Student: Southwest region, 1928-1939
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the National Student YWCA Southwest region and the Southwest Council of Student Christian Associations. Correspondence and minutes concerning the special project to fund an African American student secretary in the Southwest region follow the fundraising, planning and implementation of the project. Other documents include bylaws, programs, handbooks, lists of leaders, pamphlets and program guides and suggestions.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1928-1939
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
330 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- National Student YWCA (Organization)
- Student Young Men's Christian Association (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Memorandums
- Pamphlets
- bylaws (administrative records)
- correspondence
- lists (document genres)
- minutes (administrative records)
- programs (documents)
- reports
- schedules (time plans)
Geographic
- Arkansas, United States
- Louisiana, United States
- Missouri, United States
- Oklahoma, United States
- Texas, United States
Topical
- African American college students
- African American college students -- Societies, etc
- College students -- Religious life
- College students -- Societies, etc
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Social action
- Student movements
- Universities and colleges -- Religion
- Women college students
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository