Religion, 1918-1936
Scope and Contents
Pamphlets, reports and meeting minutes concerning religious education in the YWCA of the U.S.A. and in the United States. Pamphlets concern Bible study courses, discussion of the role of Christianity in social issues and politics, women and Christianity, Christianity and race, Christianity and international relations, interfaith interactions and religious education in schools. Meeting notes and reports include discussions of the role of Christianity and religion in the YWCA of the U.S.A., the responsibility and organization of religious education in the YWCA of the U.S.A., the role of the local association in the religious movement and activities and practices for local associations.
Dates of Materials
- 1918-1936
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
430 frames (1 partial reel)
- Bible -- Devotional literature
- Bible -- Study and teaching
- Christian education
- Christian stewardship
- Christianity
- Christianity and politics
- Church and education
- Church and social problems
- College students -- Religious life
- Girls -- Religious life
- Interdenominational cooperation
- Pamphlets
- Proceedings
- Proceedings
- Proceedings
- Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
- Women -- Religious life
- Women and religion
- Women and religion
- minutes (administrative records)
- outlines (documents)
- reports
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository