California, circa 1943-1950
Scope and Contents
Reports, correspondence and administrative records concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. association in Santa Cruz and documents concerning requests for organized YWCA of the U.S.A. work in Santa Barbara. Applications for affiliation, governing documents and correspondence concern the history and organization of the YWCA of Santa Cruz. Visitation reports assess the progress and performance of the association, summarize meeting with leaders and committees and discuss challenges and problems the association may be facing.
Dates of Materials
- circa 1943-1950
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
118 frames (1 partial reel)
- Constitutions
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Questionnaires
- Questionnaires
- Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States
- Social problems
- Social service -- California
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- Young Women's Christian associations -- California
- application forms
- correspondence
- lists (document genres)
- reports
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository