Proceedings

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Correspondence, minutes and reports from the southwest and western YWCA of the U.S.A. regions. Regional offices collect information from local associations, assess association needs and performance, assess regional social and economic needs, share information with local associations and report to the National Board on the region's performance and needs. Reports include assessments and summaries of the status of local associations. 

Scope and Contents Document concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. regional designations, regional planning and regional program. In order to recognize regional differences while maintaining national unity, the YWCA of the U.S.A. establishes regions to better understand the needs of the different parts of the country and inform the national program and program implementation. Regional offices facilitate a closer relationship between local associations and the national organization. Reports, correspondence, notes and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning religion in the YWCA of the U.S.A., including records of committees, conferences and councils and documents concerning relationships with churches and the YWCA of the U.S.A. relationship to the Catholic Church. As a lay Christian organization with a previous membership requirement of membership to an evangelical Christian church, the YWCA of the U.S.A. has a complex relationship to the Catholic Church and catholic members. Lectures by Catholic scholars and priests help...

Scope and Contents Pamphlets, reports and meeting minutes concerning religious education in the YWCA of the U.S.A. and in the United States. Pamphlets concern Bible study courses, discussion of the role of Christianity in social issues and politics, women and Christianity, Christianity and race, Christianity and international relations, interfaith interactions and religious education in schools. Meeting notes and reports include discussions of the role of Christianity and religion in the YWCA of the U.S.A.,...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Religion and Nationality Institute and the role of women in religion. The Department of Study of the YWCA of the U.S.A. organizes the Religion and Nationality Institute for professional YWCA of the U.S.A. staff in the northeast to learn more about working with women and girls from diverse nationalities and religious backgrounds. Course outlines and correspondence concern the topics that will be covered and the planning of the institute. Concerning...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s work in rural and agricultural communities. The Agricultural Committee and Town and Country Committee discuss, at their meetings, the unique problems and conditions faced in these rural communities, how the national emphases of the YWCA of the U.S.A. may apply, determine the focus of work for the rural communities and discuss the relationships between the rural communities and the rest of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The National Agricultural Council...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the organization, program, management and conferences of district and county associations of the YWCA of the U.S.A. District and county associations are organized in rural areas where due to population, finance or interest a larger area is organized to support a YWCA of the U.S.A. association. Reports, notes, pamphlets and handbooks concerning the administration, organization and development of county and district associations address the standards of rural associations,...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the development and programs of young women's Christian associations in Russia. Beginning with centers for industrial employed women in Russia, the YWCA of the U.S.A. supports the establishment of YWCA associations in Russia financially as well as by sending staff to serve as advisors, trainers and leaders. Expanding from work with employed women in business and industry, YWCA activities in Russia include service to students, rural women and young girls and also include...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. activities in South Carolina, the administration, history and programs of the YWCA of Charleston, South Carolina and inquires into the development of an association in Anderson. The report of the state public affairs meeting in South Carolina outlines the meeting's purpose and summarizes the proceedings of the meeting to talk about the social and economic public affairs platforms of the YWCA in South Carolina. Following this are letters of inquiry...

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Volume one of the court proceedings of YWCA of the U.S.A. National Board vs. the YWCA of Charleston, South Carolina concerning their continued use of the YWCA name after disaffiliation. 

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Volume two of the court proceedings of YWCA of the U.S.A. National Board vs. the YWCA of Charleston, South Carolina concerning their continued use of the YWCA name after disaffiliation. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the history, program, development, and administration of the YWCA of Greater Charleston, the association formed following the disaffiliation of the YWCA of Charleston, South Carolina. The administration and development of the association is documented in constitutions, and bylaws and visitation reports include program descriptions, reports of challenges and successes, and discussion of personnel and management need. Additional materials include program materials and...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports from the YWCA of the U.S.A. Southwestern 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...

Scope and Contents Official programs and reports of YWCA of the U.S.A. state committees arranged alphabetically by state covering Florida through Indiana. Materials include convention and conference proceedings where the overall status of the state's associations may be discussed in addition to matters of finance, membership statistics, and organizational management and governance. Materials may also report on the status of specific student, city, or factory associations, discuss religious education, provide a...

Scope and Contents Official programs and reports of YWCA of the U.S.A. state committees arranged alphabetically by state covering Indiana through West Virginia. Materials include convention and conference proceedings where the overall status of the state's associations may be discussed in addition to matters of finance, membership statistics, and organizational management and governance. Summaries of addresses and discussions serve to provide an overview of the focus of the associations. Materials may also...

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Minutes and reports of the staff meetings of the College and University Division of the National Student YWCA. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the formation, work and end of the University Christian Movement (UCM), the successor organization to the National Student Christian Federation. Described in an article from the "Presbyterian Survey" as a "loose federation of student groups interested in social change," the UCM united local student Christian groups behind shared goals and facilitates information sharing and learning. Minutes and reports of UCM assemblies document the movement's directions, program and...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the World Student Christian Federation followed by documents concerning the relationship between the National Student YWCA and the National Student YMCA. The World Student Christian Federation is an international organization uniting student Christian movements across racial and national lines through facilitating conferences, cooperation and the exchange of ideas. The relationship between the National Student YWCA and National Student YMCA is explored through...

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Documents concerning the program, management, role and functions of the National Student YWCA including records of consultations and meetings, papers and reports exploring the role of the National Student YWCA as a Christian movement in social change, regional reports and general correspondence and communications. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the programs, administration and leadership of the National Student YWCA and the College and University Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. This work and programs include activities at junior colleges. Program guidelines, reports and lists of junior college programs document junior college activities and approaches as they differ and match work in four year colleges and universities. Following these documents are program proposals and planning documents for leadership...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the student work of the National YMCA. In response to the changing climate on college campuses following World War II and a reorganization of the YMCA, the Campbell Commission and Commission on the Message and Mission of the Student YMCA study the purpose and aims of the student YMCA and its future. Reports and minutes of the commission's concern the beginnings of the commissions and the need for study, the process and approach to study and the results of the...

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Pamphlets and documents concerning the National Student YWCA. Pamphlets are arranged alphabetically by title and concern such topics as the role of Christianity in the college student's life, the role of Christianity in addressing social and economic problems, Christian education and the purpose, aims and functions of student associations. Other documents include a student issue of "Womans Press" magazine, reports of the student Christian movement, bibliographies and program suggestions. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. student associations, activities, program and cooperation with other organizations. Documents include lists and registration cards of affiliated student associations, National Student YWCA seventy-fifth anniversary celebration programs and planning materials, basic standards of affiliation for student associations, committee reports, lists of associations classified by college type and documents concerning cooperation with outside organizations. As...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning cooperation between the student department and industrial department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Joint conferences are held to discuss the relationship between the two groups and how they can help each other out and better understand one another. Reports document cooperative work in local associations and regions and include summaries of how local student and industrial clubs are working together. Student industrial summer projects are organized in cities around the...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s work with international students and the National Student Y.W.C.A.'s cooperation with international organizations. To encourage cooperative and inclusive student work, the Education Division of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. devises a program of education to share information of general international culture and student needs and to respond to emphases decided at national conventions. In addition, to education programs,...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the National Student YWCA interracial education program and incentives to address issues of racism in associations and college campuses. Program materials include suggestions for planning, implementing and evaluating interracial programming in student associations in addition to reports by Yolanda B. Wilkerson of her study to evaluate interracial campus programs and suggest steps for improvement. Visitation and field secretary reports provide narrative account of the...

Scope and Contents Reports concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. on junior college campuses and documents concerning the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, an interdenominational evangelical Christian student organization, provides biblically based publications, bible studies and activities on college campuses in the United States. Documents include issues of "HIS" magazine, pamphlets advertising the group and a term paper by a student critical of the organization. Studies and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the United Student Christian Council, United Student Peace Committee, University Christian Mission and World Mission of Christianity, organizations working with student associations. The United Student Christian Council is an organization of student Christian organizations to encourage unity between organizations and across denominations, discuss together the common issues faced by students, discuss the role of Christianity in campus life and social problems and decide...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning Student Christian Association conferences held at Asilomar Conference Grounds in California. Co-ed conferences of student Young Women's and Young Men's Christian Associations and Student Christian Associations meet to unite under common purposes and discuss the issues facing college students and members of the Student Christian Associations, international issues and the role of religion in the lives of the college student. Minutes of planning meetings and pre-conference...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning Student Christian Association conferences held at Asilomar Conference Grounds. Conferences of student Young Women's and Young Men's Christian Associations meet to unite under common purposes and discuss the issues facing college students and members of the Student Christian Associations, international issues and the role of religion in the lives of the college student. Minutes of planning meetings and pre-conference materials sent to delegates concern the selection of...