme for visit of the Princess Royal to the City of Portsmouth, with

accompanying ticket to attend ceremony to receive purses on behalf of the

YMCA, 1964

Report, ‘Soda Fountain Project’, 1989

Leaflets and posters advertising Actionline

Leaflets advertising holiday and residential accommodation

Leaflet for Y Sing, 1987

Feasibility report, [1987]

Annual Report, 1984-1988



Newsletter: ‘Outreach’, June 1991

Welcome pack to International House, including Leaflet about the history of

the Portsmouth YMCA, 1974, leaflet ‘Residents Information’, leaflet

‘What’s the YMCA?’

Pack for prospective members of the Board of Management, including some

leaflets listed above [1989]

Ramsey YMCA

Newspaper cuttings

Reading YMCA

Annual Reports, 1970, 1981-1983, 1990/91, 1994/95

Programme of service of thanksgiving, 1996

Programme of events for the 150th Anniversary of Reading YMCA, 1996/97

Programme for the auction of land owned by the YMCA in Reading, 1979

Programme for the official opening of ‘Milward Centre’, 1984


Constitution of Reading YMCA, 1980

Pamphlet of Residential, Conference and Club Facilities

Redditch YMCA


Newspaper cutting, 197?

Reigate and Redhill YMCA


Leaflet for Dimensions Gym, 1993

Leaflet advertising the centre for hire

Leaflet promoting the new centre and requesting donations

Newsletter ‘Y-News’, Autumn 1994

Newsletter: ‘Y’s Up’, December 1988, March 1989

Annual Reports, 1987, 1988, 1988/89, 1990/91, 1993

Report into ‘The current leisure activities of young people and their future

leisure needs’, 1994 (2003/46)

Rhayader YMCA

Leaflet about Greenfields Hostel

Rhyl YMCA

Programme of Four Nations Peace Seminar, November 7 – 9 1986



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Booking form for Four Nations Peace Seminar, November 7 – 9 1986

Richmond YMCA

Newsletter, January 1983

Ripon YMCA

Invitation to the official opening of the Housing Association, 1988

Leaflet for Diocesan House, 1981

Poster for a Disco

Report: ‘A Discussion Document Leading to a Blue Print for the Future’,

June 1981

Romford YMCA

Constitution, 1988

Leaflets promoting the centre, its clubs and facilities, and the chapel

Leaflets promoting accommodation

Price list of accommodation, 1986 (including application form), 1988,

1989/90

Form for hostel booking

Leaflets promoting sports clubs and activities

Leaflet and poster for ‘Market Place training day’, 1990

Programme of activities for over 50s and people with disabilities

Programme of activities for under 19s

Leaflets promoting ‘Red Triangle Club’ and its residential centre

Invitation to discussion evening

Flyer for video show

Flyer for fashion show, 1986

Annual Review, 1988, 1989

Annual Report, 1994

Report of the ‘Get Together Day’, 1974

Report on ‘setting up a new YMCA centre in the inner city community, 1991

Programme of thanksgiving service, 1988

Report of ‘Foyer’, linking housing, training and employment for the

homeless, 1992

Leaflet promoting volunteering at the centre

Newsletter: ‘Women Together’, August-November 1992

Newscutting about the first woman YMCA chairman of an association, 1991

Rotherham YMCA

Report of ‘A Study of a Neighbourhood’, December 1991

Report of ‘Young People’s Housing Needs’, September 1991

Report of ‘Interim Report for the Research and Development Project’,

February 1991

Report: ‘Response to ‘Future Development of the Movement’ 1990

Report: ‘Local Association Matters’, [1990]

Report ‘Final Report for the Research and Development Project’, February

1992

Report: ‘Research Methods’

Report: ‘Guidelines to setting up independent professional supervision’,

appendix iv–v



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St Helens YMCA Booklet of St Helens YMCA’s aims, clubs and activities, [1970]

Brotherhood Programme, 1969/70

Programme for the opening of the new youth club, 1962


Handbook: 1951/52, 1958/59, 1963/64, 1965/66

Annual Report, 1979, 1980, 1986

Leaflets for the Health and Fitness Studio

Leaflets for the Sports and Fitness Club

Programme of events, including clubs, YMCA’s aims

Programme for annual carol service, 1980

Christmas Hymn Book

Report ‘YMCA In Industry’, 1968

‘The Message Motive Mission of the YMCA. To the Members Convention’,

1969

Leaflet promoting the YMCA centre

Salisbury YMCA

15th Annual Report for the year ended September 30

th, 1913

Scarborough YMCA Newspaper cuttings, 1982


Newsletter ‘YMCA News’, Christmas 1992

Programme for YMCA Appeal, [1988]

Statement of accounts, 1983

Annual Report, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977

Poster for YMCA Theatre, 1978

Programmes for YMCA Theatre productions, 1977

Leaflet for YMCA Summer Hostel

Poster for Open Week, 1984

Sheffield YMCA Booklet ‘The First 125 Years, 1855 – 1980’, 1980

Leaflet for the residential centre

Annual Reports, 1966, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973, 1974,

1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985,

1986, 1987/88, 1992/93

Official programme of the Grand Bazaar in aid of the association, November

1903

Leaflet promoting the YMCA and its aims

Leaflet promoting Outreach

Pack of centre, its facilities and activities

Leaflet promoting the centre and its facilities

Leaflet advertising YMCA catering service

Leaflet for ‘Training Day’

Programme for a Training Course, 1968/69

Leaflet for Tumbling Ted’s Tumbling Tots

Leaflet and poster for Auction to raise money, 1983

Pamphlet of events ‘Leisure for Pleasure’

Leaflet about ‘Youth and Junior Programme’, 1982/83



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‘Adult Programme’

Exhibition Handbook: 1985

Booklet ‘Bridge that gap with yourself’

Handbook: 1939/40, 1963/64

Leaflets for YMCA Holidays, 1981

Programme for Supper Club, 1972/73

Invitation to the After Supper Club

Programme for Film Club, 1980/81

Programme for the Health Studio

Programme of events, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74, 1982/83, 1987

Report of the Council, 1978, 1980, 1981

Report of ‘Working Party’, 1968

Leaflet appealing for donations for a new centre

Leaflet appealing for donations for the hostel

Pack containing information relating to Sheffield YMCA’s plans for the

future, 1987

Membership application form (blank)


Leaflet promoting new ‘Shaftsbury Suite’

Leaflet about seminars for young Christians

Leaflet for ‘Centre Point’

Leaflet ‘A Letter to Parents’

Programme for an open day, 1978

Financial statements, 1986 – 1988

Programme for the opening of a new centre, 1970

Flyer for the Christian Family Festival, July 1987

Flyer for a concert, 1986

Slough YMCA

Programme for service of inauguration, 1991

Envelope of photographs depicting Slough YMCA, [1990s]; Declaration of

Trust for freehold premises known as Oakley House and Oakley Hall,

Slough, 24 April 1925; newspaper issue of 'Slough, Eton and Windsor

Observer', 17 April 1920

Southampton YMCA Programme for the Week of Prayer service, 1990, containing a copy of the

newsletter ‘Pinklink’, No 37

Annual Report, 1979, 1980 (including accounts), 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984,

1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996

Annual Review, 2002/03 (2003/46)


Leaflet ‘A century of service’ promoting the YMCA and requesting

donations, 1978

Booklet ‘Success Through Achievement. One Hundred Years Of YMCA

Service in Southampton 1878 – 1978’

Programme for service of celebration, 1989

Southend YMCA

Interim Report, 1981

Reports on the project for closer community links



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Press release and newspaper cuttings for a detached Youth Worker, 1980

Talk by Youth Worker for closer community links

Report of ‘Needs of the Area, for the Steering Committee’, 1980

Southport YMCA

Report of Accounts, 1988

Booklet of Southport YMCA’s history, aims and clubs, 1966

Programme of events, 1965/66, 1967/68, 1971

Flyer advertising holiday accommodation

Invitation for a reception to launch an appeal for a new centre, 1970


Plans for new centre

Picture of planned new centre

Leaflet promoting planned new centre and requesting donations, 1970

Plan of site occupied by YMCA centre, 1952

Constitution of Southport YMCA, 1972

South Shields YMCA

General Secretary’s Annual Report, 1985/86

Pamphlet promoting the centre’s activities and clubs

Stamford YMCA

Programme of summer activities, 1990

Stockton YMCA

Report ‘Changing Needs and New Perspectives’, 1971

Newspaper cuttings

Newsletter ‘Open Door’, No 1

Programme for devotional retreat, [late 1940s]

Leaflet promoting the centre’s facilities, activities and clubs

Annual Report, 1970, 1971

Programme of events

Sudbury YMCA

Programme of royal visit, 1924 (2003/46)

Sunderland YMCA

Leaflet promoting the centre’s facilities

Programmes of events, for different clubs and ages

Photocopy of history of the Sunderland YMCA

Report ‘Community Education Review’

Report ‘Solvency Abuse Project. The First Year’, [1985]

Annual Report, 1983

Sutton Coldfield YMCA

Leaflet ‘Serving the community’

Leaflet for Summer Camp, 1987

Report ‘Access for the disabled’, 1989

Annual Report, 1989, 1992



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Swansea YMCA

Handbook: 1957/58

Programme for welcome of Destroyer Flotilla, 1924 (2003/46)

Taunton YMCA

Book ‘The Red Triangle in Taunton, 1855 – 1955. The Story of a Taunton

Centenary’

Tollcross YMCA Pamphlet. ’75 years of Witness. A historical sketch’, [1945]

Book ‘A Century of Grace, 1870 – 1970’

Torquay YMCA


Leaflet promoting Atwell Hall Hotel (YMCA run Hotel)

Receipt from Atwell Hall Hotel, 1948

Tunbridge Wells YMCA

Leaflet advertising Summer Holiday Playscheme

Leaflet advertising Junior Christmas Programme, 1989

Leaflet about Youth and Children’s Programme, 1988

Pamphlet promoting activities and clubs for young people

Two newspaper cuttings, 1928; syllabus, 1947-1948; order of service for

Tunbridge Wells YMCA Diamond Jubilee anniversary, February 1948;

annual report for year ending 31 March 1947.

Tynemouth YMCA

Details of vacancy for General Assistant

Leaflet for Patterdale Hall (retreat in Lake District), with House Rules

Postcards of Lake District and Patterdale Hall

Wakefield YMCA

Welcome pack for new personnel, [early 1990s]

Invitation to a Club open night

Programme for opening of new ‘Y Training Services’ and syllabus

Leaflet appealing for donations

Waltham Forest YMCA

Leaflets promoting the centre and its facilities, 1970

Booklet of address to the Annual Lunch of Waltham Forest Youth for Christ,

2000

Leaflets for ‘Sleek Lines Gym’

Leaflet for Summer School, 1972

Leaflet for accommodation in London for YMCA members, including price

list, 1980

Newsletter ‘Club News’, with leaflets for different clubs, 1990

Newsletter, No. 3 (November 1991 – January 1992)

Newsletter

Programmes for Sports and Leisure Centre

Programme for Women and Leisure

Booklet ‘Our Centre’, for the unemployed, 1985



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Leaflet ‘Useful Local Information for Residents’

Pamphlet ‘Information’, including forms for making reservations

Pamphlet ‘Conditions of Residence’, including forms for membership and

for permanent residence, 1970s

Warrington YMCA

Invitation to an open day, 1965

Handbook: 1954/55, 1955/56

Report from the AGM, 1964

Watford YMCA

Leaflet ‘Into a strange city’, promoting the YMCA and appealing for

donations

Invitation to a dinner and lecture, 1989

Invitation to YMCA Christian Fellowship

Page of ‘The YMCA Today’ and ‘The History of the Watford YMCA’

Leaflet promoting YMCA accommodation

Flyer for ‘Junior Rec.’

Pamphlet for ‘Charters Health Club’, including leaflets of their facilities and

clubs, 1988-1989, and plan of Board of Management

Literature relating to accommodation

Report from architects and town planners for a new centre, [mid 1970s]

Board Members Handbook [1974/75]

Pack promoting the centre for sport, recreation, residence and conferences,

[1989/90], including menu

Leaflet about sports information

Leaflet for ‘Ignition’, a club for 13+, 1989

Newspaper cuttings, 1988, 1989

Blank paper showing new headed paper, 1988

Flyer for Charters Health Club

Designs for new logo, 1988

Letters about Playscheme, Dance classes, Halloween Party, After School

Club, 1988

YMCA Newspapers, March 1989, [1989]

Literature of residence agreements, application forms, price lists,

questionnaire, 1987 – 1990

Photographs and postcards of centre and clubs

Leaflet ‘Involvement’ of lectures, 1970

Leaflet ‘Generation Gap’ of lectures, 1971

Handbook: 1972/73

Business Card, [1988]

Invitation to celebration dinner, 1986

Invitation to thanksgiving service, 1986

Booklet ‘A Short History on the Occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the

Movement’

Annual Report of ‘Top Teen Club’, 1984

Menu from Centenary Dinner, 1986

Programme for Centenary Thanksgiving Service, 1986


Leaflet promoting newly opened centre

Photocopies of flyers promoting facilities at the centre



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Stickers for centenary, 1986

Wellington and District YMCA

Bulletin, March 1988, April 1988, May 1988, October 1988,

January/February 1989, March/April 1989, May/June 1989

Leaflet for Tensing

Programme of service of welcome, 1988


Report ‘Service Through Leadership’, 1961

Annual Report, 1960/61, 1961/62

‘Centenary Souvenir Book: 1859 – 1959’

Handbook: 1960/61

Appraising the work of the YMCA, brief conclusions

Awards, for sport, 1961

Magazine cutting, [late 1970s]

Magazine ‘The Shropshire Magazine’, with YMCA Centenary section, 1959

Programme for Celebration Evening for the Centenary, 1984, with letter of

invitation and draft of speech for centenary

Welwyn Garden City YMCA

Book: ‘History of the YMCA in Welwyn Garden City. A personal

perspective 2007’by Dr K. B. Everard

West Bromwich YMCA

Programme for a conference on Youth in Industry

Annual Report, 1986/87, 1988, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92,

1992/93, 1996

Invitation to Thanksgiving Service, 1989

AGM, 1988

Pack ‘Invest in Our Future’ for the centenary, 1988

Book ‘A Brief History of The West Bromwich and District YMCA’, 1988

Leaflet for Sharpness outdoor pursuits and conference centre

Two photographs of a dinner, with some names, 1988

Programmes of events, and open day programme, 1989

Programme of Thanksgiving service, 1988

Leaflet about YMCA Mission Statement

West Kent YMCA

Booking form

Flyer for charity Jugglathon, 1993

Leaflet for Junior Club

Leaflet for summer holiday activities, 1993

Newslette:r ‘Identify’, summer 1993, summer 1994

Newsletter: ‘Pinklink’, No. 33

Programme of Service of dedication, 1990

Leaflet promoting the centre, its facilities and clubs

Pack for summer programme of events, 1992, 1993, 1994

Programme of events, Autumn 1992

Pamphlet ‘Child Care Programme’

Annual Report and Accounts, 1991

Programme for the opening of the new centre, 1992



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Programme of blessing and dedication service, 1992

Pack containing programmes of events, Spring 1992

Weston-super-Mare YMCA

Programme of service for admission to full membership, 1968

Programme of service of thanksgiving for 125th Anniversary, 1969

Syllabuses, 1938/39, 1951/52

Handbook: 1962/63, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74

Annual Report, 1963/64, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71,

1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74

Report and log book from training conferences ‘The World, The YMCA and

I’, (Number 1) 1965, (Number 2) 1966, (Number 3) 1968, (Number

5) 1973

Programme for Centenary Thanksgiving Service, 1971

Report of the ‘1969 Committee – Youth Section’ for 125th Anniversary, 1969

Report ‘Focus of Weston’, 1969

Whitby YMCA

Leaflet ‘World Y Development. Miles for Millions’

Whitehaven YMCA

Invitation to a service to admit new members

Invitation to the official opening of the Discotheque, 1971

Photocopy of a page of the Band of Hope Parade

Whitley Bay YMCA

Invitation to re-opening of centre, 1990


Programme for the re-opening of the centre, including programme of clubs

events and General Secretaries’ report, 1990

Wimbledon YMCA

Business card for ‘Headstogether’, advise evenings

Flyer for a concert

Leaflet for Saturday Funhouse, 1991

Programme for Christmas service

Leaflets of Residential Services, 1979

Programme for Health and Sport activities

Leaflets for Junior Activities, Conference hire, Fitness Studio, Drake House,

Membership, Adult Activities, YMCA Live ‘Y’ers, Membership

Programme, Youth and Junior Programme

Programme for Centenary Service, 1975

Programme of events, 1957/58, 1967/68, September to December 1979,

October to December 1987

Book: ‘Unbroken Triangle. The YMCA in Wimbledon, 1875 – 1975’

Articles written by David Porter relating to the YMCA in Wimbledon

Annual Report, 1990

Winchester YMCA

Newsletter, summer [1988]



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Annual Report, 1984, 1985, 1987

Review Report ‘Firm Foundations’, 1988

Woking YMCA


Constitution, 1973

Annual Report and Balance Sheet, 1964

Wolverhampton YMCA

Annual Report, 1989

Report ‘Action Research Project, Volume One’, 1985 (2003/46)

Woodchester YMCA

Programme of opening ceremony, 1920

Woolwich YMCA

Annual Report, 1991

Declaration of Trust for leasehold premises known as Pellipar Hall, 7

September 1942; two copies of particulars and conditions of sale for 31 and

33 Thomas Street, 27 July 1927; invitation card addressed to Mr and Mrs R.

E. Roberts regarding opening of Woolwich YMCA, 18 November 1971;

poster advertising sale of 31 and 33 Thomas Street, 1927

Worcester YMCA


Yarmouth YMCA

Programme for royal visit, 1928 (2003/46)

C2 YMCA divisions/regions

Printed literature (including newsletters, reports &c);

Organised alphabetically in 2 sequences: one for the early

divisions/divisional unions and one for the later regions

Divisions: Eastern Counties Division

Lancashire and Cheshire Division

Metropolitan Union


North Western Division

Western Division

Yorkshire Union

Regions: Central Region

Eastern Counties Region

Metropolitan Region

Midland Region

North East Region

North East, Yorkshire and Humberside Region



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North West Region

South and South East Region

Southern Region

South West Region

South Western Region

Yorkshire and Humberside Region

(4 boxes)

C3 National Councils of Scotland, Ireland & Wales

Printed literature of Scottish National Council and the National Council of

YMCAs of Ireland and Wales

(1 box)



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SECTION D RECORDS OF LOCAL YMCA ASSOCIATIONS, DIVISIONAL

UNIONS AND REGIONS AND OTHER GROUPS

Records of local associations

Barnstaple YMCA

D99 Advisory Council minutes 1951-1954

D100 Advisory Council agenda 1949-1952

Blackburn YMCA (all items added 7/2008: Acc No 2008/30)

D181 Minutes of Executive Committee

1910-1920

Also includes minutes of annual members business meetings, and

other committees

D182 Photocopies, principally of newscuttings but also including boxing (1916-2002)

tournament programmes, relating to Blackburn YMCA and

its activities

D183 Programmes for the opening of the Blackburn YMCA Residential 1962-1978

Club, 1962 and Hostel in 1967 and associated newscuttings, 1967-78

D184 Photographs of Blackburn YMCA activities, events and buildings 20th cent

D185 Copy of publication produced staff and young people as a research 2007

project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund 'YMCA Blackburn.

A journey through time 1896-2007' and accompanying DVD

Bristol YMCA (all items added 4/2008: Acc No 2008/15; all items added 187-216: Acc 2010/34)

Authorisation for the incorporation of the Association was given at the Annual

Meeting of 2 October 1913

The records include materials of previously independent local associations – East

Bristol, Bedminster, Kingswood and Totterdown YMCAs - which subsequently

amalgamated with the Bristol YMCA

Minutes

D157 Minutes of Committee and Annual meetings 1860-1867

D187 Minutes of Committee and Annual meetings 1868-1869

D188 Minutes of meetings of Board of Directors 1915-1924







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D189 Minutes of Finance Committee 1909-1922


(Finance & General Purposes Committee from 1927)

D191 Minutes of Finance and General Purposes Committee 1932-1941




D194 Minutes of Admission (Sub-) Committee

1853-1905

This was established a sub-committee for the admission of members

to the Association

D195 Various Committee minutes 1887-1890

Includes minutes of the following committees: Finance, House,

Prayer Meeting, Library & Classes, Gymnasium, Evangelistic,

Printing & Public Meetings

D196 Minutes of Religious (Work) Committee 1905-1916

Some of the minutes are obscured as the volume has been partially

re-used to mount examples of printing of the YMCA

D197 Minutes of Youth Department Committee 1904-1934

D198 Minutes of Building Committee 1913-1932

D199 Minutes of St James Square Committee 1918-1922

Scrapbooks

These includes tickets and invitations, programmes, orders of services,

stationery, circulars, reports, posters etc, much of it relating to the Youth

Department. There is also material of the Western Divisional Union

D164 Scrapbook of printed and publicity materials 1915-1919





Totterdown YMCA Boys Club Record

These contain reports, articles, sketches and drawings, photographs etc

relating to their activities

D168 Boys Club Record 1926-1927

D169 Boys Club Record 1929-1930

D170 Boys Club Record Vol 4 1930-1931



Presscuttings

D201 Presscutting album 1918-1931




Annual reports and accounts



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D203 Annual reports and accounts 1853-1865







D210 Annual reports and accounts (loose issues, incomplete sequence) 1976-1984

1976-78, 1980, 1981/82, 1983-84

Magazines

D211 Bristol & Western District Monthly Bulletin 1888-1890

Bristol YMCA Monthly Record (later Bristol & District Monthly Record)

D212 Vol 3 1897-1898

D213 Vol 5 1899-1900

D214 Vol 6 1900-1901

D215 Vol 7 1901-1902

D216 Monthly Magazine of the YMCA in St James Square, Bristol 1922

Photographs and slides

D175 Loose photographs (various) (1 box) late 19th-late 20

th cents

Photographs of buildings, activities, groups etc including:

The Dug-out, Colston Street, Bristol, c1914-18

YMCA Athletic Ground

Members of the YMCA Club, 1913

Rugby Team, early 20th cent

Members of the YMCA Tennis Club, 1914

Mr J. S. Fry & George Williams, c 1900

Male Voice Choir, 1909

Bristol Youth Department, 1890

D176 Photograph album [1940s-1950s]

Includes photographs of men in the armed forces and YMCA

women workers, all captioned together with some group

photographs of Totterdown YMCA Boys Club

D177 35mm slides (various and uncaptioned), including a numbered [1970s-90s]

sequence relating to Ten Sing activities (creative and performing

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Legal papers

D178 Correspondence, deeds, memoranda, plans and other papers relating 1890s-1960s

to land and property, amalgamation of associations etc (1 folder)

Printed materials, ephemera etc

D179 Various printed and other materials including: 1853-1969

Letter from D. Webley of Bristol YMCA to Mr Thomas Mitchell of Easton

relating to his application for membership 1853

Printed prospectus and rules (with manuscript amendments) 1853

Subscriber’s card of Thomas Mitchell to the Library and Reading Rooms,

1853

Official Christmas card of the Bristol YMCA, 1939-1967 (incomplete)

Publicity and information literature including programme for summer season

1889; appeal literature relating to the building scheme in Colston

Street, 1920s; various programmes, orders of service and tickets for

events including the laying of the foundation stone of the new

building in Colston Street in 1930, 1903-69

Ephemera relating to luncheons for Lord & Lady Teignmouth, 1950 and Dr

W. Kenneth Wills, President, 1962

Typescript list of officers 1853-1962

Brass plate for [the offices of}East Bristol YMCA (formerly Manor House

Institute), early 20th cent

Bury YMCA

D234 Minutes of a provisional committee established to manage the 1927-1933

affairs of the 'resuscitated' Bury Association February 1927,

minutes of the Management Committee, Executive Committee

and General Meetings (2012/91)

Feltwell YMCA

D186 Red Triangle Club minutes 1937-1938

Hereford YMCA (all items 121-143 added 9/2002: Acc No 2002/63 pt)

D121 Minutes of Members meetings and General Committee 1863-1866








D129 Minutes of Members meetings and Executive Committee 1918-1920



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D133 Draft minutes of Members meetings and General Committee 1870-1872

D134 Minutes of a Sub-Committee (relating to premises) 1901-1902


D136 Minutes of Religious Work Committee 1909-1930

D137 Minutes of Youth Branch Committee 1904-1910

D138 Minutes of Social Work Committee 1909-1928

D139 Minutes of Brotherhood Committee 1908-1913

D140 Minutes of Brotherhood Committee 1930-1934

D141 Membership list 1864-1892

D142 Visitors book 1903-1910

D143 ‘Historical records of the Hereford Branch of the YMCA, 1863-1920’ 1920

by William Collins (Hereford: Jakeman & Carver)

Ipswich YMCA

D18 Minutes

1893-1901

D148 Red Triangle Club Annual and general meeting minutes (2006/3) 1947-1960

Islington YMCA

D231 Management Committee/Board of Management Committee 1977-1992

minutes (2010/34)

Kendal YMCA

D9 Minutes

1952-1957

D10 Photographs 1950s-1960s

North Liverpool YMCA

D11 Minutes

1888-1895

D12 Minutes

1895-1912

D13 Minutes

1913-1926

D14 Minutes

1927-1936

City of Liverpool/Everton Red Triangle Boys Club

D15 Ledger 1924-1950

Lowestoft & District YMCA



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D147 Finance and General Purposes Committee (2006/3) 1971-1979

(known as Executive Committee from 1976)

Macclesfield YMCA

D16 Minutes

1923-1942

Paignton YMCA (all items 151-156 added 1/2008: Acc No 2007/54 pt)

D151 AGM and Board of Management meeting minutes 1946-1957

(with some annual reports)





D156 Appeals Committee minutes 1966-1969

Penrith YMCA

D1 Minutes of General Committee & Annual Meetings 1889-1898







D8 Minutes of Games Sub-Committee 1921-1924

Rochdale YMCA

D17 Minutes

1942-1952

Slaithwaite & District YMCA

D106 Minutes

1934-1938

Sowerby Bridge YMCA

D97 Management Committee minutes

1959-1964

D98 Management Committee minutes

1964-1967

Sudbury YMCA

D146 Committee minutes (2006/3) 1936-1950



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Swindon YMCA

D19 Minutes

1941-1946

Wells YMCA

D20 Copy deeds, rules, constitution [early 20th

cent]

D144 Correspondence, deeds, printed annual reports, accounts and 1909-1913

other papers, primarily of J. G. Everett, a Vice President, relating

to the purchase of premises in High Street, to the acceptance and

terms of the trust deed and to the building work on the premises

York YMCA

D101 Minutes

1904-1909

D102 Minutes

1909-1912

D103 Minutes

1926-1932

D104 Minutes

1932-1936

D105 Finance Committee minutes 1930-1938

D149 Record book (2007/54) 1930-1936

D150 Visitors book (2007/54) 1920-1936

Records of district/divisional unions and of regions


D21 Minutes of Council & Executive 1905-1915

D22 Minutes of War Emergency/Finance & Executive Committees 1940-1946

D23 Minutes of Annual Meetings, Council and Finance & Executive 1946-1950

Committee

D24 Minutes of Annual Meetings, Council and Finance & Executive 1950-1955

Committee

D25 Minutes of Annual Meetings, 1956-69 and of Executive, 1972-74

1956-1974

D26 Annual Meeting & Council attendance book 1952-1974

D27 Minutes of Women’s Auxiliary 1939-1955

D28 Minutes of Secretaries Fraternal 1924-1934

North Western District Union/Division

D29 Minutes of Annual Meetings, Council and Committees 1904-1914





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D35 Minutes of Annual Meetings, and Council 1960-1966

Lancashire & Cheshire Division

D36 Minutes of Annual Meetings, and Council, Executive & other 1926-1951

Committees


Committees


Committees


Committees


Committees

D41 Minutes of Liverpool Area Committee 1929-1940

D42 Minutes of Liverpool Area Committee 1947-1951

D43 Minutes of Merseyside Joint Appeal Committee 1933-1935


D45 Minutes of War Emergency Committee 1939-1946

D46 Minutes of Youth Work Committee 1944-1946

D47 Minutes of Membership & Development Committee 1960-1970

D48 Minutes of Training/Leadership Committee 1967-1970

D49 Minutes of Secretaries Federation/Fraternal 1924-1932

D50 Minutes of Secretaries Federation/Fraternal 1933-1946

Yorkshire Union (items 110-120 added 9/2002: Acc No 2002/63 pt)

D51 Minutes of Council and Executive 1907-1914

D52 Minutes of Annual Meetings and of Council 1915-1927




D56 Minutes of Executive/Finance & Executive/Finance 1915-1916

& General Purposes Committee













D63 Minutes of War/National Emergency Committee

1939-1944



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D64 Minutes of Physical Work & Sports Committee/ 1919-1934

Physical Education Committee/Sports Federation





D67 Minutes of Boys Work Committee/Youth Work Committee/ 1949-1956

Youth Work & Physical Education Committee

D68 Minutes of Boys Work Committee/Youth Work Committee/ 1957-1970

Youth Work & Physical Education Committee

D69 Minutes of meetings of World Service Committee 1950-1969

D110 Minutes of Boys Department Committee 1917-1925

D111 Minutes of Boys Work Committee 1926-1930

D112 Minutes of Religious Work Committee 1921-1938

D113 Minutes of Secretaries Fraternal

1917-1924

D114 Minutes of Secretaries Fraternal

1925-1930



D117 Agenda book of Secretaries Fraternal 1942-1949

D118 Agenda book of Secretaries Fraternal 1949-1957



Sussex-Surrey Division

D70 Minutes of Conference, Council & Executive 1911-1919

D71 Minutes of Conference and Council 1920-1924



D74 Minutes of Executive, Joint Finance & Executive & Finance 1920-1924

Committees


Committees


Committees


D78 Minutes of Finance & General Purposes Committee 1946-1956

D79 Minutes of Council, Executive Committee and Finance &

1946-1970

General Purposes Committee (from 1956)

D80 Minutes of Football Committee 1920-1933

D81 Minutes of Physical & Athletic Committee 1920-1937

D82 Album of printed literature 1925-1956

Western Division

D83 Minutes

1906-1907



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D232 Reports and valuations on property and centres (2010/34)

1920s-30s

South Eastern District Union

D84 Minutes of Conference and Committee 1885-1906

D85 Minutes of Conference 1906-1915

D86 Minutes of Committee 1906-1911

South Western Division

D87 Minutes of Finance & Executive Committee 1948-1956

Southern Division

D88 Minutes of Council and Executive Committee 1920-1930



Kent Division

[United in 1966 with Sussex-Surrey Division]

D91 Minutes of Council (1930-38) and of Annual Meetings (1923-32)

1923-1938

D92 Minutes of Council and Annual Meetings

1949-1960

D107 Minutes of War Emergency Committee 1940-1947

Home Counties Division



Southern Region

D95 Minutes

1966-1975

South Eastern Division

[Created in 1966 from the amalgamation of the Kent Division

and the Sussex-Surrey Division]

D96 Minutes

1966-1976

North Metropolitan District

[Established in 1882 as a union of the Islington & Highbury,

Finsbury Park and Tottenham branches]



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D108 Committee minutes 1882-1891

Eastern Counties Division

D109 Copy minutes and annual reports 1965-1971

D145 Minutes of annual meetings (2006/3) 1929-1961

Metropolitan Divisional Union, later Metropolitan Region

The Metropolitan Region came into existence in 1972

All these records were received in 2010 (2020/34) apart from D180

D180 Council minutes (2008/16) 1946-1954

D217 Council minutes 1955-1964

D218 Executive Council minutes 1964-1969


D219a Executive Council minutes (Acc. 2017/17) 1969-1974


D220a Executive Council minutes (Acc. 2017/17) 1977-1983


D222 Executive Council minutes and meeting papers 1984-1989

D223 Executive Council minutes and meeting papers 1989-1995

D224 Chairman's Committee minutes 1958-1964

D225 Chairman's Advisory Committee 1965

D226 Annual Business Meeting minutes 1947-1961

D226a Annual Business Meeting minutes (Acc. 2017/17) 1962-1971

D227 Annual Business Meeting minutes, (with annual reports) 1972-1989

D228 Members Council minutes 1973

D229 Personnel Committee minutes 1972-1986

D230 Waltham Forest Steering/Development Committee minutes 1969

D230a Regional Trust Fund papers, minutes, correspondence 1978-2004

D230b Regional directories; Preservation Group papers; Peter Clarke certificate 1980-2000s

D230c Meeting papers of the Metropolitan Region of YMCAs, 2003-2006; 2003-2007

and 'Doorways to a new future: an external evaluation of YMCAs

Regional Executive and Structures in the Metropolitan Region',

16 July 2007

Records of other groups

D233 East of England Management Group minutes 2005-2006



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SECTION E YMCA PUBLICATIONS

Journals, magazines, newsletters &c

(items 14D and 14E added 9/2002: Acc No 2002/62 pt)

E1 The Quarterly Messenger of the Young Men’s Christian Associations 1863-1873

Nos. 1-36, April 1863-April 1873

(1 vol.)

E2 The Young Men’s Magazine (A Monthly Record of the Young 1875-1879

Men’s Christian Associations)

Vol 1-Vol 5, January 1875-June 1879

(1 vol.)

E3 Young Men’s Christian Association Monthly Notes (a medium 1879-1883

of communication between YMCAs in the United Kingdom);

retitled Monthly Notes (a medium of communication between

the YMCAs throughout the UK and a Monthly Record of Work)

Nos. 1 – 45, July 1879-May 1883

New Series, Nos. 1-7, June-December 1883

(4 vols, 1 folder)

E4 The Monthly Review and Young Men’s Christian Journal; 1884-1890

retitled The Young Men’s Monthly Review; then retitled The Young

Men’s Review

The Monthly Review and Young Men’s Christian Journal,

Vol 1 – Vol 4, No 3, 1884-87

The Young Men’s Monthly Review,Vol. 4, Nos. 4-12, 1887

The Young Men’s Review Vol. 5 – Vol. 7*, 1888-1890

[Vols. 8-9 1891-92 missing]

*Vol 7 received in 2000 (Acc 2000/79)

(7 vols.)

E5 News Notes & Foreign Letter (of the English National Union 1903-1906

of the YMCAs)

Nos 15 – 27, 1903-06

(1 vol.)

E6 The British & Colonial YMCA Review & Foreign Letter 1907-1914

(Organ of the Home & Missionary Departments of the

National Council of YMCAs); retitled The British Empire

YMCA Review & Foreign Letter

The British & Colonial YMCA Review & Foreign Letter,



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Vol 1, No 1 - Vol 6, No 1, 1907-12

The British Empire YMCA Review & Foreign Letter,

Vol 6, No 2 - Vol 8 No 10, 1912 –14

(8 vols)

E7 The British Empire YMCA Weekly, retitled The Red 1915-1917

Triangle, The British Empire YMCA Weekly

The British Empire YMCA Weekly Vols 1-2, January 1915 – December 1916

The Red Triangle, The British Empire YMCA Weekly

Vol 3, January-July 1917

(5 vols.)

E8 The Red Triangle (monthly magazine published by the British 1917-1924

National Council of YMCAs)

Vols.1 – 8*, September 1917 – December 1924

(7 vols: Vol 5 & 6 combined in one vol, Vol 5 covering Sep-Dec 1921

and consisting of 4 issues only)

*Vol 8 received in 2000 (Acc 2000/79)

E9 The Red Triangle Bulletin (a weekly news supplement to 1917-1919

The Red Triangle)

Nos.1 – 96 Aug 1917-Jun 1919

(1 vol.)

E10 The British YMCA Review 1936-1939

Vol 1 – Vol 3, September 1936 – July 1939

(3 folders)

E11 The British YMCA Review (published by the National Councils 1948-1979

of YMCAs of England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland); retitled

The YMCA Review, then retitled YMCA World

The British YMCA Review Autumn 1948-Autumn 1961, Nos 1 – 53

The YMCA Review Feb 1962 – Winter [January] 1966

YMCA World Spring 1966 – Summer 1979

(8 folders, 1 bundle)

E12 YMCA World, newspaper published by the National Council 1981-1990

of YMCAs

[1981]-1990 (incomplete)

(1 bundle)



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E30 Focus, magazine of the YMCA in England 2001-

Biannual publication, launched 1999

Spring/summer 2001

Winter 2002/03

Issues 11-15

E13 The Guide (combining The Young Men’s Christian Magazine 1901-1905

and The Guide), journal of YMCAs & Fellowship Unions of

Scotland)

Vol 2 – Vol 6, 1901-05

(5 vols)

E14 YMCA Rhine Army New Sheets 1952-1965

A monthly publication up to Vol 9, thereafter published quarterly

for YMCA workers

Jan 1952 - Summer 1965 (incomplete)

Vol 5, Nos 1-12, 1952

Vol 6, Nos 1-12, 1953

Vol 7, Nos 1-12, 1954

Vol 8, Nos 1-9, 11-12, 1955

Vol 9, Nos 1-12, 1956

Vol 10, Nos 1-8 (2 different issues numbered as 6), 10, 12-13, 1957-1959

Vol 11, Nos 1-4, 1960

Vol 12, 1-2, 3*, 4, 1961

Vol 13, 1*, 2-4, 1962

Vol 14, 2-4, 1963) (volume numbers for issues 3-4 are incorrectly ascribed)

1965: Spring, Summer

(*additional issues added, 2003/46)

E14A Information Service (a newsheet issued by the National Council 1967-1987

of YMCAs, distributed to every YMCA) [replaced by Y Link]

Issues as follows:

1967: Dec

1968: Mar

1971: Jan, Mar, Jun

1972: Mar

1973: Sep

1974: May, Sep, Nov

1975: Mar, Jul

1977: Jan, Mar, Jul, Sep, Dec

1978: Feb, Apr, Jul, Sep, Dec

1979: Feb, Apr, Jul, Sep, Nov

1980: Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov

1981: Feb, Mar, Jul, Oct

1982: Jan, May, Sep

1983: Mar, Jun, Sep

1984: Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec



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1985: Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec

1986: Mar, May, Sep, [Dec]

1987: [Mar] (last issue)

E14B Y Link (a newsheet incorporating publicity about events, 1987-1989

reviews of publications and general notices) (incomplete

sequence)

Issues as follows:

1987: Nos 1-5, [Jun], [Aug], [Oct], Dec

1988: Nos 6-11, Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec

1989: Nos 12-13, Feb, Apr

E14C In Touch (issued monthly by the Communications Unit of the National 1990-2006

Council of YMCAs as part of its service to local associations)

(Additions made, 2010/34)

Issues as follows:

1990: Dec

1991: Feb-Aug, Oct-Nov

1992: Feb-Dec

1993: Feb-Dec

1994: Feb-Jul, Aug/Sep, Oct-Dec

1995: Feb-Mar, May-Nov

1996: Feb-Jun, Jul/Aug, Sep-Dec

1997: Feb, Apr-Dec

1998: Jan/Feb, Feb/Mar, Apr-Dec



2001: Jan, Feb, May-Nov



2004: Jan/Feb, Feb/Mar, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec

2005: Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec

2006: Feb, Apr

E14D YMCA News (newsletter from the National Council of YMCAs, 1993-1996

issued 4 times a year and aimed at all who work, volunteer or

help the YMCA), Nos 1-11 (incomplete sequence)

Issues as follows:

1993: 1, May

1994: 3, Jan; 4, May ; 5, Aug; 6, Oct

1995: 7, Jan; 9, Jul

1996: 11, Feb

E14E Images, The YMCA Journal of Reflective Practice 1995-2003

Vols 1-9 1995-2003



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E14F British Boys for British Farms Newsletter 1960-1961

Issues for April 1960, March 1961, November 1961

(Nov issue added 2003/33)

E14G The Clodhoppers, Quarterly newsletter, Southern Area 1949-1950

of British Boys for British Farms(being news of old boys)

Issues for Summer 1949 & Spring 1950 (2003/33)

Journals and magazines of local and regional associations

E15 The City of London Association News 1887-1891

Vol 2 – Vol 5, September 1887 – [September] 1891

(5 vols)

E16 The Derby Young Men (official organ of the Derby YMCA) 1893-1894

Vols 1 – 2, Nos 1 – 24, January 1893 – December 1894

(2 vols)

E17 The Young Men’s Monthly, magazine of the Manchester YMCA 1874

Nos. 1 – 12, January – December 1874

(1 vol)

E18 The YMCA Beehive, (monthly magazine of the Manchester 1883

YMCA)

January – December 1883

(1 vol)

E19 Belfast & Irish YMCA Monthly Bulletin 1888-1891

April 1888-[December 1891]

(1 vol)

E20 Leeds YMCA Occasional Record 1880

Nos 2-3, February-March 1880

Nos 7-19, January 1880-January 1881 (combined with YMCA

Monthly Notes)

(1 vol)

Annual reports and directories

E21 Year Books 1882-1923

(5 vols)

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Contains:

Reports of the National Council

1st Dec 1882 – Dec 1883,

2nd

Dec 1883 – Dec 1884

3rd

Dec 1884 – Dec 1885

4th Dec 1885 – Dec 1886

Report for 1887/88

Report for 1888/89 (with loose report of the YMCAs of Great Britain

and Ireland 1888)

Year Books of the English Union of YMCAs

(containing accounts of work, tables &c for Great Britain, her colonies and

dependencies, and for the countries of the world)

1891

1892

Vol 2, 1893-1899

Contains:

Year Books of the English Union of YMCAs (containing accounts of work,

tables &c for Great Britain, her colonies and dependencies, and for the

countries of the world)

1893/94

1895

1896

1897

1898/99

[Vol 3], 1900-1905

Contains:

Year Books of the English Union of YMCAs (containing accounts of work,



1900/01

1902/03

1904/05

Vol 4, 1906-1908

Contains:

Year Books of the National Union of YMCAs (containing accounts of work,



1907

1908/09



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Vol 5, 1910-1921

Contains:

Year Book of the National Union of YMCAs

(containing illustrated accounts of work, statistics &c for the British Empire

and the countries of the world), 1910

Year Book of YMCAs of England, Ireland and Wales, 1913

Year Book of the National Council of YMCAs of England, Ireland and Wales

1914

1921 (also containing a report of the War Emergency Work of the

Association from 1914 to 1920)

Also contains:

Directory of Headquarters, Associations and Red Triangle Clubs of National

Council of YMCAs, 1923

E22 National Council of YMCAs Year Books & Directories: 1934-2008

(7 vols)

[NB For Directory for 1923, see E21 Vol 5 above]

YMCA Who’s Who and Annual 1934 (2003/18)

Official Year Book for 1936

Official Year Book for 1937 (2003/18)

YMCA Directory

1939-1940,

1950

1957

1961

1994/95-1997/98 (2010/34)

2000-2001 (2010/34)

2002

2003-2004 (2010/34)

2007/08 (2010/34)

E23 Annual report/annual review and accounts 1934-1992

(incomplete sequence)

Annual reports of the National Council of YMCAs

1934: ‘Advance’

1935: ‘Widening Horizons’

1936: ‘In Service of Youth’

1937: ‘Fitness for what?’

1938: ‘In this year of emergency’

1959

1960/61: ‘News about the YMCA’

1961/62: ‘Challenge & Opportunity’

1962/63

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1965

1966

1967: ‘The many faces of the YMCA’

1968

1969: ‘Not reaching for the moon’

1970: ‘Building bridges’

1971: ‘‘Many institutions are out of date…out of touch…and young people reject

them’. Where does the YMCA stand?’

1972: ‘The quality of life or moral values?’

1973: ‘Reaching out to people’

1974: ‘Making contact’

1975: ‘The erosion of the voluntary principle’

1976: ‘What’s in it for me?’

1977: ‘The quest for meaning and purpose’

1978: ‘Divided world’

[1979]: ‘Shaping their future’ (2003/18)

Annual review of the National Council of YMCAs

137th: ‘The way: yesterday, today, tomorrow. The 80s’

138th: ‘Together today for a better tomorrow’

139th: ‘Help, Encouragement. Leadership’

140th

141st: ‘The need for hope’

142nd

: Our concern: young people’

143rd: ‘Love in action’

1987/88: ‘Going for growth’

1988/89: ‘Changing lives’

1989/90: ‘Building a new world’

1990/91

1992

Report and accounts

General Fund: income and expenditure account 1937/38 and balance sheet

Report and accounts for the years ended 31 March 1974, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983,

1986, 1987, 1989, 1990

Conference reports

E24 Reports of British Conferences of YMCAs 1858-1914

(4 vols.)

Lectures

E25 Exeter Hall Lectures for the sessions 1846/47-1864/65 1847-1866

Various editions, some with inscriptions & bookplates

(6 boxes)

E26 Lectures delivered before the Dublin YMCA in connexion with 1861-1862



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The United Church of England and Ireland, 1861-62

(2 vols)

E27 Six lectures delivered before the Cork Young Men’s Association 1852

at the Imperial Clarence Rooms, 1851-52

YMCA literature, pamphlets, brochures

E28 YMCA literature, pamphlets, brochures issued by the National Council, by various

Departments (eg Boy’s Department); includes material relating to the history of

YMCA, publicity and membership material, information leaflets, literature about

Fairthorne Manor and Lakeside National Centre, c 1910-1990

(6 boxes)

Box 1

Folders containing literature on the following subjects:

Holidays and Holiday Centres, camps, play schemes

British Boys for British Farms

World War Two

Work with Boys

History and anniversary celebrations

General information literature and appeal literature

YMCA Schemes (Emigration; Youth in Industry)


Box 2


World War One

Prisoners of War

Prayer books, hymn books and song books

Bible classes and discussion groups

War Service Fund/War and National Service fund

British Army on the Rhine

Box 3


Lectures, addresses, sermons

Career opportunities with the YMCA

YMCA/YWCA Week of Prayer

Bible Week

Orders of service

Dunford House

British YMCA Conference 1965

Box 4


Fairholme Manor (history, news, programmes, events, training etc)

Lakeside (facilities, activities, training and leadership, education, promotion)

Box 5



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Folders containing papers and programmes issued by departments and committees:

Refugee & International Development News (issued by the Refugee & International

Development Committee)

Christian Communication (issued by the Education & Programme Development

Department

YMCA Praying Together (issued by Christian Education Officer, Education &

Programme Development Department

Development and Research Papers (issued by the Development and Research

Committee)

Sports Development Papers (issued by the Physical Education & Development

Departments)

Developing Programme (issued by the Education and Programme Department)

E29 Y Care International literature

(2 boxes)



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SECTION F MULTI MEDIA AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS

(Additional item in F3 received 9/2002)

Photographs and illustrations

F1 Collection of subject files of photographs [? compiled by the National

Council], about the activities and work of the YMCA. Organised and

numbered in alphabetical order (67 folders)

These photographs appear to have been used in a wide range of publications.

The photographs have been endorsed with additional information, including

details of publication. Mostly 1960s-1970s

Subject headings:

1 Adults

2 Archery

3 Athletics

4 Badminton

5 Basketball & Netball

6 Billiards & Snooker

7 Boxing

8 Buildings:

8A Buildings: Abroad (exterior) including Force Centres

8B Buildings: Abroad (interior)

8C Buildings: British Isles (exterior)

8D Buildings: British Isles (interior)

9 Camping

10 Canoeing

11 Chess

12 Children

13 Climbing (with ropes)

14 Coffee Bars &c

15 Community Service Work

16 Couples

17 Cycling

18 DIY

19 Dancing & Discos

20 Drama

21 Exhibitions, floats

22 Farming (British Boys for British Farming)

23 Fencing

24 Football

25 Forces

25A Forces & interior of centres

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26 Girls/Women

26A Girls/Women (individuals)

26B Girls/Women (groups)

27 Golf

28 Gymnastic/keep fit

29 Handicapped

30 Hobbies & Crafts

31 Holiday Schemes

32 Horse riding

33 Horticulture

34 Immigrants & International Nights

35 Judo/Karate/Oriental sports

36 Map reading/Mountaineering

37 Music

38 Overseas

39 Personalities

39A Personalities (YMCA)

39B Personalities (Religious)

39C Personalities (Entertainment)

39D Personalities (Government)

39E Personalities (Sporting)

39F Personalities (Royalty)

39G Personalities (Sir George Williams)

40 Police

41 Religion

42 Sailing

43 Skating

44 Special Events & Conferences

45 Sports (miscellaneous)

46 Swimming

46 Table Tennis

47 Trampolining

49 Views

49A Views: abroad

49B Views: British Isles

50 Volleyball

51 Walks

51 Weightlifting

52 Walking

54 Weddings

55 Young People

F2 Other photographs, largely unsorted

(7 boxes)

Includes photographs of British Youth Awards (1980s); photographs of

holiday centres; photographs of YMCA work during the Second World War;

group photographs of conferences &c including photographs of annual

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F3 Photograph albums

Album of photographs, all captioned of forces, tea cars, activities and

buildings of local associations, British Boys for British Farms and

agricultural camps, 1940s (2003/33)

F4 Photographs of and relating to George Williams

(1 box) 2003/33)

Includes reproduction of photograph of funeral and birthplace

F5 Photographic glass plates and negatives including glass lantern slides relating

to YMCA & the First World War

(3 boxes)

F6 Slides

35 mm slides, including a set made from the glass lantern slides relating to

YMCA & the First World War (see F5 above)

(3 boxes)

F10 Series of photographs from 18 binders relating to an exhibition ’30 days, 30

lives’ put together by an outreach worker to illustrate the range of people

involved with the YMCA, including volunteers and staff and its work in

1996

Participants across Britain were give a camera to record their day and these

included people associated with the following: Waltham Forest Christian

Kitchen, the Indian YMCA in London, Earls Court YMCA, Kirkaldy

YMCA, Craven YMCA, Bournemouth YMCA, Lakeside National Centre,

Colwyn Bay YMCA, Newcastle YMCA, Idle ‘drop in centre’. They illustrate

work with homeless, work with young offenders, after school activities,

hostels, after school care

(2 folders)

F11 Portrait photographs of YMCA officers (3 items in map cabinet)):

Abel Simner (captioned A. Simner, co founder of YMCA

Mr Shipton

Mrs Shipton

F12 Coloured portrait photograph of Mrs Elizabeth Samuel, YMCA worker

during the First World War (1 item in map cabinet)

Captioned : ‘Taken in 1916 when I was 38 years of age. Wearing the Order

of the Red Triangle presented by Princess Helena Victoria for serving and

organising dinners at 12 midnight to 1000 men working on Munitions’

F13 Mounted photograph of 15,000th boy into the agricultural industry through

the YMCA British Boys for British Farms Scheme, 17 July 1958 (1 item in

map cabinet)



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Film, videos and sound recordings

F7 Film strips

(1 box)

F8 Videos

Includes videos of YMCA History Weekend, 1980 (Acc 2000/79); videos

relating to YMCA/ECHO work (with Armed Forces) in Germany (Acc

2002/62); video made by Bournemouth YMCA ‘Exploding the Myth’ (Acc

2002/63)

(10 boxes)

F9 Sound recordings, cassettes and records

(1 box)



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SECTION G RECORDS OF THE WOMEN’S AUXILIARY

(G8 added 9/2002: Acc No 2002/62 pt; G9-G18 and an addition to G8 added

7/2003: Acc No 2003/33 pt )


G9 National Women’s Auxiliary: minutes of quarterly, 1918-1924

biannual, annual meetings, July 1918-Dec 1924

(1 folder)

G10 National Women’s Auxiliary: minutes of quarterly 1925-1939

biannual, annual meetings March 1925-Dec 1939

(1 folder)

G11 National Women’s Auxiliary: minutes of annual 1963-1983

Meetings 1963, 1965-68 (all signed), 1983 (unsigned)

(1 folder)

G12 National Women’s Auxiliary: Executive Committee 1919-1921

minutes , Oct 1919-May 1921 (1 folder)


minutes , May 1921-Oct 1925 (1 folder)


minutes (1 folder)


minutes , Jan 1933-June 1939 (1 folder)


minutes , Jul 1947-June 1959 (1 folder)

G16 National Women’s Auxiliary: Minutes, reports 1990-1999

and correspondence (1 folder)

G2 National Women’s Auxiliary: Committee 1930s

correspondence & other papers (1 folder)

G3 National Women’s Auxiliary: Annual and half 1933-1939

yearly reports to the National Council; balance sheets

& statements of account; divisional reports; papers

relating to annual meetings (4 folders)

G17 National Women’s Auxiliary: printed items 1981-1984

Newsletter, Oct 1981; annual report, 1984



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Local Women’s Auxiliaries

Yorkshire Women’s Auxiliary

G4 Correspondence, newscuttings, photographs, 1940s

reports and other papers (1 bundle)

Harrogate YMCA Women’s Auxiliary

G5 Souvenir album of cuttings and printed material 1962-1972

Scarborough YMCA Women’s Auxiliary

G6 Minutes 1967-1973

Plymouth YMCA Women’s Auxiliary

G7 Minutes 1949-1956

Huddersfield YMCA Women’s Auxiliary

G8 Minutes, 1953-62 (2002/62) 1962-96 (2 vols, 2003/33); 1953-1997

record Book: 1972-75; monthly letters, secretaries and

treasurers reports and AGM agenda and papers, 1966-97;

applications for membership, 1964-84; secretary’s

correspondence file which includes copy minutes of

annual meetings and reports of Yorkshire and Humberside

Region of YMCAs Women’s Auxiliary, 1965-96*

(2 boxes)

*NB Access restrictions to this material: all material post 1970 is

closed for 30 years; applications for membership are closed for

75 years

Papers of members of the Women’s Auxiliary

G18 Printed material of Miss W. Taylor of Hendon, relating to 1919

her service with the National Women's Auxiliary

(1 folder)



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SECTION H RECORDS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF YMCA SECRETARIES

[Founded in 1891 as the Association of General Secretaries

of the YMCAs of Great Britain & Ireland. Now known as the

Association of YMCA Professional Staff]

(items H16-30 added 9/2002: Acc No 2002/63 pt; NB items

H16-20 have access restrictions)

H1 Minutes 1895-1912




H5 Printed literature, circulars, programmes 1931-1961

H6 Proceedings/reports of Annual Conferences 1890-1968


This material comprises as follows:

‘YMCA Friends in Council: being a verbatim report of the

General Secretaries’ Conference held at Walsall, 23rd

September,

1890’ by R. Henderson Smith

Reports of the 1st-5

th Annual Conference Weeks of the Association of

General Secretaries of the YMCAs of Great Britain and Ireland, 1891-

1896

Brief report of the proceedings of the Conference of General Secretaries

of the YMCAs, 1902

Summary of papers of the 1928 Conference of the Association of British

YMCA Secretaries

Brief report of the proceedings of the 1929 Conference of the YMCA

Secretaries’ Association

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the British YMCA Secretaries’

Association, 1930-1931

‘The BSA’, being the proceedings of the Conference of the Association of

Secretaries of YMCAs, 41st-48th, 1931-1939

Proceedings of the Interim Conferences of the British YMCA Secretaries’




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Proceedings of the Conferences of the British YMCA Secretaries’


Reports of the Proceedings of the Annual Conferences of the British

YMCA Secretaries’ Association (Association of Secretaries of YMCAs

of Great Britain and Ireland from 1951), 53rd

-71st, 1949-1968

H7 Programmes and other printed literature relating to conferences 1890-1993

and some summer school, including reports of discussions, dinner

menus, orders of service

H8 Secretary, Journal of the World Federation of the Associations 1958-1974

of Secretaries of the YMCA (incomplete sequence)

Published since 1958, initially with 3 issues a year and from 1972 with

2 issues a year

Issues as follows:

1958: 1-2

1959: 1-3

1960: 1-3

1961: 1-3

1962: 1-3

1963: 1-3

1964: 1-3

1965: 1-3

1966: 1-3

1967: 1, 2 & 3 (combined issue)

1968: 1-3

1969: 1-3

1970: 1-3

1971:1-2

1972: 1-2

1973: 1

1974: 1

H9 AOS/APS News (newsletter of the Association of YMCA Secretaries 1983-1990

of Great Britain & Ireland, later Association of YMCA Professional

Staff of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales (incomplete sequence)

Issues as follows:

1983: 1-6

1984: 7-8, 10

1985: 14 & Christmas issue

1987: 21-23

1988: 24-27

1989: 28-29

1990: 30



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H10 Insight, quarterly newsletter of the Association of YMCA Professional 1990-1997

Staff of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales (incomplete sequence)

Issues as follows:

Nos 31-34, 36-43, 49-51, 53-76, 78-90, 92-99, 101-104, 106-121

H11 The Y’s Retired Newsletter (incomplete sequence) 1983-1994

For many of the early issues (up to no 26) this sequences includes the

original copy and, where they survive, a duplicated copy of the

newsletter as well

Issues as follows:

Nos 1-31, 33, 35-74

H12 Miscellaneous printed material (including Year Books for

1960s-1980s

1971 & 1974; Annual Report 1973/74; BSA Broadsheet, Nos 1-3

H13 Photograph album for 1954 Conference 1954

H14 Photographs of delegates to conferences, 1959-61, 1991 1961-1991

H15 Manuscript of F. J. Chamberlain’s ‘The Story of the BSA’ 1950-1951

H16 Applications for membership I 1932-1949

H17 Applications for membership II 1950-1952

H18 Applications for membership III 1952-1956

H19 Applications for membership IV 1956-1962

H20 Applications for membership 1966-1979

NB Access restrictions to items 16-20 above which are closed

for the lifetime of the individual where known, or 75 years

in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998

H21 Audited accounts 1947-1966

H22 World Federation of Association of Secretaries of YMCA: 1955-1983

correspondence and other papers

H23 Prayer Fellowship 1966-1967

H24 Special Group on constitution and machinery: 1965-1967

minutes, agenda, correspondence

H25 Resignation of AOS Secretary 1975



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H26 Correspondence relating to code of ethics

1974-1976

H27 Correspondence with the German AOS 1976

H28 Miscellaneous papers, 1940s-1980s

H29 Conferences and Fraternals: miscellaneous papers 1960s-1980s

H30 Journal of the Association of Professional Directors of 1967-1990

YMCAs in the United States: Forum, 1967-1973;

Perspective, 1978-1990 (incomplete sequences)

Issues as follows:

1967: Jun, Oct

1970: May

1971: Feb-Jun, Jul/Aug, Sep, Oct/Nov, Dec

1972: Jan, Mar-Jun, Jul/Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov/Dec

1973: Jan-Mar

1978: Winter

1981: Jun

1982: Summer, Sep, Fall, Holiday

1983: Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct, Dec

1984: Jan, Feb, Apr, Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct, Dec (complete)

1985: Jan, Feb, Apr, Jun, Jul, Sep

1986: Sep

1987: Jan, Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct, Dec

1988: Apr, Oct

1989: Feb, Mar, Sep



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SECTION I PRINTED LITERATURE OF THE WORLD ALLIANCE AND OF

YMCAS AROUND THE WORLD

World Alliance

Reports, minutes and meeting papers

I1 Plenary Meetings of the World’s Committee of YMCAs

Reports of Plenary Meetings of the World’s Committee 1936-1953

I2 Executive of the World’s Committee of YMCAs

Reports, resolutions and minutes 1935-1954

Geneva, Switzerland 1935



Ohio, USA 1951

Athens, Greece 1952

Mainau, Germany 1954

I3 Executive Committee of the World Alliance of YMCAs

Reports, resolutions, minutes and papers of the Executive 1955-1989

Committee of the World Alliance of YMCAs

[1st] Paris France, 1955 (both Council & Executive):

Work and Sing International Songbook:

2nd


3rd

Brussels, Belgium 1958

4th Geneva, Switzerland 1959

7th Mainau, Germany 1963


[unnumbered] Tozanso, Japan 1965





[unnumbered] Geneva, Switzerland 1972


[unnumbered] Geneva, Switzerland 1986 (3 year plan only)




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I4 President’s Committee of the World Alliance 1956-1958

Minutes

9th 1956

10th 1957

11th 1958

I5 World’s Conferences of YMCAs

19th Helsingfors, Finland, 1926

Report: ‘1913-1926’

Study guide: ‘Youth and the Christian Way of Life in a Changing

World’

Study guide for leaders of Boys: Section I Youth’s Eternal Quest

and God’s Reply

Adult Series: Section I Youth’s Eternal Quest and God’s Reply;

Section II The World and the Kingdom of God; Section V

The Crisis: Days of Conflict and Fellowship

20th Cleveland, USA 1931

Reports: ‘Youth’s Adventure with God; Facing a World Crisis’;

Reports and papers of associated 3rd

World Assembly of YMCA

Workers with Boys and 1st Young Men’s Assembly, Toronto, 1931:

‘The World Task of the YMCA with Young Men’; seminar paper

‘The Place of Sex in Christian Life’

21st Mysore, India 1937

Bulletin, January 1936

Official report and interpretation by Basil Mathews: ‘Flaming

Milestone’

22nd

Paris (Centennial) 1955

Reports: ‘Times of Testing’ and ‘And Now Tomorrow’;

Declaration adopted at the conference;

Conference guidebook

Study guides: ‘We are Not Alone’, ‘Living Together’ (copies in

French, Spanish and English) and ‘Fellow Workmen for God’

(copies in German and English);

Programme for the Centennial Rally

I6 World Council Meetings

(These meetings replaced the World’s Conferences)

Reports, minutes, work books, song books and other papers 1955-1994

of and generated by YMCA World Council Meetings

1st Paris, France 1955 (both Council & Executive)

2nd Kassel, Germany 1957

3rd Geneva, Switzerland 1961



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4th Tozanso, Japan 1965 (with report of Conference on the Place and

Programme of Health and Physical Education)

5th Nottingham, England 1969

6th Kampala, Uganda 1973

7th Buenos Aires, Argentina 1977

8th Estes Park, Colorado USA 1981

9th Nyborg Strand, Denmark 1985

10th Nyborg Strand, Denmark 1985

11th Aruba 1988 (with papers of Women’s meeting)

12th Seoul, Korea 1991

13th Coventry, England 1994

Annual reports, directories and other serial/annual publications

I7 Annual reports of the World Alliance


1978

1979

1980

1981

1983

1986/87

I8 Handbook of YMCAs of the world

1958

1969

1977

I9 Directory of the World Alliance of YMCAs

[A comprehensive booklet listing local and national association addresses in

over 80 countries]

1976

1982

1984

1986

1989

1992

I10 Pack for Europe

[Booklet giving information about inexpensive accommodation facilities in

European countries for young people. Published jointly with the World

YWCA]

1981

1988



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I11 Week of Prayer and World Fellowship booklets

1960

1961

1964

1975

1979

1980

1982

1984

1985

1987

1988

1989

1990

Magazines, newsletters etc of the World Alliance

I12 YMCA World Communique, magazine of the World 1948-1992

Alliance of YMCAs (incomplete)

I13 YMCA World, quarterly of the World Alliance of YMCAs 1993

Nos 1-2, March & June only

I14 World’s Youth Quarterly Review 1934

Vol. 10 no. 3, Oct 1934

I15 World’s Youth Newsletter 1946-1947

Vol. 5 no.11-12 Nov-Dec 1946

Vol. 6 no.1-2 Jan-Feb 1947

I16 Information 1969-1978


No. 52 Oct 1969

No. 55 Apr 1970

No. 70 Oct 1972

No. 71 Dec 1972

No. 82 Oct-Dec 1974

No. 83 Jan-Feb 1975

No. 85 May-June 1975

No. 96 April-June 1977

No. 98 Sept-Oct 1977

No. 99 Nov-Dec 1977

No.100 Jan-Feb 1978

No.101 March-April 1978

No.102 May-June 1978

No.103 July-Aug 1978



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I17 Youth 1969-1970


Vol. 3 no. 2, April 1969

Vol 3 no. 3, Oct 1969 Special Issue

Vol. 4, no.1, Feb 1970

I18 Keeping in Touch 1982-1984


No. 21 Feb1982

No. 29 Jan 1984

I19 Contact 1988-1989


No. 7 May 1988

No. 10 March 1989

Reports and papers of conferences, workshops, consultations and other

meetings of the World Alliance

I20 Reports and papers of conferences

All Africa Conference of YMCAs

1st Kenya, 1963 ‘The YMCA in the New Africa’: report

West Africa Conference of YMCAs

2nd Liberia, 1958 ‘Christian Youth in a Changing Africa: Let

us go’: report.

YMCA World Youth Conferences

1960 Amsterdam ‘In His Hand?’: study guide; and song book

1966 Stavanger ‘I Want to be Free’: study guide; souvenir

report

1981 Colorado Report

1988 Aruba ‘Rage, Resistance and Reconciliation’:

report

World Conference of Young Adults

1961 Austria ‘New Horizons’: conference papers.

World YMCA/YWCA Young Adult Conference

1968 Canada Report; recommendations and resolutions

World YMCA Conference on Peace

1976 USA Conference handbook. Towards Peace:

YMCA initiatives

I21 Reports and papers of consultations

World Consultation on Boy’s Work:

1950 Denmark



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World Consultation on Young Men’s Work:

1951 USA

World Consultation on the Presentation of the Christian Message:

1950 Denmark

World Consultation on Health and Physical Education:

[1st] Finland, 1952

5th Rome, 1960

9th Canada, 1976 (with programme booklet)

11th Korea, 1988

World Consultation on Management in International Development

1968 Switzerland

World Consultation on Leadership Training:

1950 Denmark

World Consultation on Leadership Development:

1987 Canada ‘Leadership for Mission’ (with reference booklet)

1991 Switzerland ‘The Call to Christian Stewardship’

World Consultation on the Role of International Management in the Second

United Nations Development Decade 1970-1980

1968 Planning committee pamphlet

World Consultation on Intermovement Co-operation:

1987 Switzerland ‘Life together in Mission’

Kandy Consultations organised jointly by World Alliance of YMCAs and the

YWCA

1953 ‘Presenting the Christian Message in Buddhist Lands’

1966 ‘An Open Door’

Inter-Area Consultation of YMCAs in Developing Countries:

2nd India, 1987 ‘Solidarity in the Struggle for Peace’

International Consultation of Trainers, Waltham Forest YMCA:

1983

Consultation on the YMCA as a Lay Christian Ecumenical Movement:

1989 Hong Kong Study document

Consultation on the Education and Training of YMCA Secretaries:

1st Germany, 1963 ‘Let’s Make Training Count’

Consultation on Ecumenical Policy and Practice for Lay Christian

Movements

1962 Switzerland (organised jointly by World Alliance of YMCAs and

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Consultation on International Co-operation for Development and the Role of

the YMCA:

1970 ‘The YMCA and DD II’

I22 Reports of workshops

Workshop on Educational Travel and Youth Exchange

1966 Germany

1967 France

Workshop on Christian Counselling

1970 Italy Personal Counselling Among Young People:

report (Mainau Institute)

Workshop on Human and Social Development in Urban Settings

1974 Japan

Workshop for European Youth Workers

1979 Germany ‘Education for Change’: report (Mainau

Institute)

World YMCA Workshop on Migrant Workers and Human Rights

1988 Venezuela

I23 Reports of other meetings

World YMCA Meeting on Resource Sharing

1988 Switzerland

International Working Group on Central America

1989 Nicaragua ‘Central America’: statement

Task Group on Leadership Development

1989 Switzerland

Task Group on Migrant Workers and Human Rights

1989 USA

International YMCA Meeting on Palestinian Issues

Report of World Alliance delegation to Jordan, Israel, and the Occupied

Territories, Sep 1989 and Statement of the International YMCA Meeting on

Palestinian Issues, Oct 1989

1989 Egypt

Round Table on International Friendship Camps (later Round Table on

International Camping) 1966-1970

Reports (incomplete sequence)

2nd Germany, 1966

3rd France, 1967

4th USA, 1969



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[5th] Germany 1970

World YMCA Consultative Meeting:

1986 Switzerland ‘Together into the Future’

Other literature, pamphlets, brochures of the World Alliance (arranged

broadly by subject/category)

I24 World Alliance information leaflets

Various about its activities and work

I25 YMCA and human rights

Booklet: ‘The YMCA and Human Rights: A study on the Christian Basis of

Human Rights’, 1980;

Leaflet: ‘YMCA Action…The YMCA and Human Rights’, 1983;

Booklet: ‘What is Apartheid?’ 1986

Booklet: ‘Called to Action’, 1987

I26 YMCA work with refugees and displaced persons

[Bulletins from the Refugee and Rehabilitation Office] 1968-1986


1968 Africa

1972 Vietnam

1973 Visits to Bangladesh and Vietnam

1976 [Special issue on current emergency situations]

[1977] From Kampala to Buenos Aires 1973-1976

1979 Indo-Chinese Refugees (English script on French headed

paper)

1981 Gaza-Palestine

1984 African Drought Situation, no. 2, Special Appeal

1985 Africa Crisis, no.3, Sudan

1986 Cost Rica

Annual reports of the Refugee and Rehabilitation Committee 1975 Annual report

1977 Annual report (with programme and budget for 1978)



Other reports etc

1980 World Refugee Year Report

1985 Refugee and Rehabilitation Programmes Quadrennial Report 1981-

1984

1985 Refugee and Rehabilitation Work. Projects and funds requested

1987 Report of a six year study into the work of the YMCA Sudan

Refugee Work YMCA 1981-1987, with letter enclosing ‘Highlights

Report of the Refugees & Rehabilitation Programme

1988 Triannual Report of Refugees and Rehabilitation Services 1986-1988

YMCA Refugee Projects 1988-89 in Africa. With loose list of the



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offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and

UNHCR world refugee map, 1984

1988 Refugees and Rehabilitation Services. YMCA Middle East Appeal

Other publications

‘Principles, policies, Practices and Procedures of the World Alliance

Work With Refugees and Migrants’, 1965 (reprinted from report and minutes

of 4th World Council)

‘The Palestinian Situation’ by Sarah Graham Brown (undated);

‘Guidebook for Action’

Extract of article from ‘Communique’ about projects, 1976

Educational and display packs

[1980] A History of the YMCA Work with the Uprooted: display pack

1980 ‘Focus on Refugees’: display pack

1983 Educational kit No 1: ‘Walking Together’: Refugee situation in the

world today (includes issue 1, 1983

YMCA World ‘Communique’ and slide pack)

1984 Educational kit No 6: ‘Working Together’: A search for appropriate

responses (includes World Alliance Annual Report 1983

and slide pack)

1984 Educational kit No 7: ‘Working Together’: Crisis in Africa

1985 Slide pack: ‘YMCA Refugee Programmes in Sudan: El

Hawata’;

I27 YMCA and physical fitness

Booklet: Physical education in the YMCA, 1922

Booklet: ‘For Peak Performance’. A YMCA Physical fitness

programme,1966

Booklet: Developing a Physical Education Policy, 1970

Booklet: Instructor’s Manual: Guide Post to Physical Fitness, undated

I28 YMCA and Prisoners of War

Booklet: Services to Prisoners of War: Report of World’s YMCA activities

in Munster Lager [c 1945]

Booklet: I was in Prison…and You Came to Me [1948]

Newsletter: War Prisoners Aid Newsletter, No. 3, Nov 1948 (issue edited by

Program Dept, World’s YMCA/CVWW)

I29 YMCA and work with boys

Booklet: ‘The Younger Boy’, 1926

Report on Work with Boys in the World Alliance of the YMCA 1923-1934 :

‘Boys’ Work From Portschach to Oxford’

‘A Scout’s Religion: A letter to Scout Leaders’, C Watson. Reprinted from

World Youth, January 1937

I30 YMCA and work with students

Resource pack: Programme Ideas for Student Work in the YMCA

Booklet 11: International Organisations Working with Students (undated)



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I31 YMCA and Leadership

Standing Committee Programme on Leadership:

pamphlet (Fresh Prospects for YMCA Programme and Leadership, 1961);

guidance booklet (Study on Christian Leadership and Open Membership,

1975);

follow up booklet ‘Christian and Open’, 1975.

Evaluation Seminar of the Three Year Leadership Development

Programme of the World Alliance of YMCAs (1978-1980), 1980

Evaluation of the Three Year Leadership Development Programme of

the World Alliance of YMCAs (1978-1980) by Michael Fremery, 1981

I32 Publications of the Mainau Institute

Seminar on the Impact on the life of Young People of Recent Technical and

Industrial Developments and its Bearing on YMCA Programme

1956 Mainau Young People and the Peaceful Use of Atomic

Power: report

First YMCA-YWCA International Training Institute

1952 Germany

I33 Other printed material of the World Alliance

Paris Basis Study documents: 1–3 [early 1970s]

Peace Day: posters 1984 & 1987 (with letter)

Laudemus: Song book. 1955 Centennial year edition

Basic Issues in YMCA Ecumenical Policy and Practice [1962]

‘Everybody is Somebody’, Frederick Franklin, 1978

‘An Adventuresome Attempt to Better Understand the YMCAs Future with

Young People’, D Barndt, 1969

‘A Search’, Dr Tracy Strong [undated]

‘Africa is Here: Report by Dr Tracy Strong on Africa Journeys, 1954 – 1956’

[undated]

‘This Has Been Tomorrow: The World Alliance of YMCAs since 1955’,

Clyde Binfield, 1991

‘Study of Orthodoxy and the YMCA’, Dr P B Anderson, 1963

Booklet: ‘Communication: What is the Problem?’ [late 1970s]

‘Women in the YMCA’ Survey Report, 1971



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‘Report on Visit to South America and Mexico’, Frank Willis, 1959 (printed

for limited circulation)

‘Report of the First Session of the Second Vatican Council’, Frank Willis,

1963 (printed for limited circulation)

‘Report of the Meeting of the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops’, Frank Willis,

1970. (printed for limited circulation)

Report of a Study of the Role, Functions and Structures of the World

Alliance of YMCAS and relationships among national movements, area

organisations and the World Alliance, 1983

Report on the Commission for International Co-operation for Development,

[1970s]

Report commissioned by the Executive Committee of the World Alliance

‘The YMCA, The Church and Christian Unity’, approved 1957

Report on the Relation of Young Men’s Christian Association to the

Churches [cover missing]

Actions Taken by the World’s Alliance From 1926-1952 Bearing on Church

Relations, Ecumenism and International Christian Organisations, 1952.

Typescript

Mission Review Guide, 1993

World YMCA Leadership Institute for Young Professionals information

brochure 1990

Report entitled ‘YMCAs Around the World Who include Those with

Disabilities and Other Special Needs in Special and Regular Programs’

prepared by a representative of the World Alliance for the Rehabilitation

International Congress, Portugal 1984. Typescript Objectives, Principles, and

Programme of YMCAs in Orthodox Countries being a report of the findings

of unofficial consultations of leaders from Orthodox Churches with Leaders

of the World Alliance of YMCAs and of National Movements of YMCAs in

Orthodox countries, Sofia 1928, Kephissia 1930, Bucharest 1933. With

Official Resolution of the Cleveland World’s Conference of YMCAs

Area Organisations of YMCAs

I34 Publications of the Africa Alliance of YMCAs

(1 box)

I35 Publications of the Asia Alliance of YMCAs

(2 boxes)



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I36 Publications of the European Alliance of YMCAs

(1 box)

I37 Publications of the Latin American Confederation of YMCAs

(1 box)

I38 Publications of the Caribbean Alliance

(1 folder)

I39 Publications of the International Committee of the United States and Canada

(1 folder)

The YMCA in countries around the world

I40 Publications and printed literature of National Councils and local

associations. Organised alphabetically country:

Argentina

Australia

Bangladesh

Brazil

British Guiana

Canada

China

Dominican Republic

Finland

Fiji

France

Gambia

Germany

Ghana

Hong Kong

India

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Kenya

Korea

Malaysia

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nigeria

Norway

Poland

Singapore

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Sweden



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Taiwan

Thailand

United States of America

Zambia

Zimbabwe

(15 boxes)



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SECTION J MINUTES OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL/EXECUTIVE AND ITS

COMMITTEES AND MINUTES OF ASSOCIATED BODIES

(Additional items received as follows:

J141-J143 received 9/2002: Acc 2002/62 pt;

J144-J163 received 10/2007: Acc 2007/54 pt)

This section is divided into three subsections

minutes of the National Council/National Executive and National

Board

minutes and other meeting papers of its Committees

minutes of associated Committees and organisations

NB A 30 year closure period applies to all these minutes. Individual volumes

marked * are closed and are not available for public access

National Council/National Executive and National Board

National Board minutes

J144 Signed minutes Sep 1973 - 13 Dec 1980*

J145 Signed minutes Mar 1981 - 11 Oct 1986*

J146 Signed minutes Mar 1987 - 16 Mar 1991*

J169 Agenda papers and minutes for meetings in 1991 1991*

22 June

19 October


18/19 January

25 April

4 July

17/18 October


23 January

17 April

3 July

16/17 October


15 January

19 March

16 April

9 July

15/16 October


14 January

16 March

1 July

13/14 October


25 January

27 April



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4 July

11/12 October


23 January

19 April

10 July

17/18 October


20 January

25 April

9 July

6 October


30/31 January

29 April

11 July

15 October

26 November


5/6 February

15 April

8 July

30 September

13 October

24/26 November


3/4 February

7 April

7 July

7 August

19 October

24/25 November


2/3 February

20 April

6 July

18 October

23/24 November


1 February

26 April

16 August

17 October

22/23 November


31 January/1 February

24 April

17 July

16/17 October


5/6 February



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23 April

16 July

15/16 October


21/22 January

29 April

1 July

23/24 September


27/28 January

28 April

7 July

22/23 September

J147 Index to minutes of National Board 1981 – 1989*

(also includes index to National Executive minutes)

National Council/National Executive minutes

For index to minutes 1981-1989, see J147

J1 Signed minutes [Volume 1] (with index) Dec 1882 – Dec 1888

J2 Signed minutes Volume 2 (with index) Dec 1888 – May 1893

J3 Signed minutes Volume 3 (with index) Jun 1893 – Feb 1897

J4 Signed minutes Volume 4 (with index) Mar 1897 – Jun 1900

J5 Signed minutes Volume 5 (with index) Jun 1900 – Mar 1903

J6 Signed minutes Volume 6 (with index) Apr 1903 – May 1911

J7 Signed minutes Volume 7 (partial index) May 1911 – Dec 1921

J8 Signed minutes Volume 8 (no index) Dec 1921 – Dec 1932

J9 Signed minutes Volume 9 (with index) Mar 1933 – Dec 1940

J10 Signed minutes Volume 10 (with index) Dec 1940 – Dec 1950

J11 Signed minutes Volume 11 (with index) May 1951 – Oct 1958

J12 Signed minutes Volume 12 (no index) May 1959 – Apr 1971

J148 Signed minutes Dec 1972- Dec 1975

J149 Unsigned minutes Jan 1976- Dec 1978

J150 Signed minutes* Mar 1979-12 Dec 1980*

J151 Signed minutes* Feb 1981-Dec 1983*

J152 Signed minutes* Mar 1984- Dec 1986*

J153 Signed minutes* Mar 1987- Feb 1991*

Lists of Committees

J13 Lists of Committees and Committee members [1907 – 1908]

J14 Lists of Committees and Committee members for 1912 1912

J15 Lists of Committees and Committee members for 1913 1913

Committee minutes

Alphabetical list of Committees (the order in which they are listed and stored)

Audit Committee

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see Warfleet Committee]

[Boys Committee

see Young Members Programme Committee]

Community Services Committee

Development and Research Committee

Education Committee

Education and Programme Committee

Education, Training & Development Committee

Evangelistic Committee

Executive

Finance Committee

Finance and General Purposes Committee

Foreign and Overseas Committee: Iraq Committee

[In-Service Training Committee

see Education, Training & Development Committee]

Migration Department Executive Committee

Officers Training and Nomination Committee

(National) Personnel Committee

Physical Education Committee

Public Affairs Committee

Recruiting and Training Committee

[Reduction Committee

see Treasurers Committee]

Religious Work Committee

[Research Development and Outreach Committee

see Development and Research Committee]

[Secretarial Appointments Board

see Officers Training and Nomination Committee]

Special Services Committee

Staff Committee

[Staff Development Committee

see Education, Training & Development Committee]

[Standing Committee for Reconstruction and Demobilisation

see War Emergency Committee]

Stores and Equipment Committee

[Supplies & Special Services Committee

see Special Services Committee]

Treasurer’s Committee

War Emergency Committees

Warfleet Committee

Young Members Programme Committee

[Youth Work Committee

see Young Members Programme Committee]

Audit Committee

Signed minutes

J186 Signed minutes* Mar 199-

Sep 2000

Community Services Committee



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The Community Services Committee was established in September 1934; three Sub-

Committees were appointed for Migration and ‘British Boys for British Farms’;

Navy, Army and Air Force work; and Welfare Work among the Unemployed. In Dec

1946, the agreed Sub-Committee structure at that date was: Budgeting Sub-

Committee, British Boys for British Farms Sub-Committee, Agricultural, Industrial &

Ex-servicemen’s Training Hostels Sub-Committee and Migration Sub-Committee

Signed Committee and Sub-Committee minutes

J16 Signed minutes Sep 1934 – Jun 1939

J17 Signed minutes of Committee and Sub-Committees Oct 1934 – May 1956

Contains the following minutes:

Community Services Committee, Jun 1940 – May 1956

Naval and Military Sub-Committee, Oct 1934 – Jan 1939

Migration Sub-Committee, Nov 1939

British Boys for British Farms and Overseas Settlement Sub-Committee

(later Executive Committee British Boys for British Farms),

Mar 1939 – Oct 1944

J18 Signed minutes of Committee and Sub-Committees Oct 1957 – Jul 1962

J19 Signed minutes of Committee and Sub-Committees Jul 1962 – Oct 1972

Development and Research Committee

This Committee was established in 1974 when it was known as the Research

Development and Outreach Committee

Signed minutes

J20 Signed minutes* Apr 1974 –

Jul 1979*

Education Committee

The Education Committee ceased to exist in 1974.

Signed Committee minutes

J21 Signed minutes Jan 1922- Feb 1946

[Includes minutes of Helsingfor Committee, Jul 1925 – May 1926]

J22 Signed minutes May 1946-Jun 1967

J23 Signed minutes Oct 1967 - Oct 1974

Signed Sub-Committee minutes

J24 Signed minutes of Music Sub-Committee Feb 1918–Mar 1925

Committee reports

J25 Annual reports of educational activities 1920/21 – 1928/29

Education and Programme Committee



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This Committee was inaugurated on 15 Feb 1975

Signed minutes

J26 Signed minutes Feb 1975 - Jun 1976

J27 Signed minutes* Aug 1976 - Jul 1984*

J28 Signed minutes* Oct 1984 -May 1990*

Education, Training & Development Committee

(Items added 4/2008: Acc No 2008/15)

Signed minutes

J164 In-Service Training Committee minutes Nov 1987 - Sep 1988

J165 Staff Development Committee minutes* Nov 1988 - Oct 1989*

J166 Staff Development Committee minutes* Jan 1990 - Feb 1991*

J167 Education, Training & Development Committee minutes* Apr 1991 – Feb 1992*

J168 Monitoring & Evaluation Group (of the Education Training

& Development Committee) minutes* Sep 1991 - Nov 1992*

Evangelistic Committee

Constituted by the National Executive in Oct 1900

Signed minutes

J29 Signed minutes Oct 1900– Oct 1901

[Includes lists of evangelists approved to conduct

special missions to young men and signed minutes

of a meeting of a special committee re spiritual work

of the association, Sep 1906]

Executive

The Executive was set up in 1959 and replaced the Finance and General Purposes

Committee and the Treasurer’s Committee

Signed minutes

J30 Signed minutes Jan 1959 – Dec 1963

[Includes minutes of Treasurers Committee, Jan-Sep 1959]




J34 Signed minutes* Dec 1970 – Dec 1973*

Indexes to minutes

For typescript indexes to minutes, 1959-, see indexes to minutes of Finance and

General Purposes

Finance Committee



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J154 Signed minutes* Sep 1985 – Feb 1988*

J187 Signed minutes* Jun 1988 – Feb

1991*

J188 Signed minutes* Jun 1991 – Dec

1995

Finance and General Purposes Committee

The Finance and General Purposes Committee ceased to exist, along with the

Treasurer’s Committee, in 1959 when they were replaced by the Executive

Committee

Office copy minutes

These volumes contain office copy minutes of both the Finance and General Purposes

Committee and of the Treasurer’s Committee

J35 Office copy minutes Jan 1920-Nov 1923

J36 Office copy minutes Jan 1924 – Dec 1926

J37 Office copy minutes Jan 1927 – Dec 1927

J38 Office copy minutes Jan 1928 – Nov 1929

J39 Office copy minutes Nov 1929 – Dec 1931

J40 Office copy minutes Jan 1932 – Feb 1934

J41 Office copy minutes Mar 1934 – May 1936

J42 Office copy minutes Jun 1936 – Dec 1938

J43 Office copy minutes Jan 1939 – Oct 1941

J44 Office copy minutes Oct 1941 – Apr 1944

J45 Office copy minutes May 1944 – Oct 1946

J46 Office copy minutes Nov 1946 – Jan 1949

J47 Office copy minutes Feb 1949 – Jul 1950

J48 Office copy minutes Jul 1950 – Jun 1953

J49 Office copy minutes Jul 1953 – Aug 1956

Signed minutes



J52 Signed minutes Jan 1954 – Oct 1959

Copy minutes

J53 Unsigned minutes Jan 1945 – Jul 1947

Indexes to minutes

These include indexes to minutes of both Finance and General Purposes Committee

and Treasurer’s Committee

J54 Typescript indexes 1920-1931





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[Includes indexes to minutes of the Supply & Special

Services Committee from March 1947]

J57 Typescript indexes 1949-

[Includes indexes to Executive, 1959-]


J58 Signed minutes of Centenary Sub-Committee Mar 1944 - May 1944

Foreign & Overseas Committee

Signed minutes of Iraq Committee (added 9/2002: Acc 2002/62 pt)

J141 Signed minutes of the (of the Foreign & Overseas Committee

of the English National Council; later known as the London

Iraq Committee) 1926-1951

Human Resources Committee

J160 Agenda and meeting papers* Dec1993- Dec 1996*

J161 Agenda and meeting papers* Sep 1997-Sep 2000*

J162 Agenda and meeting papers* Jan 2001- Sep 2002*

J163 Agenda and meeting papers * Feb 2004 - Feb 2005*

Migration Department Executive Committee

At the end of this volume is a statement by the Chairman of the Committee about the

history and development of the Migration Department, together with details of its

origins in the International Hospitality League and the Red Triangle Hospitality

League. The Red Triangle Hospitality League was disbanded in 1921 and its work

was split between the YMCA Metropolitan area and the newly created Migration

Department. The work of the Migration Department was mainly in the area of

overseas settlement. In 1932, migration to Canada ceased and the Department turned

its activities back to this country and introduced the British Boys for British Farms

scheme.

The Migration Department was largely self financing and, to a great extent, was

separate from the National Council

Signed minutes

J59 Signed minutes Nov 1921 – Dec 1933

Officers Training and Nomination Committee

First constituted in 1885 by the National Council in 1885, as the Secretarial

Appointments Board; reconstituted as Officers Training and Nomination Board in Jan

1910. Some volumes or files include minutes of a Sub-Committee; some contain



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unsigned minutes

Signed minutes

J60 Signed minutes Jul 1885 – Nov 1901

J61 Signed minutes Feb 1902 – Nov 1910


J63 Signed minutes Feb 1938 - Jun 1940

J64 Signed minutes Mar 1946 – Dec 1946

J65 Signed minutes Mar 1947 – Dec 1947

J66 Signed minutes Feb 1948 - Dec 1948


J68 Signed minutes Jan 1950 - Dec 1950



[Also includes copy minutes for 1950 and 1951]



73 Signed minutes Jan 1959 – Dec 1963



J76 Signed minutes Jan 1972 – Oct 1972

Committee records

J77 Records of YMCA Secretaries up to 1944 20th cent

Personnel Committee

Known as Personnel Committee for YMCAs of Great Britain and Ireland from 1984

and subsequently the English National Personnel Committee

J155 Signed minutes Nov 1972 - Jun 1976

J156 Signed minutes* Oct 1976 - Nov 1979*

J157 Signed minutes* Jan 1980 - Nov 1984*

J158 Signed minutes* Feb 1985 - Nov 1987*

J159 Signed minutes* May 1990 - Oct 1992*



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Physical Education Committee

Signed minutes

J78 Signed minutes of Committee and Sub-Committees Nov 1921 – Oct 1938

J79 Signed minutes Mar 1946 – May 1958

J80 Signed minutes* Jul 1984 – Sep 1989*

Public Affairs Committee

This Committee appears to have originated out of a Joint Meeting of Representatives

of the Metropolitan Region Appeal Committee and the Nucleus Group of the

National Appeal Committee in Aug 1978. By May 1982 it was known as the Appeals

and Public Relations Committee and its name subsequently changed in 1985 to Public

Affairs Committee

Committee minutes and papers

J81 Minutes and papers* Aug 1978 – Nov 1984*

J82 Minutes and papers* Feb 1985 – Nov 1986*

J83 Minutes and papers* Feb 1987 – Nov 1988*

Recruiting and Training Committee

This Committee was appointed to make recommendations re supply, methods of

enlistment, training, status and remuneration of Secretaries etc and to make

recommendations with regard to Secretarial Training School. Following

establishment of the Training School at Mildmay, the work of this Committee merged

with that of the Military Committee

Signed minutes

J84 Signed minutes May 1917 – Nov 1917

[At the back of this volume are lists of training groups,

summer schools, names of attendees, subjects etc, 1924-28]

Religious Work Committee


J85 Signed minutes Dec 1922 – Mar 1940

J86 Signed minutes Jul 1947 – Apr 1958


J87 Signed minutes of Bible Study Sub-Committee Nov 1926 – Apr 1929

[This Sub-Committee was originally constituted

under the title Sub-Committee re Bible Study Helps]

Special Services Committee

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Purposes Committee) when the Stores and Equipment, Revenue Producing and

Holiday Committees merged to become the Supplies & Special Services Committee.

It became the Special Services Committee in April 1950. Its Sub-Committees

included the Holiday Centres Sub-Committee

Signed Committee and Sub-Committee minutes

J88 Signed minutes of Committee and Sub-Committees Mar 1947 – Apr 1950

Also contains signed minutes of a Special

Sub-Committee of Treasurer’s Committee,

Dec 1945-Jan 1946

J89 Signed minutes of Committee and Sub-Committees Apr 1950 – Apr 1952

Also contains minutes of the Special Services

Committee, Apr-Nov 1950 and minutes of the

Holiday Centres Sub-Committee, Apr 1950-Apr 1952

J90 Signed minutes of Committee and Sub-Committees Jan 1951 – Aug 1963

Copy minutes

J91 Office copy minutes Mar 1947 – Oct 1947

Committee papers

J92 Papers circulated to Special Services Committee Nov 1959 – Oct 1961

relating to Holiday Centres

J93 Papers circulated to Special Services Committee Nov 1961 – Sep 1963


J94 Papers circulated to Special Services Committee Oct 1963 – Dec 1966


J95 Papers circulated to Special Services Committee Jan 1966 – Sep 1969


Staff Committee

Signed minutes

J96 Signed minutes Jan 1940 – Jul 1948

J97 Signed minutes Sep 1948 – Dec 1954






J103 Signed minutes Oct 1976 – Nov 1978

J104 Signed minutes* Dec 1978 – Dec 1980*



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Stores and Equipment Committee

This Committee originated as a Sub-Committee of the War Emergency Committee. It

merged with the Revenue Producing and Holiday Committees in 1947 to become the

Supply & Special Services Committee

Signed minutes

J105 Signed minutes (with index) Oct 1939 – Nov 1940

J106 Signed minutes Dec 1940 – Dec 1942

J107 Signed minutes (with index) Jan 1943 – Dec 1944

J108 Signed minutes (with index) Jan 1945 – Dec 1946

Treasurer’s Committee

The Treasurer’s Committee was formerly known as the Reduction Committee. It was

renamed in Jan 1924 at a joint meeting with the Finance and General Purposes

Committee when it was agreed that the Treasurer’s Committee should deal with

business formerly delegated to the Emergency Committee and the Business

Committee. The Treasurer’s Committee, together with the Finance and General

Purposes Committee, ceased to exist in 1959 when they were both replaced by the

Executive Committee

Signed minutes


J110 Signed minutes Jan 1944 – Nov 1953


For minutes Jan-Sep 1959, see minutes of Executive

Office copy minutes

For office copy minutes, 1924-56, see minutes of Finance and General Purposes

Committee

Indexes to minutes

For indexes to minutes, see Finance and General Purposes Committee

War Emergency Committee

These include minutes of the War Emergency Committee and its Finance Sub-

Committee. It was reconstituted as the Standing Committee for Reconstruction and

Demobilisation in Dec 1918

War Emergency Committee copy minutes

J112 Office copy minutes May 1915 – Jun 1916

J113 Office copy minutes Jul 1916 – Feb 1917

J114 Office copy minutes Mar 1917 – Sep 1917

J115 Office copy minutes Oct 1917- Mar 1918

J116 Office copy minutes Mar 1918 – Sep 1918

J117 Office copy minutes Oct 1918 – May 1919



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J118 Office copy minutes May 1919 – Nov 1920

War Emergency Finance Sub-Committee copy minutes, reports and papers

J119 Office copy minutes, reports and papers Mar 1916 – Jun 1916

J120 Office copy minutes, reports and papers Jun 1916 – Dec 1916

Indexes to minutes

J121 Typescript index to minutes May 1915 – Nov 1920

(relating to Huts and Buildings)

J122 Typescript index to minutes May 1915 - Nov 1920

(relating to General Matters)

War Emergency Committee

A War Emergency Committee of members of the Finance and General Purposes

Committees (and 3 representatives of the Scottish National Council) was constituted

in 1939




Office copy minutes

J125 Office copy minutes Sep 1939 – Apr 1941

J126 Office copy minutes May 1941 – Apr 1944

J127 Office copy minutes May 1944 – Oct 1951


J128 Mobile Canteen Sub-Committee minutes Aug 1940 – Jun 1945

[This item originated from the George Williams College]

Indexes to minutes

There is a chronological list of YMCA huts at the beginning of both volumes

J129 Typescript index to minutes (relating to requisitions)

J130 Typescript index to minutes

Warfleet Committee (added 9/2002: Acc 2002/62 pt)

Formerly British Boys for British Yachts Local Advisory Committee

Signed minutes

J142 Signed minutes 1938-1939

J143 Signed minutes 1946-1961



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Young Members Programme Committee

Known as Boys Committee up to May 1958; Boys Work Committee, Jun 1958-Jun

1960; Youth Work Committee, Oct 1960-1969; Young Members Committee, 1970-

71; Young Members Programme Committee, 1971-

Signed minutes


J132 Signed minutes* Jan 1969 – Dec 1985*

J133 Signed minutes* Feb 1986 – Jan 1990*

Minutes of associated Committees and organisations

Inter-Council Committee

During the year 1882-83, the National Council opened negotiations with the Scottish

National Executive and the Associations in Ireland for the advantage of the interests

of the British Associations. The first meeting of the Joint Sub-Committee for British

Business took place in February 1884. In 1957 the Committee for British Business

became known as Inter-Council Committee

J134 Signed minutes Feb 1884 – Nov 1903

The above volume contains signed minutes of meetings

of the full British Committee: English, Scottish and Irish

Sections and of the British Committee: English Section]

J135 Signed minutes Jul 1919 – Mar 1970

Red Triangle Hospitality League

Originated in 1917 to meet the needs of the thousands of service men coming to the

United Kingdom on leave. Representatives of the National Councils of Canada,

Australia, New Zealand and America, united with the English and Scottish National

Councils to form the International Hospitality League. A Council of Representatives,

consisting of Chief Executive Officers representing each of the National Councils,

was set up and to which the Executive Committee of the League reported.

At the end of the war, the English National Council agreed to take over the

administration of the League. It agreed to develop its activities under its new name -

the Red Hospitality League – from October 1919. The last meeting of the Executive

Committee of the League was held in July 1921 and its work was absorbed by the

Executive Committee of the YMCA’s Migration Department.

For further information and publications of the International Hospitality League/ Red

Triangle Hospitality League see Section A, 135]

J136 International Hospitality League Jan 1918 –Sep 1919

Signed minutes of Executive Committee (with index)



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The volume also contains minutes of the other following

meetings at the back:

monthly meetings of Patrol

meetings of Ladies-in-charge and Area Leaders

monthly meetings of leaders

meetings of heads of YMCA Associations

meetings of the Council of Representatives]

J137 International Hospitality League/Red Triangle Hospitality Sep 1919 – Jul 1921

Signed minutes of Executive Committee (with index)

J138 Red Triangle Hospitality League Dec 1920-May 1921

Signed minutes of Cabinet [Committee of Management]

(with index)

Council of Voluntary War Work

A body with representatives form YMCA, YWCA, Catholic Women’s League,

Church Army, Church of Scotland, Salvation Army, Toc H. It began as North Africa

Committee in Apr 1943; became North Africa and Central Mediterranean Committee

in Nov 1943; became Central Mediterranean committee until 1948 when it was

retitled Council of Voluntary Welfare Work, BTA and BETFOR Committee

J139 Signed minutes of North Africa and Central Mediterranean

Committee Apr 1943-Nov 1948

J140 Index to minutes [1943-1948]



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SECTION K FIRST WORLD WAR GREEN BOOKS

These comprise different series of records:

Incomplete series of numbered binders containing photographs illustrating the war

emergency work of the YMCA

Incomplete series of numbered binders containing printed reports, pamphlets, and

other printed literature, cuttings from magazines and newspapers, some manuscript

correspondence, notes etc and other materials relating to YMCA war work

Incomplete series of numbered binders relating to YMCA Military Camp Work,

containing correspondence, printed material, photographs

Incomplete series of numbered binders containing photographs taken in France on

official visits by Sir Arthur K Yapp

Sequences of compilation volumes of typescript records relating to the YMCA’s war

work

Publications of the war period

Subject folders

Miscellaneous photographs

The National Council of YMCAs created a sequence of records known as the 'First World

War Green Books' which were compiled retrospectively to illustrate its activities and work

principally during the First World War. It appears that these records were so-called because of

the green coloured binders and/or the green coloured paper into which the various materials

were bound and mounted. Many of these sequences of records were listed, numbered and

captioned by the YMCA, evidence of the importance the association attached to documenting

its war work. Some of the records - particularly the photographs - were reproduced in the

YMCA's magazines for publicity and fund raising purposes.

The majority of the First World War Green Books relate to the YMCA's war emergency

work, both at home and in the war zones, principally in Europe but also in Africa, India and

elsewhere and they provide very valuable evidence of the YMCA's role as the largest civilian

welfare organisation to work with the British army during the First World War. There are

some records relating to the YMCA's work with the army in its military camps from the early

20th century and to other spheres of its work such as assistance with emigration and the

unemployed which span more than the war period. There are also some records relating to

YMCA's involvement in the immediate post war reconstruction including albums of Sir

Arthur Yapp's visits as the YMCA's General Secretary to France & Flanders in the three years

following the Armistice.

These Green Books include a wide range of materials including photographs, copies of

YMCA publications and publicity materials, copies and transcripts of reports and extracts of

correspondence of YMCA workers, typescript transcripts of records relating to YMCA war

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They are an immensely valuable record of the YMCA's wide ranging activities including the

provision of rest huts, overnight hostels and other facilities for men on leave, the association's

kitchens and canteens in its centres at home and at the front, the organisation of

entertainments and recreational facilities and of educational and employment opportunities

both for troops and for munition workers, as well as its religious work. They also provide

evidence of the association's work with prisoners of war, its work with the wounded and with

families of the troops and the role of women in its work at home and at the front under the

aegis of the Ladies' Auxiliary Committee (subsequently the National Women's Auxiliary)

under the presidency of Princess Helena Victoria.

Arranged into the following sub-series, largely based on the YMCA's own organisation of

these records:

YMCA/K/1: Photographs illustrating war emergency work of the YMCA

YMCA/K/2: Printed reports, pamphlets and other printed literature, etc relating to YMCA

war work

YMCA/K/3: Correspondence, printed material, photographs relating to YMCA Military

Camp Work

YMCA/K/4: Photographs of official visits to France by Sir Arthur K. Yapp

YMCA/K/5: Compilations of typescript records relating to the YMCA's war work

YMCA/K/6: YMCA publications of the war period

YMCA/K/7: Printed reports, pamphlets and other printed literature, etc relating to other

YMCA activities

YMCA/K/8: Miscellaneous

YMCA/K/1: Photographs illustrating the war emergency work of the YMCA

This sequence comprises a large collection of photographs which record and illustrate the

YMCA's wide-ranging war emergency work at home and overseas. In addition to original

photographs, the material also includes postcards, maps and some printed illustrations used in

publications.

These photographs illustrate, for example, the provision of the YMCA huts which were

erected in cities, villages and railway stations and in the major training camps in England and

also with the British Expeditionary Force at the great bases at Le Havre, Rouen, Calais,

Boulogne, Etaples and Abbeville, and subsequently at the frontline. They include numerous

images of exteriors and interiors of these huts, many of them featuring the facilities and

activities provided by the YMCA and incorporating both troops and YMCA workers in the

images. The facilities and activities shown in the photographs range from the provision of

comforts such as canteens and refreshment centres, of forms of recreational and entertainment

such as concerts, libraries, gramophones and games, and of sporting activities such as boxing

and football matches and competitions and tug of war events. Cinemas were also established

in large huts in military training camps and at the overseas bases and these are also pictured.

Other aspects of the YMCA's work at home which are illustrated include the provision of

overnight hostels in London and a motor transport service for men on leave; the establishment

of employment bureaus to assist discharged soldiers and sailors to find suitable employment;

and the association's pioneering work in providing training schemes for disabled service men

which gave a lead to the public authorities. Its overseas work represented in these volumes

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accommodation and comfort for relatives visiting wounded soldiers.

The crucial role of women in the YMCA's war work, particularly in the association's kitchens

and canteens in its centres at home and at the front, is very apparent in these photographs.

As well as recording the YMCA's work, these volumes also include photographs more

broadly of the war including views of the war zones of war damage to towns, buildings and

countryside, and of other general views and scenes of people, places, buildings and

countryside unconnected with the First World War.

Each book was numbered by the YMCA and it is clear from this numbering that at least two

of the original green books have been lost including one which would have contained

photographs relating to its work in France and in particular at the bases in Abbeville,

Boulogne and Calais. Some individual photographs have also been removed by YMCA staff

over the years before the collection was deposited - presumably for publicity purposes - and

were not replaced and are now missing.

A contemporary manuscript contents list can be found at the front of each volume which

provides page number, a geographical location (eg country and place) or subject, a brief

description and the YMCA's own photograph numbers (which are noted on or by the

photographs). The numbers assigned by the YMCA to the books has been retained as the title

for each volume but the YMCA's numbering of individual photographs has not been used in

this catalogue because of duplication of numbers. The photographs in each volume have

simply been given a running number in the order they appear (except in instances where there

are two copies of each photograph which have been given the same number).

The majority of the photographs have been individually captioned by the YMCA and these

captions have been incorporated into the title field in the catalogue and presented in inverted

commas. Occasionally there is no caption but where this can be inferred from information in

the contents listings or from a similar image, this has been added in square brackets. Postcards

often incorporate a caption in the image and this has been used as the caption for cataloguing

purposes. The caption given in the title field is always prefixed by the type of image such as

photograph, postcard, printed photograph (a term which has been used to encompass all

printed illustrations from publications), followed by the geographical or subject divisions

used by the YMCA in the contents listings, as appropriate.

Each binder includes a detailed contents list and photocopies of these contents lists are

available in the supplementary volume to this binder. All images within sections YMCA/K/1

have been scanned and are available to view on the archive online catalogue:

www.calmview.bham.ac.uk

YMCA/K/1/1 Green Book No. 1A:

Africa

America

Ashwell, Miss Lena (concert parties)

Australia

http://www.calmview.bham.ac.uk/



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YMCA/K/1/2 Green Book No. 1B:

Belgium

Canada

Ceylon

YMCA/K/1/3 Green Book No. 2:

Egypt


Emigration

Employment & training

Far East

Field Kitchen

YMCA/K/1/5 Green Book No. 4B:

France

YMCA/K/1/6 Green Book No. 4C:

France


Germany

Holland

India

Italy


Library

Malta

Mediterranean

Mesopotamia

Motors

Orchestra

Palestine


Prisoners of war: Germany; Holland; Switzerland


London


London


London


London



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Aldershot Division


Dorset, West Hants & Channel Isles Division

East Anglian Division


East Midland Division

Hants & Isle of Wight Division


Kent Division


Lancashire Division

Midland Division


Salisbury Plain Area

Western Division


North Midland Division

South Midland Division


Sussex-Surrey Division


Yorkshire Division

Wales

Ireland

Scotland


Chinese passing through Canada

Chinese in France

Postcard views of other French Centres

YMCA/K/2: Incomplete series of numbered binders containing printed reports,

pamphlets, and other printed literature, cuttings from magazines and

newspapers, some manuscript correspondence, notes etc and other materials

relating to YMCA war work.

YMCA/K/2/1 YMCA War Work No. 4: Religious 1914-1920



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organised into sections as follows:

war roll and fellowships

publications re opportunity of YMCA

conferences

magazine articles of contributions to ‘The YM’ and ‘The Red

Triangle’ by the Religious Work Secretary, ministers,

evangelists

prayer and thanksgiving meetings

YMCA publications during war time

YMCA/K/2/2 YMCA War Work No. 11: Divisional 1914-1918


1921 Year Book of all divisions

Western Division: list of camps

Letters, appreciations, presscuttings

US forces on Salisbury Plain

YMCA/K/2/3 YMCA War Work No. 13: France 1914-1918


printed reports and pamphlets

extracts from YMCA correspondence, as arranged by Rev E

T Reed, 1914-18

the ‘Times list of battles of the war’



extracts from YMCA correspondence, as arranged by Rev E T Reed,

1918

reports: YMCA in the Great Retreat

work for Indians in France

magazine cuttings, 1915



magazine cuttings, 1916-17


Belgium 1915-1920

Cologne & Silesia 1918-1929


magazine cuttings, 1915-29

YMCA/K/2/7 YMCA War Work No. 17: India 1914-1920


reports



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printed booklets

Territorials in India

Indian troops in war zone: magazine articles

Ceylon and Burma: printed materials

YMCA/K/2/8 YMCA War Work No. 18: Troops from overseas 1914-1919


Canada

Australia

Africa

New Zealand

YMCA/K/3: Incomplete series of numbered binders relating to YMCA Military

Camp Work, containing correspondence, printed material, photographs

These binders contain a substantial amount of material which predates the First World War

YMCA/K/3/1 YMCA Military Camp Work Vol. 1 c 1860-1920


United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, English work,

volunteer camps, conference programmes, refreshment canteen,

National Council letter, general extension (Lancashire, North

Midland, London, Wales, Scotland), regular army



Lancashire, North Midland, Yorkshire



London, South of England, Eastern counties, Western counties,

South Western, Wales, Scotland

YMCA/K/4: Incomplete series of numbered binders containing photographs

taken in France on official visits by Sir Arthur K Yapp (with indexes)

All images within sections YMCA/K/4 have been scanned and are available to view on the

archive online catalogue: www.calmview.bham.ac.uk

YMCA/K/4/1 France Book 1 1919

YMCA/K/4/2 France Book 2 Jan 1920




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YMCA/K/4/3 France and Flanders Book 3 June 1920

YMCA/K/4/4 France Book 4 Sept 1920

YMCA/K/4/5 France Book 6 Summer 1922

YMCA/K/5: Sequences of compilation volumes of typescript records relating to

the YMCA’s war work

YMCA/K/5/1 Typescript extracts of letters of appreciation as testimony to the war

work of the YMCA, 1914-1918. Compilation made [?1920s]

YMCA/K/5/2 Another version (not identical) of the above

YMCA/K/5/3-4 Typescript list of National Council Centres in England and Wales in

the Great War.

2 volumes, compiled Sept 1922

YMCA/K/5/5-6 Typescript list of National Council Centres in England and Wales in

the Great War. 2 volumes, compiled Sept 1923

[The above 4 volumes, YMCA/K/5/3-6, are organised by division

and include information about canvas centres, huts, ex-servicemen’s

centres, temporary service centres, enquiry bureaus. The volumes are

divided as follows:

Vol 1 Aldershot; Dorset/W Hants & Channel Islands; E Midland;

Hants; Kent; Lancashire and N Western; Midland; North Eastern; N

Midland; S Midland; South Western; Sussex & Surrey; Western

Vol 2 London Metropolitan area; London Munition Centres;

Ireland; Wales; Yorkshire]

YMCA/K/5/7 Typescript list of male workers in Home Camps (pp 1-159). Covers

periods of service 1914-20. Compiled [1920s]. [With typescript name

index, compiled 2014. One copy is filed in the Cadbury Research

Library: Special Collections searchroom; another copy is with the

volume YMCA/K/5/7]

YMCA/K/5/8 Typescript list of male workers overseas (pp 201-329). Covers

periods of service 1917-20. Compiled [1920s]. [With typescript

name index, compiled 2004. One copy is filed in the Cadbury

Research Library: Special Collections searchroom; another copy is

with the volume YMCA/K/5/8]

YMCA/K/5/9 Typescript list of ladies who served in France and overseas during

the period of the war 1914-1919 (for the Auxiliary Committee for

Recreation Huts at the base camps in France). Compiled [1920s]. In

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Also includes a list of wives and relatives of interned Prisoners of

War who were enabled as YMCA workers to spend four months in

Holland in the Huts established for interned men at The Hague and

Scheveningen, 1918.

YMCA/K/6: Publications of the war period

YMCA/K/6/1 Album of publications of the National Council of YMCAs

1914-1918

With typescript contents list divided into categories which include

the following:

Active Service Papers

Leaflets

Our Monthly Chat

Red Triangle Papers

YMCA Campaign Leaflets

There are also other authored publications

YMCA/K/7: Subject binders

YMCA/K/7/1 Migration 1902-1924

Divided as follows:

Work for emigrants as recorded in the YMCA Review, 1907-14

Year book references to National Council work for emigrants

Extracts from minutes of National Council dealing with its work for

emigrants

Correspondence, memoranda reports, notes, minutes etc compiled by

W. H. Mills, National Secretary including reports relating to a

YMCA National Emigration Advice Department and including

correspondence with the Liverpool YMCA and the International

Committee of YMCAs, New York

Migration Secretaries reports: Liverpool, Southampton and others

Printed materials

YMCA/K/8: Miscellaneous

Images within sections YMCA/K/8/1-2 have been scanned and are available to view on the

archive online catalogue: www.calmview.bham.ac.uk

YMCA/K/8/1 Miscellaneous French photographs

YMCA/K/8/2 Miscellaneous photographs. Book II

The photographs in this album were not given any captions by the

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unknown. Several images however have subsequently been

identified at the time of cataloguing, and all ones identified are from

Istanbul, Turkey. It maybe therefore that all the photographs in this

section were taken in Turkey.

YMCA/K/8/3 Photographs, newspaper cuttings, reports relating to a tour in India

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SECTION L NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YMCAS ADMINISTRATIVE,

FINANCIAL AND LEGAL FILES

This section largely comprises files and bundles of correspondence, deeds, sale particulars,

accounts and other papers relating to YMCA property and associations at home and overseas,

19th-20th cents; the section also includes a number of subject files on legal matters

These appear to be files of the General Secretary and other officers and also files of the

solicitors of the National Council of YMCAs

L1-L59 in this section was added to this preliminary catalogue from a deposit received in

September 2002; additional material was added 7/2003 comprising additions of files to L34-

L35, L46-L47 and new files L60-L94

YMCA property and associations at home

L60 Astwell Hall, Warren Road, Torquay

Sale particulars 1979

L1 Belgrave Road, Nos 55-57, City of Westminster:

particulars, plan and conditions of sale 1970

L2 Channel Islands:

includes reports on visits to Channel Islands in 1945 and to Jersey

YMCA in 1958 1945-1958

L3 ‘The Cliff’ and other properties, Shanklin, Isle of Wight:

particulars, plan and conditions of sale 1926

L4 Dulverton, Ashway Farm, Somerset:

copy deeds, correspondence (3 files) 1936-1954

L5 Exeter Hall, London:

miscellaneous correspondence relating to Exeter Hall lectures,

history of building etc 1952-1957

L6 Grafty Green Village Hall, Kent:

legal file relating to trust deed (YMCA ref 117D) 1965-1968

L7 Great Russell Square, No 4, London:

legal file relating to tenancy of property 1941-1965






inventories of property at offices for insurance purposes 1940-1941



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L11 Hanley YMCA, Staffordshire:

legal file of correspondence; bundle of deeds (YMCA ref 648I) 1914-1938

L12 Kidsgrove YMCA, Staffordshire:

legal files relating to sale of land in Chapel Street 1961-1968

L13 King George VI Officers Club, Piccadilly:

legal file of correspondence; bundle of deeds (YMCA ref648E) 1942-1959

L14 Lowestoft Holiday Camp, North End, Lowestoft, Suffolk:

legal file 1920-1923

L15 Marske Holiday Camp, Marske-by-the Sea Yorkshire (formerly

Saltburn Summer Camp, Windy Hill Farm):

legal files (3 files) 1935-1962

L16 Newark YMCA:

legal file relating to rent on sports field 1933-1934

L17 Newbury, The Plaza Theatre:

legal file relating to tenancy 1939-1947

L61 Newmarket Racing Stables Mission, Park Lane, Cambridgeshire 1922-1941

Legal file relating to premises

L18 Newton Mill Holiday Camp, near Morpeth, Northumberland:

legal file of correspondence relating to tax payments 1949-1950

L19 Orrell YMCA, Lancashire:

legal file relating to property including playing field held by the

Red Triangle Club and of club premises in Winstanley Road 1939-1957

L20 Oxford YMCA:

legal file of correspondence and bundle of deeds relating to 6-12

George Street (sold by the YMCA in 1957) (YMCA ref 178F) 1892-1957

L21 Oxford YMCA:

General Secretary’s/National Council’s legal correspondence

relating to Association and its property in George Street (2 files),

1937-1939 and 1949-1957 1937-1957

L22 Oxford YMCA:

legal file relating to 210-212 Iffley Road (premises formerly used

as a hostel) (sold by YMCA in 1959) and bundle of deeds

(YMCA ref 184M) 1937-1959

L23 Oxford YMCA:

legal file relating to 262 Iffley Road 1963-1967

L24 Oxford YMCA:

General Secretary’s/National Council’s legal correspondence

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1951-1966, 1959-1970 1951-1970

L25 Oxford YMCA:

Sir Frank Willis’s file relating to finance

1944-1947

L26 Oxford YMCA:

bundle relating to conveyance of property in Cowley Road to

YMCA (YMCA ref 1422C) 1919-1923

L27 Oxford YMCA:

bundle relating to conveyance and declaration of trust in respect

of Walton Street property (YMCA ref 50G) 1952-1954

L28 Oxford YMCA:

bundle relating to further application to Charity Commissioners

relating to proceeds of sale of property in George Street

(YMCA ref 162/0) 1958-1960

L29 Oxford YMCA:

legal file relating to tenancy of field at Aston Eyot for sports ground 1948-1949

L30 Oxford:

accounts for Hinksey Hill, Hall of Residence 1963

L31 Oxfordshire Red Triangle Federation:

files of Sir Frank Willis 1924-1947

L62 Park Hill, Egginton

Deeds, correspondence, plans relating to purchase and sale 1939-1960

(2003/33)

L32 Scunthorpe YMCA:

legal correspondence relating to property at 193-195 High Street

and 13 Doncaster Road (YMCA ref 539K) (2 files) 1924-1952

L63 Stratford Conference Hall and YMCA

Legal file including printed materials 1900-1936

(2003/33)

L33 Swindon YMCA:

deeds relating to property at 13-15 Holbrooke Street (1 bundle) 1854-1872

YMCA property and associations overseas

L34 Baghdad (and Iraq/Mesopotamia) YMCA:

legal files (includes material relating to the hostel at Saadun Street,

Baghdad; and to the transfer of property to the World Alliance of

YMCAs in 1959) (2 files), 1929-58, 1958-89; bundles of deeds, plan



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and other documents relating to the sale of Baghdad Hospital (by the

Church Missionary Society to the National Council of YMCAs the

Iraq branch of the YMCA (2 bundles) 1925-32; 1925-1989

Additional files (2003/33): file, 1921-22; file, 1925-27; file, 1921-28,

including photographs, printed material and correspondence of D

Munro and H. Lampard, 1925-28; file relating to registration of

Baghdad property, 1927-32; file, 1932-41 (5 files) 1921-1941

L35 Boulogne, Chateau de Falaise:

deeds relating to purchase (1 bundle), 1923; correspondence,

principally relating to war damage claims (5 files), 1947-54 1923-1954

Additional file (2003/33): additional correspondence relating to

war damage and sale of property, with some photographs

1949-1960

(Chateau de Falaise was acquired by the National Council of YMCAs

at the end of the First World War for use as a Receiving Centre & Hotel

for people to visit war graves of deceased relatives and continued to be

used as a hostel with the chalets erected in its grounds. All property was

destroyed by the Germans in 1944)

L36 Cairo YMCA, Anglo-American Branch:

Correspondence 1921-1937

L37 Egypt and Palestine: 1940-1959

correspondence (2 files)

L38 Hong Kong YMCA:

correspondence 1945-1961

L39 YMCA of Ipoh (Ipoh Federation of Malay States):

deeds and correspondence (1 bundle) 1917-1964

L40 Jerusalem YMCA:

F T Chamberlain’s file 1932-37

L41 Jerusalem YMCA:

legal file including plans and sketches of the YMCA building 1913-1936

L42 Malta YMCA:

lease of crypt of St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral 1948

L43 YMCA Services Centre, Mombasa:

legal file 1950

L44 Penang YMCA:

legal file 1956



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L45 YMCA of the Philippines:

correspondence (2 files)

1943-1956

L46 Rangoon YMCA:

legal correspondence and deeds relating to property in Cowarjee

Terrace (1 bundle, 1 file YMCA ref 619/G) 1929-1956

Additional item (2003/33): photograph of exterior [1930s]

L47 Singapore YMCA:

legal correspondence and deeds (1 bundle, 1 file)

1912-1960

Additional item (2003/33): trust deed 1912

Additional item Legal file 1957-1988

L48 South Africa, YMCA work in:

legal file 1934-1939

L49 Spain (Madrid YMCA):

legal file relating to financial support 1954-1955

L50 West Africa: power of attorney and associated papers for the

National Council’s representative (1 bundle) 1942

Subject files and bundles

L51 World Alliance:

revised constitution: correspondence, notes etc 1952-1956

L52 Tenancy agreements, War Department agreements and

service licences (1 bundle) 1924-1958

L53 Railway agreements (1 file) 1939-1941

L54 Proposed Trust for Alien Children 1938

L55 HYELM Movement

(Hostel for Youthful Employees of Limited Means) 1956

L56 Sir Robert Laidlaw bequest:

deeds, accounts 1929-1932

L57 War National Service Fund:

published accounts, correspondence, etc (1 bundle) 1916-1957

L58 Shops Act Regulations:

correspondence 1916

L59 ‘Reveille’, H.M. Forces newspaper:



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correspondence etc relating to dispute with the publishers 1940-1942

L64 Ghana agreement

Correspondence and legal papers relating to agreements for

accommodation in hostels for Ghanaian students 1958-1959

L65 Arthur Yapp Memorial Fund

Correspondence, accounts 1937-1947

Files relating to the Roman Catholic Church and the YMCA

L66 File of typescript and manuscript documents including: 1921

typescript and manuscript translation of papal decree, 1921

memorandum relating to the work of the YMCA and the Roman

Catholic Church, 1921

typescript translation (made by E. Chambers) of public lecture

delivered on 25 February 1921in Posen by Rev Father Franciszek

Kwiatkowski ‘The YMCA and the YWCA. Our relationships to

these organisations’

memorandum of interview: Cardinal Newman, F. J. Chamberlain

and W. H. Drake, 5 Jan 1921;

memoranda of interviews in Belgium: Oliver McCowen and F. J.

Chamberlain with Cardinal Mercier; with M. Lebrun, President of

the Union Chretienne; and with representatives of the Anglo-Belge

representatives

memorandum of F. J. Chamberlain’s visit to Geneva, January 1921

view of the Scottish National Council

memorandum issued by the Advisory Council of Christian Churches

‘The Churches and the YMCA

statement on the YMCA by Bishop M. F. Fallon of London, Ontario

L67 Correspondence of F.J. Chamberlain 1920-1921

L68 File of presscuttings 1921-1922

L69 File of papers relating to the Anglo-Belge YMCA including 1919-1920

report of a visit to Belgium, Nov 1920; and on the work of the

association 1919-20

L70 File of papers relating to the YMCA and the Roman Catholic

Church 1952-1953

Files of correspondence of G. Ronald Howe relating to overseas YMCAs

L71 YMCA of Gambia

Report 1981

L72 YMCA of Nigeria



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L73 Jerusalem YMCA


L74 Jersey YMCA


L75 YMCA of Nigeria


L76 Kenya YMCA


Personnel files

L77 File relating to H.W.Bryant (1883-1960) 1921-1960

L78 File relating to Sir Ewart Greaves (1869-1956) 1947-1956

L79 File relating to T.B.L Disney (d. 1962?) 1940-1962

Includes copy of Disney’s notes of his experiences whilst serving

with the YMCA in France in World War II in 1940

L80 File relating to Charles Robert Hemingway (1860-1947) 1947-1966

L81 File relating to Sir Arthur Keysall Yapp (1869-1936) 1926-1946

L82 File relating to Arnold K. Yapp (d.1959) 1928-1959

L84 File relating to Fred W. Thomas 1932-1964

L85 File relating to Corisande Lady Rodney (d.1943) 1918-1943

L86 File relating to HRH The Princess Royal (d. 1965) 1948-1967

L87 File relating to Princess Helena Victoria (1870-1948) 1939-1948

L88 File relating J.J. Virgo (d. 1956) 1917-1926

L89 File relating to Lord Shaftesbury (1801-1885) 1875

L90 File relating to Madame M. L. Coles (d. 1961) 1961-1962

Correspondence from 1961 to 1962 relating specifically to Madame

Cole; some earlier correspondence pertaining to both Madame Cole and

her husband, Mr G.H. Coles, from 1936.

L91 File relating to G. Coles (m. Madame M.L.Coles) 1927-1937

L92 File relating to Mr and Mrs Conyers Baker (Conyers Baker d. 1923) 1923-1934



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L93 File relating to Ada Sophia Lucy Hatfield (d. 1943) 1929-1943

L94 File relating to R. Dawes 1927



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SECTION M YMCA AND BRITISH FORCES IN GERMANY/BRITISH

ARMY ON THE RHINE (BFG/BAOR)

The majority of the material in this section (M1-M13) was added to this preliminary

catalogue from the deposit received in September 2002 from YMCA England.

Additional material M15-M17 was added 7/2003: Acc No 2003/33.

A further item M18 was added in 1/2006: Acc No 2006/1

M1 YMCA Windmill Canteen. Visitors book 1944-1949




M3 YMCA Windmill Hotel. Visitors book 1950-1952

M4 YMCA Windmill Hotel. Visitors book 1952-1957

M6 Rhine Army news sheets

M7 Other publications

M8 Copies of presentations and other information relating to the

history of the YMCA’s work with the British Army on the Rhine

British Forces in Germany

M9 Copies of newscuttings, magazine cuttings etc about the service

M10 Posters, notices, stationery

M11 Records of events, interviews etc on video and tape

M12 Photographs relating to the YMCA and British Forces in Germany 1940s-2001

(3 boxes and some outsize items in map drawer)

Includes photographs of YMCA Centres in Germany, work with the

Armed Forces etc,

M13 Other material

M14 Album of YMCA activities with and centre for the B.A.O.R. 1953

Includes photographs of Nienburg Centre; The Windmill on

Coronation Day, 2 June 1953; Bad Oeynhausen; HQ Conference

Centre Opera Course, 27-28 June; Bunde Bookshop & Gift Shop;

Hubbelrath; Osnabruck; Berlin Bookshop; Iserlohn



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M15 Album of YMCA activities with and centre for the B.A.O.R. 1954-1955

Includes various photographs of Windmill; Stores Exhibition,

March 1955; sample banknotes issued at Beckum after World War One

inflation

M16 Album of YMCA activities with and centre for the B.A.O.R. 1955-1956

Visit of HRH The Princess Royal, 4 April; Stores Exhibitions, Bunde,

July 1955, March & July 1956; Christmas display at Bielefeld Centre



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SECTION N ARTEFACTS

The first deposit to include artefacts was received in September 2002 (Acc 2002/62). This

material comprises trophies, china, badges etc: it is unnumbered. Some material came from

the YMCA/CVWW Headquarters with the British Forces in Germany and is indicated thus*

A subsequent deposit received in January 2006 comprised a range of artefacts relating to

George Williams, the founder of the YMCA

An additional deposit of silverware was received in 2007 (Acc 2007/54) together with a bust

of George Williams and china in 2011 (Acc2011/80)

Acc 2002/62

150th Anniversary Cup

Box with brass arrow

Waltham Forest frame

Trophy for drama festival

Trophy for Rifle Team Competition

Trophy for Centre of the Year

Berlin plaque

Bowling trophy

150th Anniversary plate

YMCA Triangular badge

*ECHOS lapel badges (4 in cases)

*YMCA lapel pins and badges: Red Triangle and World Alliance

*YMCA name badges: ‘Working with the forces in Germany’

*Plaque commemorating the opening of the YMCA Resources Centre 26 January 1994

*Wedgewood plate commissioned by the British Forces Berlin to mark the departure of

The British Army and RAF from the City in 1994

Acc 2007/54

Various cups and awards

Cup inscribed ‘YMCA Boys Club. The Hemborough Cup for Cross Country Running 1943’

Cup inscribed ‘Mike Rogers Perpetual Challenge Cup’

Cup inscribed ‘Western Division YMCA Senior Basket Ball’

Cup inscribed ‘YMCA Individual Snooker Championship’

Cup inscribed ‘Wells YMCA Five A Side Football’

Cup inscribed ‘Barnstaple YMCA Boy's Club House Challenge Cup 1945’. Winners’ names

inscribed: ‘Whit: R. Scoines 1945’; ‘Aug R. Jeffrey’

Cup inscribed ‘Young Men's Christian Association Metropolitan Division of London Annual

Boxing (Team) Competition. Perpetual Trophy presented by Douglas Melrose Esq

1920’. Also inscribed with the following winners: 1921 Stratford R.T.C.; 1922

Plaistow R.T.C. & Woolwich YMCA; 1923 London Central YMCA & Bow Rd

R.T.C.

Cup inscribed National Council of YMCAs, Boys Department London Area Boxing

Challenge Trophy. Presented by W.E. Martin Esq JP, Chairman, Finchley

Cup inscribed ‘Red Triangle Club, February 1919 Inscribed with winners for years 1918/19-

1938/39

Uninscribed cup

Uninscribed award in the shape of a harp



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2010/34

Second World War mug

Second World War bowl (backstamp on the china was used after 1937)

2011/80

YMCA divided china bowl

George Williams artefacts

Acc 2006/3, 2007/54 and 2010/34)

Ceremonial sword

Shoe buckles

Reading glasses

Golden wedding casket and box, with scroll

Letter openers(2)

Button hook

Shoe horn

Wooden shoe lasts

Silver knife,

Medallions (6, unboxed)

Medals and medallions in boxes (8)

Mahogany tea chest

Silver and bone cheese scoop

Ivory walking stick (2010/34)

Bust of George Williams (2007/54)

Engraved ceremonial trowels presented to George Williams and his wife by:

The Seamen’s Friend Society 20 Oct 1892

Union Tabernacle 12 Dec 1885

Belfast YMCA 27 Aug 1895

Watford Congregational Church 8 Jul 1903

Talbot Tabernacle 14 Jul 1887

New Sunday School John Street Chapel 18 Mar 1893

Congregational Church Wandsworth 9 Nov 1875

Forest Gate New Congregational Church 1 Jul 1884

Presbyterian Church Highgate 15 May 1886

Mountpottinger YMCA Belfast 5 Sep 1885

Totterdown YMCA 18 Jun 1903

Shaftesbury Hall Woodberry town 21 Jun 1898

Chatsworth Rd Tabernacle 23 Feb 1886

On planting a tree in the grounds of Stockwell Orphanage (to Mrs Williams), 22 Jun

1892 (2010/34)

Engraved ceremonial key presented to George Williams on the opening of the new

premises of Southport YMCA, 12 Oct 1885

2018/42

Wooden collection box 'for YMCA missionary work overseas'; and four white linen YMCA arm-bands



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SECTION P TEXTILES

The YMCA uniforms and YMCA flags and associated items were received in September

2002 from YMCA England. The court suit and hat of George Williams were received in

January 2006 (Acc No 2006/1)

These items are unnumbered

Uniforms

Female uniforms for YMCA/CVWW workers:

2 navy jackets with YMCA/CVWW logo

2 navy skirts

Uniforms for centre leaders and hourly paid staff:

2 red jackets

2 red skirts

1 black skirt

1 red polo shirt

Flags

white YMCA flag with yellow border

beige YMCA flag

2 Union Jack flags

yellow rope

belt with flag holder

white YMCA flag with toggle

George Williams

Court suit and hat



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SECTION Q EPHEMERA RELATING TO YMCA CENTRES, BUILDINGS,

SCHEMES

Woodside Holiday Centre, Skegness

(Q7a is 2002/62; all others 2003/33; Q7 includes additions from 2007/54)

Q1 Photograph album: photographic record of programme 1934

activities

Q2 Photograph album 1937

Q3 Photograph album 1939

Q4 Photograph album 1930s

Q5 Photograph album 1930s

Q6 Loose photographs 1930s-1970s

Q7 Printed materials including: 1932-1970

publicity literature, 1932-39

programmes of Christmas activities, 1938-1970 and scripts

and other publicity material relating to Christmas pantomimes

history ‘The Story of Woodside’ c 1954

(1 folder)

Q7a Photograph album: competition snapshots [1930s]

Victoria Court, Grand Parade, Eastbourne (2003/33)

Q8 Scrap album

British Boys for British Farms

Q9 Mappleton scrap book (Acc 2003/33) 1947-1955

Q10 Album of photographs of boys in YMCA Farm Training

Scheme (Acc 2000/79)

Q18 Album of newspaper cuttings relating to the scheme 1961-1966

(Acc 2007/54)

Shakespeare Hut

Q11 Album of photographs of the Shakespeare Hut c 1914-1918

(First World War rest hut in London):

photographs by Henry T. Price (Acc 2002/62 pt)

[*High quality digital copy on staff R drive*]



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Queen Mary Club for Officers

Q12 Scrap album of photographs, newscuttings, letters, printed 1917-1920

materials (compiled by Hon Mrs S. Marsham)

YMCA, No. 1 Radio School, RAF Station, Locking

Q13 Photograph album (2003/33)

Anglo-German Camp, Burford

Q14 Photograph album with some cuttings (2003/33) c 1946

King George Club for Officers

Q15 Visitors book 1943-1946

(Acc 2007/54)

Queen Elizabeth Club for Officers

Q16 Visitors book 1941-1942

(Acc 2007/54)

YMCA Leave Hotel, Oslo

Q17 Visitors book 1945

(Acc 2007/54)

Rhineland Army Service, Cologne

Albums of cuttings, proofs of articles and photographs about the

services held, and of speeches and interviews (Acc 2007/54)

Q19 Album 1921-1922

Q20 Album 1922-1923

Q21 Album 1923-1924



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SECTION R HISTORY AND ANNIVERSARIES OF THE YMCA

1884 40th

anniversary

R1 Illuminated address presented to Sir George Williams by the Portsmouth Young

Men’s Christian Association (1 vol) (2007/54)

1894 Jubilee

R2 Illuminated address presented to Sir George Williams by the Council of the National

Sunday School Union (1 vol)

Includes engravings and reproduction of photograph of Sunday School buildings:

Jubilee Building, 55 & 56 Old Bailey and Book Salon, 57 & 59 Ludgate Hill,

London; Home of Rest for Sunday School Teachers, Hastings; Children’s

Convalescent Home, East Bournemouth

R3 Illuminated address presented to Sir George Williams by the London City Mission (1

vol) (2006/3)

R4 Illuminated address presented to Sir George Williams by the British & Foreign Bible

Society (1 vol)

R5 Illuminated address presented to Sir George Williams by the London Young

Women’s Christian Association (1 vol)

R6 Illuminated address presented to Sir George Williams by the Young Men’s Christian

Associations of North America (1 vol)

R7 Illuminated address presented to Sir George Williams from fellow workers in the

YMCA to accompany the presentation of a marble bust (1 vol)

Includes a photograph of the bust of Sir George Williams and a list of subscribers and

the name of the association (1 vol)

R8 Address and photograph album presented to Sir George Williams by the Evangelical

Young Men’s Associations and Young Men’s Christian Associations in Germany (1

vol)

Includes a list of names of more than 200 subscribers with their photographs

R9 Presentation letter of congratulations to Sir George Williams from the Church of

England Young Men’s Society (1 doc)

R10 Presentation of congratulations to Sir George Williams from the Ragged School

Union (1 doc)

R11 Presentation of congratulations to Sir George Williams from the Field Name Refuges

& Ragged Schools (1 doc)



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R12 Presscuttings relating to the Jubilee celebrations 13 March – 7 June 1894

R13 Presscuttings relating to the Jubilee celebrations 7 June – July 1894

R14 Presscuttings relating to the Jubilee celebrations 9 June – July 1894

The above three volumes are companion volumes – they include national and local

cuttings, copies of local association publications etc

R15 Delegate’s souvenir programme of the International Conference and Jubilee

Celebration of the Young Men’s Christian Associations in London 1-7 June 1894

(This copy belonged to A. H. Whitford, representative from Rochester, New York)

R16 Illustrated Jubilee programme of the 13th International Conference of the Young

Men’s Christian Associations, Association News Extra, June 1894



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SECTION S GEORGE WILLIAMS AND FAMILY

For illuminated addresses presented to George Williams on the occasion of

anniversaries of the Association, see SECTION R

For letters from George Williams to individuals associated with the YMCA,

see SECTION T

Personal and miscellaneous items

S1 George Williams’ bible: The English version of the Polygot Bible c 1875

containing the Old and New Testaments (London: Samuel Bagster & Sons)

Contains manuscript notes by George Williams on the blank end pages.

It also includes his signature which is dated 1875 – perhaps an indication of

the acquisition of this volume – with his address

S2 Pocket diary for 1894 1894

Contains daily entries, an alphabetical list of names and addresses

and other notes

S3 Prescription for his glasses nd

S4 List of new year ‘resolutions’ in George Williams’s handwriting 27 Jan 1868

S5 Hymns to be sung at the Golden Wedding of Sir George & Lady 1903

Williams on 9 June 1903

S30 Bound copy of printed tracts issued weekly in the form of open letters 1851

written from 7 Gresham Street, London addressed 'Dear Friend' by 'The

Members of the Young Men's Christian Association'. Inscribed to George

Williams from John Wm Turton, 7 January 1890

Presentations and honours

S6 Presentation from the Young Men’s Religious Improvement Society 1884

on his opening of the new Raikes Memorial Schools at Gloucester,

18 November 1884

S7 Presentation of congratulations from the London Bible Women and Nurses nd

Mission on ‘the well-deserved honor conferred’

S8 Printed description of the casket for the presentation of the Freedom of 1894

the City of London to Sir George Williams, 4 June 1894

S9 Presentation to Sir George and Lady Williams on the occasion of their 1903

Golden Wedding by members of the establishment of Messrs Hitchcock,

Williams & Co



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This presentation was made together with a gilt ormolu striking clock and a

pair of gilt vases

Materials relating to the YMCA

S10 Notes, in George Williams’s handwriting for addresses or talks to members nd

promoting YMCA and Christian way of life (2 documents, 1 in pencil

and 1 in ink)

S11 ‘What can a young man do?’ notes in George Williams’s handwriting nd

for address/talk promoting YMCA.

S12 Draft membership ticket prepared by John C. Symons bearing the name 1894

of George Williams, 6 June 1844

S13 Young Men’s Christian Association, Library & Reading Rooms, 1849

7 Gresham Street subscriber’s card, 1849-50

S14 Certificate issued to Sir George Williams as an official delegate of the 1905

YMCAs of England at the 16th World Conference at Paris 26-30 April 1905

A report of his attendance and speech written many years subsequently by

F. J. Chamberlain in an article entitled ‘My last legacy’ in ‘The Red Triangle’,

Vol V, No. 3, November 1921

Letters to George Williams

S15 Letter from Pastor I. Paul Cook 27 June 1859

Informs Williams of his forthcoming marriage

S16 Letter from T. H. Tarleton 16 May 1883

Addressed ‘My dear Friend’ (with typescript copy)

S17 Letter from W. Edwyn Shipton 22 May 1883

S18 Letter from Henry Ponsonby on behalf of Queen Victoria 22 July 1894

Thanks for photograph and copy of the book ‘Fifty Years Work’

S19 Letter from William Creese 30 Oct 1905

Sends a photograph of himself to be enlarged and hung beside

George Williams’s own photograph in YMCA offices

Papers relating to his death, funeral and memorials

S20 Cuttings, in memoriam card, funeral ticket etc (4 items) 1905

S21 Newscutting album (2006/3) Nov 1905

S22 Newscutting album (2006/3) Nov-Dec1905

S23 Address by James Stokes at the unveiling of the bust of Sir George 1908



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Williams in the International Committee’s Building, New York,

30 May 1908 (2006/3)

Papers of other members of the Williams family

S24 Sketch book of Lady Helen Williams 1845

Many initialled as HH or signed Helen Hitchcock;

S25 Loose sketches 1845-1846

Many but not all of these are by Helen Hitchcock; others are signed

A. Williams or A. J. Williams

S26 Letter from William Creese to Howard Williams 16 Nov 1905

Written on the occasion of the funeral of his father, George

Williams

S27 Letter from George William to his niece, Winifred Williams 1902

S28 Book of Common Prayer belonging to Helen E. N. Williams 1886

Of 13 Russell Square, London and inscription dated 5 May 1886

S29 Bagster’s narrow edition of the New Testament. Inscribed to ‘Charles 1894

Williams with the affection of Sir George & Lady Williams Aug 31 1894’

S30 Vinyl record, with sleeve, titled 'The Voice of the Founder of the YMCA [mid 20th

Sir George Williams', introduction by Franklin Engelmann [cannot be played cent]

in current format]

S31 Manuscript resolution dated 22 October 1894 by Bristol YMCA on the 50th 1894

anniversary of the organisation with congratulations to the founder, George

Williams



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SECTION T PAPERS OF YMCA OFFICERS AND SUPPORTERS

W H Mills (English National Secretary)

T1 Letter from Lady Helen Williams to W H Mills and J H Putterill 22 Oct 1894

Thanks them for the gift of a silver tray as souvenir of the 50th

jubilee of the YMCA

T2 Letter from George Williams 26 Nov 1894

T3 Letter from George Williams 28 Dec 1894

Sends Christmas and New Year greetings

T4 Letter from George Williams, Penzance 5 Jan 1896

Refers to Mr and Mrs Clark and to forthcoming annual meeting in

Plymouth which he hopes to attend

T5 Letter from George Williams, Falmouth 27 Jan 1896

Concerns the death of Alfred Andre of the YMCA in France

T6 Brief unsigned note from George Williams 29 July 1896

T7 Letter from George Williams, Sidmouth 28 Dec 1896

Agrees to a request from associates in Geneva for a photograph of

George Williams to be sent to them

T8 Letter from George Williams in Torquay 3 Mar 1898

Refers to the need to send a man to Australia to tackle the problem

of gambling but prevented by lack of funds and his fear the association

getting into debt. Letter refers to preparations for Conference in July

T9 Letter from George Williams, Cromer 16 Aug 1898

Makes reference to work with the ‘Volunteers’ (subsequently known

as the Territorials

T10 Letter from George Williams 31 Aug 1900

Refers to death of Arthur Wheeler, general secretary of the Soldiers’

Christian Association

T11 Letter from George Williams written from Cannes 16 Feb [1901]

This letter appears to have been erroneously dated 2001.

Concerns address to the king

T12 Letter from George Williams, from France 15 Jan 1902

T13 Letter from George Williams from France 24 Apr 1905

He refers to forthcoming Conference in Paris which he hopes to

attend but in the postscript his son, Howard, says he is too feeble

T14 Letter from William Creese 6 Nov 1905



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Encloses his YMCA subscription

T15 Letter from J. E. Hodder Williams of Hodder and Stoughton 27 Jan 1908

Concerns corrections to biography of biography of George

Williams

William Hind Smith

Manuscript material

T16 Journal of American trip April-June 1883

He attended the YMCA Conference at Milwaukee and visited several

Associations in America, including Springfield Training College and

addressed the students

T17 Notebook containing reports as travelling secretary 1883-85

(2007/54)

T18 Letters from William Creese (1 bundle) 1889-1909

T19 Letter from George Williams, 72 St Paul’s Churchyard 4 Jan 1890

Asks him to represent him at the Portsmouth meeting

T20 Letter of commendation from the Central International Committee of 3 Oct 1890

YMCAs

T21 Typescript extracts from diary covering the period 1842-71

T22 Correspondence with the Hind Smith family relating to his papers 1956-1971

Printed items

T23 Copy of the Young Men’s Magazine and Monthly Record of Christian 1845

Young Men’s Societies, Vol 2, No 13

T24 Copy of compilation volume of printed weekly tracts (in the form of 1851

circular letters), from ‘The Members of the Young Men’s Christian

Association’ May-September 1851

At the beginning of the volume is a printed plan of tract distribution

giving districts and names of distributors. At the end of each tact is an

invitation to attend bible classes

T25 Copy of report of General Conference of YMCAs held in Paris, 1855

Programme, and report presented to the conference by William Edwyn

Shipton ‘The Young Men’s Christian Association in London. Its History,

Objects, and Development’ (3 items)

T26 Copy of an extract from the proceedings at a meeting held in connection 1874

with the Young Men’s Christian Association, Glasgow, 10 September

1874, printed under the title ‘The Young Men’s Christian Association



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and its work’

William Edwyn Shipton (YMCA Secretary)

T27 Letter from 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, first President of the YMCA 14 March 1866

T28 Letter from Thomas Whitwell, Stockton-on-Tees YMCA 22 Mar 1866

T29 Letter from H. Ellenberger 22 Nov 1866

T30 Letter from H. Ellenberger 19 Dec 1866

Both letters relate to the beginning of the French YMCA in London

1866 and are accompanied by a copy of a printed circular in French

and typescript translation, 21 Nov 1866

T31 Letter from 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, first President of the YMCA 22 Apr 1873

William Creese , joint first secretary (d 1910)


Edward Valantine, first treasurer

T33 Diary 1843-44 (2007/54)

T40 Diary 25 December 1844- 30 March 1845 (2010/13)

R. C. L. Bevan, banker and patron of YMCA

T34 Letter from the Earl of Shaftesbury, as President of the YMCA 8 April 1850

T35 Letter from George Williams 14 Dec 1894

Concerns fundraising for the YMCA branch at Burlington Hall

Edward Beaumont, a founder of the YMCA

T39 Manuscript entitled ‘The origin of the Y.M.C.A. by Edward Beaumont c 1860

(the elder)

Includes story of his experiences and draft of a letter to George Williams,

written from Oxford, 22 October 1859 about the progress of the association

Mrs Beaumont (wife of Edward Beaumont, a founder of the YMCA)




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Mr Howe

T37 Letter from William Creese 30 Mar 1905

He accepts invitation to become member of the Divisional Council

despite his age of 84

George Hitchcock, treasurer and patron of YMCA

T38 Memorandum of a visit to Madeira begun 6 March 1850 1850

This visit was made for the purpose of convalescence in the company

of T. H. Tarlton



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SECTION Z BOOK COLLECTION

The YMCA book collection is extensive and includes quite a number of publications of and relating to the

American YMCA, as well as to national YMCAs in Canada and India

These books are not listed in any particular order and duplicates as yet have not been weeded. Some of the

National Council of YMCAs publications will be incorporated into the archive at a later date.

These books will be maintained as a collection and will be catalogued in the future on the Library Services

book catalogue.

1 The YMCA Violin Album

Edited by Alfred Moffat

Glasgow: Bayley & Ferguson, 1915

2 The YMCA Piano Album

Glasgow: Bayley & Ferguson

3 The YMCA Piano Album No 2

Glasgow: Bayley & Ferguson

4 The Camp Song Book

Army and Navy Department of the National Council of YMCA

London: Joseph Johnson

5 The YMCA Hymnal

London, 1927

(3 copies)

6 Leaders’ Handbook of Physical Exercise and Games

Herbert. E Naylor

London: British YMCA Press

(3 copies)

7 Gymnastics

Herbert E. Naylor

London: British YMCA Press, 1936

(2 copies)

8 Rhymes of the Red Triangle

G. Hampden & J. Denneys

London: John Lane [1917]

(2 copies)

9 The Father of the Red Triangle. The Life of Sir George Williams. Founder of the YMCA

J. E. Hodder Williams

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1918

(3 copies)



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10 The Romance of the Red Triangle

Sir Arthur K. Yapp

London: Hodder and Stoughton [1919]

(5 copies)

11 Told in the Huts. The YMCA Gift Book

London: Jarrold and Sons [1917]

(2 copies)

12 The History of the YMCA in Wales. 1852-1972

William Jones Pate

[Cardiff]: The Welsh National Council of YMCAs, ? 1981

(3 copies)

13 The Life of Sir George Williams

J.E.Hodder Williams


(2 copies)

14. The Life of Sir George Williams. Founder of the Young Men’s Christian Association

J.E.Hodder Williams

Association Press, 1915

15 50 Years Work Among Young Men in all Lands. A Review of the YMCA 1844-1894

Exeter Hall, London. 1894

(5 copies)

16 Report of the Thirteenth International Conference and Jubilee Celebration of YMCA

London: Exeter Hall, 1895

(3 copies.)

17 War Records of Union Defence Force Institutes (YMCA – Toc H.) 1939-1946

T.R. Ponsford

[?1946]

18 Tommy’s Triangle

A. E. Copping


19 History of the World Alliance of Young Men’s Christian Associations

Clarence Prouty Shedd,

London: SPCK for The World’s Committee of YMCA, 1955.

(5 copies)

20 Historical Records of the YMCA from 1844 to 1884

George, John Stevenson

S.W. Partridge and Co, London [1885]



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21 George Williams and the YMCA A Study in Victorian Social Attitudes

Clyde Binfield

London: Heinemann, 1973

(4 copies)

22 Youth’s Adventures with God

London: British YMCA Press

(3 copies)

23. Report of the National Commission


24 The Wholeness of Life. The Spiritual Dimension of the YMCA’S work among young people

J. Hutton, C. Quine, C. B. Reed

London: The National Council of YMCAs, 1975

(3 copies)

25 The YMCA With the Colours: a stirring chapter in the history of a great Christian enterprise

J. Kennedy Maclean and T Riddle Wilkinson

London: Marshall Brothers, Ltd [1919]

26 The School of Christ. Vol. III of the Quest. A course of Bible Study Outlines for Leaders


(2 copies)

27 Knights of the Kings Highway

W.P. Nairne

Edinburgh: Scottish YMCA, 1920

28 Drawing Strength from the Past. Documents of the YMCA Student Movement

Compiled by A. Hinding, D. Carmichael, G Dagmar, J. Jacobson, K. Lyon

May 1987

29 Our Message is Jesus Christ

London: National Council of YMCA’S of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, 1936.

(8 copies)

30 The Life of Sir George Williams

J.E.Hodder Williams

Hodder and Stoughton, London. 1908

(3 copies)

31 In the Service of Youth

Sir A. K. Yapp

London: Nisbet and Co. Ltd, 1927

(3 copies)

32 The Bridge is Love. Jottings from a Traveller’s Notebook

Hans. A. De Boer

London: Marshall, Morgan and Scott, 1958



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33 The Adventure of Youth

Arthur K. Yapp

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1929.

(3 copies)

34 Gipsy Smith. His Life and Work. By himself

London: National Council of the Evangelical Free Churches, 1903.

(2 copies)

35 “It’s a Great War”

Mary Lee

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1930

36 Jesus: Master and Lord. A course of Study Outlines for Bible Class Leaders. Vol. II

Prof. C. Harold Dodd , P.I. Painter

London: YMCA, 1928

37 The Spirit of the Game A quest, and some stories by A.E.Southon and R.W.Abernethy

Basil Mathews

London: Hodder and Stoughton [1926]

38 Fifty Years Fishing For Men

John J. Virgo

London: The Pilgrim Press, 1939

(2 copies)

39 Aunt J. Jessie Millar Wilson M.B.E. Wartime Memories of a Lady YMCA Volunteer in France 1915-

1918.

Edited by Joan.E. Duncan

Published privately. 1999

(3 copies)

40 The YMCA Physical Director

L. Bartlett, L and A. Boyd

University of Chicago Press, 1929

41 The Association Secretaryship

C.K. Ober

New York: Association Press, 1918

42 Oswald Chambers. Abandoned to God. The life story of the author of my utmost for his highest.

David McCasland

Michigan: Oswald Chambers Publication Association Ltd, 1993

(2 copies)

43 John R.Mott. 1865 – 1955. A Biography

C. Howard Hopkins

Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1979

(2 copies)



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44 The Gaucho Marin Fierro

Jose Hernandez

Instituto Cultural Walter Owen, 1967

45 Working with Organized Labor

Edited by E.C. Worman


46 Claims and opportunities of the Christian Ministry

John R. Mott

New York: YMCA Press, 1911

47 The Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions

J. R. Mott

New York: Association Press, 1946 (Vol. 1)

(2 copies)

48 The World’s Student Christian Federation

J. R. Mott

New York: Association Press, 1947 (Vol. 2.)

49 The Young Men’s Christian Association. Parts 1-3

J. R. Mott

New York: Association Press, 1947. (Vol. 3)

50 The Young Men’s Christian Association. Parts 4-6

J. R. Mott


51 The International Missionary Council

J. R. Mott


52 Selected Papers and Addresses on Evangelistic, Spiritual and Ecumenical Subjects and the Outreach

of Life and Influence.

John. R. Mott

New York: Association Press, 1947 (Vol. 6)

53 Life of Robert McBurney

L.L. Doggett


54 Jubilee of Work for Young Men in North America

New York: The International Committee of Young Men’s Christian Associations, 1901

55 Proud Heritage. A History in Pictures of the YMCA in the United States

Andrea Hinding

The Donning Company, 1988

(2 copies)



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56 Trickling Up. A strategy for development where the people at the bottom matter most

Dennis Oliver

Fiji: Lota Pasifika Productions, 1983

57 The YMCA Executive Secretary.

Lester W. Bartlett, Ralph. M. Hogan, Alden W. Boyd

Illinois: University of Chicago Press

58 Boy Behaviour

W.H. Burger

New York: YMCA Association Press

59 Men Working. The YMCA Program and the Present Needs of Youth


60 One Hundred Years of Service with Youth. The Story of the Montreal YMCA.

Harold. C. Cross

1951

61 Man and a School

Laurence Locke Doggett


62 The Executive Role in YMCA Administration.

Edited by Gren O. Pierrel


63 Association Educational Work.

Geo.B.Hodge

New York: Association Press

64 The Student Prayerbook.

New York: Haddam House Committee, Association Press, 1956

65 Twenty Five Years with the Poles

Paul. Super

USA: Paul Super Memorial Fund

(2 copies)

66 We Prisoners of War. Sixteen Soldiers Speak from a Prison Camp

Edited by Tracy Strong


(2 copies)

67 My Life with Young Men.

Richard. C. Morse


(2 copies)



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68 Young Mens Christian Association Handbook.

Edited by H.S Ninde, J.T. Bowne, and Erskine Uhl

New York: The International Committee of Young Men’s Christian Association, 1892

69 Handbook of Trail Campcraft

Edited by John.A. Ledlie


70 The Story of the Railroad “Y”

John.F. Moore


71 A History of the Young Men’s Christian Association.

Laurence L Doggett


72 A History of the Young Men’s Christian Association, Volume One.

L.L. Doggett

The International Committee of YMCA


73 Heroes

Hugh A. Morgan


74 Handbook for Comrades

International Committee of YMCA


75 A Century with Youth, 1844-1944

Eddy Sherwood


76 The Camp Program Book

Catherine T. Hammett and Virginia Musselman


77 History of YMCA Church Relations in the United States.

S.Wirt. Wiley


78 Professional Competence in the YMCA

Edited by Paul. M. Limbert


79 The YMCA in Canada.

Murray, G. Ross

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1951



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80 History of the YMCA in North America

C. Howard Hopkins


(3 copies)

81 History of the North American YMCA

Richard C. Morse


82 Year Book 1918. YMCA of North America


83 YMCA Yearbook and Official Roster for 1962

Edited by Clifford, M. Carey and Sanford. M. Reece


84 So Youth May Know

Roy. E. Dickenson


85 What is the YMCA

Paul Super


86 Four Decades of Men and Boys.

A.G. Knebel


87 The YMCA and the Making of Modern India. A centenary history

M.D. David

New Delhi: National Council of YMCA of India, 1992

(2 copies)

88 K. T. Paul. Christian Leader

H.A. Popley

Madras: The Christian Literature Society, 1987

(3 copies)

89 Die Grosse Des Kleinen Anfangs

Siegfried Fischer

ABCteam, 1982

90 Chrisstliche Jugendarbett. Was Ist Das?

Dolf Weder

Germany: CVJM Verlag, 1980

91 And You Will Live

T. Littmarck, translated by Ronald.G. Howe

Germany: Angelos Verlag, 1966



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92 Body, Mind and Spirit: YMCA Auckland celebrating 150 years: 1855-2005.

Colin Taylor

Auckland: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd, 2005

93 The YMCA in Australia

J.T. Massey

Melbourne and London: /F. W. Cheshire, 1950

94 The YMCA and the Great War

Tony Allen

Great War History No.4, Holgate Publications, 1999

(3 copies)

95 The Second Fifty Years. Buffalo YMCA 1902-1952

Kenneth C. Hausauer

96 The YMCA and the Italian Prisoners of War

Ion Megarry

Luton, England: [Printed by the Dragon Press for the World's Alliance of the Young Men's Christian

Associations, War Prisoners Aid, Geneva], [196-?]

(2 copies)

97 Service with Fighting Men, Volume One

Edited by William Howard Taft, Frederick Harris, Frederic Houston Kent & William J. Newlin


98 Service with Fighting Men, Volume Two.

Edited by William Howard Taft, Frederick Harris, Frederic Houston Kent & William J. Newlin

Association Press; New York, 1924

99 Exeter Hall and its Associations

F. M. Holmes


100 I’ll Walk Beside You. Letters from Belgium: September 1944-May 1945

Mary Trevelyan

London: Longmans, Green and Co; London, 1946

101 Builders of Men. A History of the Minneapolis YMCA: 1866-1936.

S. Birt Wiley

Florence, USA: Lehman, 1938

102 The Canadian YMCA in World War Two

Alan M. Hurst

National War Services Committee of the National Council of YMCAs of Canada

103 The YMCA and Prisoners of War. Preliminary Report of the War Prisoners Aid YMCAs during

World War Two.

Andre Vulliet

International Committee of the YMCAs, 1946



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104 Thresholds of Peace. German Prisoners and the People of Britain 1944-1948

Matthew Barry Sullivan

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1979

105 The Welcome Swede

J. Frank Diggs

New York: Vantage Press, 1988

106 The Road from Normandy

Margaret E. Chettle

Kendal: Titus Wilson & Son, 1946

107 The History of the King’s Weigh House Church

Elaine Kaye

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1968

108 Thomas Binney. His Mind, Life and Opinions

Rev E. Paxton Hood

London: James Clarke and Co, 1874

109 British Boys for British Farms

Barbara Vessey

London: YMCA

(4 copies)

110 The History of Physical Education

Fred Eugene Leonard

London: Henry Kimpton, 1947 (3rd edition)

111 Youth Organisations of Great Britain

Edited by Douglas Cooke,

London: Jordan and Sons Ltd, 1946

112 Journey of Faith. The History of the World YMCA 1945-1994

Carol Seymour-Jones

London: Allison and Busby, 1994

113 Youth in Transit, a profile of 16-25 year olds

Leslie J. Francis

Aldershot: Gower, 1982

(2 copies)

114 Experience of Adulthood, a profile of 26-39 year olds

Francis, Leslie J.

Aldershot: Gower, 1982

(2 copies)

115 Raymond Asquith: Life and Letters.

Edited by John Joliffe

London: Century, 1987



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116 It’s Grace in Retrospect.

J. Egbert Samraj,

Delhi: ISPCK, 2001

117 POW Odyssey, Recollections of Center Compound, Stalag Luft III and the Secret German Peace

Mission in World War Two

Major General Delmar T. Spivey

1984

118 The Book of Bloomsbury.

Edward Gordon and A. F. L. Deeson

London: Edward Gordon (Arts) Limited, 1950

119 Cheshunt College. The Early Years.

Edited by Edwin Welch

Hertfordshire Record Society, 1990

120 National Council of YMCAs of India Centenary 1891-1991, ‘Peace for All’.

J. Egbert Samraj,

1994

121 Mainau Memoiren.

Winifred Fischer

Insel Mainau: Angelos-Verlag, 1970

(2 copies)

122 Wir Setzen Das Leben Ein.

Paul Guiness

Stuttgart: Krenz-Verlag, 1946

123 An Event on Mercer Street. A Brief History of the YMCA of the City of New York

Terry Donoghue

124 Reliving a Century.

Paul M. Limbert

Baltmore Press Inc, 1997

125 The Distance Enchanted

Eric S. Roberts

Sheffield, 1954

126 The Religious Life of London.

By J. Ewing Ritchie,

London: Tinsley Brothers, 1870

127 Le Christ et la Vie Humaine

F W. Foerster

Geneva: Comite Universal Des Unions Chretiennes de Jeunos Gens, 1924

128 Glauben Wagen Handeln

Walter Stursberg

Wuppertal: Aussaat Verlag, 1977



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129 British YMCA Convention

Bristol, 1953

130 The Guide: A Help to Personal Progress. No. 97-108 January-December 1888

William Love

Glasgow, 1888

131 Stand Firm.

Geneva: War Prisoners’ Aid of the YMCA, 1945

132 The Father and Son. Y-Indian Guides

New York: Associated Press, 1962

133 Springfield College Undergraduate Bulletin 1989-90.

Springfield College

134 27th International Convention of YMCAs, San Francisco, May 11-15, 1887; and the Year Book for

1887.

The International Committee

135 Present-Day YMCA – Church relations in the United States


136 Discovering the YMCA

National Council of YMCAs, USA, 1984

137 A Complete Exercise Plan for Girls 12 to 18

The President’s Council on Physical Fitness

138 The YMCA at work in the Inner City.

Edited by Richard E Hamlin, John C. O’Melia Jnr

New York: Association Press,

139 Achieving and Maintaining Professional Competence in the YMCA

Jay A Urice


(2 copies)

140 Organisation and Program of a Young Men’s Industrial Club

William F. Meyer Jnr


141 Guideposts to Effective YMCA Management.

Harold A Mullen


142 Determining Operating Costs in Local YMCAs

National Board of YMCAs, 1960



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143 Human Consequences of Urbanization: ‘Reaching Out to Serve’. Second YMCA World Urban

Conference, Toronto and Geneva Park, October 16-21, 1983

144 YMCA Camping. An Abbreviated History

Eugene A Turner Jnr.

National Council of YMCAs; USA, 1984

145 The Revolution of the Young.

Bruce B. Maguire

New York: National Council of YMCAs, 1969

146 More than mere words. The YMCA Statement of Purpose

Ronald T.Evans and Richard L. Batchelder

New York: National Council of YMCAs, 1972

147 Y-Phalanz Manual.


148 100 Years of YMCA Camping 1885-1985. ‘Songs we sang’

Camping Centennial Consultation, YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, Colorado, September 30-

October 3, 1984

149 Association Accounting

Edited by Leslie J. Tompkins

Association Press; New York, 1954

150 Ten Critical Forces Challenge YMCA Camping

Charles C. Kujawa

New York: National Board of YMCAs

151 Partners in Service

New York: National Council YMCA

152 Foreign Work Prayer Book

National Council of the YMCAs of the USA, New York

153 Young Men Speak.

Edited by Ray E. Johns and Clifford M. Carey

New York: Association Press for International Committee of YMCAs, 1940

154 Introduction to Leadership of Boys’ Clubs in the YMCA.

George B. Corwin and Ruth Layton


155 Camp Counselors’ Manual.

John A. Ledlie and F. W. Holbein

New York: Association Press; New York, 1963

156 Gra-Y Manual for Leaders




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157 Education. Its Spiritual Basis and Social Ideals.

London: Teachers’ Christian Union (associated with the YMCA and YWCA), 1918

158 The YMCA and Adult Education.

Z. F. Willis

London: Sidgwick and Jackson Ltd, 1928.

(2 copies)

159 The Manhood of the Master.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

London: Student Christian Movement, 1925

160 Young and Unemployed.

Leslie J. Francis

Costello, 1984

161 Training a Staff.

By Paul Super

Association Press, 1920

162 Basic Physical Education in the YMCA.

Harold T Friermood and J. Wesley McVicar


163 World Service.

Kenneth Scott Latourette


164 A Guide to Worship in Central London.

Edited by Howard Willows

London Central YMCA, 1988

(2 copies)

165 The Wheelchair Guide to London.

London Central YMCA in association with The Rotary Club of London and the Manpower Services

Commission, 1984

166 125 Years German YMCA in London 1860-1985.

Bernd W.Hildebrandt

167 Christian Service in Youth Clubs.

G. J. Venables

Crusade reprint, 1959

168 Changing Needs and New Perspectives

The Report of the YMCA National Commission 1968-1970

(2 copies)

169 George Williams in Context.

Clyde Binfield.

Sheffield Academic Press in association with YMCA England (2 copies)



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170 Badges in the Chalk.

Laurence Combes

171 Report of the National Commission.

New York: National Council of YMCAs Inc, 1936

172 Ypres-Yper. A few notes on its History before the War – with a plan of the town

C. J. Magrath

London: The Red Triangle Press

173 The Place of Sex in the Christian Life

Z. F. Willis

World’s Conferences YMCA Toronto 1931. Seminar Paper No.8.

174 Bangor Calling.

KennethSlack

Wallington, Surrey: The Religious Education Press Ltd, 1951

175 Song and Service Book for Ship and Field. Army and Navy.

Edited by Ivan L. Bennett

New York: A. S. Barnes and Co Inc, 1942

176 Heartbeat of a City. Mobile, Alabama

Arthur Gordon

Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, 1974

177 Hard Up Husband. James Turner’s Diary. Halifax, 1881/2.

Ellisons’ Editions [1981]

178 Don’t Fence Me In.

Ray Davey, 1946

179 The Red Triangle Handbook.

London: The Red Triangle Press; 1917

180 A Book of Prayers, Hymns and Services for the Armed Forces.

New York: The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, 1952

181 Character Building Clubs for Boys.

Sydney H. Baker

YMCA Boys’ Department; London, 1919

182 Australian Report of Meetings of the Enlarged World’s YMCA Committee and War Prisoners Aid of

YMCA held at Geneva, 1946

183 An Introduction to Group Work Skill

Fred Milson

London and Boston: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1973



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184 The YMCA and Christian Unity

Sir Frank.Willis

185 Fireside Talks and Discussion Groups

A. Clifford Hall

London: British YMCA Press, 4th edition (revised), 1933

186 'Sir George Williams Tour'

Geoffrey Palmer

[2016] reprint of essay published in February 1991

187 ‘Bargoed YMCA: 75th Anniversary 1938-2013’, with over 300 photographs

Graham W. G. Davies

Abertilly, Gwent: Old Bakehouse Publications, 2013

(Acc 2018/78)

188 A Soldiers’ Guide to Bangalore

Published by the Army YMCA, Bangalore, 1917

(Acc 2019/89)