Charters

Scope and Contents The Community Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for services to local associations that support their role in the community, facilitate relationships with other associations and the national organization, their administrative functions and their role as part of a global organization. One of these services is the administration of a self review system for local associations. This review system is in the form of the basic standards study that is later replaced by the...

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Documents concerning the White House conferences on children and youth. The conferences convene to discuss matters of children's health, safety, development, protection and employment practices, and the role of the government and other organizations to protect children from harm. Also included are reports from the YWCA committee on Girls Work responding to the conferences and discussing the role of YWCA of the U.S.A. in advocating for children and youth.

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. Foreign Division's charter, lists of Foreign Division committee members, constitutions and membership basis policies of other countries, and reports concerning cooperation with other countries. Charged with arranging, planning, executing, and administering the budgets, the Foreign Division places women in other countries to assist in training, program implementation and to work cooperatively with emerging and established associations. Materials include committee meeting...

Abstract Civic leader; editor; YWCA executive; Red Cross official; and Trustee, Smith College. The correspondence and subject files of the Ford Papers document her work with Century Magazine and her political and intellectual life during her residence in Northampton, Massachusetts. Included is material written and published by Ford for the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), and manuscripts of her speeches and writings. Notable correspondents include Carrie Chapman Catt; Grace Coolidge;...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Headquarters Services Committee and the health education, services and policies of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The Headquarters Services Committee is responsible for the maintenance, use and hospitality of the headquarters buildings of the National Board. Documents include their committee charter, reports, correspondence and letters of agreement with building tenants. Health and recreation is an important part of the overall...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the interracial charter of the YWCA of the U.S.A., the history of their inclusive purpose and involvement in desegregation in the United States. The YWCA of the U.S.A. has, as a major part of its national mission, an inclusive approach to membership and programs. At the 1946 national convention the YWCA of the U.S.A. adopts the interracial charter, a document that confirms and expresses the interracial nature of the movement and calls for specific action. As racial...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. interracial work and the civil rights issues of the United States. National Council of Negro Women materials include a statement of interracial philosophy from the YWCA and conference proceedings from the round-table "Building better race relations;" a report on the second National Negro Congress follows these materials; Next, the National Urban League includes a report on an interview with Ethel Clark; and. Following this are issues of "Occasional...

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The YWCA of the U.S.A.'s interracial charter, a charter passed by the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. committing them to including all women and ending racial discrimination in the organization. Included are recommendations are made for implementation.

Scope and Contents Documents concerning leadership services committee, reports, scholarships and training. The National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Leadership Services Department is responsible for developing training plans for volunteer and professional leadership, supporting local associations in carrying out YWCA emphases, developing and administering a national training program and developing materials that support the training needs. The department charter establishes its objectives relationship to...

Scope and Contents Cross references for legal subjects, charter and reports of the Membership Resources Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Consultation on Narcotics. Legal cross reference sheets direct users to the appropriate subject file of the microfilm for a number of legal topics including use of name, desegregation, governing documents and international work. The charter, annual reports and reports of the Membership Resources Division concern its work as a...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A., its members, functions and sixtieth anniversary celebration. The National Board is the national governing body of the YWCA of the U.S.A. elected at each national convention and enacting the programs and emphases accepted there. The National Board's bylaws establish its functions, relationship to the national organization and administrative structure. Additional documents include proposed changes to the constitution of the...

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. National Board charter and documents concerning National Board committees. The National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s is created, according to its charter, "to advance the physical, social, intellectual, moral and spiritual interest of young women in accordance with the aims and methods for the young women's christian associations, and to establish, unite and develop young women's christian associations." The charter goes on to further outline the functions and...

Scope and Contents Annual reports of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A., documents concerning the National Board's board of trustees, charter for the National Board Office Services Committee and resolutions and concerns regarding space exploration. The National Board's annual reports include lists of board members and trustees, highlights of notable programming or YWCA of the U.S.A. events, an overview of the national and international issues affecting women, a budget overview and a section looking...

Scope and Contents Charter and meeting minutes of the Programming Planning Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The Program Planning Committee is responsible for the long range planning of the program of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A., making recommendations for implementation and utilizing data and input from divisions to inform their planning. The committee acts as a communication channel between the YWCA of the U.S.A. divisions and the National Board. At a meeting in Chicago in 1939 the...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the National Services Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. regarding administration practices, central check-in programs, organizational structure, local policies, National Services Division committees and a community study course. The National Services Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for the strengthening and development of local associations through advisory services, communication of trends and needs to the National Board and promotion of all National...

Scope and Contents The Office Services Division is responsible for overseeing the office management of the national offices of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Correspondence and reports concern the duties of office managers and the management of office equipment. The Office management Council is a consulting resource and decision making body for matters concerning office management and administration. The council minutes and reports concern the administration of policy, use of office space, office equipment needs and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the National Social Welfare Assembly, an organization to act on behalf of social welfare needs, identify social problems, develop plans of action and "facilitate more effective operation of organized social welfare." Minutes and reports of the Education-Recreation Council and the Youth Division summarize and assess work being done in their respective areas and identify social needs and plans of action. Other documents include reports and studies of veterans' services,...

Scope and Contents Statements and memorandums concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s position on peace and documents concerning personnel policies and services. In response to the international political climate and developments in the atomic age, the YWCA of the U.S.A., through its public affairs programs, releases a statement on peace. Additional position statements concern the Atoms for Peace program and its relationship to the United Nations, disarmament, universal military training and the food for peace...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. personnel management policies, practices and recruitment. The National Employed Personnel Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for the development of personnel policies for the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and implementing training programs. These duties and national policies are documented in the committee charter, National Board personnel manual and policy reports. Recruitment materials include recruitment posters,...

Scope and Contents The National Public Affairs Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for maintaining awareness of the social, political and economic issues affecting women in the United States, recommending a program of action and providing resources to the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its local associations in support of its program. The committee's charter establishes these purposes and functions and official statements and recommendations from the committee highlight program...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. public affairs program committee and civil rights issues. The YWCA of the U.S.A. Public Affairs Committee is responsible for developing the public affairs program informed by national and local issues and supporting the implementation of the program on the national and local level. Public affairs programs address social, economic and political issues by recommending actions, issuing statements, writing to members of the government and circulating...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Public Information Department and Publications Services Department. The Public Information Department is responsible for collecting and disseminating information about the YWCA of the U.S.A. to increase public awareness and acceptance. While the Public Information Department is mostly concerned with external communication and public relations, the Publications Services Department deals with internal communications, carrying responsibility for the...

Scope and Contents The YWCA of the U.S.A. Bureau of Research and Program Resources is responsible for identifying the need for resources at the national and local levels, recommending pilot program and sharing resources throughout the organization. These functions are established in charters and documents recording the purpose and function of the bureau and its relationship to the YWCA of the U.S.A. One of the products of these functions is the publication of summary reports of basic standards data. Basic...

Scope and Contents Basic standards summary reports for student associations of the YWCA of the U.S.A., records of the National Student YWCA Black Affairs Committee, administrative records of additional committees of the National Student YWCA and the College and University Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A., and issues of "Issue Net" newsletters. Basic standards summary reports compile data submitted by student associations for their basic standards self assessments. Basic standards, similar to those used in...

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Minutes, reports, correspondence and notes of the committees of the National Student Council of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Reports summarize the committee's work for the previous term, discuss problems and opportunities faced and make recommendations for future work. Meeting minutes and notes follow the discussion and decision making of the committees. Other documents include charters, lists of committee members and statements of recommendations. 

Scope and Contents Charter of the College and University Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A., minutes and reports of the Chinese Student Christian Association and Christmas greetings sent to student associations. The College and University Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for the policy, program and administration of the National Student YWCA. The division and committee charters further establish the responsibilities, organization and structure of the division and its relationship to the...