Industrial relations

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA Business and Industrial state weekend conferences for Arizona, Northern California, Colorado-Wyoming, Illinois and Iowa. Conference bulletins, proceedings, and reports document conference business sessions, workshops and lectures. In addition to conference sessions, participants participate in recreational activities, and committees meetings. Bulletins and reports provide an overview of conference proceedings and summarize talks, workshops, and meetings. In addition...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. Business and Industrial conferences, committees, and councils, as well as the start of materials concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Business and Professional Women Department. Business and Industrial conference materials include minutes and reports of the weekend state conference conferences for Iowa, the Northwest and Tri-State (North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota). Following state conference materials are documents concerning the Cheyney...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Business and Professional summer conferences in the southern region of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Regional conferences bring together girls and women with common interest to unify them in their work, provide training and education, convey the national program and method and encourage fellowship beyond one's usual circles. Conference materials give an overview of events of the southern summer conferences. In addition, materials include data concerning...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. Business and Professional summer conferences in the southwest region of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and area weekend conferences for Alabama-Louisiana-Mississippi, Arkansas and Arizona. Weekend conferences are held between regional summer conferences to bring together Business and Professional clubs from a state or smaller region and connect on current issues and program. Minutes, reports, and newsletters give an overview of the events and themes of the...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning weekend area conferences of YWCA of the U.S.A. Business and Professional Women in California, Colorado, Wyoming, Florida and Northern and Southern Illinois. Weekend conferences are held between regional conferences to bring together Business and Professional clubs from a state or smaller region and connect on current issues and program. Minutes, reports, and newsletters give an overview of the events and themes of the conferences. Weekend conferences unify Business and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning weekend area conferences of YWCA of the U.S.A. Business and Professional Women in Northern and Southern Indiana, the Inland Empire (Idaho, Utah, Washington and Oregon), Kansas-Missouri, Kentucky-Tennessee, Michigan and Northern and Southern New England. Weekend conferences are held between regional conferences to bring together Business and Professional clubs from a state or smaller region and connect on current issues and program. Minutes, reports, and newsletters give...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning weekend area conferences of YWCA of the U.S.A. Business and Professional Women in Eastern and Western New York, New Jersey and Northern and Southern New England. Weekend conferences are held between regional conferences to bring together Business and Professional clubs from a state or smaller region and connect on current issues and program. Minutes, reports, and newsletters give an overview of the events and themes of the conferences. Weekend conferences unify Business...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning weekend area conferences of YWCA of the U.S.A. Business and Professional Women in Northern and Southern Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. Weekend conferences are held between regional conferences to bring together Business and Professional clubs from a state or smaller region and connect on current issues and program. Minutes, reports, and newsletters give an overview of the events and themes of the conferences. Weekend conferences unify Business and Professional clubs,...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning weekend area conferences of YWCA of the U.S.A. Business and Professional Women in Texas-Louisiana, the Tri-State area (North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota), Virginia and West Virginia. Weekend conferences are held between regional conferences to bring together Business and Professional clubs from a state or smaller region and connect on current issues and program. Minutes, reports, and newsletters give an overview of the events and themes of the conferences. Weekend...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. experimental work with business, professional and industrial women. Materials concern studies of the business, industrial, and professional woman on topics such as motivation for working, ethics in the workplace, effects of class and status on work with employed women, and the self evaluation of local associations. Self evaluations are arranged by region then city. Also included are detailed descriptions of study methodology, analysis of results, and...

Scope and Contents The Industrial Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is concerned with the well-being and working conditions of women and girls in industry. In addition to providing activities and services to industrial girls the department develops program and policy concerning the labor movement. In 1920 in reaction to resolutions and actions of the Cleveland Convention of the YWCA of the U.S.A. the magazine "Industry" releases an article exposing the "radical" ideals of the Industrial Department's...

Scope and Contents Stenotype and official proceedings of the Eleventh National Convention of Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The detailed proceedings follow the convention from opening remarks through final adjournment. Addresses, discussion, and actions focus on the themes of the changing religious, social, and economic conditions in the United States and how the work of the associations is effected. Work with immigrants in the United States as well as YWCA work in other...

Scope and Contents Articles, budgets and bulletins concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. work with women and girls employed in industry. Articles are clippings or entire articles relating to the industrial work with employed women and their families. Industrial budgets materials concern fair wages and cost of living for employed women and may include sample budgets for fair standards of living, discussion of current wages and living standards in the United States and around the world, working conditions of various...

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. Industrial Club Council reports arranged by region. Reports summarize recommended activities and initiatives, discuss club organization and news, discuss effective programming for employed women, and report on industrial issues. Reports also discuss fair wages, labor laws, child labor, and education of employed women. The Federation of Industrial Clubs documents the organization of programming for employed women and women in industrial work. Handbooks and pamphlets discuss...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. Industrial Department committees, inquiry commission and constituency. Committee materials address operations of the committee, personnel matters, discuss program initiatives with industrial and employed women, note policy changes, and report on efforts made for industrial work and workers. In addition, the committee handbook is included, outlining the purpose, functions, goals, and organization of the committee. The Inquiry commission documents detail...

