Outside organizations: Women, youth and miscellaneous, 1951-1960
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning outside organizations of interest to the YWCA of the U.S.A. including those working with women and youth. The YWCA of the U.S.A., as a large national women's organization frequently has need to cooperate with and stay informed of the work work of outside organizations. Correspondence, reports and minutes document the relationship the YWCA of the U.S.A. has with women's organizations and youth organizations. In addition to materials concerning their relationships with youth and women's organizations, documents include a report of the World Christian Youth Commission leadership consultation, issues of the World Assembly of Youth publication, "WAY Forum," and the National Council of Women's discussions of relationships with women's organizations in Latin America. Additional correspondence with outside organizations includes an invitation to participate in a social work conference in Texas and requests for grants from the Fund of the Republic.
Dates of Materials
- 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
210 frames (1 partial reel)
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Notes
- Proceedings
- Proceedings
- Proceedings
- Social service
- United Christian Youth Movement
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- Political activity
- Young adults -- Societies and clubs
- Youth -- International cooperation
- Youth movements
- correspondence
- magazines (periodicals)
- minutes (administrative records)
- outlines (documents)
- reports
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository