Congresses and conventions -- Planning
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Conventions, eighth, 1924
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 28, microdex: 7
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Documents concerning the Eighth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America assemblies, group meetings and program. Business and professional, industrial, and student assemblies each meet separately during the convention to discuss matters unique to their groups and to united under their common goals. Assemblies discuss cooperation with outside organizations as well as within the YWCA. In addition, assemblies vote on resolutions and actions...
Dates of Materials:
1924
Conventions, eleventh, 1930
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 30, microdex: 3
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Eleventh National convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America call to convention, convention program, and bulletins. Daily bulletins, distributed to each delegate in attendance, provide updates on convention activities and special events, make announcements, and share news or updates in short article form. In addition, daily bulletins have a detailed schedule for the day. The series of bulletins sent to delegates prior to the convention are meant to...
Dates of Materials:
1930
Conventions, eleventh, 1930
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 30, microdex: 6
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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...
Dates of Materials:
1930
Conventions, eleventh, 1930
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 31, microdex: 1
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Documents concerning the Eleventh National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Materials include reports and summaries of group discussions, the proposed program of study for the Public Affairs department, worship service programs, a program for an international night, and a general overview of the convention for those planning on attending. Group discussion topics include service to small and large associations, work in rural areas,...
Dates of Materials:
1930
Conventions, fifteenth, 1938
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 33, microdex: 5
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Fifteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America call to convention, program and bulletins. Daily bulletins, distributed to each delegate in attendance, provide updates on convention activities and special events, make announcements, and share news and updates in short article form. The series of bulletins sent to delegates prior to the convention are intended to prepare them for convention by reviewing past conventions, informing...
Dates of Materials:
1938
Conventions, fifteenth, 1937-1938
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 34, microdex: 4
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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...
Dates of Materials:
1937-1938
Conventions, fifteenth, 1936-1939
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 34, microdex: 5
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Documents concerning convention committees, constitution revisions, and group meetings at the Fifteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United State of America. The Convention Committee assess the past convention and collects feedback, plans the location and accommodations, and arranges programming and special speakers. Group meeting materials largely concern the meeting of adults responsible for work with younger girls. These discussions assess work...
Dates of Materials:
1936-1939
Conventions, fifteenth, 1937-1938
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 34, microdex: 6
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Documents concerning the international aspects, news and reports, worship services and program of the Fifteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. As part of the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s strong ties to work in China and in response to the tensions between China and Japan, Madam Chiang Kai-Shek gives an address to the convention via radio. In addition there is a formal note of appreciation and greetings from the YWCA in China....
Dates of Materials:
1937-1938
Conventions, fifth, 1916
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 26, microdex: 7
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Program, bulletins, and credential blanks for the Fifth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Daily bulletins update attendees on the program for the day and include a page of notices and announcements. Addresses and talks include updates from foreign secretaries, discussion of World War I and religion, recommendations from the National Board, updates from departments and matters of national organization business and...
Dates of Materials:
1916
Conventions, fifth, 1916
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 26, microdex: 8
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Reports, proceedings, and other documents from the Fifth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The convention reports provide updates from each YWCA of the U.S.A. department as well as summarizing the events of the convention. Following the convention report, the "First Report of the Commission on Household Employment," a presentation of a study on household employees, addresses the unique challenges faced by household employees and...
Dates of Materials:
1916
Conventions, fourteenth, 1936
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 32, microdex: 7
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Fourteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America call to convention, program and bulletins. Daily bulletins, distributed to each delegate in attendance, provide updates on convention activities and special events, make announcements, and share news or updates in short article form. In addition, daily bulletins have a detailed schedule for the day. The series of bulletins sent to delegates prior to the convention are intended to...
Dates of Materials:
1936
Conventions, fourteenth, 1936
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 33, microdex: 3
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Documents concerning the assemblies of the Thirteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. During each convention the business and professional, industrial, and student assemblies meet to discuss and act on matters of national importance unique to their divisions. The business and professional and the industrial assemblies discuss their relationships to the labor movement as a whole, issues of racism and discrimination within the...
Dates of Materials:
1936
Conventions, fourteenth, 1934-1936
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 33, microdex: 4
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Documents concerning the Fourteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. By 1936 convention are expected to be interracial with accommodations providing adequate accommodations to all without discrimination. The National Board's commitment to this ideals is reflected in the planning materials and an account of an issue with accommodating a delegate in the dorms of Colorado College. In addition to this matter, the Convention...
Dates of Materials:
1934-1936
Conventions, fourth, 1913
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 26, microdex: 5
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Fourth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America program, bulletins, and credential blanks. Convention program and schedule outline the speakers, meetings and special events of the convention. Also included are addresses and reports on city, student, rural and foreign work from YWCA of the U.S.A. secretaries from those departments. Daily bulletins update attendees on schedules for the day in addition to conveying notices and making daily...
Dates of Materials:
1913
Conventions, fourth, 1913
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 26, microdex: 6
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Fourth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America proceedings and reports. Proceedings provide a detailed overview of the discussions, debates and presentations of the convention. Representatives from town and country, city, student, foreign, method, secretarial, finance and publications departments make presentations on their work to the convention audience. These presentations include updates on work and activities, discussion of...
Dates of Materials:
1913
Conventions, nineteenth, 1951-1952
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 39, microdex: 1
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Workbook, program, and call to the Nineteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Workbooks are distributed prior to convention to prepare delegates for sessions by providing updates and background information. It contains the National Board's report of the previous triennial and discusses the relationship between the national and local associations. At the previous convention, a new constitution and standards of affiliation of...
Dates of Materials:
1951-1952
Conventions, ninth, 1926
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 28, microdex: 8
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Ninth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America call to convention and bulletins. Bulletins sent out to delegates prior to the convention communicate information necessary for preparation for the meetings and business sessions of the coming convention. These bulletins include background information and history on the discussion of the membership basis, proposed changes to the constitution, information on assemblies and group meetings and...
Dates of Materials:
1926
Conventions, ninth, 1926
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 28, microdex: 10
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The official report from the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. concerning the Ninth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The report begins with a description of the purpose of the National Board and an update on the developments in YWCA associations with groups such as the city, rural, student, and foreign departments, employed women, Native American women and young girls. Following this are summaries of actions taken at the...
Dates of Materials:
1926
Conventions, ninth, 1926
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 29, microdex: 1
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Stenotype and printed proceedings for the Ninth National Convention of Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The detailed proceedings follow the convention meetings, discussions, and addresses from the opening remarks to the final adjournment. Business sessions present arguments for and discussions about proposed changes to the constitution in addition to other issues to be decided at a national level. A strict democratic procedure is followed to nominate and...
Dates of Materials:
1926
Conventions, ninth, 1926
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 29, microdex: 2
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Materials documenting the business and professional, industrial, and student assemblies at the Ninth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Each assembly meets separately to discuss and vote on issues unique to their own departments and unique interests and then present their findings to the general convention audience. Business and Professional and Industrial Assemblies discuss the labor movement, problems and issues encountered by...
Dates of Materials:
1926
Conventions, ninth, 1926
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 29, microdex: 3
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Documents concerning the Ninth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America including correspondence regarding arranging fair accommodations for African American delegates, pageant programs, worship services and a published version of Rev. Charles W. Gilkey's address, "New Frontiers for Faith." Meeting minutes and reports of special interest groups including publicity, Girl Reserve, camp, finance, foreign work and health education document...
Dates of Materials:
1926
Conventions, second, 1909
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 26, microdex: 3
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Documents concerning Second National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Program, proceedings, and bulletins, summarize committee resolutions and recommendations, provide the text of addresses given, list delegates and member associations and provide an overview of the convention activities. The second convention focuses on the role of religion in serving communities and addressing social problems, and serving women internationally.
Dates of Materials:
1909
Conventions, seventeenth, 1940-1946
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 37, microdex: 3
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Documents concerning the Student Assembly of the Seventeenth National Convention of Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Similar to the business and professional, and industrial associations, student associations are faced with new challenges as men return from World War II. Returning soldiers are returning to school and are given priority over women college students. In addition to opportunity for women and the changing economic, social, and political...
Dates of Materials:
1940-1946
Conventions, seventeenth, 1942-1946
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 37, microdex: 4
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Documents concerning the revision of the constitution of the YWCA of the U.S.A. to be presented at the Seventeenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Throughout the growth of the YWCA of the U.S.A. there has been discussion regarding the relationship between the national organization and local association and how the responsibilities are distributed and decided. Revisions address these issues in addition to other structural and...
Dates of Materials:
1942-1946
Conventions, seventeenth, 1942
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 37, microdex: 5
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Proceedings of the "Conference of Commission on Revision of Constitution of the Young Women's Christian Association U.S.A." Appointed at the Sixteenth Convention in 1940, the Commission on the Revision of the Constitution studies and works on revisions to the existing constitution to provide more structure, distribution of responsibility, unity, and communication between national and local associations. The commission meets in 1942 to discuss findings and prepare for upcoming conferences and...
Dates of Materials:
1942
Conventions, seventh, 1921-1922
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 27, microdex: 5
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Call to convention, bulletins, and program for the Seventh National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Bulletins sent out to associations prior to the convention prepare delegates and associations for the upcoming convention by outlining important business that will be discussed. The topics that will come up for vote include the basis for membership as discussed at the previous 1920 convention, and a proposed amendment to the World YWCA's...
Dates of Materials:
1921-1922
Conventions, seventh, 1922
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 27, microdex: 8
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Stenotype proceedings of the Seventh 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 the final adjournment. Sessions often begin with a prayer or devotional remark and continue on to business meetings, addresses, presentation of reports or other special services. The theme of the addresses is "The Business of Peace" and the topics include interracial relations, economics...
Dates of Materials:
1922
Conventions, seventh, 1922
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 28, microdex: 1
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Official proceedings and actions of the Seventh National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Proceedings follow the convention business meetings, addresses, reports, presentations, and general sessions. Addresses from outside speakers concern peace by remarking on the importance of cooperation with and work in foreign countries, interracial cooperation and economic peace as it affects rural woman and communities. Business meetings address...
Dates of Materials:
1922
Conventions, seventh, 1922
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 28, microdex: 2
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Documents concerning the assembly sessions of the Seventh National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Business and Professional, Industrial, and Student assemblies meet to discuss matters unique to their groups and vote on national matters and then report to the general convention delegates. The Industrial and Business and Professional Assemblies meet together for the first time and discuss their structure and organization, their...
Dates of Materials:
1922
Conventions, sixteenth, 1939-1940
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 35, microdex: 5
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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...
Dates of Materials:
1939-1940
- Smith College Special Collections
- Neilson Library, 7 Neilson Drive
- Northampton, Massachusetts, 01063
- specialcollections@smith.edu
- 413-585-2970
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