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Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. conference sites and reports of studies of conferences. Materials concerning the conference sites address the leasing, purchase and sale of properties, facilities maintenance and design, profit and financial management of properties, policies regarding use and management of properties and the histories of the sites. Conference sites include Asilomar, Blue Ridge Association, Lake Geneva and Silver Bay. Conference studies address the function and role of...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the planning, preparations and proceedings of the 1951 YWCA of the U.S.A. central, eastern and western regional conferences. Regional conferences are an opportunity for delegates from local associations to gather together and discuss matters of national, regional and international importance in between national conventions. Conferences include addresses from leaders of the YWCA of the U.S.A. as well as prominent members of the community and visitors covering topics such...

Scope and Contents Due to government restrictions on conventions and other effects of World War II, the Seventeenth National Convention is cancelled in 1945. In lieu of having a convention, the National Board and committees compile the work that went into preparing for the convention into printed materials and a workbook for local associations to meet and discuss the topics provided and report back. The results are then analyzed and compiled into a report and the charter for the years 1945-1948 is developed....

Scope and Contents Call to convention and workbooks for the Eighteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. In the years following the war, the YWCA of the U.S.A. is facing disillusionment with the resulting international relations and political climate. International cooperation and work in foreign countries is discussed throughout the materials. To prepare delegates for the convention workbooks are sent ahead of time in addition to the National...

Scope and Contents National Board reports and guiding principles of the Fourteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The National Board report summarizes and assesses their work over the past two years leading up to the convention. The report reflects upon the reduced staff and budget of the past two years and how that has affected local associations and their members. A published report on the study of standards, conducted since the previous...

Scope and Contents 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...

Scope and Contents Seventeenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America call to convention, workbook, and bulletins. The theme of the convention is "One world under God" and materials focus on international aspects and the Christian purpose. As the first national convention since 1940, the call and preparatory materials give delegates an overview of national progress since the last convention with much focus on how the war affected the direction and work...

Scope and Contents Workbook, reports, and proceedings of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Industrial Assembly of the Seventeenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Industrial Division delegates meet to discuss issues faced by the women in their group, vote on matters of national importance, adopt resolutions, and vote on social and political actions. The theme for the assembly and the coming three years is "We have a job to do for peace." Under this emphasis,...

Scope and Contents 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...

Scope and Contents Workbook, program, and call to the Twentieth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Prior to convention the National Board sends local associations materials to prepare delegates for planning their trip to convention. A workbook is distributed to prepare delegates for the topics of discussion by providing background information to key issues. In 1955 the YWCA is celebrating its centennial anniversary as they are faced with new issues...

Scope and Contents Workbook, program, and call to the Twenty-first National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Distributed prior to the convention, the workbook provides an update on work and progress since the previous convention and discusses current trends and background information for topics that will be discussed at convention. The theme of the twenty-first convention is "deep roots and world reach." The workbook indicates that the convention will...

Scope and Contents Program, workbook, and call to the Twenty-second National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Prior to each convention the National Board distributes a workbook containing a review of YWCA of the U.S.A. work over the past three years, and information to prepare the delegates for what will be discussed at the coming convention. The workbook covers finances, organization and structure of the national and local associations, an update of basic...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning assemblies, group discussions, and general proceedings of the Twenty-second National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The convention as a whole addresses the theme of "the responsibility of the YWCA in the sixties." Through small groups and discussions, addresses, dramas and assemblies the role of women and the role of a Christian organization are discussed in relation to changing social, economic, and political...

Scope and Contents Reports, administrative records, correspondence and documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. association in Wilmington, Delaware and its Walnut Street branch. The Walnut Street branch of the Wilmington YWCA serves the African American women and girls in the community sharing a building with the Walnut Street branch of the YMCA. Correspondence and reports describe the relationship between the Walnut Street branch YMCA and YWCA and the branch's relationship to the Wilmington YWCA....

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s work with disadvantaged girls through the National YWCA Consultation on Work with Economically Depraved Girls and through programs of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. The national consultation on work with disadvantaged girls, prepared in collaboration with the United States Children's Bureau, brings together associations that have been doing successful work and seeks to develop guidelines for use throughout the YWCA of the U.S.A. The...

Scope and Contents Program guides, clippings and public statements concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s education programs and public positions on issues of education including higher education, literacy, sex education and YWCA of the U.S.A. education programs. In response the the Higher Education Act of 1965 the YWCA of the U.S.A. releases a summary and explanation of the act and its implications to student associations suggesting the next steps for the higher education program of the YWCA of the U.S.A....

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. cooperation with the YWCA of Great Britain in addition to materials concerning general YWCA work in Great Britain. Having existed through both world wars, the work of the YWCA of Great Britain involves war work and relief efforts in addition to the services for women. During the rise of Nazi Germany and continuing into World War II, there is concern regarding religious freedoms in Germany. Bulletins and pamphlets examine the effect the Nazi regime is...

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Documents concerning the food service functions of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Cafeterias are setup as a way to earn money, serve the public, and provide low cost meals to members. Documents concern the operations of cafeterias, budgets and finance, the setup of food preparation areas and overviews of cafeterias in the YWCA of the U.S.A. Other materials concern food service practices, food service in local associations and an article regarding United States food production during World War II.

Scope and Contents Documents concerning adult guides and leaders of the Girl Reserve Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Girl Reserve, the YWCA club for adolescent girls, is an opportunity for girls to meet and to develop their spiritual, physical and intellectual lives through social activities, camps, leadership training and classes. Adult leaders of the Girl Reserve have opportunities for training and exchange of ideas through Adult guidance Council meetings and training classes. Handbooks, guide sheets...

Scope and Contents To ensure the needs of the developing girls are being met, the YWCA of the U.S.A. conducts studies and keeps records of participation. A study during the early years of World War II collects responses to questionnaires concerning the effect the war is having on young people. In 1928 a more comprehensive study of the services of the Girl Reserve Department is conducted in collaboration with the Field Department. This study assesses the services to girls, services to young employed girls and...

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 Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. Girl Reserve patriotic leagues and personnel. The Patriotic League was involved in the war effort for World War I. Materials include parade plans, instructions for how girls can be patriotic, newspaper and press clippings, Junior Council bulletins, programs for a rally at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, and other materials. The personnel section includes data on employees including age, education, training, salaries and wages, job analysis, job...

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. Girl Reserve program pamphlets and materials outline how to implement the Girl Reserve program. The program refers to the mission, goals, and administration of the groups. Girl Reserve programs involve health, religion, social development, and the arts. Several publications are materials for groups reaching American Indian girls. Materials instruct leaders in forming a Girl Reserve Group, convey the principles of the Girl Reserve and the YWCA, provide examples of...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the program and administration of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Girl Reserves including skits, reports, and communications relating to selecting a new name for the Girl Reserves; USO planning for young girls during World War II; "Paving the way for peace" radio script; war efforts; YWCA and Girl Reserve promotional materials; music programs; suggested Girl Reserve activities; a report on the Girl Reserve philosophy and its psychological implications; involvement of girls in...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning health education in the YWCA of the U.S.A. including competitive sports, conferences, a national swim meet, the swimming program and more. Health education in the YWCA of the U.S.A. includes providing the opportunity for all women and girls to participate in physical activity and competitive sports. The YWCA of the U.S.A.'s official position on competitive sports and its role in the organization's program and purpose further explain the importance of such opportunities...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the health programs of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Health education is part of the national program of the YWCA of the U.S.A. who believe that everybody deserves opportunity for health and physical fitness. In 1961 at their national convention, the YWCA of the U.S.A. includes physical fitness as one of their major emphases for the following triennium. Following this they release a physical fitness project enlisting 24 local associations to test a fitness program and report on...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. health education committee, conferences, handbooks and history. Committee documents include a draft of the proposed YWCA health statement, health program emphases, and committee progress reports. Conference materials addresses health programs, recommend physical, social, and recreational health activities, and report on committee business. Sections five and three of a 1949 health education handbook are present. Section five addresses construction and...

Scope and Contents In response to increasing racial discrimination in housing in the United States in the 1960's the YWCA of the U.S.A. develops programming aimed at strategies to eliminate segregated housing and create open housing in communities. Project proposals outline the specific goals of the programs, means of achieving these goals and the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A. national organization and local associations in achieving open housing in communities. In addition to draft and completed project...