Conventions, nineteenth, 1951-1952
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the National Employed Women's Coordinating Assembly, Business and Professional Assembly, and Industrial Assembly at the Nineteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Implemented at the previous convention, the National Employed Women's Coordinating Assembly unites all employed women under common cause and emphases. The Industrial Assembly and Business and Professional Assembly continue to meet independently to discuss matters unique to their groups. For 1952 the united program concerns peace, justice, and freedom. The employed women have a national and international focus on human rights and peace including fair labor practices, international cooperation via the "kits and kitties for Korea" project, and freedom and democracy. The Business and Professional Assembly meetings concerns the changing role of the white collar female worker, the cost and standard of living, and personal development. At the Industrial Assembly meetings, labor unions and the labor movement is discussed in addition to reports on their projects and programs. All assemblies discuss the structure and relationship between the three assemblies, as well as cooperation with other parts of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and outside organizations.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1951-1952
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
578 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- YWCA of the U.S.A.. National Employed Women's Coordinating Council (Organization)
- YWCA of the U.S.A.. Industrial Department (Organization)
- YWCA of the U.S.A.. Business and Professional Department (Organization)
- Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980 (Person)
- Seidman, Joel Isaac, 1906-1977 (Person)
Genre / Form
- Bulletins
- Bulletins
- Essays
- Essays
- Proceedings
- Proceedings
- Proceedings
- rules of procedure
- speeches (documents)
Geographic
Topical
- Christian stewardship
- Civil rights
- Clubs -- Recruiting
- Cost and standard of living
- Education
- Health education of women
- Human rights
- Interpersonal relations
- Labor unions
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Parliamentary practice
- Peace
- White collar workers
- Women -- Employment
- Women -- Political activity
- Women in development -- International cooperation
- Women in the labor movement
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository