War Work Council Junior Council and Land Service Committee minutes and reports, 1917-1918

File — Box: 4, Reel: 381, microdex: 9

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Junior Council of the War Work Council of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for reporting on local and national war work efforts of young people including local Patriotic Leagues. The microfilm target notes that the minutes of the Junior Council are incomplete. The Land Service Committee of the War Work Council seeks information concerning the working conditions and needs of women participating in agricultural work during World War I in response to a labor shortage. In addition, the committee facilitates cooperation with the Women's Land Army.

Dates of Materials

Creation: 1917-1918

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.