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The scrapbooks contain clippings about the various YMCA branches from Detroit newspapers. The scrapbooks for the years 1936 to 1945 reflect an incredibly thorough search of all newspapers in the metropolitan Detroit area and have the clippings arranged chronologically with a color-coded heading identifying which branch is mentioned. These scrapbooks appear to have been created by the public relations department at about the same time as the photograph file as both reflect a department dedicated to raising the profile of the YMCA. The 1957-1962 scrapbooks, which came from the 2006 accession, contain newspaper clippings, programs from various fund raising events, expansion program forms, and reservation forms. The last scrapbook covers the early 1970s and reflects the YMCA's concern with family fitness in suburban Detroit.