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| The Y Archives includes administrative records, personal papers, printed materials, photographs, audio and video recordings, and artifacts and memorabilia. As a result of the Y's long-standing practice of retaining the documentation of its activities, it is possible for both outside researchers and Y staff to explore in depth the evolution of hundreds of program initiatives that have taken place at the Y and its affiliated organizations since 1874. |
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| The principal organizations whose records are in the Y Archives are: |
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- Young Men's Hebrew Association, 1874-1945
- Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association, 1945-date
- Young Women's Hebrew Association, 1902-1945
- Clara de Hirsch Home for Working Girls, 1897-1962
- Surprise Lake Camp of the Educational Alliance and Young Men's Hebrew Association, 1902-1976
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The 92nd Street Y Archives was established in 1980 with the support of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The Y was the beneficiary of a NEH grant from 2003 to 2005 to process significant archival collections and create public access through online finding aids. With the support of a grant from Save America's Treasures, the Y embarked in 2005 on a two-year project to preserve through digitization, and provide public access to, the historic literary recordings of the Unterberg Poetry Center.
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