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. Industrial Department conference programs and materials for the central region conferences arranged by year. Conference programs and other materials discuss the employment issues faced at the time and may include issues of race, religion, nationality, fair wages, employment during World War II, working conditions, job training, education, and other needs. Materials also discuss the organization of the industrial council, promote national initiative, inform conference...

Scope and Contents Minutes, reports, and other materials from central region YWCA of the U.S.A. industrial conferences arranged by year. Conference materials may include summaries of talks and lectures given, discussion of how to effectively engage women and girls in political and social activism, demographics and statistics regarding club membership, devotions and prayers, and discussion of the pressing issues of the time. In addition, materials may discuss current legislation relating to employed women,...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. Industrial Department programs covering recreation, relationships with employer, religious education and reports. Recreation materials address the need for and purpose of recreation activities for all women and in particular, industrial girls. Instructions are provided for various dances, games, and other activities. Materials in the Relationship with employer subject file document efforts of YWCA secretaries to form relationships with and work with...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Industrial Department program and administration covering the southern industrial situation, secretary job analysis and staff meetings. Southern situation materials concern conditions faced by Southern industrial workers, particularly those in the textile industry. Included in these documents are reports on working conditions, discussion of progress made and methods used, an address by Sherwood Anderson at an industrial institute, correspondence...

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The Industrial Committee of the Community Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is concerned with the overall program and emphases of industrial work, cooperation with other organizations, cooperation with other parts of the YWCA of the U.S.A., communicating the needs of the industrial woman to local associations and the National Board, and maintaining an awareness and understanding of the concerns of the woman industrial worker. 

Scope and Contents The Industrial Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is concerned with the overall program and emphases of industrial work, cooperation with other organizations, cooperation with other parts of the YWCA of the U.S.A., communicating the needs of the industrial woman to local associations and the National Board, and maintaining awareness and understanding of the concerns of the woman industrial worker. Prior to 1940 the Industrial Committee is a sub-committee of the Leadership Division. After...

Scope and Contents The National Industrial Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is concerned with the overall program and emphases of industrial work, the cooperation with other organizations and other parts of the YWCA of the U.S.A., communicating the needs of the industrial woman to local associations and to the National Board and maintaining awareness and understanding of the concerns of the woman industrial worker. By 1931 the committee is a sub-committee of the Leadership Division and by 1941 it is again...

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The Industrial Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is concerned with the overall program and emphases of industrial work, the cooperation with other organizations and other parts of the YWCA of the U.S.A., communicating the needs of the industrial woman to local associations and to the National Board and maintaining awareness and understanding of the concerns of the woman industrial worker. 

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The Industrial Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is concerned with the overall program and emphases of industrial work, the cooperation with other organizations and other parts of the YWCA of the U.S.A., communicating the needs of the industrial woman to local associations and to the National Board and maintaining awareness and understanding of the concerns of the woman industrial worker. A note in the microfilm indicates that the minutes for 1917 are missing. 

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Biennial reports of the Industrial Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. provide an overview of the emphases for the term, summarize national program, assess program participation and success, and summarize the needs of the industrial woman. Regional and secretary report provide a more specific report of industrial program activities and policy in addition to descriptions of local industrial needs and challenges. 

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Biennial reports of the Industrial Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. provide an overview of the emphases for the term, summarize national program, assess program participation and success, and summarize the needs of the industrial woman. Regional and secretary report provide a more specific report of industrial program activities and policy in addition to descriptions of local industrial needs and challenges. 

Scope and Contents Visitation and secretaries' reports concerning the Industrial Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Visitation reports assess and describe the work of local industrial programs, their needs, leadership and the needs of the local industrial women. Visitation report also include recommendations for further development of their programs. Other reports include conference and convention summaries and general summaries of the industrial secretary's work for the period covered. Reports are organized...

Scope and Contents Visitation and secretaries' reports concerning the Industrial Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Visitation reports assess and describe the work of local industrial programs, their needs, leadership and the needs of the local industrial women. Visitation report also include recommendations for further development of their programs. Other reports include conference and convention summaries and general summaries of the industrial secretary's work for the period covered. Reports are organized...

Scope and Contents Visitation and secretaries' reports concerning the Industrial Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Visitation reports assess and describe the work of local industrial programs, their needs, leadership and the needs of the local industrial women. Visitation report also include recommendations for further development of their programs. Other reports include conference and convention summaries and general summaries of the industrial secretary's work for the period covered. Reports are organized...

Scope and Contents Visitation and secretaries' reports concerning the Industrial Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Visitation reports assess and describe the work of local industrial programs, their needs, leadership and the needs of the local industrial women. Visitation report also include recommendations for further development of their programs. Other reports include conference and convention summaries and general summaries of the industrial secretary's work for the period covered. Reports are organized...