Young Men's Christian Association (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Faburn E. DeFrantz "To Kathy and David" memoir and photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1006
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of a typed 152 page memoir by Faburn E. DeFrantz circa 1952. Written for his first two grandchildren, Kathy and David, he relates his early life in Topeka, Kansas and his many experiences while working for the Senate Avenue YMCA in Indianapolis, Indiana. DeFrantz also discusses his stand against the Ku Klux Klan, his opposition to segregation in public schools, segregated housing at state universities, the 'policycrats', and his retirement.
Dates:
circa 1952
Indianapolis Young Men's Christian Association records
Collection
Identifier: L406
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mainly of correspondence, bylaws, reports, meeting minutes, financial papers, pamphlets, publications and committee records from the Indianapolis Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), ranging from 1943 to 1961, regarding the organization and its activities, including fundraising, programming, and collaborative efforts between the YMCA and YWCA.
Dates:
1940-1961
World War I, Indiana War Records, Colored Section documents
Collection — Folder: S0730
Identifier: S0730
Scope and Contents
This collection, authored by Elder Watson Diggs, includes data bearing upon the part in which colored citizens of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana took in World War I ranging from 1917 to 1919.
Dates:
1917-1919
Young Men's Christian Association Service Men's Center collection
Collection
Identifier: L226
Scope and Contents
This collection includes reports from Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Service Men's Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1965 to 1969, regarding center and its activities. There are also correspondence, notes, invoices, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and photographs concerning Veteran's Day celebrations.
Dates:
1965-1969
