Student, circa 1926-1950
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the finance, organization and administration, program and economic education programs of the National Student Council of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Reports, minutes and notes of the economic and finance committees of the council concern the efforts to educate student members on basic economics and the social-economic problems they may face and the student's role in social and economic change in addition to the financial policies of the council. Policies, bylaws, constitutions and organizational reports concern the structure and administration of the National Student Council including its relationship to the YWCA of the U.S.A. and the National Student YMCA. Program notes, pamphlets and reports concern the emphases for student associations and the National Student Y.W.C.A. These documents include programming suggestions, descriptions of the emphases and why they are important to students, descriptions of summer projects and descriptions of program expansion during World War II.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: circa 1926-1950
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
760 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- National Student YWCA (Organization)
- YWCA of the U.S.A.. National Student Council (Organization)
- National Intercollegiate Christian Council (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Bulletins
- Bulletins
- Constitutions
- Constitutions
- Memorandums
- Memorandums
- Pamphlets
- agendas (administrative records)
- bylaws (administrative records)
- correspondence
- minutes (administrative records)
- reports
Topical
- Church and social problems
- College students -- International cooperation
- College students -- Political activity
- College students -- Religious life
- College students -- Societies, etc
- Committees
- Educational leadership
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Peace
- Social change
- Social movements -- Religious aspects
- Student movements
- Women -- Employment
- Women -- Vocational guidance
- Women college students
- 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