Leadership, 1910-1950
Scope and Contents
Meeting minutes, correspondence and other documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. employee associations. The National Association of Professional Workers (N.A.P.W.), previously the Secretaries' Association and the National Association of Employed Officers (N.A.E.O.), is a membership organization for YWCA of the U.S.A. employees to discuss job standards and conditions, develop as leaders, exchange ideas among other professionals and discuss areas of personnel and employment that need improvement. Though not a union, the association allows workers to unite and use their collective influence to inform organizational decisions.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1910-1950
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
392 frames (1 partial reel)
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository