Conventions, thirteenth, 1934
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the Thirteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Convention addresses given by YWCA members and special guests concern the role of government in economic recovery, the role and voices or organized women in labor and other political and social movements, racism and race relations in the United States, the Social Ideals of the Churches, war and peace, and changing social conditions. Other materials include meeting minutes from the convention committee regarding arrangements for the convention, worship service programs, convention newsletters, and a report on the membership basis.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1934
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
322 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- Conference on the Cause and Cure of War (Organization)
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 (Person)
- United States. National Recovery Administration (Organization)
- Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America (Organization)
- Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A. National Board (Organization)
- De Schweinitz, Karl, 1887-1975 (Person)
- Bliven, Bruce, 1889-1977 (Person)
- Hamilton, Walton Hale, 1881-1958 (Person)
- Coyle, Grace Longwell, 1892- (Person)
- Johnson, Frederick Ernest, 1884- (Person)
- Houston, Charles Hamilton, 1895-1950 (Person)
- Vlastos, Gregory (Person)
Genre / Form
- Newsletters
- Questionnaires
- Questionnaires
- correspondence
- correspondence
- programs (documents)
- reports
- reports
- speeches (documents)
Geographic
Topical
- African American women -- Employment
- African Americans -- Civil rights
- Christian stewardship
- Congresses and conventions -- Planning
- Federal aid
- First-wave feminism
- Government aid
- International relations
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Parliamentary practice
- Peace
- Political science
- Race relations
- Racism
- Segregation
- Social action
- Social action
- Social movements -- Religious aspects
- War
- War
- Women -- Political activity
- Women and war
- Women in the labor movement
- Worship programs
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository