National Student YWCA

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Photographs of National Student YWCA members and alums at alumae events.

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. program of activities and fundraising for the 1955 centennial anniversary of the beginning of the YWCA movement worldwide. The Centennial Observance and Celebration is a fundraiser and celebration of Young Women's Christian associations with the aims of increasing membership, community engagement and support. Publications, arranged alphabetically by title, include program guidebooks, fundraising guidebooks, fundraising pamphlets, pamphlets...

Scope and Contents Minutes of the meetings of the Executive Committee of the College and University Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The Executive Committee is responsible for developing programs, plans and policy that align with the actions of the National Student Assembly and the National Student Council and carry out the mission of the National Student YWCA. These responsibilities include implementing the actions of the assembly and council, providing advisory services to student associations and...

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Minutes of meetings of the College and University Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s Personnel Committee for National Staff (1965-1968), Personnel and Finance Committee (1957-1958) and Personnel and Training Committee (1961-1968). The committees are responsible for the training, recruitment and development of national student staff. Meetings include discussion and review of training programs, employee needs, personnel policy and job descriptions. 

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Group photographs from YWCA student conferences in California.

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Photographs from student YWCA conferences in the Central region, often referred to as the Geneva region, roughly covering midwestern states. Many conferences were held at the Lake Geneva camp and conferences grounds and photographs include images of students participating in camp activities such as lakeside recreation, hikes, pageants, and swimming in addition to posed group photographs. Later conferences were often co-ed and included delegates from student YMCA associations.

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Group photographs from the east central regional student YWCA conferences held at Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania.

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Group photographs from the 1920 and 1921 New England regional conference of the student YWCA held at Camp Maqua, Poland, Maine.

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Photographs of the Pacific Northwest regional conferences of student YWCA's. Conferences were often held at camp groups and conference grounds and identified camps include Seabeck. Photographs include posed and candid group and individual portraits as well as photographs of camp activities and outdoor recreation. Later conferences appear to be co-ed, likely with student YMCA's.

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Photographs from the western, sometimes called Rocky Mountain, regional conferences of student YWCA's, held at Estes Park, Colorado, Chautauqua Park, Iowa, and Cascade, Colorado.

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Photographs from eastern regional conferences of student YWCA's held at Silver Bay.

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Photographs from southern regional conferences of student YWCA associations. Photographs appear to include images from African American southern student conferences, likely segregated from the white student conferences. One photograph identifies itself as "probably the earliest photograph of an all-Black group in the National Board Archives." dating the photographs between 1910 and 1914.

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Photographs from unidentified student YWCA conferences.

Scope and Contents Minutes and registration forms for the National Student Assembly of the YWCA of the U.S.A. at the 1967 National Convention of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Assemblies meet at national convention time as the national representative body of their constituent groups. During assembly sessions they discuss the pressing problems facing their groups, vote on program recommendations, engage in leadership development and submit reports to the convention. Like convention itself, assemblies are a chance from...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the Student Assembly of the Seventeenth National Convention of Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Similar to the business and professional, and industrial associations, student associations are faced with new challenges as men return from World War II. Returning soldiers are returning to school and are given priority over women college students. In addition to opportunity for women and the changing economic, social, and political...

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Reports concerning the Foreign Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. work with Asian students studying in the United States. Reports from the special secretaries for work with Asian students describe what they encounter when visiting college campuses and report on the needs of the Asian students. Conference and convention reports contain reports of Asian student delegation to conferences and include letters from the Asian delegates concerning their experiences. 

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Photographs of leaders, students, programs, conferences and other activities with college students in the YWCA of the USA and its student associations.

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Photographs of international meetings of student Christian groups including meetings of the World Student Christian Federation.

Scope and Contents Documents concerning issues of race, civil rights and racism internal and external to the YWCA of the U.S.A. including black power, Apartheid in South Africa, a consultation on black leadership in the YWCA of the U.S.A., and integration and desegregation. In the 1960's the YWCA of the U.S.A. increases its push towards an integrated movement and public affairs platforms concerning civil rights through programming, education and activism. Though civil rights and racism have long been a part of...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s programs and initiatives fighting racism, student movement actions against racism, a study of interracial Y-Teen conferences, and additional documents concerning interracial policy, committees and education efforts. Through the YWCA of the U.S.A. One Imperative passed at the 1970 national convention, the YWCA of the U.S.A. made the elimination of racism their priority for the following triennium. Program packets, pamphlets and correspondence...

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Minutes of the meetings of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Joint Committee on Student-Community associations Relationships. The committee studies the relationship between student associations and community associations identifying areas for collaborative work and resource sharing. Additionally, the committee addresses the unique relationship of the junior college or community college student to community associations. 

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The College and University Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. LIfe and Work Committee (1965-1966) and Committee on Member associations (1958-1964) are responsible for the affiliation and disaffiliation of member associations, collecting and reviewing annual reports of member associations and ensuring member associations comply with affiliation standards. Minutes include discussion of affiliation policy, review of affiliation and disaffiliation requests and discussion of membership policy.

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Documents concerning the annual meetings of the National Intercollegiate Christian Council, a joint council of the National Student YWCA and YMCA. Meeting annually, the National Intercollegiate Christian Council meets to discuss matters important to the national student Christian movement, determine the national program emphases for the coming year, hear regional reports, carry out policy and make recommendations.

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Documents concerning the annual meetings of the National Intercollegiate Christian Council, a joint council of the National Student YWCA and YMCA. Meeting annually, the National Intercollegiate Christian Council meets to discuss matters important to the national student Christian movement, determine the national program emphases for the coming year, hear regional reports, carry out policy and make recommendations.

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Documents concerning the annual meetings of the National Intercollegiate Christian Council, a joint council of the National Student YWCA and YMCA. Meeting annually, the National Intercollegiate Christian Council meets to discuss matters important to the national student Christian movement, determine the national program emphases for the coming year, hear regional reports, carry out policy and make recommendations. 

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Documents concerning the annual meetings of the National Intercollegiate Christian Council, a joint council of the National Student YWCA and YMCA. Meeting annually, the National Intercollegiate Christian Council meets to discuss matters important to the national student Christian movement, determine the national program emphases for the coming year, hear regional reports, carry out policy and make recommendations.

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Documents concerning the annual meetings of the National Intercollegiate Christian Council, a joint council of the National Student YWCA and YMCA. Meeting annually, the National Intercollegiate Christian Council meets to discuss matters important to the national student Christian movement, determine the national program emphases for the coming year, hear regional reports, carry out policy and make recommendations. 

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Documents concerning the annual meetings of the National Intercollegiate Christian Council, a joint council of the National Student YWCA and YMCA. Meeting annually, the National Intercollegiate Christian Council meets to discuss matters important to the national student Christian movement, determine the national program emphases for the coming year, hear regional reports, carry out policy and make recommendations.

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Reports, actions, proceedings and preparatory materials for the national assemblies of the Student Christian Association Movement. Delegates from student associations of the YMCA and the YWCA of the U.S.A. meet to discuss the social, economic and religious issues facing them and decide policy for the national student YWCA and YMCA and the direction and emphasis for the student associations throughout the United States. 

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Minutes, reports and correspondence concerning committees and commissions of the National Intercollegiate Christian Council (NICC). Committees and commissions report on social, economic and religious issues faced by students, make recommendations of emphasis and program to the NICC, publish pamphlets and reports for education to student associations and conduct careful studies of social, economic and religious issues affecting student members.