West Central Field Committee minutes and reports, 1910 January-1922 January

File — Box: 1, Reel: 16, microdex: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Minutes and reports from the YWCA of the U.S.A. West Central Field Committee. Field committees unite local associations under the general purposes and missions of the National YWCA, assist with emerging and established local associations, arrange conferences and camps, and oversee fundraising campaigns. Materials include reports from field secretaries. These narrative reports summarize work with local associations, make recommendations and requests for personnel and finance, report on association program, assess the state of local associations, and assess the needs of local populations. Early years in the West Central Field center around growing associations, recruiting new members, religious education, and delivering a united message to all associations. World War I shifts the attention of all committees to war work and following the war effort increased attention is given to immigrant populations and employed women.

Dates of Materials

Creation: 1910 January-1922 January

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.