Student: Southern region, 1962-1964
Scope and Contents
National Student YWCA report to the Field Foundation on their "Special Project in Human Relations." The project's goal is "to utilize more fully the constructive channel of the National Board of the YWCA in the current problems related to racial integration" and the reports summarize and assess project progress for the reporting year. Report appendices provide further project context such as newspaper clippings, resolutions from the National Student YWCA and related program reports. The geographic scope of the project is divided into two regions. The Southwest refers to Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. The Southeast covers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1962-1964
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
272 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- National Student YWCA (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository