War Work Council Housing Committee reports, 1919-1920
Scope and Contents
Chronological notes for each housing local housing facility of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Notes record building and property leasing, staffing, construction and equipping. Also included in the notes are excerpts from correspondence concerning important events in the life of the houses. Housing notes are arranged alphabetically by city.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1919-1920
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Extent
123 frames (1 partial reel)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Emergency housing
- Housing -- Effect of wars on
- Housing management
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Women -- Services for
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- France
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Young Women's Christian associations
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository
