Indiana, circa 1930-1950
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the YWCA of Indianapolis, Indiana Central Branch, Phyllis Wheatley Branch and South Side Center. These branches and centers of the YWCA of Indianapolis serve diverse member groups and geographic parts of the city with the Phyllis Wheatley Branch serves the African American women and girls of the city. Documents include visitation reports summarizing and assessing the branches, governing documents such as constitutions and bylaws, community studies, correspondence concerning the operation and management of the branches and branch pamphlets.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: circa 1930-1950
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
365 frames (1 partial reel)
Genre / Form
- Constitutions
- Constitutions
- Pamphlets
- articles
- articles
- bylaws (administrative records)
- correspondence
- reports
Geographic
Topical
- African American women -- Employment -- India
- African American women -- Societies and clubs -- Indiana
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Indiana
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Social problems
- Social service -- Indiana
- Women -- Employment -- Indiana
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- Young Women's Christian associations -- Indiana
- Young Women's Christian associations -- Indiana
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository