Social movements -- Religious aspects

Scope and Contents World Membership Day program packets and YWCA of the U.S.A. correspondence with World YWCA general secretaries. As executive officer of the World YWCA World Council, the general secretary is a main point of contact to the World YWCA. Correspondence is included for general secretaries Elizabeth Palmer and Helen Roberts and many letters are with Fay Allen or Margaret Forsyth of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Foreign Division. World Membership Day is celebrated around the world by associations of the...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports from the Executive Committee of the World YWCA and correspondence with Elizabeth Palmer, General Secretary of the World YWCA. The executive committee is responsible for implementing the recommendations of the World YWCA Council between its quadrennial meetings. The report summarizes their efforts and minutes follow the progress from 1961-1963. Executive director correspondence is almost entirely comprised of correspondence with members of the YWCA of the U.S.A....

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Documents concerning the World YWCA and the Foreign Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. World YWCA documents include correspondence, conference reports, an official peace statement and a directory of YWCA secretaries around the world. Foreign Division documents include newsletters containing short reports of YWCA of the U.S.A. activities around the world, short summaries of YWCA of the U.S.A. international work and a pamphlet explaining the work of the Foreign Division. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the program, name and symbols, provisional associations, and purpose of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The name and symbols of the YWCA of the U.S.A. not only carry meaning for its members but also identify a person or association's belonging to the organization. Policies surrounding the use of such names and symbols clarify this use and when use is permissible. Also included are order forms for YWCA charm insignia with descriptions. Program documents include program news and...

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Chronological records of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement documenting the commission from its inception following a leadership consultation on the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A., through implementation and the commission's report. The documents are preceded by an index to the types of materials in the order they appear. 

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Minutes and reports of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement, an in-depth study of the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A. as a lay Christian organization open to all women and girls and what role Christianity plays in the organization and its associations. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement, an in-depth study of the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A. as a lay Christian organization open to all women and girls and what role Christianity plays in the organization and its associations. Correspondence from commission members and leaders include updates and reports to the commission, updates and reports on commission progress and correspondence to consultants. Minutes and reports of...

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Responses from the central and eastern region of the YWCA of the U.S.A. to the Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement, an in-depth study of the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A. as a lay Christian organization open to all women and girls and what role Christianity plays in the organization and its associations

Scope and Contents Responses from the southern and western region of the YWCA of the U.S.A. to the Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement, an in-depth study of the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A. as a lay Christian organization open to all women and girls, followed by responses from all regions to "the Charleston letter." The letter, in reaction to the proposed change in purpose statement, objects to the perceived removal of the Christian purpose from the organization and conveys a feeling that...

Scope and Contents Letters in response to proposed changes in the purpose statement of the YWCA of the U.S.A. in connection with their Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement followed by additional commission documents. The proposed changes to the purpose statement recognizes the Christian roots of the organization while opening the purpose up to all women and girls. Letters from groups and associations share their reactions and offer suggestions and reactions range from support to rejection of...