Conventions, eleventh, 1930

File — Box: 1, Reel: 30, microdex: 5

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Scope and Contents

Reports from the National Board concerning the Eleventh National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The convention focuses on the changing social, religious, and economic situation in the United States and beyond and include a strong focus on work with immigrants in cities, towns, and points of entry. These detailed reports provide background information and studies regarding in addition to giving an overview of resolutions and actions from the past convention. Overviews of work with special interest groups include work with Native American girls, Girl Reserve, city and town, rural areas, immigrants, international associations and Business and Professional and Industrial Assemblies. Matters of special consideration include discussions of the occupation of the field, Asilomar, Hollywood Studio Club, the Grace Dodge Hotel and work in the Canal Zone.

Dates of Materials

Creation: 1930

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.