Leadership

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. Branch and center materials concern work with African American women, Asian American women and International Institutes serving women immigrants. A history of the development of the branches and their purpose in addition to...

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 Documents concerning the student assembly at the Fifteenth National Convention of Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Student delegates meet to discuss matters of unique importance to their group and to conduct national business concerning student associations. This assembly discusses the relationship of the student associations to other YWCA departments and associations and to other campus organizations and the standards for becoming an affiliated...

Scope and Contents Tenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America call to convention and bulletins. Bulletins are sent to delegates prior to the convention to prepare them for the meetings and discussions to come. Included is information on the continued discussion of the membership basis and on the Student, Industrial and Business and Professional Assemblies. Daily bulletins are distributed to each delegate during the convention and provide the schedule...

Scope and Contents National Board report to the Twentieth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Prior to the convention the National Board prepares a report summarizing and assessing the work done over the previous three years since the last convention. YWCA of the U.S.A. activities continue to have a strong emphasis on international cooperation and work towards human rights and equality. A special project continuing at the convention is the centennial...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Girl Reserves with the Church, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls and other organizations; curfew policies and "the effect of emergency on younger girls." Cooperation between the Girl Reserves, Camp Fire Girls, and Girl Scouts includes joint publications on leadership and junior hospital aides. Curfew materials document attempts "to curb the rising tide of delinquency" and how to better address the problem. The "effect of emergency on younger girls"...

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Program materials concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. Girl Reserve Eight Week Clubs. Materials include pamphlets, club manuals, statistics, leader training materials, lessons, correspondence, and other materials. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. Girl Reserve extension work, functions, organization and history, girls from foreign speaking homes, guide book, and handbook. Extension work materials analyze rural extension work by city associations and reports on findings. Function, organization, and history materials includes an article on the sixty years of girls work, statements from Girl Reserve members about the country, statistics, and an overview of the Girl Reserve organization. The section...

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Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. Girl Reserve harvest camps. Harvest Camps were arranged for members of the Girls Reserve to assist with harvesting crops during as way to contribute to the war effort. Materials include brochures, attendance records, registration materials, guidance on administering a harvest camp, news clippings about the camps, camp activities, training, and other materials relating to the functioning of a harvest camp. 

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A YWCA of the U.S.A. manual for Girl Reserve leaders and materials on mother's council. Mother's council materials include instructions for beginning a council, information on purpose and functions, and suggestions for making the group inclusive of all women.

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. Girl Reserve conference reports, programs, minutes, and other materials. Conferences include adult guidance programs, leadership training, group statistics, participation discussion, planning, and other topics. Included are programs from conferences in Camp Gray, Michigan; Kiskiminetas, Pennsylvania; Camp Maqua, Poland Maine; and others. A history of Camp Maqua is included. The Girl Reserve conference at Okoboji includes a discussion of race relations in groups and how to...

Scope and Contents Girl Reserve, a YWCA of the U.S.A. club for girls and young women, conference proceedings, programs, reports, and other materials. Conference topics include, international relationships, interracial relationships, religion, and industry and economics. In addition, materials address Girl Reserve leadership, attendance statistics, program administration, reports from studies, and other business topics. Camp Gray; Institute, West Virginia; and the Phyllis Wheatley Branch, Charlotte, North...

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous materials relating to Girl Reserve conferences. Materials cover running and managing of groups, attendance, leadership, administration, developing a program, interracial conferences, and other planning and administrative materials. A publication titled "Program emphases interpreted for younger girl conferences and club work in the Young Women's Christian Associations" provides an overview of how the YWCA program is delivered to girls and young women. Program topics include,...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning leadership and membership of YWCA of the U.S.A. international institutes in addition to materials related to nationality community work. Leadership materials discuss desired qualifications for secretaries and executives, analyze the organizational structure and relation to other YWCA departments, report on working across different languages, and provide job descriptions. In addition, there are materials concerning leadership training courses for women working with...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its executive committee. Minutes concern national business, budgets and finance, committee business, resolutions and recommendations and personnel. In addition, materials may include reports from committees, reports of programming and method, and summaries of conferences and conventions. Documents show an increased discussion and focus on world affairs and efforts towards peace, as well as labor issues and the labor...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its executive committee. Minutes concern national business, budgets and finance, committee business, resolutions and recommendations and personnel. Some attention in the meetings is given to the international situation, immigration and refugees in the country as well as continuing discussion of the economic situation, including federal relief programs. Also included are reports from committees, reports and analysis of...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its executive committee. There are no microdexes two or three on this reel and the materials for 1943 were filmed out of order and appear following 1944. Minutes concern national business, budgets and finance, committee business, resolutions and recommendations and personnel. Throughout these materials discussion of the international situation continues to increase. In addition, materials may include reports from various...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its executive committee. Minutes concern national business, budgets and finance, committee business, fundraising, approval of new clubs, convention planning, resolutions and recommendations and personnel. The meetings address many topics but the issue of spending and budgeting is always prominent in the materials. "Caution," a report from March 1949, urges caution in spending and budgeting capital funds. In addition to...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its executive committee. Minutes concern national business, budgets and finance, committee business, fundraising, approval of new clubs and personnel. In addition to meeting minutes materials include reports from committees, summaries of studies, lists of actions and resolutions, updates on international work and annual reports from the General Secretary of the YWCA of the U.S.A. June 1950 materials include citations for...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its executive committee. Minutes concern national business, budgets and finance, committee business, fundraising, approval of new clubs and personnel. In addition to meeting minutes materials include reports from committees, summaries of studies, lists of actions and resolutions, updates on international work, and annual reports from the General Secretary. Continuing themes include the role of religion in the YWCA of the...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its executive committee. Minutes concern national business, budgets and finance, committee business, fundraising, approval of new clubs and personnel. In addition to meeting minutes materials include reports from committees, summaries of studies, lists of actions and resolutions, updates on international work and annual reports from the General Secretary of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Throughout the minutes and reports,...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the work of the United Service Organizations (USO) during World War II including the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s involvement. The USO manual for community conducted operations, a handbook for organizing and managing locally organized activities provides information regarding the structure, purpose and aims of the USO and its relations to community organizations as well as policies, finance information, national assistance and types of services. USO meeting and conference notes...

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Reports on the activities of the United Service Organizations during World War II. Included are a report from the USO division of the National Board of the YWCA on their activities in war production areas and employment, a USO report on their use and distribution of finances and services including graphics and charts and a report of supervision and leadership.