International institutes, circa 1926-1939
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. international institute programs for second generation immigrants. These include autobiographies, reports and case studies. Second Generation materials concern first generation American women and young girls and how their social and cultural experiences affect their lives, work, relationships and place among other nationalities. Case studies and autobiographies provide narrative accounts of what life was like and reports provide demographic and other statistical information on first generation girls. Miscellaneous materials include pamphlets, correspondence and notes regarding the second generation girl experiences and work.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: circa 1926-1939
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
449 frames (1 partial reel)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Adult education
- Antisemitism
- Boycotts
- Children of immigrants
- Christian stewardship
- Civil rights
- Democracy
- Discrimination
- Economic security
- Families
- First-wave feminism
- Foreign workers
- Health education of women
- Household employees
- Immigrants
- International relations
- Labor unions
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Peace
- Segregation
- Social action
- Social movements -- Religious aspects
- War
- Women -- Political activity
- Women college students -- Societies and clubs
- Women in the labor movement
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository