Industrial, 1936-1942
Scope and Contents
YWCA of the U.S.A. Industrial Department conference programs and materials for the central region conferences arranged by year. Conference programs and other materials discuss the employment issues faced at the time and may include issues of race, religion, nationality, fair wages, employment during World War II, working conditions, job training, education, and other needs. Materials also discuss the organization of the industrial council, promote national initiative, inform conference attendees of law and labor progresses, and suggest programming and method of achieving goals.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1936-1942
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
359 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- YWCA of the U.S.A.. Industrial Department (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Child labor
- Cost and standard of living
- Employees -- Training of
- Foreign workers
- Hours of labor
- Industrial relations
- Labor laws and legislation
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Wages -- Women
- Women -- Employment
- Women -- Political activity
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- Women foreign workers
- Women in the labor movement
- Work environment
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository