Greenpoint YMCA Congress Alumni scrapbooks
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Abstract
This collection includes two unbound scrapbooks of materials documenting the activities of the Greenpoint YMCA Congress Alumni during the period 1895 to 1958. Materials include tickets, photographs, news clippings, lists of members, programs, and menus.
Historical note
The Greenpoint YMCA was organized in 1885 and moved to a permanent building at 224-226 Manhattan Avenue in 1889. From 1894 to 1898, the Greenpoint YMCA organized a Congress where students, assigned to represent a state, received training in public speaking and civic issues. In 1905, former members of the Congress formed the Congress Alumni, which functioned as a civic and social group until 1956.
Arrangement
The loose scrapbook pages are arranged into two folders.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two unbound scrapbooks of materials documenting the activities of the Greenpoint YMCA Congress Alumni during the period 1895 to 1958. Materials include tickets, photographs, news clippings, list of members, programs, and menus.
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Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Greenpoint YMCA Congress Alumni scrapbooks, 1977.130, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dwight N. Wardwell, 1959.
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Processing Information
Minimally processed to the collection level. This collection was reprocessed and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in November 2023.
