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World Young Women's Christian Association

 Organization

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Germany: General, circa 1945-1959

 File — Box: 1007, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents Photographs of young women's Christian association buildings and programs in Germany. Following World War II young women's Christian associations in Germany become a place for people of all ages to gather. The World YWCA sends workers to assist in establishing programs and donate materials that local women then reuse and repurpose into clothing. Several photographs show women piecing American neckties into skirts. Additional photographs shor the Neighborhood House in Berlin, a center known...
Dates of Materials: circa 1945-1959
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / SSC-MS-00324-RG9, YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 9. Photographs / Prints and negatives / International Work

National Board and executive committee minutes and reports, 1945 January-1947 November

 File — Box: 1, Reel: 5, microdex: 5
Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its executive committee. There are no microdexes two or three on this reel. Minutes concern national business, budgets and finance, committee business, fundraising, approval of new clubs, convention planning, resolutions and recommendations and personnel. In addition to meeting minutes materials include reports from committees, summaries of studies, lists of actions and resolutions, updates on international work and...
Dates of Materials: 1945 January-1947 November
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / SSC-MS-00324-RG11, YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 11. Microfilmed headquarters files / Predecessor organizations and YWCA of the U.S.A. minutes and reports

North American Area Conferences of Young Women's Christian associations proceedings, 1938

 File — Box: 4, Reel: 279, microdex: 4
Scope and Contents

Proceedings of the conference of the Young Women's Christian associations of Canada and the United States. The conference addresses international social and political problems, the role of the World YWCA and national YWCA's in international movements and cooperation among the young women's Christian associations of North America.

Dates of Materials: 1938
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / SSC-MS-00324-RG11, YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 11. Microfilmed headquarters files / Predecessor organizations and YWCA of the U.S.A. minutes and reports

North American Area Conferences of Young Women's Christian associations proceedings, 1937

 File — Box: 4, Reel: 279, microdex: 5
Scope and Contents

Proceedings of the conference of the Young Women's Christian associations of Canada and the United States. The conference addresses international social and political problems, the role of the World YWCA and national YWCA's in international movements and cooperation among the young women's Christian associations of North America.

Dates of Materials: 1937
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / SSC-MS-00324-RG11, YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 11. Microfilmed headquarters files / Predecessor organizations and YWCA of the U.S.A. minutes and reports

State Committee programs and reports, 1885-1914

 File — Box: 1, Reel: 16, microdex: 4
Scope and Contents Official programs and reports of YWCA of the U.S.A. state committees arranged alphabetically by state covering Florida through Indiana. Materials include convention and conference proceedings where the overall status of the state's associations may be discussed in addition to matters of finance, membership statistics, and organizational management and governance. Materials may also report on the status of specific student, city, or factory associations, discuss religious education, provide a...
Dates of Materials: 1885-1914
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / SSC-MS-00324-RG11, YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 11. Microfilmed headquarters files / Predecessor organizations and YWCA of the U.S.A. minutes and reports
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