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Found in 492 Collections and/or Records:

War Work Council Overseas Committee reports, 1919-1920

 File — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 310183630156007], Reel: 381, microdex: 5
Scope and Contents

Reports of the work in Italy, Poland and Romania of the War Work Council of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. to the Overseas Committee. Reports describe the social, economic, political and safety conditions faced by women in addition to summarizing and assessing the successes and challenges of war relief efforts. Correspondence and reports from secretaries provide a first hand account of the scenes and intimate description of conditions.

Dates of Materials: 1919-1920

War Work Council Overseas Committee reports, 1919-1920

 File — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 310183630156007], Reel: 381, microdex: 7
Scope and Contents The Overseas Committee of the War Work Council of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for the oversight of war relief overseas being conducted through or supported by the YWCA of the U.S.A. Reports to the committee concerning work in Turkey and Armenia describe the social, economic, political and safety conditions faced by women and their families. In addition, the reports summarize and assess the success of work relief efforts including the work in housing, social...
Dates of Materials: 1919-1920

War Work Council Polish Gray Samaritans Committee minutes and reports, 1918-1919

 File — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 310183630156007], Reel: 381, microdex: 8
Scope and Contents The Polish Grey Samaritans Committee of the War Work Council of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for conducting training and financing the work of Polish-American women in war relief and reconstruction in Poland. The women, after completing a training course in first-aid, nursing and relief work, are either assigned to work in France with Polish forces or in Poland to assist in reconstruction. The committee is responsible for developing a training program,...
Dates of Materials: 1918-1919

War Work Council Social Morality Committee and Volunteer Workers' Bureau minutes and reports, 1913-1921

 File — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 310183630156007], Reel: 381, microdex: 9
Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the Social Morality Committee and Volunteer Workers' Bureau of the War Work Council of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The Social Morality Committee coordinates lectures, training and educational materials teaching the benefits of health as the basis for socially and personally responsible living. Such program include sex education to girls and women, particularly women exposed to military camps. The Social Morality Committee begins as the Social Morality...
Dates of Materials: 1913-1921

Wartime Commission of the Churches minutes and reports, 1917-1919

 File — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 310183630156007], Reel: 380, microdex: 4
Scope and Contents

The Wartime Commission of the Churches coordinates and unites the existing war relief efforts of protestant churches with the aims of assisting those already undertaking war work through sharing practices and successes and through investigating the war relief needs and sharing those identified. 

Dates of Materials: 1917-1919

West Central Field Committee minutes and reports, 1910 January-1922 January

 File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 16, microdex: 2
Scope and Contents Minutes and reports from the YWCA of the U.S.A. West Central Field Committee. Field committees unite local associations under the general purposes and missions of the National YWCA, assist with emerging and established local associations, arrange conferences and camps, and oversee fundraising campaigns. Materials include reports from field secretaries. These narrative reports summarize work with local associations, make recommendations and requests for personnel and finance, report on...
Dates of Materials: 1910 January-1922 January

Womans Press Committee minutes, 1950-1951

 File — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 310183630156007], Reel: 379, microdex: 9
Scope and Contents

According to their amended 1951 charter the Womans Press Committee of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. contributes to the purpose of the National Board through their responsibilities in the "selection, editing, producing, promoting and distributing of edition-bound books." Minutes of the committee document their implementation of this purpose including the discussion of publication content, budget reviews, and developing future content. 

Dates of Materials: 1950-1951

World Service Council annual meeting minutes and reports, 1935-1970

 File — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 310183630156007], Reel: 379, microdex: 10
Scope and Contents

The annual meetings of the World Service Council of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. concern the international associations work. Minutes and reports include finance and budget reviews, reports of international YWCA activity, accounts of secretaries' experiences abroad and discussion of the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A. in international work. 

Dates of Materials: 1935-1970

World War II committees, minutes and reports, 1941-1945

 File — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 310183630156007], Reel: 379, microdex: 11
Scope and Contents The YWCA of the U.S.A. contributes to the World War II efforts nationally and internationally through, relief efforts, support services, advocacy and more. The minutes of the Postwar Reconstruction Leadership Counseling Group document its efforts to recruit and train staff to work with reconstruction efforts. The Committee on Refugees of the National Board is concerned specifically with relief work associated with refugees. The committee keeps informed of national and international refugee...
Dates of Materials: 1941-1945

Young Adult Committee minutes and reports, 1950-1961

 File — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 310183630156007], Reel: 381, microdex: 10
Scope and Contents The Young Adult Committee of the Community Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is an advisory committee responsible to the study and assessment of YWCA of the U.S.A. programs for young adults. Young adult programs are broadly defined as those programs serving women age 18-35. The committee's responsibilities include maintaining a knowledge of issues affecting young adults in the United States, cooperating with other divisions and committees working with young adults, suggesting program...
Dates of Materials: 1950-1961

YWCA of the USA cooperation with YMCA of the USA minutes and reports, 1925-1931

 File — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 310183630156007], Reel: 381, microdex: 11
Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of committees and commissions concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s relationship and cooperation with the YMCA of the USA. While the YWCA of the U.S.A. and the YMCA of the USA are in theory parallel organizations they run into areas of overlapping mission in areas of co-educational programs in addition to the YMCA of the USA conducting some programming for women in areas lacking a developed YWCA. Cooperative relationships may also include the shared use of facilities and...
Dates of Materials: 1925-1931

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