Finding aid for the Young Men's Christian Association (Toledo, Ohio) Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Young Men's Christian Association (Toledo, Ohio)
Title: Young Men's Christian Association (Toledo, Ohio) Records
Dates: 1887-1889
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: This local branch of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in 1865, in Toledo, Ohio. The collection consists of committee, class, lecture, membership, and Junior Dept. records. Includes records of the Soul Winner's League, Toledo, Ohio, which was composed of Y.M.C.A. members who were preparing for "active service for the salvation of unconverted Young Men."
MS Number MS 0560
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Young Men's Christian Association (Toledo, Ohio) Records, 1887-1889, consist of committee, class, lecture, membership, and Junior Dept. records. Includes records of the Soul Winner's League, Toledo, Ohio, which was composed of Y.M.C.A. members who were preparing for "active service for the salvation of unconverted Young Men."

This collection will be useful to researcher studying the history of Toledo, Ohio, and the Young Men's Christian Association there in the 1880s. Those studying religiously-based organizations for men and boys will find this collection useful.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by subject and is maintained in one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Boys -- Ohio -- Toledo -- Societies and clubs.
Church charities -- Ohio -- Toledo.
Clubs -- Ohio -- Toledo.
Men -- Ohio -- Toledo -- Societies and clubs.
Missionaries -- Training of -- Ohio -- Toledo.
Toledo (Ohio) -- Religious life and customs -- History -- Sources.
Young Men's Christian Association (Toledo, Ohio)

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 560 Young Men's Christian Association (Toledo, Ohio) Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio