Business and professional women, 1926-1950
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. National Council of Business and Professional Women audits, meetings and program. Audits include correspondence and reports from the treasurer concerning budgets. At National Council meetings members evaluate and analyze assembly meetings, decide on national and regional program emphasis, decide on organizational structure and governance and address matters of administration and finance. The National Council also discusses work with other organizations and cooperation with international organizations. Following these are program materials from National Council to local associations regarding implementing program emphasis including discussion guides, activities, and other materials.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1926-1950
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
534 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- American Youth Congress (Organization)
- YWCA of the U.S.A.. Business and Professional Department (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Accounting
- Cost and standard of living
- Discrimination in employment
- Economics
- Labor unions
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Race discrimination
- Racism
- Unemployment
- Wages -- Women
- Women -- Employment
- Women -- Political activity
- Women -- Vocational guidance
- Women in the labor movement
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository