Colorado, circa 1906-1950
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. associations and activities in Colorado. Documents concerning the state of Colorado as whole include governing documents for the state association of Colorado, a report of a study of the state's population, services and communities and correspondence and reports regarding youth services in Colorado. Boulder and Colorado Springs materials concern their affiliation, constitutions and governing documents, assessments and descriptions of association programs and leadership in visitation reports, buildings and the needs of the women and girls served. A Colorado district association is established as a decentralized association to reach communities across the state. Its relationship to the YWCA of the U.S.A. and YWCA of Colorado and the services and programs offered are described in visitation reports, correspondence, and administrative records.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: circa 1906-1950
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
568 frames (1 partial reel)
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository