Conventions, twelfth, 1932

File — Box: 1, Reel: 31, microdex: 5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Stenotype proceedings from the Twelfth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. These detailed proceedings follow the convention from opening remarks to final adjournment. Worship services, devotional exercises and addresses are made by both YWCA of the U.S.A. members and special guests. Proceedings also follow convention business, motions for resolutions and actions, and elections and nominations of positions. Discussion and addresses concern social issues of the time including racism and a resolution on lynching violence; the present economic and unemployment situation; and the role of Christianity in the social agenda of the YWCA of the U.S.A.

Dates of Materials

1932

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.