California, circa 1953-1960
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the administration, program and development of the YWCA of Berkeley, California followed by a memorandum concerning the development of a YMCA and YWCA in Buena Park. Documents concerning the administration and history of the YWCA of Berkeley include basic standards reports, certification materials, constitutions, bylaws and historical overviews. Visitation reports for the association are more narrative in nature and include program descriptions, reports of challenges and successes, and discussion of personnel and management needs.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: circa 1953-1960
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
161 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- YMCA of the USA (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Constitutions
- Memorandums
- administrative records
- bylaws (administrative records)
- correspondence
- reports
Geographic
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository