In 2020 the Cadbury Research Library was successful in an application for funding from the Wellcome Trust to catalogue the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) and Youth Hostels Association (YHA) archive collections.
After two years the project is now complete and new catalogues for both collections are now available.
Both provide a fantastic body of material regarding work with young people and their physical and mental health, from the development of gymnasiums and outdoor activities and pursuits, to educational and vocational courses.
The YHA collection at the Cadbury Research Library consists of more than 330 boxes of material, the official records, including annual reports, magazines and committee papers.
You can find out more about the YHA collection here. https://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=Catalog&id=XYHA
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