Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A. G.R. Dept.

Scope and Contents Conference materials, post-conference evaluations and reports and pre conference planning materials for the 1936 western region Girl Reserve Conferences. Girl Reserve, the YWCA club for adolescent girls, is an opportunity for girl to meet and to develop their spiritual, physical and intellectual lives through social activities, camps, leadership training and classes. Conferences for Girl Reserve secretaries and advisors are a place for sharing methods and ideas, discussing the issues faced...

Scope and Contents Conference materials, post-conference evaluations and reports and pre conference planning materials for the 1936 western region Girl Reserve Conferences. Girl Reserve, the YWCA club for adolescent girls, is an opportunity for girl to meet and to develop their spiritual, physical and intellectual lives through social activities, camps, leadership training and classes. Conferences for Girl Reserve secretaries and advisors are a place for sharing methods and ideas, discussing the issues faced...

Scope and Contents Conference materials for the 1935 Girl Reserve adviser's seminar followed by records of the central, eastern, southern, and western regional Girl Reserve conferences arranged in that order. Regional conference materials include post-conference evaluations and reports and pre conference planning materials. Girl Reserve, the YWCA club for adolescent girls, is an opportunity for girl to meet and to develop their spiritual, physical and intellectual lives through social activities, camps,...

Scope and Contents Conference materials for the 1933-1934 eastern, southern, and western regional Girl Reserve conferences arranged in that order. Regional conference materials include post-conference evaluations and reports and pre conference planning materials. Girl Reserve, the YWCA club for adolescent girls, is an opportunity for girl to meet and to develop their spiritual, physical and intellectual lives through social activities, camps, leadership training and classes. Conferences for Girl Reserve...

Scope and Contents Conference materials for the 1932-1933 Girl Reserve adviser's seminar followed by records of the central, eastern, southern, and western regional Girl Reserve conferences arranged in that order. Regional conference materials include post-conference evaluations and reports and pre conference planning materials. Girl Reserve, the YWCA club for adolescent girls, is an opportunity for girl to meet and to develop their spiritual, physical and intellectual lives through social activities, camps,...

Scope and Contents Conference materials for the 1931-1932 Girl Reserve secretaries' seminar followed by records of the central, eastern, southern, and western regional Girl Reserve conferences arranged in that order. Regional conference materials include post-conference evaluations and reports and pre conference planning materials. Girl Reserve, the YWCA club for adolescent girls, is an opportunity for girl to meet and to develop their spiritual, physical and intellectual lives through social activities,...

Scope and Contents Conference materials for the 1929-1930 central and eastern regional Girl Reserve conferences. Regional conference materials include post-conference evaluations and reports and pre conference planning materials. Girl Reserve, the YWCA club for adolescent girls, is an opportunity for girl to meet and to develop their spiritual, physical and intellectual lives through social activities, camps, leadership training and classes. Conferences for Girl Reserve secretaries and advisors are a place for...

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YWCA of the U.S.A Girl Reserve conference programs, minutes, reports, and other materials for eastern, southern and western regions.

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. Girl Reserve conference reports, programs, minutes, and other materials. Conferences include adult guidance programs, leadership training, group statistics, participation discussion, planning, and other topics. Included are programs from conferences in Camp Gray, Michigan; Kiskiminetas, Pennsylvania; Camp Maqua, Poland Maine; and others. A history of Camp Maqua is included. The Girl Reserve conference at Okoboji includes a discussion of race relations in groups and how to...

Scope and Contents Girl Reserve, a YWCA of the U.S.A. club for girls and young women, conference proceedings, programs, reports, and other materials. Conference topics include, international relationships, interracial relationships, religion, and industry and economics. In addition, materials address Girl Reserve leadership, attendance statistics, program administration, reports from studies, and other business topics. Camp Gray; Institute, West Virginia; and the Phyllis Wheatley Branch, Charlotte, North...

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous materials relating to Girl Reserve conferences. Materials cover running and managing of groups, attendance, leadership, administration, developing a program, interracial conferences, and other planning and administrative materials. A publication titled "Program emphases interpreted for younger girl conferences and club work in the Young Women's Christian Associations" provides an overview of how the YWCA program is delivered to girls and young women. Program topics include,...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the Girl Reserve Department YWCA of the U.S.A. The Girl Reserve is the YWCA of the U.S.A. program for teen-age girls. The committee meets to discuss leadership, program needs, the relationship of the Girl Reserve clubs to the rest of the YWCA of the U.S.A., training opportunities and overall administration of the Girl Reserve program. In addition, the leaders and staff of the Girl Reserve department discuss matters of program management, staffing and finance. Minutes...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the Girl Reserve Department YWCA of the U.S.A. The Girl Reserve is the YWCA of the U.S.A. program for teen-age girls. The committee meets to discuss leadership, program needs, the relationship of the Girl Reserve clubs to the rest of the YWCA of the U.S.A., training opportunities and overall administration of the Girl Reserve program. In addition, the leaders and staff of the Girl Reserve department discuss matters of program management, staffing and finance. Minutes...

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Minutes and reports of the Girl Reserve Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The Girl Reserve is the YWCA of the U.S.A. program for teen-age girls. The departmental meetings include discussions of the overall program of the Girl Reserve, its relationship to the national organization and how the program is meeting the needs of the young girls it serves. Early meetings prior to the use of the name Girl Reserve work under the title Girl's Work Committee.

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Reports from secretaries of the GIrl Reserve Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Reports summarize visits to local Girl Reserve clubs assessing the club's needs, leadership, success and development. Reports are organized year reporting year and submitting secretary and are preceded by a history of the Girl Reserve movement. 

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Reports from secretaries of the GIrl Reserve Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Reports summarize visits to local Girl Reserve clubs assessing the club's needs, leadership, success and development. Reports are organized year reporting year and submitting secretary.

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Reports from secretaries of the GIrl Reserve Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Reports summarize visits to local Girl Reserve clubs assessing the club's needs, leadership, success and development. Reports are organized year reporting year and submitting secretary.

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Reports from secretaries of the GIrl Reserve Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Reports summarize visits to local Girl Reserve clubs assessing the club's needs, leadership, success and development. Reports are organized year reporting year and submitting secretary.

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Industrial Department program and administration covering the southern industrial situation, secretary job analysis and staff meetings. Southern situation materials concern conditions faced by Southern industrial workers, particularly those in the textile industry. Included in these documents are reports on working conditions, discussion of progress made and methods used, an address by Sherwood Anderson at an industrial institute, correspondence...

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Proceedings and supporting documents for the meetings of the Girl Reserve Section of the National Association of Employed Officers of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The Girl Reserve sectional meetings concern the unique challenges and experiences of secretaries working with teenage girls and include discussions of how the professional standards are applied to Girl Reserve secretaries and the needs of the teenage girl. 

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Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. summer school courses. To develop leaders within the YWCA of the U.S.A. and offer development opportunities for those interested in association and social work, the YWCA of the U.S.A. Department of Study coordinates summer training courses. Course materials concern work with Girl Reserve clubs and issues that arise working with high school and junior high school girls and methods for Girl Reserve work. 

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its executive committee. Minutes concern national business, budgets and finance, committee business, resolutions and recommendations and personnel management. In addition, materials may include reports from committees, reports of association program and method, and summaries of conferences and conventions. Materials in March and November 1921 include reports from the Reorganization Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and...

Scope and Contents Documents from regional groups and program specialists for the YWCA of the U.S.A. National Board Program Planning Study. Program planning studies are used by the Program Planning Committee to gather information to assess the current program and inform decisions about the future programming needs. Input and reports from program specialists and and regional groups respond to current national program, assess how the program is or isn't meeting their needs and make recommendations for future...

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. worship service programs, scripts and guidebooks for Girl Reserves, student groups and others as well as suggestions for worship services. Programs and scripts include materials that are intended to be used by local associations as well as those used for specific services or observances. Guidebooks suggest how local associations may use worship services and advice on planning and conducting worship services. Also included is the script for a dramatic interpretation of the...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. town associations. Town associations are those serving small towns in rural communities or near larger cities. Handbooks, pamphlets, reports and correspondence concerning the organizations and administration of town associations address budgeting and finance, bookkeeping, setting up constitutions and bylaws, managing leaders and volunteers and how to establish a new town association. Program guides for town associations include suggestions of the types...

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YWCA of the U.S.A. statistic reports concerning education programs, employment in the YWCA of the U.S.A., club and national finances, general service and Girl Reserve clubs. Data is presented with little or no interpretation. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the cooperation between the Student Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and local associations, communities, city associations, country communities and Girl Reserve clubs. Cooperation with communities includes consideration of the college campus as a community, the community where the campus is located and the communities where girls live and work. Reports, notes, minutes, correspondence and pamphlets suggest ways in which the student associations may cooperate with...

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The YWCA of the USA's work with teenagers began with Girl Reserve clubs which later became the Y-Teen program. Photographs include portraits of members and program participants and photographs of program activities such as conferences, program planning, recreation, and meetings.

Scope and Contents Photographs from Japanese American internment camps in the United States during World War II. Identified photographs identify Manzanar in particular. The YWCA of the USA extended service into the internment camps and photographs include images of YWCA clubs, Girl Reserve and "Forget-me-not" clubs, YWCA conferences, and student groups in addition to images of children and families with personal belongings waiting to be transported, daily life, and facilities. Also included are several...

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Photographs of YWCA of the USA regional conferences for younger girls and Girl Reserves including posed group photographs and candid photographs of conference programs and activities. Many of these conferences were held at camp facilities and included recreation as part of their program in addition to conference sessions.