Kitchener-Waterloo Young Men's Christian Association.
Kitchener-Waterloo Young Men's Christian Association fonds. - 1895-1992.
ca. 8 m of textual records and other material
The Berlin Young Men's Christian Association was founded in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ont., by a group described as"spiritually-minded Christians, eager to promote the spiritual welfare of Young men and Boys of the City." (J. F. Honsberger, 6.2.1) The first officers were all prominent community members: President E. P. Clement, Vice-President Louis J. Breithaupt, Recording Secretary T. M. Turnbull, and Treasurer E. D. Lang. Active until 1906 when financial difficulties and limited facilities made it necessary to cease local operations, the Association was reconstituted in 1919 when a large fund-raising campaign resulted in the building of the structure at the corner of Queen and Weber Streets in Kitchener. This building remained its headquarters until the Association moved to its present locations on Carwood Ave. in Kitchener and Lincoln Road in Waterloo.
The completed YMCA headquarters, early in 1922.
The earliest records are those of the Berlin Young Men's Christian Association and consist of the hand-written Minutes of the first Board of Directors (1895-1906) and the original Treasurer's book documenting the Association's early financial transactions. Records documenting the Kitchener-Waterloo Young Men's Association date from 1919 to the present, with many gaps, and include annual reports, returns to the Provincial Secretary, Minutes of the Board of directors and its committees, financial records, legal records relating to land transactions, and records relating to buildings and facilities, staff, and programs. Records relating to the K-W Y's Men's Club, Delta Phalanx, the Spokes Club, and Pan Politae are also present. Also included are photographs, slides, ephemera, scrapbooks, and realia.
Title based on contents of the fonds.
Includes ca. 5 m. of textual records, ca. 1600 slides, 1 m. of photographs, 1 film, 1 sound recording, 4 sound cassettes, 1.5 m. of realia.
Donated by the Kitchener-Waterloo Young Men's Christian Association in 1994.
Arranged in two sous-fonds, the Berlin Young Men's Christian Association (1895-1906) and the Kitchener-Waterloo Young Men's Christian Association (1919- ). The latter is arranged in twelve series: 1. Association Records, 2. Organization and Administration, 3. Programs and Activities, 4. Buildings and Property, 5. Club Records, 6. About the Y (Scrapbooks, Histories, etc.), 7. Ephemera, 8. Slides, 9. Photograph Albums, 10. Photographs, 11. Other Media, 12. Realia.
Some files contain personal information and may be restricted.
Detailed finding aid available.
Call number: GA86
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