NCC: Young Men's Christian Association/Young Women's Christian Association files

Collection

Identifier: NCCA-C129

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Series 1: Files, 1873-1957. Series 2: Student Handbooks, 1873-1950. See series descriptions for further details.

Dates

1873 - 1957

Biographical / Historical

The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was created in 1873 after Robert Weidensall, Secretary of the International Committee of the YMCA, came to North Central College (then called North-Western College) and organized a student chapter on campus. The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), originally called the Young Ladies’ Christian Association, was organized by a professor, Mrs. Nancy Cunningham Knickerbocker, in 1875. The purpose of the YMCA and YWCA was to promote the growth of religious life in everyday life through daily prayer, support for missions, and Bible classes.

Extent

4.2 Linear Feet (6 manuscript, letter-sized boxes, 2 manuscript, legal-sized boxes, 1 oversized box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Series 1: Alphabetical, then chronological, with joint YMCA/YWCA materials last Series 2: Chronological

Processing Information

The base collection of the College Archives had no inherent order. The Archives created this series out of the base collection in 1999.

Record Groups

- 13. Student Life

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: NCC: Young Men's Christian Association/Young Women's Christian Association files, 1873-1957
Status: Completed
Author: Kimberly Jacobsen Butler, Archivist; Megan Bufton, Archives Student Assistant; Kimberly James, Archives Student Assistant
Date: 04-2005
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin