Ohio and West Virginia Field Committee minutes and reports, 1911 October-1921 December

File — Box: 1, Reel: 12, microdex: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Minutes and reports from the YWCA of the U.S.A. Ohio and West Virginia Field committees. Field work of the YWCA of the U.S.A. unites local associations in the purpose of the YWCA, assists emerging and existing associations, and serves as a bridge between the National YWCA and local associations. Narrative reports from the field secretaries provide an overview of their work in the field by reporting on condition of local associations, relationships with other organizations and the community, social problems faced by women and girls in the area, and other matters. In addition, minutes and reports address personnel matters, finance and budgets, building and facilities, and other items regarding management and administration. Materials address increasing needs for work with foreign and immigrant populations as well as in the employed and industrial areas. In West Virginia much attention is given to working with mining towns and the unique situations faced in those communities.

Dates of Materials

Creation: 1911 October-1921 December

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Record Group:

This collection is open for use without restriction beyond the standard terms and conditions of Smith College Special Collections.

However, by agreement with the YWCA of the U.S.A., microdexes known to contain financial records or personal health information (usually on job applications) were not digitized and/or not published in our online repository as part of the CLIR Digitizing Hidden Collections grant. These microdexes may still be accessed on the original microfilm, and digital files may be made available to individual researchers upon request.