Southern Women, the Student YWCA, and Race (1920-1944) Collection 1920-1944

Hamilton, Grace Towns, 1907-1992

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Grace Towns Hamilton (1907- ), director of the Atlanta Urban League, active in the 1946 voter registration drive, and Georgia House of Representatives (1966-1985). From the description of Grace Towns Hamilton oral history interview, 1986 June 26. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476304 Grace Towns Hamilton (1907- ), director of the Atlanta Urban League and the Georgia House of Representatives (1966-1985). From the description of Grace Towns Hamil...

Blanding, Sarah Gibson

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Lumpkin, Katharine Du Pre, 1897-1988

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Katherine Du Pre Lumpkin (1897-1988) was YWCA national student secretary, southern region, 1920-1925; research director at the Council of Industrial Studies, Smith College, 1932-1939, and at the Institute of Labor Studies, Northampton, Mass., 1940-1953; professor of sociology at Wells College, Aurora, N.Y., 1957-1967; and an author. From the description of Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin papers, 1902-1988. WorldCat record id: 25724802 ...

Cuthbertson, Mary Moss

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National Intercollegiate Christian Council

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The National Intercollegiate Christian Council was authorized by the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Associations, the National Council of Student Young Men's Christian Associations, and by Regional Student Christian Movements, and the National Intercollegiate Christian Council Peace Commission. Its purpose was to make young people aware of practical peace techniques. From the description of Collection, 1939-1941. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record ...

Williams, Frances Harriet

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Rosalie Oakes

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Young Men's Christian Association (Montpelier, Vt.)

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After several preliminary attempts, the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) was established in Spokane Falls, Washington Territory on November 4, 1884. William Markham was its first secretary. The Association, combining interests in social, physical and spiritual welfare among men, grew rapidly in the rapidly expanding trade center of eastern Washington. Soon after 1900, attempts were made to raise funds for a permanent home with full facilities. A large new bui...

Catchings, Rose May Withers

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Thurman, Sue Bailey

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Butler, Katharine

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Logan, Wenonah Bond

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Taylor, Frances Sanders

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Gratz, Lois E.

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Roberts, Augusta Winn

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Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A.

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Records of the YWCA's programs and activities among blacks began in 1907. From the description of Records, 1920. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007201 The YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula opened in 1948 as a recreation center for business women. It expanded to provide recreational and social services for women that met the organization's mission of "empowering women and eliminating racism." The organization was based in Palo Alto until its closing in 2003. ...

Harrington, Elizabeth Smith

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Mains, Frances Helen

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