Arkansas and California, circa 1961-1970
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. associations in Arizona covering Hot Springs through West Memphis and California covering Bakersfield through Bishop. Documents are grouped by state then alphabetically by city or town. California associations are preceeded by correspondence and reports concerning the work of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its association throughout the state. For affiliated associations further form and topic designations on the microfilm include basic standards reports, history and constitutions, and visitation and miscellaneous. Documents from nonaffiliated areas include new organization inquiries, Y-Teen inquiries, and Bay Area council meeting minutes and reports.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: circa 1961-1970
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
883 frames (1 partial reel)
Genre / Form
- Constitutions
- Memorandums
- administrative records
- bylaws (administrative records)
- correspondence
- minutes (administrative records)
- reports
Geographic
- Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
- Banning, Riverside, California, United States
- Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States
- Bishop, Inyo, California, United States
- California, United States
- Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States
- Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
- Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States
- Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States
- West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States
Topical
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Social service
- Women -- Services for
- Women -- Social conditions
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- Young Women's Christian associations -- Arkansas
- Young Women's Christian associations -- California
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository