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Young Women's Christian associations

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Includes the extensive records of the YWCA of the USA as well as papers of individuals connected to the YWCA.

Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 8. Community associations

 Record Group
Identifier: SSC-MS-00324-RG8
Abstract

This record group documents the National Association's interactions with local YWCAs and other types of general membership groups (such as Registered Groups). Materials include minutes; reports; publications; lists; forms, policies and procedures; correspondence and mailings; constitutions and by-laws; legal files; rosters; spreadsheets; studies and surveys; training materials; and files on individual Associations dating from 1884-2002. Forms part of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Records.

Dates of Materials: 1874 - 2002
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 9. Photographs

 Record Group
Identifier: SSC-MS-00324-RG9
Abstract

This record group includes photographic prints, negatives, slides and filmstrips documenting the work of the YWCA from the 1890s to the early 2000s. It forms part of the YWCA of the U.S.A. records.

Dates of Materials: around 1890s to 2001
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 10. Audio and video recordings

 Record Group
Identifier: SSC-MS-00324-RG10
Abstract This Record Group forms part of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Records. It includes professionally produced video and audio recordings of program materials, public service announcements, and training materials; audio soundtracks for slideshows. There are also in-house recordings of speeches, lectures, and panels; programs at local, regional, national, and World YWCA events, such as conferences and conventions; staff meetings; teleconferences; some YWCA-themed music; and a few interviews and oral...
Dates of Materials: 1963-2001
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 11. Microfilmed headquarters files

 Record Group
Identifier: SSC-MS-00324-RG11
Abstract

Record Group 11. Microfilmed headquarters files, of the YWCA of the U.S.A. records includes the records of importance to the Association as a whole, which were submitted for filing at national headquarters. It includes Minutes and Reports, Subject Files, and Community (or "Local") Associations Files, which were microfilmed and mostly destroyed as a records management strategy beginning in 1964.

Dates of Materials: 1875-1975
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History
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