Records, 1876-1970 [microform].

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Records, 1876-1970 [microform].

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The records of the National Board of the YWCA on microfilm include correspondence, memoranda, reports, administrative records, program and conference materials, surveys, clippings, printed material. The Records Files Collection was the central depository for all records of the National Board deemed of historical importance by the organization. The collection consisted of records created by the various departments of the National Board, 1906-1962, and the two predecessor organizations of the National Board, 1876-1906. The records reflect activities connected with providing services to women and with issues for which the YWCA carried an advocacy role. The activities of the National Board during World War I and II are documented by material related to their War Work Council (1917-19), aid to troops overseas, American War Community Services (1943-47), and especially work with Japanese-American evacuees (1942-46). There is a large amount of material on programs on behalf of immigrants, including refugees and displaced persons, and International Institutes sponsored by the Board (1918-45). Interracial material includes work with Native Americans (1916-47) and African-Americans (1913-51). The latter is particularly important in documenting civil rights work, national conferences and organizations, and economic and educational opportunities. There records document programs on household employment (1911-46). The records contain historical and biographical information on YWCA leaders. Of particular interest are the archives of the Business and Professional Department (1930-52) and extensive records of the Industrial Department (1911-51). The Local Association records include reports of visitations of the National Board and Staff, reports and correspondence about the program of the Association, and information about its history and affiliation in the national organization. Some of the materials that were microfilmed were discarded after filming (specifically Series IV: Local Associations), others were preserved and are now housed with other unfilmed and more current records in the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. The quality of the microfilm is mixed. Researchers may find documents that were not filmed in their entirety or are so dark as to be illegible or impossible to photocopy.

383 microfilm reels ; 16 mm.

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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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. ...

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

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The International Board of Women's and Young Women's Christian Associations and the American Committee of Young Women's Christian Associations merged to form the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of the U.S.A. in 1906. From the description of National Board predecessors and formation of National Board, 1876-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84462658 Women's advocacy and social service organization. In the mid-nineteenth century women's or...