California, circa 1951-1960
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the administration, program and development of YWCA of the U.S.A. associations in Riverside, Sacramento, and San Bernardino, California followed by correspondence concerning the development of a Y-Teen program in San Bruno. Documents concerning the administration and development of the associations include include basic standards reports, national certification documents, constitutions, and bylaws. 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. Additional documents include general correspondence and reports.
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
425 frames (1 partial reel)
- Constitutions
- Leadership in women
- Memorandums
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
- Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
- San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States
- San Bruno, San Mateo, 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