Housing

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the history, administration, program and management of the Uptown and West Side branches of the YWCA of the City of New York and its international institute. As a large metropolitan association, the YWCA of the City of New York maintains branches to serve geographic areas or constituent groups. The Uptown Branch is a result of a merger of the Bronx and Harlem branches in 1931. Community and program studies for the West Side Branch address the diverse population and...

Scope and Contents Issues of the "Public Affairs New Service," the bulletin of the public affairs department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The public affairs program of the YWCA of the U.S.A. disseminates information on topics of national importance often involving social-economic issues, legal and legislative concerns, national and global politics and the role of women. The bulletin provides information on highlighted issues in addition to raising discussion questions and providing discussion guides. The...

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Photographs of YWCA of the USA residences and residence programs. These programs provided affordable, temporary or sometimes long-term housing for women.

Scope and Contents World YWCA pamphlets arranged alphabetically by title and miscellaneous correspondence with the World YWCA. Pamphlets are printed for information sharing, fund raising and raising awareness and concern the Christian role of the World YWCA, the activities and development of national YWCA associations, the aims and purposes of the World YWCA, YWCA work with young girls around the world, needs and services for immigrants, working conditions and opportunities for women, relief work during World...

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. residence programs have a history in the beginnings of the movement and as women gain more freedom the YWCA of the U.S.A. residence programs continue to operate and serve women. In 1959 a workshop for residence program staff assesses the residence programs, their role and functions in the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its local associations. The workshop report provides a summary of its sessions. Also included are planning committee minutes and pre-workshop materials to...

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Reports of studies of the YWCA of the U.S.A. arranged alphabetically by title of report. Studies conducted within the YWCA of the U.S.A. study many aspects of association and national activity including services and programs for different types of members including younger girls, "home women" and employed women, residence programs and staff and committee members. 

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Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. residence programs, providing safe and affordable housing to young employed women. Documents include guidelines for managing a residence program and determining need, program reports, reports of housing needs, residence program workshop notes, and reports, directories and blank survey forms for gathering information on residence programs. 

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Reports of selected studies conducted by or for the YWCA of the U.S.A. Studies are listed on a card following the title card.