YWCA National Board / United Service Organizations records, 1941-1975.

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YWCA National Board / United Service Organizations records, 1941-1975.

The records include organizational histories of the USO and the YWCA's participation in it, executive reports, board and committee minutes, surveys, studies, administrative and program files, surveys, studies, reports, correspondence, organizational directories, pamphlets, and manuals.

75 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7884889

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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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...

United Service Organizations (U.S.)

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The United Service Organizations (USO) was incorporated in the state of New York on February 4, 1941, as a joint operation by the YMCA, YWCA, National Catholic Community Service, the National Jewish Welfare Board, the Traveler's Aid Association, and the Salvation Army, to provide religious, spiritual, social, welfare, educational, and entertainment services to men and women in the armed forces during World War II. The USO has continued to provide these services to the present. From t...