Conferences, 1912-1950
Scope and Contents
Conference documents for YWCA of the U.S.A. Executive Directors conferences, general regional conferences, and general secretaries' conferences. These regional conferences meet to discuss the national YWCA of the U.S.A. emphasis and program directives and assess interpretation to the local associations. In addition, conferences discuss the importance of religion to the organization, discuss problems encountered in specific regions, clarify the relationships to the national organization and summarize conference meetings and addresses. The leadership conferences clarify the jobs of executives and secretaries and discuss the employment and volunteer needs of local associations and regional offices.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1912-1950
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
215 frames (1 partial reel)
Genre / Form
- Pamphlets
- agendas (administrative records)
- correspondence
- minutes (administrative records)
- reports
- speeches (documents)
Topical
- Clubs -- Recruiting
- Democracy
- Fund raising
- Fund raising
- International relations
- Labor unions
- Leadership in women
- Management -- Employee participation
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Social service
- Women -- Employment
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- Women and religion
- Women and religion
- Women executives
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository