New York, circa 1906-1946

File — Box: 3, Reel: 194, microdex: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Documents concerning the branches of the YWCA of Buffalo, New York. Association branches serve specific constituent groups or geographic locations. The international institute conducts programs for immigrant women and their families and the Larkin Branch conducts industrial programs. The Kenmore Branch and Central branch serve separate geographic centers in the Buffalo area. Visitation reports and historical summaries provide an overview of branch history and programs while branch correspondence, notes and reports may offer insight into the administrative and managerial side of operating a branch.

Dates of Materials

Creation: circa 1906-1946

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Record Group:

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.