Students at the University of North Carolina established a
chapter of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in 1860.
Although at first the Association was run entirely by students,
the University encouraged it and eventually provided it with a
building.  The YMCA disbanded in 1870 but was reestablished in
September 1876 and has operated continuously since then.

     The YMCA has been an active and vital force in student life.
In addition to providing a center for religious life on the
campus, it led the way in organizing an orientation program for
new students (including the Freshman Camps that are still
operated), published the student handbook for many years, ran the
student book exchange, and played an important part in early
athletics at the University.  From 1926 until 1943 it sponsored
the Institute of Human Relations, which brought speakers of
various political and religious persuasions to the University.
The Institute was disbanded during World War II but was
reestablished as the Carolina Symposium in 1956.  (See the
records of the Carolina Symposium in the University Archives.)

     The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) was
established on campus in 1936 and began sponsoring programs and
events of a similar nature.  Both associations participated in
outreach programs in local hospitals and schools, provided
assistance to foreign students before the opening of the
International Student Center, and led the way in bringing
distinguished visitors to the campus.

     In the spring of 1954 the paid staffs and advisory boards of
the YMCA and YWCA were merged; however, the two associations
maintained separate student cabinets until 1973.  The merged
organization was known as the YMCA-YWCA until 1976, when its
named changed to Campus Y.

     In the early years of both the YMCA and the YWCA, the paid
position of Secretary was usually a one-year appointment.  Frank
P. Graham was Secretary from 1913 to 1915, and Frances F.
Bradshaw served in that capacity from 1916 to 1918.  Harry F.
Comer, Secretary of the YMCA from 1921 until 1947, was the first
long-term staff member.  The YWCA also had a succession of
short-term appointees until 1948, when Gay Currie was selected as
Executive Secretary.  Later the position was called Chairman and
then Director.  Currently the Director of the Campus Y reports to
the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.  A list of YM-YWCA
secretaries and their successors follows.

NAME                     TITLE                    DATES

                              YMCA

Harry F. Comer           Secretary                1921-1947
Claude Shotts            Secretary                1947-1964
Norman Gustaveson        Secretary                1964-1976

                              YWCA

Gay Currie               Executive Director       1948-1953
Kirsten Milbraith        Executive Director       1954-1956
Anne Queen               Associate Director       1956-1957
                         YMCA-YWCA Staff          1958-1964
Jean Luker               Director                 1966-1972
Edith Elliott            Director                 1972-1976

                            YMCA-YWCA

Claude Shotts            Chairman                 1954-1964
Anne Queen               Chairman                 1964-1975
Edith Elliott            Acting Chairman          1975-1976
                         Director                 1976-1981
Carol Holcomb            Director                 1982-

     These records contain a little historical material about the
YM and YWCA.  There is some material about programs, especially
Freshman Camps and foreign student orientation.  There are also a
few financial records, some photographs and scrapbooks of
clippings about the Y and its programs, and correspondence of the
chairman of the Y staff from 1964 until 1973.  For additional
material about the Campus Y see the records of the Vice
Chancellor of Student Affairs.

                        TABLE OF CONTENTS

SERIES 1: ADMINISTRATIVE FILES
     SUBSERIES 1: Office of the Director
     SUBSERIES 2: History and Constitutions
     SUBSERIES 3: Advisory Committees
     SUBSERIES 4: Annual Reports
     SUBSERIES 5: Board of Directors
     SUBSERIES 6: Cabinet

SERIES 2: PROGRAMS

SERIES 3: FINANCIAL

SERIES 4: PUBLICITY
     SUBSERIES 1: Scrapbooks
     SUBSERIES 2: Photographs
     SUBSERIES 3: Newspapers
     SUBSERIES 4: Print Material


SERIES 1: ADMINISTRATIVE FILES

     The records in this series relate to the administrative work
and structure of the Campus Y. They include some historical
files, annual reports, constitutions and bylaws, correspondence,
and minutes and reports of the advisory boards and the student
cabinets of the Y.

Box 1:
     SUBSERIES 1: Office of the Director
          Calendar, 1950-1951
          Correspondence:
               Dean of Students, 1961-1963
               Director of the Campus Y, 1947?; 1956; 1964-1973

Box 2:
     SUBSERIES 2: History and Constitutions
          Constitutions:
               YMCA, 1932; 1948-1949; 1950-1952
               YWCA, 1952; 1964; 1973-1974
          History and Historical Material, 1914; 1950; undated
               (includes lists of student officers)

     SUBSERIES 3: Advisory Committees
          YMCA, 1906-1953
          YWCA, 1940-1953
          YM-YWCA, 1953-1971
               Committees:
                    Personnel, 1955
                    Program Policies, 1955

     SUBSERIES 4: Annual Reports
          YMCA, 1952
          YWCA, 1950-1956
          YM-YWCA, 1967-1968; 1969-1973

     SUBSERIES 5: Board of Directors
          Correspondence and Minutes, 1921-1947

     SUBSERIES 6: Cabinet
          YMCA, 1938-1959
          YWCA, 1948; 1951-1954
          YM-YWCA, 1956-1958; 1966-1974
               Commissions and Committees, 1954, undated
                    (see also Programs, Series 2)


SERIES 2: PROGRAMS

     This series contains correspondence, notes, reports, printed
material and other items which relate to the programs of the YMCA
and the YWCA both before and after the two organizations were
merged.

Box 3:
     General Program Files, 1934-1962
     Program Evaluation, 1947-1956
     Campus Christian Council, 1957
     Carolina Handbook, 1957
     Foreign Students:
          Cosmopolitan Club / Operation Welcome, 1969
          Exchange Students, 1960-1963
          In-Residence Students, 1956-1957
          Rosters of Foreign Students, 1971
          Visitors, 1963-1968; 1971
     Freshman Camp:
               YMCA, 1958-1969
               YWCA, 1964-1969
               YMCA-YWCA, 1970-1972
     Freshman Forum, 1958
     Human Relations Committee:
          Scholarship Information Center:
               Historical Information
               Beyond High School:
                    Requests for Information, 1971
                    Responses from Colleges, 1971-1972
               Correspondence, 1965-1972
               Distribution Analysis, 1966?
               Finances, 1966
               Forms, undated
               Fund for the Advancement of Education, 1966-1972
               Law School Guide:
                    Correspondence, 1968-1973
                    Selected Requests for, 1970-1976
               Publicity
               Reports, 1967-1968
                    (see also Fund for the Advancement of
                    Education)
               Requests for Publications (samples
                    only), 1966-1976
               Responses to Survey from Colleges
                    and Universities, A-G, 1966

Box 4:
               Responses to Survey from Colleges
                    and Universities, H-V, 1966
               Southern Regional Council, 1966-1967
               Surveys:
                    High School Survey, 1967, No Responses,
                         Alabama-West Virginia
                    High School Survey, 1967, Responses Used,
                         Alabama-West Virginia
                    College and University
                         Survey for Beyond the High School,
                         undated
                    College and University Survey, 1967
                    Law School Survey, 1969
               Print Material:
                    College Opportunities for
                         Southern Negro Students, 1966-1969
                    Guide to Southern High Schools, 1968
                    Financial Aid for
                         Southern Negro Students, 1966
                    Law Schools and Minority Groups, 1969

Box 5:
     Interfaith Council, undated
     International Handicrafts Bazaar, 1974-1976
     International Relations Seminar, 1962
     Lectures:
          Andrew Young, 1974
     Newspaper Sales and Delivery, 1972-1973
     Peace Corps, 1962
     Race Relations:
          Black Chaplains Fund, 1973-1974
          Black Relations Committee, 1972-1974
          Field Work in Community Action, (Sociology
               199), 1968-1970
          Race Relations Project, 1948-1949
          Tutorial Project, 1972-1973
          Upward Bound, 1967, 1971, n.d.
          Workers Strike, 1969
     Seminars Abroad, 1962-1966
     Student Directory, 1955-1967
     Summer Program, 1961-1972
     YMCA-YWCA Press:
          General, 1970
          Pitcher Press, 1969-1973
     Y-Court Players:
          "A December Incident," undated
          "A Bazaar Carol," undated


SERIES 3: FINANCIAL

     This series contains some financial statements and yearly
audits of the YMCA and the YWCA, as well as some financial
material from the period after the two units were merged.

Box 6: Audits and Financial Statements, 1932-1962


SERIES 4: PUBLICITY

     This series contains scrapbooks and photographs which
reflect the programs and activities of the Campus Y.

Box 6 (cont.):
     SUBSERIES 1: Scrapbooks
          Volume 1: YMCA, 1937-1939
          Volume 2: YMCA, 1948-1949
          Volume S-3: YWCA, 1936-1939
          Volume 4: YWCA, 1942-1943
          Volume 5: YWCA, Feb.-April, 1954
          Volume 6: YWCA, Sept. 1954-1955
          Volume 7: YW-YMCA, 1953-1957

Box 7:
     SUBSERIES 2: Photographs
          Annual High School Week, 1930
          Blue Ridge Conference, 1935-1939; 1942; 1944
          Campus War Chest, undated
          Freshman Friendship Council, 1927-1928;
               1928-1929; 1930-1931; 1932-1933
          Human Relations Committee, 1948-1949
          National Council of Student YMCAs, 1927
          Pre-College Retreat, 1935; 1942; 1943
          Watermelon Festival, 1956
          YMCA Cabinet, 1930-1931; 1932-1933; 1942-1943
          YW-YMCA Cabinets, N.C. State College, 1934
          YW-YMCA Officers Training Conference, 1927
          YW-YMCA Press, undated
          Miscellaneous Groups

     SUBSERIES 3: Newspapers:
          Excelsior, 1964-1975

     SUBSERIES 4: Print material:
          Fliers, Announcements, etc.