Student Organizations. Young Men's Christian Association Records
The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) began in 1844 in the United Kingdom, with its first U.S. chapter opening in 1851. Wake Forest College's chapter appears to have started in 1898, and ended sometime around 1923. This collection contains a record book, with a constitution for the organization, member lists, and meeting minutes, and reports and notes.
Biographical and Historical Note
The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) began in 1844 in the United Kingdom, with its first U.S. chapter opening in 1851 in Boston, Massachusetts. Wake Forest College's chapter appears to have started in 1898 and closed after 1923. People named in the minutes include T. Neill Johnson (1898), E. L. Womble (1898), W. W. Barnes (1904), S. G. Flournoy (1901), W. H. Weatherspoon (1907), Hubert Poteat (1906), J. Melville Broughton, Jr. (1910), and W. F. Herring.
Collection Overview
This collection contains a record book and some reports and notes. The record book covers 1898-1912 and includes a constitution for the organization, member lists, and meeting minutes.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by Stephanie Bennett and Kendall John, 2020
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open for researchers.
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- Preferred Citation
- Student Organizations. Young Men's Christian Association Records (RG8.5), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.