A&M 1935Randolph County (W.Va.) YMCA Letters, 1966 A&M 1935Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:02:48 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Randolph County (W.Va.) YMCA Letters A&M 1935 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5653 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder) 1966 Three letters written by a young woman named Lynn to her parents while serving with the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) in Randolph County, West Virginia, during the summer of 1966. These detailed letters chiefly describe the townspeople of Harman and Whitmer, the geography of the area, and efforts to run recreational programs. Frequent topics include the conditions of people's homes, the poverty of the region, the treatment of children, the isolation of the region, the townspeople and their relationships to one another, sexuality and pregnancy, her perceptions of the people that she meets, the landscape and animals of the county, and the recreational activities that she and her associates set up. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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