Industrial, 1941-1949
Scope and Contents
Newsletters and bulletins concerning National Industrial Progress Day, a day for YWCA of the U.S.A. industrial groups to look back at progress made for issues faced by the employed and industrial girl as well as look forward to the direction industrial work will be taking. Materials may summarize current and past efforts, provide program technique and activities, report on experiences from local industrial clubs, and update on conferences and meetings.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1941-1949
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
367 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- YWCA of the U.S.A.. Industrial Department (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Civil rights
- Emigration and immigration
- Employees -- Training of
- Hours of labor
- Labor laws and legislation
- Labor unions
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Race relations
- Refugees
- Social action
- Wages -- Women
- Women -- Employment
- Women -- Political activity
- Women in the labor movement
- Work environment
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository
