India, circa 1951-1960
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the YWCA of India and the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s work with them. Helen Flack, a YWCA of the U.S.A. worker assigned to a special project in India through the World YWCA's mutual service program, correspondences with the YWCA of the U.S.A. Foreign Division reporting on her work and the status of the leadership development project. Next, a series of pamphlets on the leadership development program provide an overview of the contents and purpose of the program. Following the pamphlets is a report assessing the success of the leadership development program. Additional documents include YWCA of India annual reports and miscellaneous correspondence.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: circa 1951-1960
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
194 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- YWCA of the U.S.A. Foreign Division (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Christian stewardship
- Employees -- Training of
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Personnel management
- Social action -- India
- Social group work -- India
- Social movements -- Religious aspects
- Social service -- India
- Women -- India
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- Religious life -- India
- Young Women's Christian associations -- Indiana
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository