mnsss292rg1 YWCA of the U.S.A. Records. Record Group 1. General and History Finding aid prepared by Maida Goodwin, Amy Hague, Kara McClurken, Amanda Izzo. Processing of the YWCA Records was made possible by the generous support of the National Historical Records and Publications Commission and the estate of Elizabeth Norris. Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College Northampton, MA
2008

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 Finding aid encoded by Margaret Jessup. May 28, 2008 Finding aid written in English. Record Group Overview Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A. YWCA of the U.S.A. Records. Record Group 1. General and History1877-2003 Forms part of MS 324 English Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College Northampton, MA
This record group contains reference files compiled from the National Board Library collection and National Board Archives providing general historical information about the YWCA of the U.S.A., its organizational structure, requirements for membership, and affiliation with the World YWCA. Also included are biographical files on staff and board members and reference files on the World YWCA and national YWCAs in other countries. Forms part of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Records. Scope and Contents

Forms part of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Records.

NOTE: For the most part, the Microfilmed Records and the Original Format Records do not duplicate each other and both should be consulted. This description covers materials in both formats. See the Contents List for a folder-level inventory of the Original Format Records. See the Microfilmed Records Reel Lists for a detailed inventory of the microfilm. Links to the lists for both formats are provided in the Series Descriptions.

YWCA Poster, 1952

This record group contains reference files compiled from the National Board Library collection and National Board Archives providing general historical information about the YWCA of the U.S.A., its organizational structure, requirements for membership, and affiliation with the World YWCA. Also included are biographical files on staff and board members and reference files on the World YWCA and national YWCAs in other countries. Historical notes for each series are not included in this record. Where applicable, the Series Descriptions refer researchers to relevant Historical notes in other sections.

This Record Group is divided into seven Series:

I. GENERAL II. REORGANIZATIONS III. MEMBERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS IV. ANNIVERSARIES V. BIOGRAPHICAL FILES VI. 'FOREIGN' YWCAS REFERENCE FILES VII. WORLD YWCA REFERENCE FILES

The records are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection without any additional restrictions.

Access to audiovisual materials may first require production of research copies.

The YWCA of the USA retains copyright ownership of the records, but has authorized the Sophia Smith Collection to grant permission to publish reproductions or quotations from the records on its behalf.

Copyright to materials authored by persons other than YWCA staff may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights for permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use."

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

YWCA of the U.S.A. Records, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

 Additional Formats

A copy of the microfilmed records of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Records is available to borrow from the William Allan Neilson Library at Smith College via Interlibrary Loan.

To request the microfilm from our library you will need to submit the following information to your library's Interlibrary Loan department:

Author: Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A. National Board Title: Records, 1876-1970 [microform] WorldCat Accession Number: OCLC 57415795 Notes: "Call # 689" and reel number(s) you want to borrow

Full descriptions and reel lists of the microfilm are available online.

The YWCA of the U.S.A. donated a portion of its records to the Sophia Smith Collection in 1964 and the remainder in 2002 and 2003.

Processed by Maida Goodwin, Amy Hague, Kara McClurken, Amanda Izzo, 2008 FY 07-08

 Asia--Description and travel--Sources China--Description and travel--Sources China--History--1912-1949--Sources World Young Women's Christian Association Record Groups

The YWCA of the USA Records are arranged as follows:

YWCA of the U.S.A. Records (main record) RECORD GROUP 1. GENERAL AND HISTORY RECORD GROUP 2. PREDECESSOR ORGANIZATIONS AND NATIONAL BOARD RECORD GROUP 3. NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE RECORD GROUP 4. NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND CONFERENCES RECORD GROUP 5. INTERNATIONAL WORK RECORD GROUP 6. PROGRAM RECORD GROUP 7. STUDENT WORK RECORD GROUP 8. COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS RECORD GROUP 9. PHOTOGRAPHS RECORD GROUP 10. AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS The Microfilmed Records

This Record group forms part of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Records

 Series Descriptions SERIES I. GENERAL

This series includes basic historical information about the YWCA of the U.S.A., its constitution, purpose, organizational structure, and staff. The records consist of articles, fact sheets, theses, books, pamphlets, and manuscripts on the history of the YWCA of the U.S.A.; copies of the YWCA's charter, constitution and by-laws, and Purpose, with minutes, notes, and correspondence about various revisions; Annual Reports; general information about Committees, Councils, and Departments, including charters and rosters; organization charts; staff rosters and office/telephone directories.

Microfilmed Records, 1884-1970 only

[see Microfilmed Records Reel Lists]

Many of the basic histories written by YWCA staff and members were among the last items filmed in Part 2c of the Subject Files and can be found under YWCA, History. Annual Reports and Constitution and By-laws up to 1970 are also available on the microfilm.

General historical items can be found on the microfilm under:

Predecessor Organizations, Minutes, and Reports By-laws of National Board YWCA By-laws and Constitution of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Subject Files National Board, Reports [Annual Reports] YWCA, Constitution YWCA, Handbook YWCA, Historical Summaries YWCA, Purpose YWCA, Yearbook

Original Format Records, 1889-2000, n.d., 5 linear ft.

[see Original Format Records folder list]

Most of the Microfilmed Records are also available in Original Format. In addition to the post-1970 records on Constitution amendments, updates of the Purpose, and Annual Reports, there is also some more recent historical writing about the YWCA. The Original Format files of organization charts and staff rosters/telephone directories are much more comprehensive than what is available on the microfilm.

Related Materials

Discussions of all changes to the Constitution and Purpose of the YWCA can be found in RECORD GROUP 4. NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS.

Videotaped panels and presentations related to the YWCA's reexamination of its Purpose in the late 1980s and its mission as a Single sex organization in the late 1980s-early 1990s are in RECORD GROUP 10. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS

 SERIES II. REORGANIZATIONS

Historical information about the major administrative reorganizations can be found in the general Historical Note and in the Historical Notes for RECORD GROUP 6. PROGRAM, and RECORD GROUP 8. COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS.

This series contains the major studies of the National Association administrative structure done by outside consultants and National Association Committees. Generally, reorganizations were prompted by financial crises and the Association more often than not opted to implement some of the concepts, but did not adopt the recommendations wholesale. In some cases, as in the Organizational Renewal plan of the early 1970s, financial constraints prevented full application of the plan. In addition to the studies there are minutes, reports, and working files of committees and commissions.

The bulk of the records are related to the series of "redesign" and "strategic planning" efforts begun in the late 1980s that ultimately led to the major restructuring of the National Association in 1999-2000. Included are many notes, reports, memoranda, surveys, and other materials from the Governance Task Force (1988-92); Project Redesign (1992-93); Strategic Planning Initiative (1994-2000), and Change Initiative (1998-2000).

Microfilmed Records, 1906-70 only

[see Microfilmed Records Reel Lists]

Records about YWCA reorganizations can be found on the microfilm under:

Subject Files General Administration National Board, Reorganization National Board, Survey YWCA, Study

Original Format Records, 1921-2001, 3.5 linear ft.

[see Original Format Records Folder List]

Most of the pre-1971 Original Format Records can also be found on the Microfilm. The later files, provide extensive documentation of the Association's internal struggles in the final two decades of the 20th Century. The records are arranged chronologically.

Related Materials

A number of meetings, discussions, and presentations related to the 1980s-2000 reorganizations were videotaped. The videotapes are in RECORD GROUP 10. AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS.

 SERIES III. MEMBERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS

Historical information about requirements for membership of individuals can be found in the general Historical Note and in the Historical Notes for RECORD GROUP 6. PROGRAM (especially under Religion), and RECORD GROUP 8. COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS.

This series contains general and historical materials; files on policies and practices related to individuals (as opposed to Community or Student Association's membership in the National Association); and publications and committee records related to the recruitment and development of new members.

Included are records of the Basis Commission, 1913-19, charged with examining the requirement that YWCA members must be members of Evangelical Protestant churches; and the Corresponding Membership system, 1920-31, which allowed women who lived in regions of the country where there was no YWCA to join the National Association directly (as opposed to being members in the National by virtue of their membership in a Community or Student Association.) Records of post-World War II membership committees are more likely to be concerned with definition of terms such as member, elector, and participant; fee structures; and the status of men and boys in YWCA programs. From the 1960s on, Association committees expended increasing energy on recruitment of new members.

Microfilmed Records, 1906-70 only

[see Microfilmed Records Reel Lists]

Microfilmed records include the records of the main pre-1971 committees involved with individual membership. Records of the Basis Commission are in the Subject Files under YWCA, Membership, rather than in the Minutes and Reports.

Records about membership of individuals can be found on the microfilm under:

Minutes and Reports Corresponding Membership Committee Membership Policies Committee Subject Files YWCA, Membership YWCA, Policies and Standards

Original Format Records, 1913-93, n.d., 1.5 linear ft.

[see Original Format Records Folder List]

The Original Format Records are arranged in three sections: General and History; Policies and Practices; and Recruitment and Development. General and History consists of two theses written in 1951 and 1954 on membership in the YWCA. Policies and Practices includes forms, committee records, reports, studies, and publications. Recruitment and Development contains committee records, publications, and records of the late 1980s "Why Double You?" membership campaign. Most of the Original Format Records pre-1971 are also on the microfilm.

Related Materials

Extensive discussions of issues related to individuals' requirements for membership can be found in the records of the two predecessor organizations in RECORD GROUP 2 and in Convention records in RECORD GROUP 4.

 SERIES IV. ANNIVERSARIES

Over the 20th century, the YWCA chose to mark different anniversaries in its history, including:

1855 founding of two organizations in Great Britain which later merged and took the name Young Women's Christian Association 1858 founding of the Ladies Christian Union of New York (now considered the first YWCA in the U.S.) 1866 founding of the Boston YWCA (originally thought to be the first YWCA in the U.S.) 1894 founding of the international organization called World YWCA 1906-07 founding of the YWCA of the U.S.A. (The first joint Convention of the two predecessor organizations was in 1906; the Association was incorporated in 1907) 1912 dedication of the YWCA of the U.S.A. headquarters building at 600 Lexington Ave., New York City

The Anniversaries records consist of minutes, planning materials, programs and other publications, and publicity from various YWCA anniversaries, 1916-94.

Documentation is especially rich for the "World YWCA Centennial" in 1955 (the centennial of the founding of the first proto-YWCAs in Great Britain-as opposed to the centennial of the organization, World YWCA) and the 135th Anniversary of the founding of the earliest U.S. Association in 1993-94. Included are extensive files on the traveling exhibit from 1993-94 "Women First for 135 Years."

Microfilmed Records, 1906-70 only

[see Microfilmed Records Reel list]

The Microfilmed Records contain minutes, publications, and other records of the Jubilee in 1916, and a few fundraising and publicity materials from the 20th (1926) and 25th (1932) anniversaries. There are extensive records from the 1955 Centennial including planning materials, publications, minutes, committee records, fundraising, and publicity.

Records about various anniversary celebrations can be found on the microfilm under:

Minutes and Reports National Jubilee Committee Subject Files Anniversaries Anniversary, Centennial (1955)

Original Format Records, 1916-94, 2 linear ft.

[see Original Format Records Folder List]

Original format records duplicate in large part what is on the microfilm, but also have modest amounts of information about anniversaries celebrated in 1937, and 1944. There are extensive 135th Anniversary files which post-date the microfilm and a small amount of material related to the centennial of the founding of the organization called the World YWCA in 1994. The records are arranged in chronological order.

Related Materials

There are many photographs of 1955 "Centennial" and 1993-94 135th Anniversary events along with a few photographs of other anniversaries in RECORD GROUP 9. PHOTOGRAPHS.

Video presentations and television coverage of 125th and 135th Anniversary events can be found in RECORD GROUP 10. AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS.

 SERIES V. BIOGRAPHICAL FILES

The Biographical Files consist of a wide variety of materials compiled by the YWCA of the U.S.A. archives to provide easy access to basic information about YWCA staff (both national and in Community Associations) and National Board members and officers. There are also some materials on World YWCA officers and staff.

The Biographical Files contain newspaper clippings, press releases, correspondence, speeches, essays, pamphlets, "Who's Who" biography forms, obituaries and memorials, awards and commendations, published biographies, family histories, YWCA personnel record cards, and publications authored by the subject of the file.

Microfilmed Records, 1906-70 only

[see Microfilmed Records Reel list]

General biographical files on some staff and National Board members can be found on the microfilm under:

Subject Files National Board, Deceased Board and Staff Members National Board, Members

Original Format Records, 1906-2000, 9.5 linear ft.

[see Original Format Records Folder list]

The National Board Archives staff compiled files from a variety of sources, they include some of the people and items in the microfilmed files, but cover a wider date span and may include small amounts of personal correspondence and memorabilia donated to the YWCA Archives. Most of the National Association's personnel files were discarded, but small amounts of surviving materials, such as personnel record cards and questionnaires, were incorporated into these Biographical Files by National Board Archives staff.

 SERIES VI. 'FOREIGN' YWCAS REFERENCE FILES

Historical information about the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s work with staff of the YWCA in other countries can be found in the Historical Note for RECORD GROUP 5. INTERNATIONAL WORK.

With the exception of the records related to the YWCA of China, the historical files on "Foreign" YWCAs are small subject files consisting primarily of publications. In some cases there are scrapbooks or photograph albums, usually presented to the YWCA of the U.S.A. or to one of its "Foreign" staff as part of a ceremonial occasion. They are arranged alphabetically by country.

The National Association's involvement with the YWCA of China dates back to the earliest days of the Association and included an unusually large number of American secretaries. Because of this, the files related to the YWCA of China are especially rich. In addition to brochures, reports, copies of minutes of the National Committee of the YWCA of China, financial records, and publications, there are a number of photograph albums donated to the YWCA Archives by American secretaries who served in China in the 1910s and 1920s.

Microfilmed Records, 1877-1970 only

[see Microfilmed Records Reel List]

The Microfilmed Records have fairly extensive "reference" materials as part of the "Foreign" and "International" sections. Unfortunately, reels 51 and 52 (China, American Staff, Correspondence and Reports, Brennecke - China, Property, Canton) were lost some years ago before transfer to the Sophia Smith Collection.

Reference files on YWCAs in other countries can be found on the microfilm under:

Subject Files Foreign Foreign Countries International

Original Format Records, 1884-98, n.d., 5 linear feet

[see Original Format Records Folder list]

The Original Format Records are arranged alphabetically by country. Due to the large size and scope of the YWCA of China materials, they are filed separately at the end of the series. Other larger files include those on the YWCA of Great Britain and the YWCA of India, Burma, and Ceylon, which contain copies of various serials put out by those Associations.

Related Materials

Early materials on the "Foreign" work of the Predecessor Organization, the American Committee can be found in RECORD GROUP 2. PREDECESSOR ORGANIZATIONS AND NATIONAL BOARD.

Records of the YWCA of the USA's International Work are in RECORD GROUP 5.

The Sophia Smith Collection Periodicals Collection contains Today: Magazine of the YWCA of India for 1963-1979.

 SERIES VII. WORLD YWCA REFERENCE FILES

This series is a general reference file on the umbrella international association to which the YWCA of the U.S.A. is affiliated, the World YWCA. It includes historical publications, general pamphlets, constitution, annual reports, publications, and files on conferences and councils, programmes and projects.

Microfilmed Records, 1884-1970 only

[see Microfilmed Records Reel Lists]

The Microfilmed Records include general "reference" materials about the World YWCA along with records of the YWCA of the USA's interactions with the World YWCA. These can be found on the microfilm under:

Subject Files Foreign, World's YWCA Foreign, World YWCA

Original Format Records, 1896-2003, n.d., 5.5 linear ft.

[see Original Format Records Folder List]

Many of the "reference" materials on the Microfilm are also available in Original Format. The National Board Library and Archives also collected copies of a number of World YWCA publications, including Conference, Consultation, and Council proceedings and reports; and brochures and reports of Programmes and Projects.

Related Materials

Records of YWCA of the USA correspondence with and participation in the World YWCA are in RECORD GROUP 3. NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE.

There is a also small amount of related material in RECORD GROUP 5. INTERNATIONAL WORK.

RECORD GROUP 10. AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS contains videotaped "reviews" of various World Council Meetings dating from the mid-1980s, plus extensive footage of the 1987 World Council meetings which were held in the U.S.

 SERIES I. GENERAL

This is the Contents List for the Original Format Records only. The reel lists for the Microfilmed Records are in a separate file. See Series Descriptions for historical and scope and content notes.

 1 1-5 Miscellaneous historical materials, 1906-2000, n.d. YWCA History Fact Sheets 1 6 General, 1971-2000 1 7 Employed Women, 1953-80 1 8 Firsts, 1983-94 1 9 Predecessor organizations, 1889-1929 1 10 Student, 1972-73, n.d. Articles, manuscripts, theses, books, pamphlets 1 11 The Development of the Young People's Movement by Frank Otis Erb, University of Chicago Press, 1917 1 12 Fifty Years of Association Work Among Women, 1866-1916: A History of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America by Elizabeth Wilson, National Board, 1916 2 1 The First Twenty-Five Years: Being a Summary of the Work of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America, 1906-1931 by Mary S. Sims, The Womans Press, 1932 2 2 From Deep Roots: The Story of the YWCA's Religious Dimensions by Frances Helen Mains and Grace Loucks Elliott, National Board, 1974 2 3 The Girl Reserve Movement of the Young Women's Christian Association: An Analysis of the Educational Principles and Procedures Used Throughout Its History by Catherine S. Vance, Teachers College, Columbia University, Contributions to Education, 1937 2 4 The Growth and Development of the Young Women's Christian Association: An Interpretation by Elizabeth Russell Hendee, The Womans Press, 1930 2 5 Historical Outline of the Young Women's Christian Association Movement in America, National Board, 1908 2 6 "Historical Papers" (or "Jubilee Sketches"), 1916 2 7 A History of the World's Young Women's Christian Association by Anna V. Rice, The Woman's Press, 1947 2 8 The National and International Work of the YWCA, Finance and Publicity Department, 1928 The Natural History of a Social Institution-The Young Women's Christian Association by Mary S. Sims 2 9 Published version, Womans Press, 1936 Thesis, New York University, 1935 2 Part 1 3 1-3 Parts 2-4 3 4 The Past is Prelude: Fifty Years of Social Action in the YWCA "prepared" by Elsie D. Harper, Bureau of Communications, National Board, 1963 3 5 The Purpose Widens, 1947-67 by Mary S. Sims, National Board, 1969 3 6 The Religious and Educational Philosophy of the Young Women's Christian Association: A historical study of the changing religious and social emphases of the Association as they relate to changes in its educational philosophy and to observable trends in current religious thought, educational philosophy, and social situations by Grace H. Wilson, Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, 1933 3 7 See What You've Got Into! Introducing the YWCA to New Members by Margaret Hiller, 1937 3 8-11 "Women, Reform, and Feminism: the Young Women's Christian Association and the American Friends Service Committee, 1945-1960" by Susan Lynn, PhD thesis: Stanford University, 1986 4 1 "The Young Women's Christian Association: An American and World Organization," unsigned typescript, n.d. 4 2 "Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A., National Board of the (YWCA-USA) by Ann Nicholl in Social Service Organizations, 1978 4 3 "The YWCA Then and Now," by Odile Sweeney: text, correspondence, and notes, 1979 4 4 The Young Women's Christian Association-What Is It? by Inez Ensign, 1930 4 5 The YWCA: An Unfolding Purpose by Mary S. Sims, Woman's Press, 1950 Pictorial historical publications 4 6 Photo Memories of '600,' Communications Unit, 1983 4 7 Pictorially Yours, YWCA, 1940 4 8 The Story of the YWCA by Helen Southard, 1992 4 9 Wherever She Is…, [1960] 4 10 Awards and commendations, 1999 4 10a Calendars of national YWCA events, 1993-2001 Charter, Constitution, and By-laws Act of Incorporation/Charter 4 11 1907 and amended, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1945, 1950 4 12-15 Correspondence re amendments to charter, 1925-50 4 16 Corporation Seal, 1923-50, n.d. 4 17 Official name of Association, 1989-95 Constitution and By-laws 4 18 Constitutions under which conventions functioned, 1906-36 4 19 Constitution, 1915-40 By-laws 4 20 1917-26 5 1-3 1941-98 5 4-6 Constitution and By-laws, 1949-98 Committees 5 7-8 Constitution Commission, 1939, 1945-49 5 9 on Review of the National Board By-laws, 1940-49 5 10-11 By-laws Review, 1950-66 5 12 on Revision of the Constitution, 1956-64 6 1-2 Constitution Review, 1964-66 6 3-8 Constitution and By-laws, 1972-98 6 9 Reorganization Task Force, By-laws Subcommittee/Task Group, 2000-01 Correspondence 6 10 General, 1947-82, n.d. By Subject 6 11-12 Accreditation, Affiliation, Certification, and Disaffiliation, 1957-70, n.d. 6 13 Authorized Groups/Organized Groups, 1951-81 7 1 Board Member eligibility, 1967-82 7 2 Constitutions and By-Laws of Community Associations, 1965-73 Convention 7 3 General, 1963-78, n.d. 7 4 Pluralistic delegations, 1973-75 7 5 Membership of Associations and individuals, 1956-74 7 6 Officers, 1957-81, n.d. 7 7 Teens, membership eligibility, 1971-75 7 8 Retirement Fund, 1975-79 7 9 World Council Delegate Elections, 1973, n.d. Annual Reports 7 10-14 1932, 1934-46 8 1-10 1947-1984/85 9 1-5 1985/86-2000 Committees, general 10 1-2 General and miscellaneous, 1900-64, n.d. 10 3 Charts, 1948-66 10 4-6 Charters, 1958-59, 1965, 1968 10 7-13 Rosters, 1940-71, 1979, 1982-2001 Miscellaneous Ethical Investments 10 14 Subcommittee of Finance Committee, 1978 Committee 10 15-18 General, 1981-88 11 1-6 Correspondence and reference material, 1973-84 11 7 Middle East Task Force, 1999 11 8 National Educational Campaign Committee for the 1920 World Service Program, 1919-20 11 9 Social and Economic Justice Task Force, circa 1973 11 10 Special Committee on Plans for the Berlin Conference, 1908 11 11 Study Group on Sexual Orientation, 1980 11 12 [New York] World's Fair Project, 1938-39 11 13 Councils, 1952 11 14-15 Department Charters, 1947, 1958-59 12 1-7 Organization charts, 1921-97 12 8 Charts, miscellaneous, 1950-71, n.d. 12 9 Policies, miscellaneous, Purpose/Mission 12 10 General, 1920-95 YWCA as a Single-Sex Organization 12 11-13 General, 1936-97, n.d. 12 14-15 Clippings, 1988 Staff Rosters 12 16 "American Committee," 1891-1906 YWCA of the USA 12 17-21 1906-25 13 1-4 1960-2000 Staff/Telephone/Office Directories 13 5-14 1940-46, 1954-55, 1964-68, 1970-83 14 1-9 1984-92, 1999 SERIES II. REORGANIZATIONS/STRUCTURE OF THE YWCA Survey of the Organization of the National Board (Fosdick and Jones) 15 1 Report, Sep 1921 15 2 Report of the Reorganization Committee to the National Board, Mar 1921 15 3-4 Committee on the Evaluation of the National Program for the Budget Reviewing Committee: minutes and report, 1929 (includes department and division reports) Report on a 1930 Survey and Proposals for the Future (Mark M. Jones), 1930 15 5 General, 1931 15 6 Preliminary Report on 1930 Orientation Survey, Jan 1931 15 7 Revised Report, Oct 1931 Committee to Study Mr. Jones' Report 15 8-9 Minutes, Feb-May 1931 15 10 Report, May 1931 15 11 Report of the Transition Committee, Oct 1931 15 12 Suggested Program of the Work of the National Board, November 1931 to December 1932 (Mark M. Jones): "Leaflet" 1, 1931-32, n.d. National Service Development Plan, 1934-39 by Mark M. Jones, 1932 15 13-14 Report and correspondence, 1932 15 15 Commission on Administrative Practices, 1938-39 15 16 Fund-Raising Study and Report on the Foreign Division (John Price Jones Corporation): report, Jun 1946 16 1 "Study and Recommendations Concerning the Public Relations, Publicity and Fund-Raising of the National Board," submitted to the Committee on Financing the National Board (John Price Jones Corporation): report, Dec 1947 16 2-4 Review of Studies and Major Actions on Structure of the National Board, 1921-53, prepared by Jane Dickey Britt, Jan 1954 16 5-6 "Greenleigh Report" (Arthur Greenleigh, Greenleigh Associates, Management Consultants): report and summary, 1958 16 7-8 Committee on the Structure of the National Association/Board: minutes and reports, Jul 1961-Apr 1967 16 9-10 Organizational Renewal [Sub]Committee: correspondence, reports, and working papers, 1969-73 16 11 Consultation on Organizational Relationships, Jan 1974 16 12 Proposed Criteria for Evaluation of the National Board's Program and Present Way of Work, Jan 1975 Looking to the Future: A Plan for Study and Action (Human Services Design Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University) 16 13 Abstract and Study Design "Organizational Study: Needs and Directions for 1985", 1976 16 14 Final Report, Oct 1977 17 1 Final Report, annotated copy, 1977 17 2 Response from YWCA departments, 1977-78 17 3-6 Long Range Planning Committee, 1981-86, 1992 17 7 National Executive Service Corps Study of YWCA Organization and Management Procedures, 1984 Governance Task Force/Transition Team/Policy Committee 17 8-9 General, 1988-92 17 10 Register of Recommended Board Policies, 1988-89 Resource material 17 11 General, 1986-88 17 12 Carver Governance Design, Inc., circa 1987 Project Redesign (KPMG Peat Marwick, Inc.) 17 13 General, 1992-93, n.d. 17 14 Final Report, Sep 1992 Strategic Planning Initiative 18 1-2 General, 1994-2000, n.d. Strategic Planning Committee 18 3 Rosters, 1995-98 18 4-6 Meetings, 1996-97 18 7 Affiliation Requirements Subcommittee, 1996 Subcommittee on Environmental Scanning/Governance Task Force 18 8 General, 1994 18 9 Reports Survey of National Organizations 18 10 Report 18 11 Interview notes 18 12 Regional Forums, Round 1 (1994), Round 2 (1995), 1994-95 Leadership Summits, Feb-Apr 1997 18 13 General 18 14-15 Resource packet Reports 18 16 Feb 19 1-2 Mar-Apr 19 3 Staff Leadership Roundtables 1999 19 4 General 19 5 Briefing packet 19 6 Evaluations 2000 19 7 General 19 8 Briefing packet Reports 19 9 Miscellaneous, 1994-95, n.d. 19 10 "Report and Survey", 1997 19 11 "YWCA [draft] Strategic Plan and Discussion Guide: Journey to the Future", [Jul 1995] 19 12 "YWCA Women 2000, Into the New Millenium: a Report to the Member Associations", [1996] 19 13-14 Change Agent Team: minutes, notes, survey, and reports, 1997-98 Strategic Investment Initiative/Strategic Initiative Plan (A.T. Kearney, consultants) 20 1-3 General, 1997-99 Recommendations and prioritization 20 4 Draft, 10 Feb 1988 20 5-6 20 Feb 1998 20 7-8 Appendix-detailed analysis of recommended investment initiatives, 20 Feb 1998 20 9-11 Five Year Detailed Implementation Plan, 12 Jun 1998 20 12 Presentation to the Board of Trustees, Jun 1998 21 1 Dues Formula Presentation to Regional Councils, n.d. 21 2 Data Capture Inventory I, 1999 21 3 Evaluation Report II (Data Capture Inventory II), Jun 2000 Change Initiative/Steps to Absolute Change General and History 21 4-5 Miscellaneous, 1998-2002, n.d. 21 6 Newsletters, Mar 2000-Jun 2002 21 7-9 Convention, 2000, 2001 21 10 Regional Councils, 2001 21 11 Steering Committee report, 19 Jan 1999 21 12 'Open Space' meeting, Dallas, Oct 1999 Issue Work Groups, Nov 1999-Aug 2000 21 13 General 21 14 Governance, 2000 21 15-17 Mission, Feb-Jun 2000, n.d. 22 1 Survival of Associations, Apr-May 2000 22 2 Vision, 2000 22 'Accelerated Solutions Environment' meeting, Committee of 80, Dallas, Aug 2000 22 3 General 22 4 Transition Plan, 1 Sep 2000 Transition Team/Transition Steering Committee (Sep 2000-Jul 2001) 22 5 'Accelerated Solutions Environment' meeting, Chicago, Nov 2000 22 6 Financial, 2000-01, n.d. 22 7 Memorandum of understanding re Executive responsibilities during Transition, 2000-01 22 8 Project Management Office 22 9-10 Proposed 'Operating System' and 'Operating Model': concept paper, convention report, and overheads, 2001 Transition/Project Teams/Task Forces 22 11 General and charters 22 12 Advocacy Team 22 13 Branding Team 22 14 Hallmark Programs Team 22 15 Healthy Behaviors Team 22 16 Membership Team 22 17 Mission/Vision Team 22 18 Staff/Volunteer Development Team 22 19 Structure Team Transition Task Force/Reorganization Task Force (Aug 2001-02) 22 20-21 General, 2001-02, n.d. 22 22-23 Meetings, Aug 2001, Feb 2002 Task Forces/Teams 23 1 Operations/Operating Review 23 2 Shared Vision 23 3 Student Outreach Work Groups 23 4 By-Laws SERIES III. MEMBERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS General and History 24 1 Thesis: "Membership in the Y.W.C.A.-History and Meaning" by Doris Ischinger, University of Southern California, School of Social Work, 1951 24 2 Thesis: "Evidences of Membership Interpretation in the Y.W.C.A. as Shown in the 1952 Annual Reports" by Roberta (or Roberts) Chapman, Columbia University, School of Social Work, 1954 Policies and Practices 24 3-4 General, 1, n.d. 24 5 Membership cards and forms, 1967-84, n.d. 24 6-8 Basis Commission/Committee on Education Concerning the Basis: minutes, reports, mailings, articles, 1914-19 24 9 Basis/Committee on Membership Basis Education, 1920-36, n.d. Corresponding Membership 24 10 History and general, 1920-31 24 11 Commission on Individual Membership: reports and questionnaire, 1921 Corresponding Membership Committee 24 12-14 Minutes, 1925-31 Reports 24 15 General, 1923-31 24 16 Secretary (Anna M. Clark), 1923-31 24 17 Membership Commission, 1948-49 Committee to Study National Membership Policy General 24 18-19 1952-Apr 1957 25 1-2 May 1957-62 25 3 Minutes, 1956-58 25 4-5 Study of Current Membership Policy, 1957-58 25 6 Study Project to Improve Membership Practices, 1959-60 25 7 Membership Study, Oct-Dec 1971 25 8 Ad-hoc Committee on Membership Policy, 1972 25 9 Membership Task Force, 1991-93, n.d. 25 Publications 25 10 "Membership Policies and Practices in Community YWCAs", 1962, 1966 25 11 "Membership in Community YWCAs", 1974-80 25 12 "Working Papers to Help Associations Help Themselves in Improving Membership Practices", 1958 25 13 "Work Tool for the Organization and Maintenance of Membership and Program Participant Records in the YWCA", 1970 Recruitment and Development 25 14 General, 1915-87, n.d. 25 15 See What You've Got Into: Introducing the Y.W.C.A. to New Members by Margaret Hiller, 1937, 1939 26 1 New Dimensions of Membership: Program Packet, winter 1950 26 2 Centennial Membership Development Committee, 1952-55 26 3 More Members: Guidelines for Membership Campaigns in Community YWCAs, 1976 26 4 Membership Development Questionnaire, 1985 26 5 Guidelines for the Membership Chair and the Membership Committee in a Community YWCA, 1987 "Why Double You?" Membership Drive, 1988-89 26 6 General, 1988-89 26 7 Recruitment Handbook, 1988 26 8 Membership in the YWCA: Research Reports, 1991 SERIES IV. ANNIVERSARIES 1916: Jubilee, 50th Anniversary of founding of first YWCA in the U.S. (at that time credited to Boston, 1866), 1916 26 9 General 26 10 National Jubilee Committee: minutes and reports, 1915-16 26 11 1932: "25th Anniversary of the Present National YWCA" (National Board of YWCAs of the USA, 1906), 1932 26 12 1937: 25th Anniversary of national headquarters building at 600 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 1937 26 13 1944: 50th Anniversary of the founding of the organization called the World's Young Women's Christian Association, 1944 1955: "World YWCA Centennial," 100th anniversary of founding of 2 organizations in England (1855) that later merged and took the name YWCA-first YWCA to be founded in the world, 1955 27 1 General, 1952-55, n.d. 27 2 Events, 1954-55 27 3 Exhibition of paintings by Mary Bruce Sharon, 1955 27 4-5 Membership Development Program, 1952-55 27 6 Newsletter, Progress Report, 1954-55 27 7 Program materials Publicity 27 8 General 27 9 Publicity Committee 27 10 Newspaper clippings 27 11 Press, Radio and TV Guide 27 12 Press releases, 1952-55 27 13 Radio, TV and films 27 14 Y-Teens 27 15 1966: 60th Anniversary of U.S. national organization (1906) 27 16 1983-84: 125th Anniversary of founding of Ladies Christian Association of New York (1858-by this time considered first YWCA in the U.S.) 1993-94: 135th Anniversary of founding of Ladies Christian Association of New York (1858) 28 1 General 28 2 Souvenir Program Journal 28 Exhibit: "Women First for 135 Years, 1858-1993" 28 3-4 General, 1993-95, n.d. 28 5 Text 28 6 Advisory Committee 28 7 Artifacts exhibit 28 8 Brochure 28 9 Budget 28 10 Catalog Collages 28 11 General 28 12 #1, YWCA Residences in 50 States 28 13 #2, World War I Hostess Houses 29 1-2 #3, Selected National Board Properties 29 3 #4, Pioneering Health and Sex Issues 29 4 #5, Exercise, Sports and Nutrition 29 5 #6, Camps, Athletics and the Olympics 29 6 #7, YWCA Encourages Public Health 29 7 #8, The Industrial Worker and the YWCA 29 8 #9, New Job Skills Training 29 9 #10, Support Services for Working Mothers 29 10 #11, Girl Reserves and Y-Teens 29 11 #12, Rural Work 29 12 #13, Public Policy and Advocacy 29 13 #14, The Evolving Mission 29 14 #15, The Student Movement 29 15 #16, Preserving Cultural Identity 29 16 #17, Embracing Diversity 29 17 #18, The YWCA Moves on Freedom, Dignity and Racial Justice 29 18 #19, YWCA's Work in 86 Countries 29 19 #20, Emerging African Nations 29 20 #21, Relief in Time of Strife 29 21 #22, World YWCA 29 22 #23, WWI Serving Behind the Lines 29 23 #24, Training for Empowerment 29 24 #25, Leader Training Centers 29 25 #26, YWCA National Conventions: Public Policy and Membership, The Action Agenda 29 26 #27, Womans Press 29 27 #28, YWCA of the USA National Board Executives 29 28 29, 135 Years of Leadership 29 29 #30, The White House and the YWCA 29 30 Aborted collage, World Service Council 29 31 Lenders to exhibit 30 1 Press kit 30 2 Staff Travel 30 3 General, 1993-98 30 4 Condition report 30 5 National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, Oct-Nov 1993 30 6 YWCA Leadership Development Center, Phoenix, Arizona, Feb-May 1994 30 7 YWCA 33rd National Convention, Westin-Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, Jun-Aug 1994 30 8 Dewitt Historical Society of Tomkins County, Ithaca, New York, Sep-Nov 1994 30 9 Baltimore Museum of Industry, Baltimore, Maryland, Nov 1994-Jan 1995 30 10 National Museum of Civil Rights, Memphis, Tennessee, Feb-Apr 1995 30 11 Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May-Jul 1995 30 12 Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Indiana, May-Jun 1996 30 13 YWCA of the Central Carolinas, Charlotte, North Carolina, Aug-Oct 1995 30 14 Postcard series (cancelled) 30 15 Poster series 30 16 Who's Who in the YWCA of the U.S.A. special 135th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, Marquis Co., 1994 1994: "World YWCA Centennial," 100th Anniversary of founding of the international organization called the World Young Women's Christian Association (1894), 1994 30 17 General 30 18 Submissions for Convention book SERIES V. BIOGRAPHICAL FILES 31 1 A-Al 31 2 Alexander, Alpha 31 3 Allen, Julia F. 31 4 An 31 5 Anderson, Constance 31 6 Anderson, Eleanor Copenhaver 31 7 Angle, Wesley M. 31 8 Ap-Az 31 9 Ba - Barg 31 10 Barn-Bay 31 11 Baker, Gwendolyn Calvert Barnes, Lilace Reid 31 12 General 31 13 Meditation given at 26th Convention, San Diego, 1973 31 14 Correspondence with Juliet Blanchard, 1938 31 15 Devotional materials, 1947-64 Barrow, Nita 31 16 General 31 17 A Tribute to Dame Nita Barrow 32 1 Bea - Bep 32 2 Ber-Bez 32 3 Beane, Ruth N. 32 3a Bertine, Eleanor 32 4 Bi 32 5 Bl 32 6 Boa-Bor 32 7 Bos-Boy 32 8 Boardman, Dorothy 32 9 Booth, Mary 32 10 Bowles, Eva 32 11 Boynton, Opal "Poppy" 32 12 Bra-Bri 32 13 Bremer, Edith Terry 32 14 Brennecke, Margaret 32 15 Brinkley, Dolores "Dee" 32 16 Broa - Brom 32 17 Broo-Bry 32 18 Brown, Gladys L. 32 19 Brown, Gladys S. (Mrs. Wright) 32 20 Bryant, Erna 33 1 Buck-Bur 33 2 Bus-By 33 3 Burkhead, Alice Clarkson (Mrs. F. M.) 33 4 Burner, Oolooah 33 5 Burton, Margaret 33 6 Butler, Leontine 33 7 Byram, Betsy 33 8 Ca-Cam 33 9 Can-Carp 33 10 Carr-Carv Carner, Lucy Perkins 33 11 General 33 11a Writings 33 12 Carter, Eunice Hunton (Mrs. Lisle C.) 33 13 Catto, Isabel 33 14 Ce - Cha 33 15 Che-Chz 33 16 Chain, Claribel Ba Muang 33 17 Chakko, Sara 33 18 Chalmers, Frances K. (Mrs. Allan Knight) 33 19 Chaplin, Virginia 33 20 Christensen, Ethlyn 33 21 Church, Margaret (Mrs. Fred J.) 33 22 Cla 33 23 Clary, Phoebe 33 24 Claytor, Helen 34 1 Cle - Con 34 2 Coo 34 3 Coit, Eleanor 34 4 Conde, Bertha Coppock, Grace 34 5 General 34 6 G.L.C.: The Life of Grace Coppock by Helen Thoburn, 1923 34 7 Grace Coppock, A Person for Today by Helen Thoburn, 1925 34 8 Friendship Fund 34 9 Writings 34 10 Cor - Cra 34 11 Cotton, Elizabeth Boies 34 12 Coyle, Grace 34 13 Cram, Mary Frances Cratty, Mabel 34 14 General 34 15 Death, Memorial tributes and services 34 16 Endowment Fund 34 17 Writings 35 1 Cu 35 2 Curtis, Fannie Holland (Mrs. A. Maurice) Cushman, Vera Scott 35 3 General 35 4 Correspondence, miscellaneous 35 5 Cuthbert, Marion 35 6 Da 35 7 Dabb, Edith 35 8 Dail, Hilda Lee 35 9 d'Alviella, Countess Helene Goblet 35 10 Dammond, Ellen 35 11 Davis, Helen Alling 35 12 De - Dil 35 13 Derricotte, Juliette 35 14 Dickinson, Sarah Truslow (Mrs. Robert L.) 35 15 Dieson, Eldri 35 16 Dingman, Mary A 35 17 Dockstader, Harriet "Skip" 35 18 Dodge, Grace Hoadley Dodge Family 35 19 General 35 20 Huntington, Elizabeth Dodge 35 21 Dodson, Dan 36 1 Doherty, Gladys M. 36 2 Doo-Dow 36 3 Dow, Caroline Bell 36 4 Dreier, Mary E. 36 5 Droll, Hattie 36 6 Du 36 7 Dudley, Marion 36 8 Dunham, Julia S. (Mrs. Edward W.) 36 9 Dunham, Marcia O. 36 10 Dunn, Mary Skinner 36 11 Dutchess, Jeanette 36 12 E 36 13 Earle, Mary Clayton (Mrs. Ralph) 36 14 Eastman, Elizabeth 36 15 Eckert, Bertha Elliott, Grace Loucks 36 16 General 36 17 Memorial Correspondence 36 18 Esgar, Mildred 36 19 Espy, Lilian 36 20 Ewing, Eloise 36 21 Fa 36 22 Farrell, Eileen 36 23 Fasnacht, Kathryn 36 24 Fauset, Crystal Bird 36 25 Fe - Fi 36 26 Ferebee, Dorothy 36 27 Fidler, Edith Alverson (Mrs. Lon) 36 28 Field, Jessie 36 29 Fields, C. Virginia 36 30 Finley, Martha Boyden (Mrs. John H.) 36 31 Fisher, Welthy 37 1 Fl 37 2 Fo 37 3 Fr - Fz 37 4 French, Eleanor 37 5 French, Mary Billings (Mrs. John) 37 6 Ga 37 7 Gage, Frances 37 8 Gaiser, Mary Cooper Jewett 37 9 Galpin, Leta 37 10 Gambrell, Sarah 37 11 Garrison, Jane 37 12 Gates, Edith 37 13 Ge-Gh 37 14 Gerlach, Tabitha 37 15 Gerwick, Katherine 37 16 Gi-Go 37 17 Gibson, Henrietta 37 18 Gilbert, Annie Kate 37 19 Gilkey, Geraldine Brown (Mrs. Charles W.) 37 20 Gra 37 21 Graham, Abbie 38 1 Graham, Jewel Freeman 38 2 Gratz, Lois 38 3 Graves, Elsa 38 4 Gre-Gu 38 5 Green, Margaret (Mrs. E.H.) 38 6 Grenfell, Hilda (Mrs. Arthur) 38 7 Guthrie, Anne 38 8 Haa-Ham 38 9 Hamilton, Florence D. (Mrs. Wallace) 38 10 Hamilton, Grace Towns 38 11 Hamilton, Madrid 38 12 Han-Har 38 13 Hanna, Sallie R. (Mrs. John M.) 38 14 Harbison, Janet (Mrs. E. Harris) 38 15 Harcourt, Edith Farley (Mrs. Clayton J.) 38 16 Hardcastle, Jane 38 17 Harper, Elsie Harrison, Agatha 38 18 General 38 19 Annuity Fund, 1950 38 20 Correspondence to Margaret Burton and Margaret Fuller, 1924-54 38 21 Has-Hay 38 22 Hawkes, Anna Rose (Mrs. Herbert E.) 38 23 Haynes, Elizabeth Ross 39 1 Hea - Hen 39 2 Heard, Winifred 39 3 Heckman, Miriam Sipfle (Mrs. Walter C.) 39 4 Hedgeman, Anna Arnold 39 5 Heim, Virginia 39 6 Heineman, Irene Taylor (Mrs. Arthur S.) Hendee, Elizabeth 39 7 General 39 8 YWCA 39 8a Photographs, Nationality Work Speeches and Writings 39 9 1922-29 39 10 1932-33 39 11 "The Economic Position of Women in the Nineteenth Century," M.A. Thesis, n.d. 39 12 Henshaw, Helen Manville 39 13 Heo - Her 39 14 Herring, Elizabeth 39 15 Hes - Hev 39 16 Hi 39 17 Hickman, Emily 39 18 Hill, Agnes Gale 39 19 Hiller, Margaret 39 20 Hillis, Ina Ruth 39 21 Hirth, Emma 39 22 Hitchcock, Elizabeth French (Mrs. Ethan Allen) 39 23 Ho - Howard 39 24 Howarth, Susan 40 1 Hoy - Hum 40 2 Hun-Hz 40 3 Hunt, Bessie (Mrs. Fred Hunt) 40 4 I Ingraham, Mary 40 5 General 40 6 Notes on Race Relations, 1942-52 40 7 Jac - Jar 40 8 Jackson, Alexine Clement 40 9 Jaynes, Joyce M. 40 10 Je - Ji 40 11 Jo-Joh 40 12 Job, Martha 40 13 Johnson, Lydia 40 14 Joi - Jz 40 15 Jones, Marian 40 16 Ka 40 17 Kawai, Michi 41 1 Ke - Kh 41 2 Kenyon, Dorothy 41 3 Khan, Ivy 41 4 Ki 41 5 Kl - Ky 41 6 Knight, Margaret 41 7 Knowles, Helen 41 8 Kuhn, Margaret (Maggie) 41 9 La 41 10 Lamborn, Elizabeth 41 11 Lamont, Elizabeth Kinney 41 12 Lea-Leo 41 13 Ler-Li Lerrigo, Edith 41 14 General 41 15 Speeches and Writings 41 16 Ll- Lu 41 17 Love, Susan 41 18 Lowry, Genevieve 41 19 Lucke, Elmina 41 20 Lumpkin, Katharine DuPree 41 21 Lundy, Mary Ann 42 1 Ly 42 2 Lyon, Sarah 42 3 Ma-Map 42 4 MacArthur, Kathleen W. 42 5 Macdonald, A. Caroline 42 6 Macy, Edith Dewing (Mrs. Edward W.) 42 7 Mains, Frances Helen 42 8 Mar 42 9 Markey, Dorothy Gary 42 10 Marti, Elizatheth "Beth" (Mrs. Lloyd) 42 11 Marsh, Bessie (Mrs. Leo B.) 42 12 Marvel, Beth (Mrs. Archie D.) 42 13 Mas-May 42 14 Mathai-Davis, Prema 42 15 Mayhew, Abby Shaw 42 16 Mc 42 17 McAfee, (Martha) Jane 42 18 McCanse, Jessie Hill (Mrs. Ralph) 42 19 McCarthy, Louise Roblee (Mrs. Eugene Ross) 42 20 McClellan, Josephine N. (Mrs. William S.) 42 21 McClintock, Mabel Case (Mrs. H.H.) 42 22 McConnell, Dorothy Frances 42 23 McCombs, A. Parks 42 24 McCulloch, Rhoda 42 25 McFarland, Carmen 42 26 McWilliams, Marion Lerrigo (Mrs. William J.) 43 1 Mea - Mi 43 2 Mead, Ada Hardy (Mrs. Charles W.) 43 3 Mead, Margaret P. 43 4 Meares, Carrie 43 5 Mercer, Marion (Mrs. C. Douglas) 43 6 Miguel, Elisa (Mrs. M.C.) 43 7 Miller, Bernice 43 8 Miller, Elizabeth White (Mrs. Charles O.) 43 9 Miller, Ethel Prince (Mrs. Kenneth D.) 43 10 Mo 43 11 Monroe, Edna A. (Mrs. Marshall) 43 12 Moore, Elisabeth Luce (Mrs. Maurice T.) Morris, Alice Vanderbilt (Mrs. Dave Hennen) 43 13 General 43 14-15 Scrapbook: notes and writings, 1902-21 43 16 Morrison, Barrying 43 17 Morriss, Margaret S. 43 18 Morse, Rebecca Finley 43 19 Morton, Helen 43 20 Moser, Frances 43 21 Mott, John R. and Leila 43 22 Mu-My 43 23 Muldowny, Ruth (Mrs. Sylvester) 43 24 Munn, Frances 43 25 Murphy, Betty Anne 43 26 Muskrat, Ruth 43 27 Musser, Elise (Mrs. Burton W.) 44 1 Na - Nj 44 2 Neely, Ann Elizabeth 44 3 No 44 4 Norris, Elizabeth Downe 44 5 O-Ol 44 6 Olcott, Katharine 44 7 On-Oz 44 8 Osilaja, (Elizabeth) Folaremi Owen, Mildred 44 9 General 44 10 National Training School notebook, 1923-1924 44 11 Term papers, 1923, n.d. 44 12 Owens, Sarale Alice 44 13 Pa 44 14 Packard, Mary Woody (Mrs. Arthur W.) 44 15 Packard, Ruth L. 44 16 Paist, Theresa Wilber (Mrs. Frederic M.) 44 17 Palmer, Elizabeth 44 18 Papes, Alice 44 19 Park, Esther 44 20 Parker, Katherine Blunt (Mrs. Edwin B.) 44 21 Paul, Dorothea 44 22 Pawlowski, Georgia M. 44 23 Paxton, Jean Grigsby 45 1 Pe 45 2 Pell, Orlie 45 3 Perry, Frances 45 4 Perry, Sue 45 5 Pfeutze, Louise (Mrs. Paul E.) 45 6 Ph-Po 45 7 Ping, Margaret Li-A 45 8 Pole, Hilda 45 9 Pu-Q 45 10 Putnam, Glendora McIlwain 45 11 Ra- Re 45 12 Rainey, Mildred (Mrs. Homer) 45 13 Reed, Clara 45 14 Reynolds, Annie 45 15 Reynolds, Dolores 45 16 Ri 45 17 Rice, Anna V. 45 18 Rietveld, Harriet 45 19 Risley, Florence 45 20 Rob 46 1 Roberts, Caroline D. (Mrs. Marshall O.) 46 2 Robinson, Marion 46 3 Rockefeller family Rockefeller, Abby Aldrich (Mrs. John D., Jr.) 46 4 General 46 5-8 Correspondence, 1918-29 46 9 Writings 46 10 Rockefeller, Mary French (Mrs. Laurance S.) 46 11 Roe, Mildred S. 46 12 Roelofs, Henrietta 46 13 Roosevelt, Eleanor 46 14 Rouse, Ruth 46 15 Royden, A. Maude 47 1 Ru-Ry Russell, Maud 47 2 General 47 3 Inventory to papers at New York Public Library 47 4 Russell, Valerie 47 5 Sa 47 6 Saddler, Juanita 47 7 Savacool, Mildred 47 8 Sc 47 9 Schmidt, Irma (Mrs. George Paul) 47 10 Schulte, Lucy 47 11 Se 47 12 Sh 47 13 Sharon, Mary Bruce 47 14 Sheley, Helen 47 15 Shell, Helen H. 47 16 Sherman, Opan Woodley (Mrs. Dallas B.) 47 17 Shinn, Ruth 48 1 Si-Sm Simms, Florence 48 2 General 48 3 Florence Simms: A Biography by Richard Roberts 48 4 Memorial Fund and Memorial Lecture at Smith College 48 5 Writings and student notes Simons, Savilla Millis 48 6 General 48 7 Speeches and Writings 48 8 Sims, Mary 48 9 Sims, Norma 48 10 Skallerup, Nancy 48 11 Smith, Alice O. (Mrs. Allan C.) 48 12 Smith, Celestine Louise 48 13 Smith, Myra 48 14 Snyder, Ida Sloan 49 1 So 49 2 Sokoloff, Nancy Boyd 49 3 Southard, Helen 49 4 Spa-Spe 49 5 Spaulding, Pauline Snyder (Mrs. Sumner) 49 6 Sparling, Edna (Mrs. E.M.) 49 7 Spencer, Clarissa Hale Speer, Emma Bailey (Mrs. Robert 49 8 General 49 9 Correspondence 49 10 Spellmann, Dorothea 49 11 Spi-Sta 49 12 Starr, Rhea 49 13 Stauffer, Norma 49 14 Ste-Stz 49 15 Steele, Henrietta Diszeroth 49 16 Stille, Sue 49 17 Stringfellow, Wilma 49 18 Stuff, Grace 49 19 Su-Sy 50 1 Ta-Te 50 2 Takeuchi, Kikuye 50 3 Taylor, Harriet 50 4 Taylor, Hazel Stout (Mrs. Joseph) 50 5 Terlin, Rose 50 6 Terry, Eva 50 7 Th-To 50 8 Thoburn, Helen 50 9 Thompson, Elizabeth Staplecamp (Mrs. Harry A.) 50 10 Thurman, Sue Bailey 50 11 Tillett, Gladys Avery (Mrs. Charles W.) 50 12 Timmel, Sally Jane 50 13 Townsend, Alice Greenough (Mrs. Edward M.) 50 14 Toyer, Aurelia 50 15 Tr-Tz 50 16 Travers, Lillian K. 50 17 Trecker, Harleigh B. 50 18 Troiano, Rose 50 19 Tucker, Katharine D. (Mrs. Henry H.) 50 20 Turner, Ella 50 21 Tyndall, Margaret 50 22 U 50 23 Va 50 24 Van Arsdale, May B. 50 25 Van Asch Van Wijck, Cornelia 50 26 Van Meter, Ruth 50 27 Vaughan, Katharine 50 28 Vawter, Dorothy Fuller (Mrs. William A.) 50 29 Ve-Vz 50 30 Volz, Verna 51 1 Wa 51 2 Waddell, Catherine Hughes (Mrs. Chauncey L.) 51 3 Walker, Helen M. 51 4 Walker, Irene 51 5 Walker, Katherine 51 6 We 51 7 Webb, Nellie S. (Mrs. James A., Jr.) 51 8 Weber, Eleanore (Mrs. Ford R.) 51 9 Wellington, Beatrice M. 51 10 Wh 51 11 Wheeler, Clara Boyd 51 12 Wheeler, Mary 51 13 White, Julia J. 51 14 Wi-Will Wickenden, Elizabeth 51 15 General 51 16 Speeches and Writings 51 17 Wilcox, Elsie 51 18 Willett, Mary Jane 51 19 Williams, Frances Harriet 51 20 Williams, Marjorie Brackett 51 21 Williamson, Margaret 52 1 Wils-Wiz 52 2 Wilson, Carol Green (Mrs. George Osborn) 52 3 Wilson, Doris V. Wilson, Elizabeth 52 4 General 52 5 The Road Ahead: Experiences in the Life of Frances C. Gage, The Womans Press, 1918 52 6 Wilson, Gertrude 52 7 Wilson, Jessie Woodrow 52 8 Wilson, Katharine Lobdell (Mrs. William R.) 52 9 Winn, Cordella 52 10 Wo-Wr 52 11 Wood, Mary E. 52 12 Woodsmall, Ruth Frances 52 13 Woolley, Mary E. 52 14 Wright, Sara-Alyce P. 52 15 Wu-Wy 52 16 Wygal, Winnifred 52 17 Y-Z SERIES VI. 'FOREIGN' YWCAS REFERENCE FILES 53 1 British-American YWCA of Paris, 1904-12 53 2 YWCA of Argentina, 1914, 1940 53 3 YWCA of Australia, 1955, 1959, 1982 53 4 YWCA of Belize, 1999 53 5 YWCA of Burma: photograph album, Taunggyi day care centre, 1961-62

[see also YWCA of India, Burma and Ceylon below]

 YWCA of Canada 53 6-8 General, 1928-90 53 9 Montreal: annual reports, 1877-78, 1940 54 1 YWCA of Ceylon, 1908-14

[see also YWCA of India, Burma, and Ceylon]

 YWCA of China

[see separate boxes listed below]

 54 2 YWCA of Denmark, 1942, 1994 54 3 YWCA of German: "The German National Committee and Its Work", 1910 54 4 YWCA of Ghana: "Youth and Youth Organizations in Ghana", 1973 YWCA of Great Britain 54 5 General, 1884-1998, n.d. 54 6-7 Go Forward: Monthly Journal for Secretaries and Workers, Feb, Apr-Dec 1892 London 54 8-9 Annual Report, 1884-90 Our Own Gazette, 1896-1901 54 10 Vol. XV-? 55 1-2 Vol. XVII-XVIII 55 3 YWCA of Hong Kong, 1991-92

[see also YWCA of China]

 YWCA of India, Burma, and Ceylon 55 4 General, 1908-44, n.d. 55 5 Our Indian Magazine, Oct-Dec 1899 55 6-7 The Young Women of India, , 1900-01 55 8-10 The Young Women of India and Ceylon, Sep 1914-May 1915, Apr- Jun 1916 Woman's Outlook in India 55 11 Jul-Dec 1916 56 1 Jan, Jun, Aug, Dec, 1917 56 2 Jan-May 1918 56 3 YWCA of Italy, n.d. YWCA of Japan 56 4 General, 1913-66, n.d. 56 5 Photograph album, 1926-30 56 6 YWCA of Jordan, Christmas Crib Dolls, 1964, n.d. YWCA of Kenya 56 7 General, 1987, n.d. 56 8 Handbook for Volunteers and Staff Responsible for Administration of YWCA Hostels, compiled by Norma Stauffer, n.d. YWCA of Korea 56 9 General, 1973-74, n.d. 56 10 Scrapbook: Rural Training Centre, Tongnae, 1957 56 11 YWCA of Mexico: cookbook, 1960 56 12 YWCA of New Zealand: Auckland YWCA Peace Site scrapbook, 1987 56 13 YWCA of Singapore, 1914 YWCA of South Africa 57 1 General, 1908-09, 1986, n.d. 57 2 The Quarterly Record, 1918-28 (incomplete) 57 3 YWCA of Thailand: Cook Book, Bangkok, 1967; Annual Report, 1995 57 4 YWCA of Uganda: First African Sub-Region Workshop, 1993 57 5 YWCA of Zambia, 1964-71, n.d. YWCA of China General and History 58 1 General, 1914-79, n.d. 58 2 "Women in a Changing China: The YWCA" paper by Jean McCown, University of Michigan, 1971 Associations 58 3 Canton, 1913, 1932 58 4 Chefoo, 1932, n.d. 58 5 Foochow, 1914 58 6 Hong Kong, 1920, 1970 58 7 Peking, 1980, n.d. Shanghai 58 8 General, 1911-38 58 9 Normal School of Hygiene and Physical Education, 1917-20 58 10 Tientsin, 1935-43 58 11 Scrapbook, circa 1932-34 58 12 Biography, 1936, n.d. 58 13 Constitution and By-laws, 1933 Minutes and reports National Committee of the YWCA of China and Executive Committee 58 14-19 1919-26 59 1-6 1927-31, 1933 59 7-8 Ad Interim Committee and Executive Committee, 1936-37 59 9 Executive Committee, 1939, 1950 Reports 59 10-11 Miscellaneous, 1927-49, n.d. 59 12-14 Annual, 1915-47 59 15 "The YWCA in China", 1922 59 16 Conferences, 1908-40 60 1-3 Conventions, 1923, 1928, 1933 60 4 Financial, 1919-47, n.d. Industrial Work 60 5 General, 1906-41, n.d. 60 6 Studies, 1928-31 60 7 International Education Commission, 1940, n.d. 60 8 Legal issues, 1937-43 60 9 Literature Project Commission, 1933 Publications 60 10 Miscellaneous, 1914-41, n.d. 60 11 News Items, 1918-19 60 12 The YWCA Magazine, 1923-25 60 13 The Green Year: The YWCA Magazine, 1923-35 The 'Green Year' Supplement 60 14-16 1925-27 61 1-4 1928-33 61 5 News letters, 1927-33 61 6 Songbooks, 1923-25 61 7 Study courses, 1921, 1923 61 8 Publicity, 1939-40 61 9-10 Reference materials, 1922-50, n.d. Rural Work 61 11 General, 1932, 1935, n.d. 61 12 Photograph album, n.d. 61 13 Reports, 1928-39 61 14 Student Work, 1921-27, 1934 61 15 Student Relief Committee, 1939-40 Miscellaneous 62 1-3 Photograph albums: Grace Steinbeck, n.d.; Mary Elizabeth Durfee, Nanking YWCA, 1918-19; Abby Mayhew, 1913-21 Florence Pierce [Secretary in Peking (1925-27) Tientsin (1927-33); Executive Director, Mukden Association (1934-37), worked primarily with students] 63 1 General, 1974 63 2 Miscellaneous, 1926-62, n.d. 63 3 Correspondence, 1931-35, 1949-50 63 4 Writings, 1933, n.d. 63 Photograph albums 63 "Minor Pilgrimages and Peking Scenes", 1929 63 Tientsin YWCA activities 64 China and Korea, 1925-27 SERIES VII. WORLD'S YWCA REFERENCE FILES General and History 65 1-2 General, 1908-99, n.d. Historical publications 65 3-6 General, 1920s-40s, 1994 National Associations 65 7 1926-40 66 1 1947, 1955 66 2 General pamphlets, 1938-2000, n.d. 66 3 Constitution and policy statements (incomplete), 1934-95 66 4 Constitution re-drafting, 1953-54 66 5 Statements of Policy, 1963, 1994 Annual Reports (incomplete) 66 6 1896-1920 67 1 1974-2001 67 2 Committee to Nominate American Members of the World's Council, 1933-46 Conferences 67 3 1st-4th, 1898- 67 4 5th, 1914 67 5 Budapest, 1928 67 6-9 Miscellaneous, 1937-39, 1960-65 68 1-3 North America Area Conference of the YWCA: proceedings, 1937 68 4-7 Canada-United States Conference of the YWCA: proceedings, 1938 68 8-11 Consultations, 1955-59, 1961-1962, 1966, 1970-74 Council: proceedings/reports 69 1-10 1938, 1947, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1979, 1983, 1987 70 1-2 1991, 1995, 2003 Programmes and Projects 70 3 Cooperation for Development, 1977-86 70 4 Health Cluster Project, 1983-84 70 5 International Training Institute, 1980 70 6 International Voluntary Service, circa 1964 70 7 Mutual Service, 1951-59 70 8 Prayer Circle, 1935-51 70 9 Refugee and Rehabilitation Services, 1948-86 70 10 World YWCA Membership Day, 1961-72 World YWCA Day 70 11-12 1965-72 71 1 1980-94 71 2-6 YMCA-YWCA Week of Prayer, 1914, 1935-2000 Publications Miscellaneous 71 7-10 1933-69 72 1-2 1972-91, n.d. Common Concern (incomplete) 72 3-10 1976-93 73 1-4 1994-2001 73 5-7 Directories, 1939-97, n.d. 73 8 Human Rights, 1949, 1984-87 73 9 Pack [of Addresses] for Europe, 1949, 1981, 1988 74 1 Perspective, 1975-76 74 2-3 Prayers and Prayer Calendars, 1901-16, 1960-81, n.d. 74 4-7 Programme Bulletin and Programme Paper, 1961-73 Religion 74 8 1942-65 75 1 1970s-86, n.d. Women's International Quarterly 75 2-3 Oct 1912-Jul 1916 76 1-2 Oct 1916-Jul 1919 76 3 World's YWCA Monthly (incomplete), 1941-67 76 4-5 World's YWCA News Service, 1923-30 77 1-3 World's YWCA Quarterly, 1896-Jul 1912 77 4 Young Women on the Move, 1994-97