Conventions, sixth, 1920
Scope and Contents
Proceedings and actions from the Sixth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Meetings, discussions, addresses, and actions include discussion of the evangelical membership basis, cooperation within the YWCA of the U.S.A. as well as with outside organizations, matters of leadership and the organization national level of the YWCA of the U.S.A., the YWCA around the world and YWCA work with social movements. The proceedings also detail all actions taken during the convention in a report of actions and resolutions at the end of the materials. Board members and other leaders are listed at the beginning of the proceedings.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 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
360 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Democracy
- First-wave feminism
- Fund raising
- Fund raising
- Housing
- International relations
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Parliamentary practice
- Social movements -- Religious aspects
- Student movements
- Women -- Employment
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women and religion
- Women and religion
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository