Armory Hill YMCA (Springfield, Mass.)
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Springfield Massachusetts YMCA Papers
Collection — Boxes 01-13
Identifier: MS-523
Abstract
The Springfield Massachusetts YMCA was one of the first YMCAs to be established in North America after Montreal and Boston. The first meeting was held on May 3rd, 1852 at the Old First Church on Court Square. Soon disbanded for lack of support, it was not until the cities third attempt in the early 1880s, with the creation of three separate branches; a Railroad YMCA, the Armory Hill YMCA, and a Central/Downtown Springfield Branch, that the Springfield YMCA was here to stay. The Railroad YMCA...
Dates:
1876-1973; Majority of material found within 1882-1940
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