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Collection
YMCA, YWCA Records
Title
YMCA, YWCA Records
Object ID
MG0319
Date Range
1859-1961
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org YMCA, YWCA Records, 1859-1961 Object ID: MG0319 1 box 19 folders .25 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 8 Scope and Content Note
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Collection
YMCA, YWCA Records
Title
YMCA, YWCA Records
Description
This collection contains papers and records of the YMCA and YWCA in Lancaster, including the 1859 constitution and by-laws of the YMCA. Newsletters for both organizations outline services and classes offered, lecture series, meetings, and information about health and fitness. Brochures advertise Camp Shand and Camp Totem from 1947-1961. Several items list committee members and officers for the associations.
System of Arrangement
The collection is divided into two series:
Series 1 YMCA
Series 2 YWCA
Date Range
1859-1961
Year Range From
1859
Year Range To
1961
Date of Accumulation
1859-1961
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
Subjects
Business records
Newsletters
YMCA of the USA
Young Women's Christian Association
Search Terms
Business records
Camp Shand
Camp Totem
Finding aids
Kepler Lodge
Manuscript groups
Newsletters
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
YWCA
Extent
1 box, 19 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0319
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), YMCA, YWCA Records (MG0319), Series #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-319
Classification
MG0319
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 10 February 2022.
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Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Scrapbook of Grace Anna Brosius Biddle
Object ID
MG0434_Box097_It01
Date Range
1911-1926
Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Scrapbook of Grace Anna Brosius Biddle
Description
Scrapbook of Grace Anna Brosius Biddle, 1911-1926. This scrapbook chronicles the social life of Grace and the political, service, and religious life of her husband, Clement M. Biddle. The volume contains newspaper and magazine clippings, church bulletins, event programs, photographs, and correspondence. The newspaper clippings, from French and American publications, pertain to YMCA/YWCA campaigns, World War I volunteer and post-war relief efforts, travel overseas, and local and national events. The ephemera includes announcements of Swarthmore College alumni events in Mount Vernon, New York.
Admin/Biographical History
Grace Anna Brosius was the daughter of Hon. Marriott Henry Brosius and Elizabeth Jackson Coates Brosius of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She attended Swarthmore College from 1895-1897. She married Clement Miller Biddle (1876-1959) on 28 November 1900 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
https://www.geni.com/people/Hon-Marriott-Brosius/6000000006598453470
https://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/agents/people/16142
https://archive.org/stream/biddlefamilygene00gayp/biddlefamilygene00gayp_djvu.txt
Date Range
1911-1926
Creation Date
1911-1926
Year Range From
1911
Year Range To
1926
Creator
Biddle, Grace Anna Brosius, 1877-1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 22
People
Biddle, Grace Anna Brosius
Biddle, Clement Miller
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conference on the Limitation of Armament (1921-1922 : Washington, D.C.)
Conscientious objectors
Democratic National Convention (1924 : New York, N.Y.)
Ephemera
League of Nations
Liberty bonds
National Council for Prevention of War (Great Britain)
Prohibition
Quakers
Scrapbooks
Treaty of Lausanne (1923 July 24)
Treaty of Versailles (1919 June 28)
Victory gardens
War relief
World War, 1914-1918
YMCA of the USA
Young Women's Christian Association
Search Terms
American Red Cross
City Boys' Club
Clayton Antitrust Act
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conscientious objectors
Democratic National Convention, New York, NY, 1924
Disarmament Conference
Ephemera
Friends' Intelligencer
League of Nations
Liberty loans
National Council for Prevention of War
New York Federal Food Board
Newspaper clippings
Pacifists
Primrose Club
Prohibition
Quakers
Rotary International
Scrapbooks
Swarthmore College
Treaty of Lausanne
Treaty of Versailles, 1919
Victory gardens
War relief
Washington, DC
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
World War I
WWI
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
YWCA
Extent
1 volume
Object Name
Scrapbook
Language
English
Object ID
MG0434_Box097_It01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College:
Swarthmore College Photograph Albums (SFHL-PA-010)
Biddle Family Papers (SFHL-RG5-177)
Related Item Notes
Scrapbooks:
1898-1900 (MG0434_Box096)
1926-1937 (MG0434_Box097_It02)
1935-1959 (MG0434_Box098)
Photograph albums and loose photographs (Grace Anna Brosius Biddle Collection)
Album 1, 1900s-1940s (GB-01-01-001 to GB-01-01-111)
Album 2, 1900-1907 (GB-01-02-01 to GB-01-02-41)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Scrapbook Collection (MG0434), Box #, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org for permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2011.Malin
Other Numbers
MG-434
Other Number
MG-434, Box 97, Item 1
Classification
MG0434
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 13 April 2022.
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Collection
World War I Collection
Title
World War I Collection
Object ID
MG0045
Date Range
1916-1972
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Collection
World War I Collection
Title
World War I Collection
Description
The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.
Date Range
1916-1972
Year Range From
1916
Year Range To
1972
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Andrews, David F.
Benda, W. T.
Beneker, Gerrit A.
Boyce, C. M.
Breitigan, Abraham
Brenner, William A.
Brown, Arthur William
Bryson, Raymond
Bull, Charles Livingston
Carbaugh, Calvin A.
Chambers, Charles E.
Christy, Howard Chandler
Cover, Martin
Culp, Guy
Daugherty, James A.
Davis, Robert Courtney
De Maris, Walter
Dommel, Elmer
Drepperd, C. W.
Eschbach, H. H.
Fergeson, George
Fisher, Harrison
Foringer, A. E.
Forsythe, Clyde
France, Charles
Fulton, Hugh R.
Gibble, Ammon
Griest, William Walton
Habel, Albert A.
Harner, Marvin
Helwig, John W.
Hendee, A.
Hiemenz, Edward A.
Hiestand, Benjamin
Hottenstein, H.
Kahl, William
Kellish, William
Kimmel, Harry
Krone, Herbert D.
Landis, Estes B.
Leber, Paul Revere
Lundy, Edwin H.
Lyons, Julius
Matricardi, Frank
McFarland, Owen
McKee, W. M.
Miller, Peter
Moore, Luther
Musser, John W.
Myers, S. W.
O'Bryen, Benjamin Frank
Orr, Alfred Everitt
Palm, Elam B.
Shafer, L. A.
Shenk, Roy
Shoop, J. M.
Small, W. F.
Snyder, James H.
Tittle, Walter
Usner, Isaac L.
Volk, Douglas
Wauk, S. J.
Worthington, Henry H.
Zellers, George
Subjects
Alco-Gravure
American Lithographic Co.
E. Ketterlinus & Co.
Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co.
Fatherless Children of France (Organization)
Lithography
Posters
Rusling Wood, Litho.
Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. & Prt. Co.
Scrapbooks
Strobridge Lithographing Company
United States. Army
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 28th
Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
W.F. Powers Co.
William H. Forbes & Company
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
YMCA of the USA
Search Terms
28th Division
Alco-Gravure
Ambulance Company No. 111
American Expeditionary Forces, Ambulance Company No. 111
American Lithographic Company
American Red Cross
Committee on Public Information Division of Pictorial Society
E. Ketterlinus and Company
Edwards and Deutsch Lithographic Company
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Fatherless Children of France (Organization)
Finding aids
Haywood Strasser and Voigt Lithographic Company
Lithography
Manuscript groups
Military draft cards
Posters
Prohibition
Rotoprint Gravure Company
Rusling Wood, Litho.
Sackett and Wilhelms Lithographing and Printing Company
Scrapbooks
Strobridge Lithographing Company
United States Army
United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces
United States Army, Infantry Division, 28th
Veterans
W. F. Powers Company
William H. Forbes and Company
World War I
WWI
YMCA
Commission for Relief in Belgium
Extent
1 box, 49 folders, 31 posters, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0045
Related Item Notes
MG-28 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
MG-0028 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Additional Notes
The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-45
Classification
MG0045
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged before 1997. Items have been added to the collection since 1997 and the finding aid has been revised accordingly. Added to database on 19 July 2017.
Images
Documents
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Collection
Lancaster Magazine Photograph Collection
Object ID
LM-01-01-06
Date Range
1909
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster Magazine Photograph Collection
Description
Gym class at the YMCA under Prof. Prechtel
Provenance
Donated by Lancaster Magazine
Date Range
1909
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Young Men's Christian Association
YMCA
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 2.5 inches
Object ID
LM-01-01-06
Images
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Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Lancaster YMCA cafeteria with servers and customers.
Object ID
D-02-05-16
Date Range
February 10, 1930
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Lancaster YMCA cafeteria with servers and customers.
Description
Lancaster YMCA cafeteria with servers and customers.
Date Range
February 10, 1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
YMCA
Cafeterias
Young Men's Christian Association
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
7 x 11 inches
Print Size
7 x 11 inches
Object ID
D-02-05-16
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
710-1041
Images
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Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Object ID
A-08-01-05
Date Range
c. 1900
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Description
The Lancaster YMCA Gymnastics Team solidly pose for a team picture
Date Range
c. 1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sports
Gymnastics
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
2.25 x 2.75 inches
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
A-08-01-05
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
L-12
Images
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Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Object ID
A-08-01-08
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Description
A holiday gathering at the Lancaster YMCA. This event is the annual Father-Son Banquet held during the Christmas season.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Banquets
Christmas
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
2.25 x 2.75 inches
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
A-08-01-08
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
L-18
Images
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Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Object ID
A-08-01-09
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Description
The Employed Boys Club of the Lancaster YMCA pose for a group picture on the steps of the YMCA building.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
2.25 x 2.75 inches
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
A-08-01-09
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
L-20
Images
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Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Object ID
A-08-01-10
Date Range
June 9, 1938
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Description
The YMCA Junior Tumblers from 1937-38 pose for a team picture. Photo appeared on a certificate given to each participant.
Date Range
June 9, 1938
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Gymnastics
Sports
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
2.25 x 2.75 inches
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
A-08-01-10
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
L-21
Images
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Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Object ID
A-09-01-94
Date Range
c. 1955
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Description
Lancaster YMCA at Camp Shand, Carlisle.
Date Range
c. 1955
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Camp Shand
Young Men's Christian Association
YMCA
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
2.25 x 2.75 inches
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
A-09-01-94
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
PC-137
Images
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