Memorandums

Scope and Contents The Committee to Study National Membership Policy of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is charged with studying the membership practices and policies of the YWCA of the U.S.A., clarifying membership policy and its implications, suggesting practices to strengthen membership and bringing recommendations to convention if necessary. Progress reports, notes and preliminary study results include reactions from members and local associations about current membership requirements and practices, assessments of...

Scope and Contents The YWCA of the U.S.A. Committee to Study National Membership Policy develops a project to study membership practices in local associations in order to assess the variety of membership practices and develop practices to strengthen membership across the organization. Responses from the associations selected for the study outline their membership policies and practices and may also include case examples and discussion of the role of members. The case studies from the project ultimately inform...

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. documents concerning its membership, use of name, outreach to industrial employed women, program, purpose and registered associations. Membership study reports examine policy and practice including dues, fee structures and communication. Additional documents concerning membership include policy proposals, discussion guides for use in local associations, handbooks and articles. Registered YWCA's are a way for teens, young adults or other groups to organize a club in a...

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Chronological reports on the relationship between the YWCA of the U.S.A. and the YMCA of the USA. Reports compile documents concerning the nature, policies and functions of the relationship over time. Each report begins with an index to its contents. 

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Policies and procedure for amending and creating constitutions and bylaws in the YWCA of the U.S.A., including example constitutions for community associations, city and town associations, district and county associations and committees and clubs. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the membership basis for the YWCA of the U.S.A., World YWCA and YMCA. The YWCA of the U.S.A. begins with a membership requirement of membership in an evangelical Christian church and eventually includes and adopts a personal statement of religion. Memorandums, pamphlets, reports and meeting minutes include discussion of the role of the organization as a Christian organization and its relationship to the church and discussion on the potential benefits and risks of...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the practices, policies and trends in membership in the YWCA of the U.S.A. of corresponding members and industrial members. Correspondence, memorandums and reports of the Membership Commission address the membership practices and policies of the organization including proposed changes to the way the term member is used and who qualifies for membership. To allow for women and girls who do not live in a community with a local association to be members of the YWCA of the...

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Documents concerning the policies of the YWCA of the U.S.A. in regards to its city associations, education programs, honoraria, interracial emphasis, membership and the national organization. Also included is an undated motto of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and World YWCA. 

Scope and Contents National consultative committees are organized to consult on the relationship between YWCA and YMCA programs for high-school girls and boys at the national, state and local levels. In addition to consulting duties the committees may also have responsibility for program planning, dissemination of information, leadership training and coordination of activities. Included are meeting minutes and notes, correspondence, pamphlets and lists of communities and the programs available. In addition,...

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Documents concerning the relationship between the YWCA of the U.S.A. and YMCA of the USA and and World YWCA and World YMCA. Cooperation between the men's and women's organizations include joint projects and resource sharing in addition to boys work under the auspices of the YWCA and girls work under the YMCA. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning accredited associations, the affiliation and disaffiliation of associations, basic required documents, branches and centers, and association certification. Local autonomous associations can be affiliated with the YWCA of the U.S.A. at several levels or stages as they develop. Accredited YWCA's is a level of associations that is more basic than full affiliation for those associations that don't need or are too small to support full affiliation. Accreditation proposals and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the structure and administration of the YWCA of the U.S.A. "Guidelines for YWCA's Considering Consultation" is a work tool for associations that wish to formally combine with one or more associations to consolidate functions and services. The purpose and functions of the YWCA of the U.S.A. are established in its constitutions and bylaws. Drafts and completed versions are present and demonstrate administrative changes over time. These documents are followed by policy for...

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Histories of the YWCA of the U.S.A. followed by policy and reports concerning membership in the organization. Historical overviews include overviews of the development of the YWCA of the U.S.A., their public affairs role, and their programs. Also included are lists of potential participants in oral histories. Membership documents include a summary report of responses to a membership questionnaire and outlined membership policies. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the program, name and symbols, provisional associations, and purpose of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The name and symbols of the YWCA of the U.S.A. not only carry meaning for its members but also identify a person or association's belonging to the organization. Policies surrounding the use of such names and symbols clarify this use and when use is permissible. Also included are order forms for YWCA charm insignia with descriptions. Program documents include program news and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s cooperation with the YMCA of the USA and other entities. The YWCA of the U.S.A.'s relationship with the YMCA of the USA has changed over time and has always had a sense of tension between maintaining a unique autonomous identity and the desire to combine efforts when they overlap. At the local level there a history of associations being absorbed by or combining with YMCA's. Documents include discussion of the nature of the relationship between...

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Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. residence programs, providing safe and affordable housing to young employed women. Documents include guidelines for managing a residence program and determining need, program reports, reports of housing needs, residence program workshop notes, and reports, directories and blank survey forms for gathering information on residence programs. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. World Fellowship Week, a YW-Wives workshop, and the YWCA of the U.S.A. as a national organization. World Fellowship Week is a world initiative that seeks to connect local associations to the World YWCA movement. Workbooks and program handbooks share program ideas and resource in addition to YWCA highlights from around the world. YW-Wives workshop notes evaluate and report on the workshop's proceedings. Additional YWCA of the U.S.A. materials include...

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Chronological records of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement documenting the commission from its inception following a leadership consultation on the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A., through implementation and the commission's report. The documents are preceded by an index to the types of materials in the order they appear. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement, an in-depth study of the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A. as a lay Christian organization open to all women and girls and what role Christianity plays in the organization and its associations. Correspondence from commission members and leaders include updates and reports to the commission, updates and reports on commission progress and correspondence to consultants. Minutes and reports of...

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Responses from the central and eastern region of the YWCA of the U.S.A. to the Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement, an in-depth study of the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A. as a lay Christian organization open to all women and girls and what role Christianity plays in the organization and its associations

Scope and Contents Responses from the southern and western region of the YWCA of the U.S.A. to the Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement, an in-depth study of the role of the YWCA of the U.S.A. as a lay Christian organization open to all women and girls, followed by responses from all regions to "the Charleston letter." The letter, in reaction to the proposed change in purpose statement, objects to the perceived removal of the Christian purpose from the organization and conveys a feeling that...

Scope and Contents Letters in response to proposed changes in the purpose statement of the YWCA of the U.S.A. in connection with their Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement followed by additional commission documents. The proposed changes to the purpose statement recognizes the Christian roots of the organization while opening the purpose up to all women and girls. Letters from groups and associations share their reactions and offer suggestions and reactions range from support to rejection of...