Kentucky, circa 1924-1950
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the history, affiliation, leadership, programs, finance, administration and management of the Kentucky-Tennessee District YWCA. The district YWCA is central leadership and organization for YWCA and Girl Reserve work in small communities unable to support an independently affiliated association. Correspondence, board and committee meeting minutes and governing documents concern the district association's role, relationship to local associations and the YWCA of the U.S.A., structure and purpose. Visitation reports describe and assess association needs, programs and leadership. Other documents include a programs packet including discussion guides, suggested activities and program guidance and reports of the needs and concerns of the association.
Dates of Materials
- circa 1924-1950
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
546 frames (1 partial reel)
- Constitutions
- Constitutions
- Kentucky, United States
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Kansas
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Nonprofit organizations -- Tennessee
- Notes
- Proceedings
- Proceedings
- Proceedings
- Rural women -- Kansas
- Rural women -- Tennessee
- Social service -- Kansas
- Social service -- Tennessee
- Tennessee, United States
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- Young Women's Christian associations -- Kansas
- Young Women's Christian associations -- Tennessee
- administrative records
- bylaws (administrative records)
- correspondence
- minutes (administrative records)
- reports
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository