Community Division, circa 1897-1945
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Community Division. The Community Division's purpose is to provide direct services to local associations and aid in communication between local associations and the national organization, as well as to other organizations. Materials concern the organization, planning and running of city and metropolitan associations. Guidelines describe the structure of organizations in the city and large metropolitan setting including cooperation with other organizations, relationship of branches, centers, and institutes to the National Board and each other, budgeting and administration of clubs, and purpose and aims.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: circa 1897-1945
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
977 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- Young Men's Christian Association (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Constitutions
- Constitutions
- Pamphlets
- blank forms
- charts (graphic documents)
- handbooks
- manuals (instructional materials)
- minutes (administrative records)
- reports
Topical
- Adult education
- African American women -- Societies and clubs
- Buildings
- Christian education
- Clubs -- Recruiting
- Fund raising
- Fund raising
- Leadership in women
- Management -- Employee participation
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Urban women
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- France
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository