Leadership services, 1951-1959

File — Box: 3, Reel: 235, microdex: 4

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. induction institutes in the central and eastern regions of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The Leadership Services Department of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for leadership development and program support in the YWCA of the U.S.A. To help train new staff members, the Leadership Services Department develops regional induction institutes. At these institutes, new staff members learn about the purpose of the YWCA of the U.S.A., what their role is in the YWCA of the U.S.A. and practice methods and techniques they may use during their time as a leader in the YWCA of the U.S.A. Materials for the central and eastern region include session evaluations, reports compiling the regional results, lists of attendees, correspondence to potential attendees and fliers advertising the institutes.

Dates of Materials

1951-1959

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Record Group:

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.