minutes (administrative records)

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the student assembly at the Sixteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Delegates from student associations meet to unite behind National Student Council goals and aims, vote as representatives of their associations on matters of national business and discuss topics unique to their groups. The assembly of the Sixteenth Convention focuses on the role of student associations in the YWCA of the U.S.A., their...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the Sixteenth National Convention of Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Immediately following the previous convention, the Convention Committee begins meetings to collect and assess feedback regarding convention content, processes and accommodations. Using this information, the committee plans the upcoming convention arranging speakers, discussion topics and emphases and accommodations. Included in these documents is a summary of...

Scope and Contents Materials documenting the student, industrial, and business and professional assemblies at the Tenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Each convention the departments gather to discuss matters unique to their group and of national importance. Industrial, and Business and Professional Assemblies address the progress made in employment for women, the goals for the future status of employed women and cooperation with other...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the Twelfth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Minutes and reports of the Convention Committee meetings concern preparation for the convention including selecting program emphasis and speakers; making arrangements; and preparing for convention business. Following these documents is a report on the alternate basis of membership and the constitution. Group meeting materials provide the discussion questions and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning special interest group meetings at the Twentieth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. In response to the changing political, social and economic conditions faced by women, the assemblies and group meetings discuss the changing role of women and what it means to be in the workplace, at home, and in society. The National Employed Women's Assembly (N.E.W.) is a combination of all employed women, young adults, and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning assemblies, group discussions, and general proceedings of the Twenty-second National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The convention as a whole addresses the theme of "the responsibility of the YWCA in the sixties." Through small groups and discussions, addresses, dramas and assemblies the role of women and the role of a Christian organization are discussed in relation to changing social, economic, and political...

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In response to a call for work with women in the nursing profession, the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. authorizes a two year experiment in operating a club for women in the nursing profession. Minutes and reports assess the progress of the program, discuss the operation and administration of the project and evaluate the effectiveness and role of the Central Club for Nurses. 

Scope and Contents The Committee on Cooperation of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for developing and maintaining a strategy of cooperation with other groups and organizations and representing, in a balanced way, the interests of the National Board. In addition, the committee is responsible for deciding what groups or organizations the National Board should form a cooperative relationship with and to what extent, evaluating existing and possible opportunities for cooperation and...

Scope and Contents The Committee on Cooperation of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for developing and maintaining a strategy of cooperation with other groups and organizations and representing, in a balanced way, the interests of the National Board. In addition, the committee is responsible for deciding what groups or organizations the National Board should form a cooperative relationship with and to what extent, evaluating existing and possible opportunities for cooperation and...

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The Corporation and Foundation Support Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A., formerly the Special Gifts Committee, is responsible for managing gifts from corporations and foundations, donor relations and managing fundraising goals. 

Scope and Contents The 1920 national convention of the YWCA of the U.S.A. formed a commission to study the possibility of individual membership in the YWCA of the U.S.A. passed at the 1922 with a resolution establishing the correspondence membership category. The correspondence membership is created for women who live in a community without a local association but who would like to participate in the national movement. Minutes and reports concern the logistics of running a correspondence membership program,...

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The Council of Christian Associations Committee on Christian World Education is tasked with broadening the worldview of the members of the student Christian movement and increasing awareness of the world outside of the college campus. This is accomplished through educational materials, programs and conferences. 

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The Council of Christian associations is a council of representatives from student Christian associations. The council develops a united program for student Christian associations in the United States and cooperates with the World Student Christian Federation in maintaining a connection to the world student Christian movement.

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The Council of Christian associations is a council of representatives from student Christian associations. The council develops a united program for student Christian associations in the United States and cooperates with the World Student Christian Federation in maintaining a connection to the world student Christian movement.

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The Council of North American Student Movements seeks to unite the student Christian movements of North America behind common cause and purpose through collaborative relationships, investigating common challenges and sharing resources.

Scope and Contents The Data and Trends Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A. meets to discuss requests for new studies and data concerning the work of the YWCA of the U.S.A., determine how they prioritize requests, discuss their relationship to other parts of the national organization and discuss how to promote and use the information collected. Meetings of the Economic Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A. concern the financial concerns of associations including equipment purchase and use, building and property...

Scope and Contents The Department of Immigration and Foreign Communities of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for oversight of the programs and services for immigrants including YWCA International Institutes. The department undergoes several name changes and reorganizations as the YWCA of the U.S.A. reorganizes but its main functions remain the same. These duties include developing the program and emphases for work with foreign born women, assessing the needs of the foreign born women and her community,...

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The Executive Committee of the Department of Research and Method of the YWCA of the U.S.A. reviews the recommendations passed at department meetings, reviews reports and recommendations from the department's committees and discusses department personnel and budgets. 

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The Department of Research and Method of the YWCA of the U.S.A. studies the needs of women and girls in the United States, assesses how the YWCA of the U.S.A. is meeting those needs and makes recommendations in response to their assessments and studies. In the YWCA of the U.S.A. method refers to the activities that realize the organization's program, or plan of emphases. 

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Meetings of the Research Group of the Department of Research and Education of the YWCA of the U.S.A. include reports from secretaries concerning the need for study and the progress of studies they are involved in, discussion of the circulation and communication of educational materials and discussion of the group's relationship to other committees and other departments of the YWCA of the U.S.A. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the administration, program and development of the YWCA of Washington D.C., followed by Washington Area Council minutes and an article and pamphlet concerning the Hannah Harrison School for vocational training. The administration and development of the YWCA of Wilmington is documented in basic standards reports, national certification documents, constitutions, bylaws and reports of the special administration study project. Visitation reports include program descriptions,...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the facilities, affiliation, administration and governance, program, services and history of YWCA of the U.S.A. associations in the District of Columbia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Correspondence and reports concerning the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C. address the relationship between associations and the conflicting desires to have a centralized association versus a community's desire to organize their own work. The YWCA of the District of...

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Responding to the need for housing during World War I, the YWCA of the U.S.A. began construction on the Grace Dodge Hotel, later known as the Dodge Hotel, following the war and opening for business in 1921. Minutes and reports, concern the operations of the hotel including maintenance and repair, staffing, advertising, publicity and finance.

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the field work committee and its secretaries for the east central field, covering Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Reports from the industrial, student, city and county and office secretaries detail the condition of existing associations and populations served, make recommendations for improvements, summarize their trips and comment on the general needs of the region. Executive secretary reports summarize the work of all field secretaries and the program emphases...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the field work committee and its secretaries for the east central field, covering Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Reports from the industrial, student, city and county and office secretaries detail the condition of existing associations and populations served, make recommendations for improvements, summarize their trips and comment on the general needs of the region. Executive secretary reports summarize the work of all field secretaries and the program emphases...

Scope and Contents The Education and Research Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A., established in 1921 following a national reorganization, seeks to carry out the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s goal of developing the lives of women through education. The division is a carry over of the Department of Research and Methods that existed prior to the reorganization. The minutes of the first meeting of the Education and Research Division record the discussion of the name of the division and the defining of the division purpose...

Scope and Contents Educational work in the YWCA of the U.S.A. takes on several forms and purposes but is part of their overall goal to develop the whole woman and girl. Education efforts are directed towards personal growth, social and economic issues, health, home economics and professional guidance. During the Depression, leisure time activities became important due to high levels of unemployment. Teaching the importance of leisure time activities and healthy and productive choices encourages personal growth...

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The Emissarius Credit Union is a voluntary cooperative savings and loan for members of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Members of the credit union are encouraged to save and are able to take out loans for personal expenses. Annual reports and board meetings summarize the credit union activities and holdings in addition to discussing the management and administration of the credit union.

Scope and Contents Annual reports from secretaries summarizing and assessing employment services and room registries of local associations and commenting on needs for future development of the programs. In between annual reports, the secretaries submit visitation reports assessing local associations' services. Employment services include case work and cooperation with local employment agencies and other vocational and placement services. Room Registries are lists maintained by local associations of housing...

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Organized in 1940, the Endowment Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A. manages the receipt, policy and activities of endowments and bequests.