Housing, human relations, immigration and insurance, 1951-1960
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s housing, human relations and immigration programs and policies, correspondence and pamphlets concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. insurance. Housing, human relations and immigration materials include statements on inclusivity, segregation and race relations in the United States, program overviews and program reports. Insurance documents concern insurance policies and claims for employees of the YWCA of the U.S.A.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 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
203 frames (1 partial reel)
Genre / Form
- Notes
- Pamphlets
- correspondence
- correspondence
- outlines (documents)
- reports
- reports
- speeches (documents)
Geographic
Topical
- African Americans -- Housing
- Automobile insurance
- Health insurance
- Housing
- Housing management
- Immigrants
- Immigrants -- United States
- Interpersonal relations
- Low-income housing
- Low-income tenants
- Property insurance
- Public housing
- Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
- Refugees -- United States
- Segregation
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository