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Young Men's Christian Association
Title
Young Men's Christian Association
Description
Photos, illustrations, and information on the Young Men's Christian Association, or Y. M. C. A. in Kansas City, established here in 1860 (by Reverend W. M. Leftwich, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at about 5th and Delaware Streets) after being formed in England in 1844. Descriptions and depictions of the various YMCA buildings here, including those Downtown (1887 at 9th and Locust Streets, 1907 at 10th and Oak Streets, both demolished) and elsewhere (1914 at 18th and Paseo Boulevards and later at 3800 Linwood Boulevard, etc.).
Object Type
Vertical File
Max Yergan
Title
Max Yergan
Description
File contains publicity information for Max Yergan, Director of the International Committee on African Affairs of the Y.M.C.A.
Object Type
Vertical File
YMCA Building Cornerstone Ceremony
Title
YMCA Building Cornerstone Ceremony
Description
Crowd scene at the laying of the cornerstone of the YMCA by President Grover Cleveland; located at 9th and Locust.
Date
1887-10-13
Object Type
Photograph
YMCA Building
Title
YMCA Building
Description
Postcard of the YMCA Building on the Paseo between 18th and 19th streets.
Object Type
Postcard
YMCA Building
Title
YMCA Building
Description
Postcard of the YMCA Building.
Object Type
Postcard
YMCA
Title
YMCA
Description
Interior view of a study class in session at the YMCA, Kansas City, Missouri.
Date
1930~
Object Type
Photograph
Blue Valley YMCA
Title
Blue Valley YMCA
Description
Photograph circa 1980s of a building at 6604 E 12th Street, at the corner of 12th and Bennington. At the time of the photograph, it housed the Nor-Val-Ea YMCA.
Date
1980~/1989~
Object Type
Photograph
Looking West from Y.M.C.A. Building
Title
Looking West from Y.M.C.A. Building
Description
Postcard view of Downtown Kansas City, looking West from the roof of the Y.M.C.A. Building at 10th and Oak Street
Date
1911~
Object Type
Postcard
Young Men's Christian Association
Title
Young Men's Christian Association
Description
Folder contains a variety of material including published brochures, programs, tributes, etc., as well as mimeographed material that refer to different YMCA groups in Kansas City. Includes tributes to former mayor Henry Beardsley who at one time was President of the Board of the group. The vertical files in this collection were formerly a part of the department's regular vertical files.
Date
1920/1960
Object Type
Archival Material
Progress Club Building
Title
Progress Club Building
Description
Photograph of the Progress Club, built in 1893, designed by Kansas City architects Louis Curtiss and Frederick Gunn. It housed Kansas City's first Jewish social group, the Progress Club, formed in 1881. Later, circa 1915, it housed the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). The building was added to the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Date
1975~
Object Type
Photograph
Big Downtown 'Y' Proposed
Title
Big Downtown 'Y' Proposed
Description
The YMCA at 10th and Oak streets has been closed from 30 years. It was razed in 1999 to "make way for Ilus W. Davis Park." David Byrd, who became president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Kansas City in 2010 "wants to build a major Downtown Y to serve as the health and social hub for a revived city center." Five potential sites have been identified and residents of downtown and emplyees are being surveyed for opinions. At present, Kansas City has a small YMCA that opened in 1989 in a historic building in the Quality Hill district.
Date
2011-12-17
Object Type
Newspaper Article
Big Plans Downtown
Title
Big Plans Downtown
Description
Article on the YMCA of Greater Kansas City's plans to overhaul the city's network of facilities. The organization intends to build a new Y downtown to open in 2016 and renovate the Linwood YMCA at 3800 E. Linwood and the Atchison Family YMCA in Atchison, Kansas. The organization also plans to close three facilities that have been struggling financially: Independence Family UMCA at 14001 E. 32 Street; Richard C. Green Street Family YMCA at 10301 E. Missouri 350 in Raytown; and the 8th Street Family YMCA at 900 N. Eighth Street in Kansas City, Kansas. CEO David Byrd states the decision was made in response to a two-year review of the organization's operations.
Date
2013-03-12
Object Type
Newspaper Article
Future: The Newsweekly for Today
Title
Future: The Newsweekly for Today
Description
Issue of the anti-corruption, Kansas City-based newspaper, Future: The Newsweekly for Today. The front page includes an article, continued on page 8, with a photo and description of Kansas City FBI agent Lieutenant William Gordon, "commended by J. Edgar Hoover," in an article about the crime-fighting operations of the Federal Bureau of Investigations and its relation to Kansas City crime. Sheriff Bash, Chief Coffey, Director Reppert, Chief of Detectives Thomas Higgins, and Lieutenant George Rayen are also discussed. Other featured articles include: “Journey to the K.C. Market” (pp. 2 & 6), about visiting the City Market, where the vendors are described as local farmers or Greek importers and noting the bad car and trolley traffic; “Nicking Street Car Riders’ Nickels” (p. 3), photo and biographical article about Brigadier-General E. M. Stayton, "Kansas City street railway commissioner," resident of Independence, and former teacher in Independence starting in 1907. Description of his "farcical" role in actual city government and high salary coming from the Pendergast machine; “Sock! Splat!” (p. 3), about boxing competitions at International Arena, at 15th & Troost, attended by “the henchmen of Boss Cash Welch”; “The King’s Men” (p. 4), arguing that there is no hope for clean government from local and state leadership, but expressing hope for better leadership from Senators Bennett Clark and Harry Truman and encouraging readers “to work, day and night, … to vote against the existing regime”; and “May We Present Thomas Leslie Johnson” (p. 5), photo and biographical article about Thomas Leslie Johnson, or Thomas Johnson, "insurance executive, churchman, Y. M. C. A. leader and all around efficient citizen of this community," growing up in Kansas City; also included in the newspaper are advertisements for local businesses and articles on sports, fashion, finance, cooking, music, letters to the editor, and national and international news.
Date
1935-02-08
Object Type
Newspaper
Paseo YMCA and YWCA
Title
Paseo YMCA and YWCA
Description
Chapter on the YMCA and YWCA near 19th and Paseo and their importance to African Americans in Kansas City. The Paseo YMCA was seen as "the largest single enterprise" in the community. Its meeting rooms were used for a variety of organizations and it offered shelter to newcomers to the city. Biographical information on Frank A. Harris, p. 136; G. Archibald Gregg, 152-153; Ida M. Bowman Becks p. 143 - 145; Myrtle Foster Todd Cook, p. 145-147.
Date
2006
Object Type
Book Section
Paseo YMCA Building
Title
Paseo YMCA Building
Description
View looking west of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Building at 1822-1828 Paseo Boulevard.
Date
1950~
Object Type
Photograph
K. C.: A History of Kansas City, Missouri
Title
K. C.: A History of Kansas City, Missouri
Description
Photo and biographical sketches of Kansas City Mayor Henry Beardsley and his civic activities, including work with city charters, civic reform, and YMCAs.
Date
1978
Object Type
Book