Teenage conferences, 1961-1970
Scope and Contents
Proceedings of the 1966 National Canadian Y-Teen conference followed by records of Y-Teen leadership institutes for the central region of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The Canadian Y-Teen conference brings together Y-Teen members from across Canada to discuss current problems affecting teenagers and to enhance their belonging to the national and international YWCA movement. YWCA of the U.S.A. Y-Teen leadership institutes are offered regionally to provide leadership training and experience to Y-Teen members. Reports summarize and evaluate the training institute format and program. Additional documents include participant lists and correspondence sent to participants ahead of the institutes.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1961-1970
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
341 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- YWCA of the U.S.A. Teen-age Department (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Bulletins
- Bulletins
- Memorandums
- Notes
- Proceedings
- Proceedings
- Proceedings
- correspondence
- lists (document genres)
- outlines (documents)
- reports
Topical
- Leadership in adolescents
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Social movements -- Religious aspects
- Student movements
- Teenage girls
- Teenage girls -- Canada
- Teenage girls -- Religious life
- Teenage girls -- Religious life -- Canada
- Teenage girls -- Social conditions
- Teenage girls -- Social conditions -- Canada
- Teenage girls -- Societies and clubs -- Canada
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository