War Work Council Overseas Committee minutes, 1918-1920
Scope and Contents
The Overseas Committee of the War Work Council of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for the oversight of war relief overseas being conducted through or supported by the YWCA of the U.S.A. After the end of the war the committee becomes part of the Continuation Committee and discusses the continuation of programs, discontinuance of some and change of responsibility and reporting of others. The work of the committee is eventually absorbed into the Foreign Department.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1918-1920
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
151 frames (1 partial reel)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Reconstruction (1914-1939)
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- 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