Conventions, fourteenth, 1936
Scope and Contents
Stenotype proceedings of the Fourteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The detailed proceedings follow the convention from opening remarks to final adjournment. Proceedings cover, addresses and remarks, business matters and motions to pass resolutions, elections of officers and board members, presentations of reports and reports from assembly meetings. The wide range of topics include youth movements and the activity of younger members, international work, cooperation throughout the YWCA of the U.S.A., cooperation with outside organizations, racism and race relations, and the changing social and economic landscape. Discussions and presentations consider the role of religion in addressing the concerns.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1936
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
737 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Christian stewardship
- Economic security
- Government aid
- High school girls
- Indigenous women
- International relations
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Parliamentary practice
- Public relations
- Race discrimination
- Racism
- Rural women
- Social action
- Social movements -- Religious aspects
- Student movements
- Urban women
- Women -- Employment
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women in the labor movement
- Youth movements
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository