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1. Meeting of the Executive Committee of the World's Alliance of YMCA's in Geneva

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The members of the Executive Committee of the World's Committee met on a monthly basis in the World's Alliance headquarters in Geneva. This photograph was taken in 1913 and many of these men would soon return home to support the young men called to their nations' colors.
Date Created:
1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
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2. Plenary Meeting of the World's Alliance of YMCA's in Geneva in 1917

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The Executive Committee continued to meet on a monthly basis throughout the Great War and this photo was taken in the Board Room in 1917. The members of the committee include (sitting left to right): F. Thomas, Adolf Hoffmann, Christian Phildius, F. L. Perrot, Paul Des Gouttes, H. Fatio, A. Rappard, H., Audeoud, and E. Choicy, as well as (standing in the rear, left to right) Theodore Giesendorf, Rudolf Horner, and Victor Schlaeppi.
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1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3. World's Committee of the World's Alliance of YMCA's Meeting in Geneva in 1910

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Members of the World's Committee met in Geneva in May 1910 for a plenary session. This photograph was taken on the steps of the World's Alliance headquarters.
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1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. Plenary Meeting of the World's Alliance of YMCA's in London in 1914

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Members of the World's Committee met for the last time before the war at Windsor Castle in England in early Summer 1914. They planned an extensive global campaign, which collapsed with the outbreak of the Great War. The war would pit many of these men against each other in support of their nation's military efforts.
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1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
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5. World's Alliance of YMCA's Headquarters in Geneva

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This is an exterior view of the World's Alliance of YMCA's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland in 1922. The Association would soon move from this building to new facilities on the Quai Wilson on Lake Geneva.
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1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
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6. Offices of the YMCA World's Committee in Geneva

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Two photographs of the offices of the World's Committee of the World's Alliance of YMCA's in Geneva, taken in 1913 before the outbreak of World War I.
Date Created:
1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
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7. General Secretaries of the World's Alliance of YMCA's

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This is a photograph of the World's Committee General Secretaries in their office in Geneva. To the left is Christian Phildius and Theodore Giesendorf sits at the right.
Date Created:
1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
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8. Association Building in Constantinople

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This is a view of the Association building in Constantinople where Dirk Johannes Van Bommel prepared parcels for Allied prisoners of war in Turkish prisons. During the war, the YMCA building became a warehouse for relief work for Allied POW's.
Date Created:
1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries