Proceedings

Scope and Contents Information sheets, discussion guides, documents from discussions of the ecumenical movement, minutes and planning materials for the World YWCA World Council conference in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. International conferences of the legislative body of the World YWCA meet periodically to unite under a shared vision and purpose, discuss and agree on positions of political and social action, hear updates from YWCA associations, discuss the relationships within the World YWCA and discuss the role...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning a Canada-United States conference of Young Women's Christian Associations. The conference, following the World YWCA World Council conference in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, invites visiting guests to attend and discuss the YWCA activities in their national associations. Topics discussed at the World Council conference are further explored here including the role of women in the ecumenical movement, the role of Christian women in social and economic change, the changing role...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the North American regional conference of World Young Women's Christian Associations in Toronto, Canada. North American national associations meet to united under common purpose, discuss matters of common need and to discuss their role in the international YWCA movement. As the political and economic situation changes the conference explores the role of women in social and political change, the role of the Christian emphasis in the world movement, international relations...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the regional conference of World Young Women's Christian Associations in Ceylon, the International Study Conference for Workers Among Boys and Girls of Secondary Schools in Dassel, Germany and the meeting of the World YWCA World Council in Geneva, Switzerland. National associations from the Pacific region meet in Ceylon to discuss the role of women in the Christian movement, the role of women in social and political change and international relations. The regional...

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Documents concerning the World YWCA World Council meeting in St. Cergue, Switzerland. The legislative body and members of national associations meet to united under common purpose and aim and to make decisions concerning the world-wide movement and organization. The theme of the conference is "the message of Christ and the responsibility of the association for presenting it." In addition, the move of the headquarters to Geneva, Switzerland and changes to the constitution are discussed. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the international conferences of the World Young Women's Christian Associations in Berlin, Beirut, Budapest and Hoddeston. Conferences are held to unite the national associations under common purpose and aim, discuss future plans and to make decisions affecting the international organizations. In 1928-1929 the discussions center on the role of the association in the changing political, economic and social conditions around the world. The role of Christianity in this work...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the international conferences of the World Young Women's Christian Associations in Oxford and Hoddeston, England. Delegates from national associations and members of the World YWCA executive committee meet to unite under a common purpose and aim, discuss the future of the YWCA movement and discuss and vote on matters that affect the international organization. In addition, delegates may bring updates and needs from their national associations. Minutes, reports and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the international conferences of the World Young Women's Christian Associations in Washington D.C., St. Wolfgang, Austria and Champery, Switzerland in addition to materials from the 1946 leadership conference in Schloss Hunigen, Switzerland. Delegates to the World YWCA Conferences meet to united under a common purpose and aim, discuss and vote on matters the effect the international organization and discuss the future of the YWCA international movement. Discussions...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the international conferences of the World Young Women's Christian Associations in Champery, Switzerland and Stockholm, Sweden and minutes of the meetings of the Executive Committee of the World YWCA. Delegates to the World YWCA Conferences meet to united under a common purpose and aim, discuss and vote on matters the effect the international organization and discuss the future of the YWCA international movement. Discussions concern the relationship of the church to...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the international conferences of the World Young Women's Christian Associations in Swanwick, England, Berlin, Germany and Paris, France. Delegates to the World YWCA Conferences meet to unite under a common purpose and aim, discuss and vote on matters that affect the international organization and discuss the future of the YWCA international movement. Discussions concern the relationship of the church to national associations, international conditions affecting women, the...

Scope and Contents Programs, proceedings and minutes of the first and second conferences of the World Young Women's Christian Associations. Delegates of national associations and leaders of the World YWCA meet to unite under a common purpose and aim, present on the YWCA activities and progress in their countries, discuss the future of the organizations and vote on policy and business concerns. Presentations at the conferences concern the role of the Christian woman in the international women's movement and...

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Documents concerning the planning, proceedings and assessments of the central and eastern region Y-Teen conferences. Regional conferences are a chance for Y-Teen delegates and the adult leaders to come together to discuss the issues important to them and unite behind a common purpose. Conferences include discussion groups, lectures and activities. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the planning, proceedings and assessments of the southern and western regional Y-Teen conferences. Regional conferences are a chance for Y-Teen delegates and the adult leaders to come together to discuss the issues important to them and unite behind a common purpose. Conferences include discussion groups, lectures and activities and several southern regions have separate conferences for African American girls. Also included are documents concerning the general planning...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the administration, affiliation and disaffiliation, central registration and committee work of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Handbooks describe the policies and procedures for organization planning, staff supervision, governance and other administrative functions. The function and organization of committees in the YWCA of the U.S.A. is detailed in a handbook followed by manuals for selected committees. As an organization comprised of many associations, one of the administrative...

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Policies and procedure for amending and creating constitutions and bylaws in the YWCA of the U.S.A., including example constitutions for community associations, city and town associations, district and county associations and committees and clubs. 

Scope and Contents Following the 1930 national YWCA of the U.S.A. convention, the basis commission is formed to study the alternate personal membership basis in associations other than student. The commission of representatives from across the organization collects data and input from local associations, studies and reports of membership basis practices and shares their results ultimately making presentations to the national convention and recommending that associations be given two years to implement the...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the practices, policies and procedures for membership in the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its local associations. The status of junior members, members under the age of eighteen, is discussed and studied to define their role in the organization and membership benefits. Reports and letters from local associations concerning their thought on junior membership are arranged alphabetically by city. To unite members in local associations and provide opportunities for collaboration,...

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Documents concerning the relationship between the YWCA of the U.S.A. and YMCA of the USA and and World YWCA and World YMCA. Cooperation between the men's and women's organizations include joint projects and resource sharing in addition to boys work under the auspices of the YWCA and girls work under the YMCA.