Conventions, third, 1911

File — Box: 1, Reel: 26, microdex: 4

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Scope and Contents

Documents concerning the Third National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Program, proceedings and bulletins summarize committee resolutions and recommendations, provide the text of addresses given by special speakers, list delegates and member associations and provide an overview of the convention activities. The convention addresses focus on the role of religion in work with social movements, missions overseas and other local association work with women. These matters are discussed in addition to the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A. in the women's movement. Also included in the proceedings are reports from territorial committees and YWCA of the U.S.A. departments. The relationship between local, regional, national, and world YWCA's is discussed throughout.

Dates of Materials

Creation: 1911

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.