California, circa 1951-1960
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the administration, program and development of Harbor Area YWCA, formerly known as the YWCA of San Pedro, California. Administrative records include basic standards reports, national certification documents, constitutions, and bylaws. In addition, the administrative records include record of the association's official name change. Visitation reports for the associations are more narrative in nature and include program descriptions, reports of challenges and successes, and discussion of personnel and management need. Also included is a report of the Harbor Area Study, a study of the community, administration and structure of the association.
Dates of Materials
- circa 1951-1960
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
334 frames (1 partial reel)
- Constitutions
- Leadership in women
- Memorandums
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- San Pedro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Social service
- Women -- Services for
- Women -- Social conditions
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- Young Women's Christian associations -- California
- administrative records
- bylaws (administrative records)
- correspondence
- reports
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository