Colorado, circa 1961-1970
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning the program, administration and development of the YWCA of Pueblo, Colorado, correspondence and reports concerning registered Y-Teen clubs in Las Animas, Rocky Ford, and Security, and inquiries into new organization in La Junta and Sterling. Documents are arranged alphabetically by city or town with further topical and form designations on the microfilm for Pueblo. The administration and development of the Pueblo association is documented in basic standards reports, constitutions, and bylaws. Visitation reports include program descriptions, reports of challenges and successes, and discussion of personnel and management need. Middle Park's documents include record of its development from a provisional YWCA to a registered Y-Teen club.
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
175 frames (1 partial reel)
Genre / Form
- Constitutions
- Constitutions
- Memorandums
- Memorandums
- administrative records
- bylaws (administrative records)
- correspondence
- reports
Geographic
- Granby, Grand, Colorado, United States
- La Junta, Otero, Colorado, United States
- Las Animas, Bent, Colorado, United States
- Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
- Rocky Ford, Otero, Colorado, United States
- Security, El Paso, Colorado, United States
- Sterling, Logan, Colorado, United States
Topical
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Social service
- Women -- Services for
- Women -- Social conditions
- Women -- Social conditions
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- Young Women's Christian associations -- Colorado
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository