Urban women

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Community Division. The Community Division's purpose is to provide direct services to local associations and aid in communication between local associations and the national organization, as well as to other organizations. Materials concern the organization, planning and running of city and metropolitan associations. Guidelines describe the structure of organizations in the city and large metropolitan setting including cooperation with other...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Community Division. The Community Division's purpose is to provide direct services to local associations and aid in communication between local associations and the national organization, as well as to other organizations. Materials concern the formation and organization of metropolitan and small associations. Descriptions of organizational structure are provided as well and overviews of how the associations relate to other parts of the YWCA of the...

Scope and Contents Conference materials for city and eastern (Silver Bay) communities conferences and area staff meetings. City and eastern community conferences concern their unique work for their constituents, allow for the exchanging of programming ideas and materials, address challenges to city associations, and discuss the organizational structure of local associations and their relation to other parts of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Community meetings bring together YWCA of the U.S.A. employees and members...

Scope and Contents Stenotype proceedings of the Fourteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The detailed proceedings follow the convention from opening remarks to final adjournment. Proceedings cover, addresses and remarks, business matters and motions to pass resolutions, elections of officers and board members, presentations of reports and reports from assembly meetings. The wide range of topics include youth movements and the activity of...

Scope and Contents Official proceedings and actions of the Fourteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The detailed proceedings follow the convention from opening remarks to final adjournment with a separate published report of convention actions following. Included in the proceedings are matters of business such as the adoption of reports, election of officers, and passing of resolutions; addresses and remarks; presentations of reports;...

Scope and Contents In response to a national reorganization and recommendations from the Jones study of the YWCA of the U.S.A., Kansas CIty is selected to be the subject of a local association study. The detailed study conducted throughout the year 1933 examines the social, economic, political and cultural background of the city, surveys current association programs and makes recommendations based on its findings. The report of the study is presented in three volumes. The first section concerns the social and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the Southwest region National Student YWCA including reports of summer projects, work plans and additional regional documents. Summer projects offer students the opportunity to gain experience in community or social work often experiencing a different way of life and learning of the struggles of the people they serve. The Houston project centers around providing pre-school programs to children in need, the migrant worker program explores the social and economic struggles...