MenuInventory of the Young Men's--Young Women's Christian Association at Duke University records, 1968-1979
Abstract
The Young Men's-Young Women's Christian Association was created in 1969, an apparent merger of the men's and women's Y's elements. The YM-YWCA was a student religious organization operating within the Religious Activities Department and overseen by an advisory board and advised by the Associate Directors of Religious Activities.
The collection contains material pertaining to the activities and organization of the YM-YWCA including annual reports, flyers, handbooks, directories, and materials documenting the joint efforts of the YMCA and YWCA around the same period. The dates in the collection range from circa 1968-1979.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- University Archives, Duke University
- Creator
- YM-YWCA at Duke University.
- Title
- Young Men's--Young Women's Christian Association at Duke University records, 1968-1979
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 3.0 Linear Feet, 1,000 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Collection contains material pertaining to the activities and organization of the YM-YWCA, a social activist religious group, including annual reports, flyers, handbooks, directories, and materials documenting the joint efforts of the YMCA and YWCA around the same period. Includes the logbook (1972/1973; restricted) and related material of the organization’s Draft Counseling and Information Center; "A White Paper on Institutional Racism at Duke: The Curriculum" (1972); listings of vocations for social change produced by OPT, its center for social change information; and copies of the handbook, The University Experience (1969/1970-1978/1979). The handbooks include essays on race relations, sexuality, civil rights and social change, and the experiences of foreign and minority students, as well as University history and administrative information. In an annual report (1970/1971) the book is said to have changed from "a book of interesting facts and figures" to "a rather controversial" alternative view of the University.
Also present in the collection are the records of the Institute for Nonviolent Study and Action (INSA) which was a leftist, activist agency of the Duke YM-YWCA. Their records include brochures, flyers, newsletters, manuals, and information concerning political and social issues of the early 1970s, and activities of the INSA. A sampling of topics include: Buddhism and nonviolence, Indochina; history, politics, and culture during the war, Cuba, UMWA (United Mine Workers Association), University investment, War -- bombing effects, and Wounded Knee. The INSA also collected flyers, brochures, and other printed matter from national organizations. Some organizations include: Committee on New Alternatives in the Middle East, Gandhi Peace Foundation, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and New American Movement.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Contents of the Collection
Browse List of Series
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Expand AllThe Institute for Nonviolent Study and Action was a leftist, activist agency of the Duke YM-YWCA. This series include brochures, flyers, manuals, and information concerning political and social issues of the early 1970s, and activities of the INSA.
National Organizations, 1970s
This series include brochures, flyers, and information produced by national organizations and collected by the Institute for Nonviolent Study and Action concerning political and social issues of the early 1970s.
Duke YM-YWCA,
Series contains material pertaining to the activities and organization of the YM-YWCA including annual reports, flyers, handbooks, directories, and materials documenting the joint efforts of the YMCA and YWCA around the same period.
Historical Note
A student religious organization operating within the Religious Activities Department and overseen by an advisory board and advised by the Associate Directors of Religious Activities. The YM-YWCA was created in 1969 in an apparent merger of elements of the men's and women's Y's. Among the activities undertaken by the organization were draft counseling, the promotion of vocation for social change, support and/or sponsorship of Black Days in Durham and selective buying campaigns, an international Christmas Bazaar, and the sponsorship of films and presentation of lectures by activists such as Dave Dellinger, Reed Kramer, Ben Ruffin, and Rennie Davis. The organization apparently ceased functioning around 1980-1981.
Subject Headings
- African Americans--North Carolina--Durham--Rallies, demonstrations, etc.
- College students--North Carolina--Durham--Political activity.
- College students--North Carolina--Durham--Sexual behavior.
- Duke University--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Duke University--Students--Public services.
- Duke University--Religious Activities.
- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Protest movements.
- Young Men's Christian Association.
- Young Women's Christian Association.
Related Material
- Young Women's Christian Association. Duke University Chapter records, 1908-1971. (University Archive, Duke University.)
- Young Men's Christian Association. Duke University Chapter records, 1920-1969. (University Archive, Duke University.)
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Young Men's--Young Women's Christian Association at Duke University records, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Young Men's--Young Women's Christian Association at Duke University records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1975-1978, 1983.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives Staff, December 2006
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, April 2006
Accessions 75-34, 75-74, 77-171, 78-142, 83-77 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.