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Credited with establishing a YMCA branch on the Gettysburg College campus in 1867, Robert Weidensall (1836 - 1922) was elected the first national field secretary of the International Committee of the YMCA in 1868, a position which he held until his retirement in 1918.
The collection is almost exclusively comprised of materials relating to Weidensall's work with the International YMCA, much of it authored by himself. No personal information other than his employment history with the association is included.
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Publication Date
January 2002
Keywords
Robert Weidensall, Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania College, YMCA, Construction Corps
Disciplines
Cultural History | History | Labor History | Social History | United States History
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This finding aid appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Ameduri, Christine M., "MS-012: Robert Weidensall Collection" (January 2002). Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids. Special Collection and College Archives, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College.
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Finding Aid
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