India, circa 1918-1943
Scope and Contents
Printed materials from Y.W.C.A. of India, Burma and Ceylon associations, documents concerning fundraising efforts and documents concerning properties. Printed matter from Bombay, Calcutta, Colombo, Madras, Rangoon and Simla are comprised largely of annual reports. These associations work with women and young girls to improve their spiritual, physical and intellectual well-being through programming, housing opportunities, job training and more. YWCA of the U.S.A. support of the YWCA's in India is often of a financial nature. Fundraising efforts lead by the National Board, support building campaigns and training opportunities. The National Board keeps record of those who have pledged and who may have interest. Properties are used as training centers, YWCA buildings, and hostels to provide safe housing for women.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: circa 1918-1943
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
1472 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
Genre / Form
- Bulletins
- Bulletins
- Constitutions
- Constitutions
- budgets
- clippings (information artifacts)
- correspondence
- handbooks
- lists (document genres)
- programs (documents)
Geographic
Topical
- Anniversaries
- Career education
- Christian stewardship
- Christianity -- India
- Church and social problems
- Education -- India
- Education -- India
- Endowments
- Feminism -- India
- Fund raising
- Fund raising
- Housing -- India
- Indigenous women college students
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Physical education and training
- Religion -- Study and teaching
- Tourist camps, hostels, etc -- India
- Women -- Employment -- India
- Women -- India
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Young Women's Christian associations -- Burma
- Young Women's Christian associations -- Indiana
- Young Women's Christian associations -- Sri Lanka
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository