YWCA of the U.S.A. Records. Record Group 1. General and History
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Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A.
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.
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."
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 BoardTitle: Records, 1876-1970 [microform]WorldCat Accession Number: OCLC 57415795Notes: "Call # 689" and reel number(s) you want to borrow Full descriptions and reel lists of the microfilm are available online.
This Record group forms part of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Records
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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 YWCABy-laws and Constitution of the YWCA of the U.S.A.Subject Files National Board, Reports [Annual Reports]YWCA, ConstitutionYWCA, HandbookYWCA, Historical SummariesYWCA, PurposeYWCA, 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 AdministrationNational Board, ReorganizationNational Board, SurveyYWCA, 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 CommitteeMembership Policies Committee Subject Files YWCA, MembershipYWCA, 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: 1855founding of two organizations in Great Britain which later merged and took the name Young Women's Christian Association1858founding of the Ladies Christian Union of New York (now considered the first YWCA in the U.S.)1866founding of the Boston YWCA (originally thought to be the first YWCA in the U.S.)1894founding of the international organization called World YWCA1906-07founding 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)1912dedication 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 AnniversariesAnniversary, 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 MembersNational 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 ForeignForeign CountriesInternational 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 YWCAForeign, 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.
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.
Miscellaneous historical materials, 1906-2000, n.d.
YWCA History Fact Sheets
General, 1971-2000
Employed Women, 1953-80
Firsts, 1983-94
Predecessor organizations, 1889-1929
Student, 1972-73, n.d.
Articles, manuscripts, theses, books, pamphlets
The Development of the Young People's Movement by Frank Otis Erb, University of Chicago Press, 1917
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
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
From Deep Roots: The Story of the YWCA's Religious Dimensions by Frances Helen Mains and Grace Loucks Elliott, National Board, 1974
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
The Growth and Development of the Young Women's Christian Association: An Interpretation by Elizabeth Russell Hendee, The Womans Press, 1930
Historical Outline of the Young Women's Christian Association Movement in America, National Board, 1908
"Historical Papers" (or "Jubilee Sketches"), 1916
A History of the World's Young Women's Christian Association by Anna V. Rice, The Woman's Press, 1947
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
Published version, Womans Press, 1936
Thesis, New York University, 1935
Part 1
Parts 2-4
The Past is Prelude: Fifty Years of Social Action in the YWCA "prepared" by Elsie D. Harper, Bureau of Communications, National Board, 1963
The Purpose Widens, 1947-67 by Mary S. Sims, National Board, 1969
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
See What You've Got Into! Introducing the YWCA to New Members by Margaret Hiller, 1937
"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
"The Young Women's Christian Association: An American and World Organization," unsigned typescript, n.d.
"Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A., National Board of the (YWCA-USA) by Ann Nicholl in Social Service Organizations, 1978
"The YWCA Then and Now," by Odile Sweeney: text, correspondence, and notes, 1979
The Young Women's Christian Association-What Is It? by Inez Ensign, 1930
The YWCA: An Unfolding Purpose by Mary S. Sims, Woman's Press, 1950
Pictorial historical publications
Photo Memories of '600,' Communications Unit, 1983
Pictorially Yours, YWCA, 1940
The Story of the YWCA by Helen Southard, 1992
Wherever She Is…, [1960]
Awards and commendations, 1999
Calendars of national YWCA events, 1993-2001
Charter, Constitution, and By-laws
Act of Incorporation/Charter
Correspondence re amendments to charter, 1925-50
Corporation Seal, 1923-50, n.d.
Official name of Association, 1989-95
Constitution and By-laws
Constitutions under which conventions functioned, 1906-36
Constitution, 1915-40
By-laws
Constitution and By-laws, 1949-98
Committees
Constitution Commission, 1939, 1945-49
on Review of the National Board By-laws, 1940-49
By-laws Review, 1950-66
on Revision of the Constitution, 1956-64
Constitution Review, 1964-66
Constitution and By-laws, 1972-98
Reorganization Task Force, By-laws Subcommittee/Task Group, 2000-01
Correspondence
General, 1947-82, n.d.
By Subject
Accreditation, Affiliation, Certification, and Disaffiliation, 1957-70, n.d.
Authorized Groups/Organized Groups, 1951-81
Board Member eligibility, 1967-82
Constitutions and By-Laws of Community Associations, 1965-73
Convention
General, 1963-78, n.d.
Pluralistic delegations, 1973-75
Membership of Associations and individuals, 1956-74
Officers, 1957-81, n.d.
Teens, membership eligibility, 1971-75
Retirement Fund, 1975-79
World Council Delegate Elections, 1973, n.d.
Annual Reports
Committees, general
General and miscellaneous, 1900-64, n.d.
Charts, 1948-66
Charters, 1958-59, 1965, 1968
Miscellaneous
Ethical Investments
Subcommittee of Finance Committee, 1978
Committee
General, 1981-88
Correspondence and reference material, 1973-84
Middle East Task Force, 1999
National Educational Campaign Committee for the 1920 World Service Program, 1919-20
Social and Economic Justice Task Force, circa 1973
Special Committee on Plans for the Berlin Conference, 1908
Study Group on Sexual Orientation, 1980
[New York] World's Fair Project, 1938-39
Councils, 1952
Department Charters, 1947, 1958-59
Organization charts, 1921-97
Charts, miscellaneous, 1950-71, n.d.
Policies, miscellaneous,
Purpose/Mission
General, 1920-95
YWCA as a Single-Sex Organization
General, 1936-97, n.d.
Clippings, 1988
Staff Rosters
"American Committee," 1891-1906
YWCA of the USA
Staff/Telephone/Office Directories
SERIES II. REORGANIZATIONS/STRUCTURE OF THE YWCA
Survey of the Organization of the National Board (Fosdick and Jones)
Report, Sep 1921
Report of the Reorganization Committee to the National Board, Mar 1921
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
General, 1931
Preliminary Report on 1930 Orientation Survey, Jan 1931
Revised Report, Oct 1931
Committee to Study Mr. Jones' Report
Minutes, Feb-May 1931
Report, May 1931
Report of the Transition Committee, Oct 1931
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
Report and correspondence, 1932
Commission on Administrative Practices, 1938-39
Fund-Raising Study and Report on the Foreign Division (John Price Jones Corporation): report, Jun 1946
"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
Review of Studies and Major Actions on Structure of the National Board, 1921-53, prepared by Jane Dickey Britt, Jan 1954
"Greenleigh Report" (Arthur Greenleigh, Greenleigh Associates, Management Consultants): report and summary, 1958
Committee on the Structure of the National Association/Board: minutes and reports, Jul 1961-Apr 1967
Organizational Renewal [Sub]Committee: correspondence, reports, and working papers, 1969-73
Consultation on Organizational Relationships, Jan 1974
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)
Abstract and Study Design "Organizational Study: Needs and Directions for 1985", 1976
Final Report, Oct 1977
Final Report, annotated copy, 1977
Response from YWCA departments, 1977-78
Long Range Planning Committee, 1981-86, 1992
National Executive Service Corps Study of YWCA Organization and Management Procedures, 1984
Governance Task Force/Transition Team/Policy Committee
General, 1988-92
Register of Recommended Board Policies, 1988-89
Resource material
General, 1986-88
Carver Governance Design, Inc., circa 1987
Project Redesign (KPMG Peat Marwick, Inc.)
General, 1992-93, n.d.
Final Report, Sep 1992
Strategic Planning Initiative
General, 1994-2000, n.d.
Strategic Planning Committee
Rosters, 1995-98
Meetings, 1996-97
Affiliation Requirements Subcommittee, 1996
Subcommittee on Environmental Scanning/Governance Task Force
General, 1994
Reports
Survey of National Organizations
Report
Interview notes
Regional Forums, Round 1 (1994), Round 2 (1995), 1994-95
Leadership Summits, Feb-Apr 1997
General
Resource packet
Feb
Mar-Apr
Staff
Leadership Roundtables
Briefing packet
Evaluations
Miscellaneous, 1994-95, n.d.
"Report and Survey", 1997
"YWCA [draft] Strategic Plan and Discussion Guide: Journey to the Future", [Jul 1995]
"YWCA Women 2000, Into the New Millenium: a Report to the Member Associations", [1996]
Change Agent Team: minutes, notes, survey, and reports, 1997-98
Strategic Investment Initiative/Strategic Initiative Plan (A.T. Kearney, consultants)
General, 1997-99
Recommendations and prioritization
Draft, 10 Feb 1988
20 Feb 1998
Appendix-detailed analysis of recommended investment initiatives, 20 Feb 1998
Five Year Detailed Implementation Plan, 12 Jun 1998
Presentation to the Board of Trustees, Jun 1998
Dues Formula Presentation to Regional Councils, n.d.
Data Capture Inventory I, 1999
Evaluation Report II (Data Capture Inventory II), Jun 2000
Change Initiative/Steps to Absolute Change
General and History
Miscellaneous, 1998-2002, n.d.
Newsletters, Mar 2000-Jun 2002
Convention, 2000, 2001
Regional Councils, 2001
Steering Committee report, 19 Jan 1999
'Open Space' meeting, Dallas, Oct 1999
Issue Work Groups, Nov 1999-Aug 2000
Governance, 2000
Mission, Feb-Jun 2000, n.d.
Survival of Associations, Apr-May 2000
Vision, 2000
'Accelerated Solutions Environment' meeting, Committee of 80, Dallas, Aug 2000
Transition Plan, 1 Sep 2000
Transition Team/Transition Steering Committee (Sep 2000-Jul 2001)
'Accelerated Solutions Environment' meeting, Chicago, Nov 2000
Financial, 2000-01, n.d.
Memorandum of understanding re Executive responsibilities during Transition, 2000-01
Project Management Office
Proposed 'Operating System' and 'Operating Model': concept paper, convention report, and overheads, 2001
Transition/Project Teams/Task Forces
General and charters
Advocacy Team
Branding Team
Hallmark Programs Team
Healthy Behaviors Team
Membership Team
Mission/Vision Team
Staff/Volunteer Development Team
Structure Team
Transition Task Force/Reorganization Task Force (Aug 2001-02)
General, 2001-02, n.d.
Meetings, Aug 2001, Feb 2002
Task Forces/Teams
Operations/Operating Review
Shared Vision
Student Outreach
Work Groups
By-Laws
Thesis: "Membership in the Y.W.C.A.-History and Meaning" by Doris Ischinger, University of Southern California, School of Social Work, 1951
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
General, 1, n.d.
Membership cards and forms, 1967-84, n.d.
Basis Commission/Committee on Education Concerning the Basis: minutes, reports, mailings, articles, 1914-19
Basis/Committee on Membership Basis Education, 1920-36, n.d.
Corresponding Membership
History and general, 1920-31
Commission on Individual Membership: reports and questionnaire, 1921
Corresponding Membership Committee
Minutes, 1925-31
General, 1923-31
Secretary (Anna M. Clark), 1923-31
Membership Commission, 1948-49
Committee to Study National Membership Policy
May 1957-62
Minutes, 1956-58
Study of Current Membership Policy, 1957-58
Study Project to Improve Membership Practices, 1959-60
Membership Study, Oct-Dec 1971
Ad-hoc Committee on Membership Policy, 1972
Membership Task Force, 1991-93, n.d.
Publications
"Membership Policies and Practices in Community YWCAs", 1962, 1966
"Membership in Community YWCAs", 1974-80
"Working Papers to Help Associations Help Themselves in Improving Membership Practices", 1958
"Work Tool for the Organization and Maintenance of Membership and Program Participant Records in the YWCA", 1970
Recruitment and Development
General, 1915-87, n.d.
See What You've Got Into: Introducing the Y.W.C.A. to New Members by Margaret Hiller, 1937, 1939
New Dimensions of Membership: Program Packet, winter 1950
Centennial Membership Development Committee, 1952-55
More Members: Guidelines for Membership Campaigns in Community YWCAs, 1976
Membership Development Questionnaire, 1985
Guidelines for the Membership Chair and the Membership Committee in a Community YWCA, 1987
"Why Double You?" Membership Drive, 1988-89
General, 1988-89
Recruitment Handbook, 1988
Membership in the YWCA: Research Reports, 1991
1916: Jubilee, 50th Anniversary of founding of first YWCA in the U.S. (at that time credited to Boston, 1866), 1916
National Jubilee Committee: minutes and reports, 1915-16
1932: "25th Anniversary of the Present National YWCA" (National Board of YWCAs of the USA, 1906), 1932
1937: 25th Anniversary of national headquarters building at 600 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 1937
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
General, 1952-55, n.d.
Events, 1954-55
Exhibition of paintings by Mary Bruce Sharon, 1955
Membership Development Program, 1952-55
Newsletter, Progress Report, 1954-55
Program materials
Publicity
Publicity Committee
Newspaper clippings
Press, Radio and TV Guide
Press releases, 1952-55
Radio, TV and films
Y-Teens
1966: 60th Anniversary of U.S. national organization (1906)
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)
Souvenir Program Journal
Exhibit: "Women First for 135 Years, 1858-1993"
General, 1993-95, n.d.
Text
Advisory Committee
Artifacts exhibit
Brochure
Budget
Catalog
Collages
#1, YWCA Residences in 50 States
#2, World War I Hostess Houses
#3, Selected National Board Properties
#4, Pioneering Health and Sex Issues
#5, Exercise, Sports and Nutrition
#6, Camps, Athletics and the Olympics
#7, YWCA Encourages Public Health
#8, The Industrial Worker and the YWCA
#9, New Job Skills Training
#10, Support Services for Working Mothers
#11, Girl Reserves and Y-Teens
#12, Rural Work
#13, Public Policy and Advocacy
#14, The Evolving Mission
#15, The Student Movement
#16, Preserving Cultural Identity
#17, Embracing Diversity
#18, The YWCA Moves on Freedom, Dignity and Racial Justice
#19, YWCA's Work in 86 Countries
#20, Emerging African Nations
#21, Relief in Time of Strife
#22, World YWCA
#23, WWI Serving Behind the Lines
#24, Training for Empowerment
#25, Leader Training Centers
#26, YWCA National Conventions: Public Policy and Membership, The Action Agenda
#27, Womans Press
#28, YWCA of the USA National Board Executives
29, 135 Years of Leadership
#30, The White House and the YWCA
Aborted collage, World Service Council
Lenders to exhibit
Press kit
Travel
General, 1993-98
Condition report
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, Oct-Nov 1993
YWCA Leadership Development Center, Phoenix, Arizona, Feb-May 1994
YWCA 33rd National Convention, Westin-Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, Jun-Aug 1994
Dewitt Historical Society of Tomkins County, Ithaca, New York, Sep-Nov 1994
Baltimore Museum of Industry, Baltimore, Maryland, Nov 1994-Jan 1995
National Museum of Civil Rights, Memphis, Tennessee, Feb-Apr 1995
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May-Jul 1995
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Indiana, May-Jun 1996
YWCA of the Central Carolinas, Charlotte, North Carolina, Aug-Oct 1995
Postcard series (cancelled)
Poster series
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
Submissions for Convention book
A-Al
Alexander, Alpha
Allen, Julia F.
Anderson, Constance
Anderson, Eleanor Copenhaver
Angle, Wesley M.
Ap-Az
Ba - Barg
Barn-Bay
Baker, Gwendolyn Calvert
Barnes, Lilace Reid
Meditation given at 26th Convention, San Diego, 1973
Correspondence with Juliet Blanchard, 1938
Devotional materials, 1947-64
Barrow, Nita
A Tribute to Dame Nita Barrow
Bea - Bep
Ber-Bez
Beane, Ruth N.
Bertine, Eleanor
Boa-Bor
Bos-Boy
Boardman, Dorothy
Booth, Mary
Bowles, Eva
Boynton, Opal "Poppy"
Bra-Bri
Bremer, Edith Terry
Brennecke, Margaret
Brinkley, Dolores "Dee"
Broa - Brom
Broo-Bry
Brown, Gladys L.
Brown, Gladys S. (Mrs. Wright)
Bryant, Erna
Buck-Bur
Bus-By
Burkhead, Alice Clarkson (Mrs. F. M.)
Burner, Oolooah
Burton, Margaret
Butler, Leontine
Byram, Betsy
Ca-Cam
Can-Carp
Carr-Carv
Carner, Lucy Perkins
Writings
Carter, Eunice Hunton (Mrs. Lisle C.)
Catto, Isabel
Ce - Cha
Che-Chz
Chain, Claribel Ba Muang
Chakko, Sara
Chalmers, Frances K. (Mrs. Allan Knight)
Chaplin, Virginia
Christensen, Ethlyn
Church, Margaret (Mrs. Fred J.)
Cla
Clary, Phoebe
Claytor, Helen
Cle - Con
Coo
Coit, Eleanor
Conde, Bertha
Coppock, Grace
G.L.C.: The Life of Grace Coppock by Helen Thoburn, 1923
Grace Coppock, A Person for Today by Helen Thoburn, 1925
Friendship Fund
Cor - Cra
Cotton, Elizabeth Boies
Coyle, Grace
Cram, Mary Frances
Cratty, Mabel
Death, Memorial tributes and services
Endowment Fund
Curtis, Fannie Holland (Mrs. A. Maurice)
Cushman, Vera Scott
Correspondence, miscellaneous
Cuthbert, Marion
Dabb, Edith
Dail, Hilda Lee
d'Alviella, Countess Helene Goblet
Dammond, Ellen
Davis, Helen Alling
De - Dil
Derricotte, Juliette
Dickinson, Sarah Truslow (Mrs. Robert L.)
Dieson, Eldri
Dingman, Mary A
Dockstader, Harriet "Skip"
Dodge, Grace Hoadley
Dodge Family
Huntington, Elizabeth Dodge
Dodson, Dan
Doherty, Gladys M.
Doo-Dow
Dow, Caroline Bell
Dreier, Mary E.
Droll, Hattie
Dudley, Marion
Dunham, Julia S. (Mrs. Edward W.)
Dunham, Marcia O.
Dunn, Mary Skinner
Dutchess, Jeanette
Earle, Mary Clayton (Mrs. Ralph)
Eastman, Elizabeth
Eckert, Bertha
Elliott, Grace Loucks
Memorial Correspondence
Esgar, Mildred
Espy, Lilian
Ewing, Eloise
Farrell, Eileen
Fasnacht, Kathryn
Fauset, Crystal Bird
Fe - Fi
Ferebee, Dorothy
Fidler, Edith Alverson (Mrs. Lon)
Field, Jessie
Fields, C. Virginia
Finley, Martha Boyden (Mrs. John H.)
Fisher, Welthy
Fr - Fz
French, Eleanor
French, Mary Billings (Mrs. John)
Gage, Frances
Gaiser, Mary Cooper Jewett
Galpin, Leta
Gambrell, Sarah
Garrison, Jane
Gates, Edith
Ge-Gh
Gerlach, Tabitha
Gerwick, Katherine
Gi-Go
Gibson, Henrietta
Gilbert, Annie Kate
Gilkey, Geraldine Brown (Mrs. Charles W.)
Gra
Graham, Abbie
Graham, Jewel Freeman
Gratz, Lois
Graves, Elsa
Gre-Gu
Green, Margaret (Mrs. E.H.)
Grenfell, Hilda (Mrs. Arthur)
Guthrie, Anne
Haa-Ham
Hamilton, Florence D. (Mrs. Wallace)
Hamilton, Grace Towns
Hamilton, Madrid
Han-Har
Hanna, Sallie R. (Mrs. John M.)
Harbison, Janet (Mrs. E. Harris)
Harcourt, Edith Farley (Mrs. Clayton J.)
Hardcastle, Jane
Harper, Elsie
Harrison, Agatha
Annuity Fund, 1950
Correspondence to Margaret Burton and Margaret Fuller, 1924-54
Has-Hay
Hawkes, Anna Rose (Mrs. Herbert E.)
Haynes, Elizabeth Ross
Hea - Hen
Heard, Winifred
Heckman, Miriam Sipfle (Mrs. Walter C.)
Hedgeman, Anna Arnold
Heim, Virginia
Heineman, Irene Taylor (Mrs. Arthur S.)
Hendee, Elizabeth
YWCA
Photographs, Nationality Work
Speeches and Writings
"The Economic Position of Women in the Nineteenth Century," M.A. Thesis, n.d.
Henshaw, Helen Manville
Heo - Her
Herring, Elizabeth
Hes - Hev
Hickman, Emily
Hill, Agnes Gale
Hiller, Margaret
Hillis, Ina Ruth
Hirth, Emma
Hitchcock, Elizabeth French (Mrs. Ethan Allen)
Ho - Howard
Howarth, Susan
Hoy - Hum
Hun-Hz
Hunt, Bessie (Mrs. Fred Hunt)
Ingraham, Mary
Notes on Race Relations, 1942-52
Jac - Jar
Jackson, Alexine Clement
Jaynes, Joyce M.
Je - Ji
Jo-Joh
Job, Martha
Johnson, Lydia
Joi - Jz
Jones, Marian
Kawai, Michi
Ke - Kh
Kenyon, Dorothy
Khan, Ivy
Kl - Ky
Knight, Margaret
Knowles, Helen
Kuhn, Margaret (Maggie)
Lamborn, Elizabeth
Lamont, Elizabeth Kinney
Lea-Leo
Ler-Li
Lerrigo, Edith
Ll- Lu
Love, Susan
Lowry, Genevieve
Lucke, Elmina
Lumpkin, Katharine DuPree
Lundy, Mary Ann
Lyon, Sarah
Ma-Map
MacArthur, Kathleen W.
Macdonald, A. Caroline
Macy, Edith Dewing (Mrs. Edward W.)
Mains, Frances Helen
Mar
Markey, Dorothy Gary
Marti, Elizatheth "Beth" (Mrs. Lloyd)
Marsh, Bessie (Mrs. Leo B.)
Marvel, Beth (Mrs. Archie D.)
Mas-May
Mathai-Davis, Prema
Mayhew, Abby Shaw
McAfee, (Martha) Jane
McCanse, Jessie Hill (Mrs. Ralph)
McCarthy, Louise Roblee (Mrs. Eugene Ross)
McClellan, Josephine N. (Mrs. William S.)
McClintock, Mabel Case (Mrs. H.H.)
McConnell, Dorothy Frances
McCombs, A. Parks
McCulloch, Rhoda
McFarland, Carmen
McWilliams, Marion Lerrigo (Mrs. William J.)
Mea - Mi
Mead, Ada Hardy (Mrs. Charles W.)
Mead, Margaret P.
Meares, Carrie
Mercer, Marion (Mrs. C. Douglas)
Miguel, Elisa (Mrs. M.C.)
Miller, Bernice
Miller, Elizabeth White (Mrs. Charles O.)
Miller, Ethel Prince (Mrs. Kenneth D.)
Monroe, Edna A. (Mrs. Marshall)
Moore, Elisabeth Luce (Mrs. Maurice T.)
Morris, Alice Vanderbilt (Mrs. Dave Hennen)
Scrapbook: notes and writings, 1902-21
Morrison, Barrying
Morriss, Margaret S.
Morse, Rebecca Finley
Morton, Helen
Moser, Frances
Mott, John R. and Leila
Mu-My
Muldowny, Ruth (Mrs. Sylvester)
Munn, Frances
Murphy, Betty Anne
Muskrat, Ruth
Musser, Elise (Mrs. Burton W.)
Na - Nj
Neely, Ann Elizabeth
Norris, Elizabeth Downe
O-Ol
Olcott, Katharine
On-Oz
Osilaja, (Elizabeth) Folaremi
Owen, Mildred
National Training School notebook, 1923-1924
Term papers, 1923, n.d.
Owens, Sarale Alice
Packard, Mary Woody (Mrs. Arthur W.)
Packard, Ruth L.
Paist, Theresa Wilber (Mrs. Frederic M.)
Palmer, Elizabeth
Papes, Alice
Park, Esther
Parker, Katherine Blunt (Mrs. Edwin B.)
Paul, Dorothea
Pawlowski, Georgia M.
Paxton, Jean Grigsby
Pell, Orlie
Perry, Frances
Perry, Sue
Pfeutze, Louise (Mrs. Paul E.)
Ph-Po
Ping, Margaret Li-A
Pole, Hilda
Pu-Q
Putnam, Glendora McIlwain
Ra- Re
Rainey, Mildred (Mrs. Homer)
Reed, Clara
Reynolds, Annie
Reynolds, Dolores
Rice, Anna V.
Rietveld, Harriet
Risley, Florence
Rob
Roberts, Caroline D. (Mrs. Marshall O.)
Robinson, Marion
Rockefeller family
Rockefeller, Abby Aldrich (Mrs. John D., Jr.)
Correspondence, 1918-29
Rockefeller, Mary French (Mrs. Laurance S.)
Roe, Mildred S.
Roelofs, Henrietta
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Rouse, Ruth
Royden, A. Maude
Ru-Ry
Russell, Maud
Inventory to papers at New York Public Library
Russell, Valerie
Saddler, Juanita
Savacool, Mildred
Schmidt, Irma (Mrs. George Paul)
Schulte, Lucy
Sharon, Mary Bruce
Sheley, Helen
Shell, Helen H.
Sherman, Opan Woodley (Mrs. Dallas B.)
Shinn, Ruth
Si-Sm
Simms, Florence
Florence Simms: A Biography by Richard Roberts
Memorial Fund and Memorial Lecture at Smith College
Writings and student notes
Simons, Savilla Millis
Sims, Mary
Sims, Norma
Skallerup, Nancy
Smith, Alice O. (Mrs. Allan C.)
Smith, Celestine Louise
Smith, Myra
Snyder, Ida Sloan
Sokoloff, Nancy Boyd
Southard, Helen
Spa-Spe
Spaulding, Pauline Snyder (Mrs. Sumner)
Sparling, Edna (Mrs. E.M.)
Spencer, Clarissa Hale
Speer, Emma Bailey (Mrs. Robert
Spellmann, Dorothea
Spi-Sta
Starr, Rhea
Stauffer, Norma
Ste-Stz
Steele, Henrietta Diszeroth
Stille, Sue
Stringfellow, Wilma
Stuff, Grace
Su-Sy
Ta-Te
Takeuchi, Kikuye
Taylor, Harriet
Taylor, Hazel Stout (Mrs. Joseph)
Terlin, Rose
Terry, Eva
Th-To
Thoburn, Helen
Thompson, Elizabeth Staplecamp (Mrs. Harry A.)
Thurman, Sue Bailey
Tillett, Gladys Avery (Mrs. Charles W.)
Timmel, Sally Jane
Townsend, Alice Greenough (Mrs. Edward M.)
Toyer, Aurelia
Tr-Tz
Travers, Lillian K.
Trecker, Harleigh B.
Troiano, Rose
Tucker, Katharine D. (Mrs. Henry H.)
Turner, Ella
Tyndall, Margaret
Van Arsdale, May B.
Van Asch Van Wijck, Cornelia
Van Meter, Ruth
Vaughan, Katharine
Vawter, Dorothy Fuller (Mrs. William A.)
Ve-Vz
Volz, Verna
Waddell, Catherine Hughes (Mrs. Chauncey L.)
Walker, Helen M.
Walker, Irene
Walker, Katherine
Webb, Nellie S. (Mrs. James A., Jr.)
Weber, Eleanore (Mrs. Ford R.)
Wellington, Beatrice M.
Wheeler, Clara Boyd
Wheeler, Mary
White, Julia J.
Wi-Will
Wickenden, Elizabeth
Wilcox, Elsie
Willett, Mary Jane
Williams, Frances Harriet
Williams, Marjorie Brackett
Williamson, Margaret
Wils-Wiz
Wilson, Carol Green (Mrs. George Osborn)
Wilson, Doris V.
Wilson, Elizabeth
The Road Ahead: Experiences in the Life of Frances C. Gage, The Womans Press, 1918
Wilson, Gertrude
Wilson, Jessie Woodrow
Wilson, Katharine Lobdell (Mrs. William R.)
Winn, Cordella
Wo-Wr
Wood, Mary E.
Woodsmall, Ruth Frances
Woolley, Mary E.
Wright, Sara-Alyce P.
Wu-Wy
Wygal, Winnifred
Y-Z
British-American YWCA of Paris, 1904-12
YWCA of Argentina, 1914, 1940
YWCA of Australia, 1955, 1959, 1982
YWCA of Belize, 1999
YWCA of Burma: photograph album, Taunggyi day care centre, 1961-62
YWCA of Canada
General, 1928-90
Montreal: annual reports, 1877-78, 1940
YWCA of Ceylon, 1908-14
YWCA of China
YWCA of Denmark, 1942, 1994
YWCA of German: "The German National Committee and Its Work", 1910
YWCA of Ghana: "Youth and Youth Organizations in Ghana", 1973
YWCA of Great Britain
General, 1884-1998, n.d.
Go Forward: Monthly Journal for Secretaries and Workers, Feb, Apr-Dec 1892
London
Annual Report, 1884-90
Our Own Gazette, 1896-1901
Vol. XV-?
Vol. XVII-XVIII
YWCA of Hong Kong, 1991-92
YWCA of India, Burma, and Ceylon
General, 1908-44, n.d.
Our Indian Magazine, Oct-Dec 1899
The Young Women of India, , 1900-01
The Young Women of India and Ceylon, Sep 1914-May 1915, Apr- Jun 1916
Woman's Outlook in India
Jul-Dec 1916
Jan, Jun, Aug, Dec, 1917
Jan-May 1918
YWCA of Italy, n.d.
YWCA of Japan
General, 1913-66, n.d.
Photograph album, 1926-30
YWCA of Jordan, Christmas Crib Dolls, 1964, n.d.
YWCA of Kenya
General, 1987, n.d.
Handbook for Volunteers and Staff Responsible for Administration of YWCA Hostels, compiled by Norma Stauffer, n.d.
YWCA of Korea
General, 1973-74, n.d.
Scrapbook: Rural Training Centre, Tongnae, 1957
YWCA of Mexico: cookbook, 1960
YWCA of New Zealand: Auckland YWCA Peace Site scrapbook, 1987
YWCA of Singapore, 1914
YWCA of South Africa
General, 1908-09, 1986, n.d.
The Quarterly Record, 1918-28 (incomplete)
YWCA of Thailand: Cook Book, Bangkok, 1967; Annual Report, 1995
YWCA of Uganda: First African Sub-Region Workshop, 1993
YWCA of Zambia, 1964-71, n.d.
General, 1914-79, n.d.
"Women in a Changing China: The YWCA" paper by Jean McCown, University of Michigan, 1971 Associations
Canton, 1913, 1932
Chefoo, 1932, n.d.
Foochow, 1914
Hong Kong, 1920, 1970
Peking, 1980, n.d.
Shanghai
General, 1911-38
Normal School of Hygiene and Physical Education, 1917-20
Tientsin, 1935-43
Scrapbook, circa 1932-34
Biography, 1936, n.d.
Constitution and By-laws, 1933
Minutes and reports
National Committee of the YWCA of China and Executive Committee
Ad Interim Committee and Executive Committee, 1936-37
Executive Committee, 1939, 1950
Miscellaneous, 1927-49, n.d.
Annual, 1915-47
"The YWCA in China", 1922
Conferences, 1908-40
Conventions, 1923, 1928, 1933
Financial, 1919-47, n.d.
Industrial Work
General, 1906-41, n.d.
Studies, 1928-31
International Education Commission, 1940, n.d.
Legal issues, 1937-43
Literature Project Commission, 1933
Miscellaneous, 1914-41, n.d.
News Items, 1918-19
The YWCA Magazine, 1923-25
The Green Year: The YWCA Magazine, 1923-35
The 'Green Year' Supplement
News letters, 1927-33
Songbooks, 1923-25
Study courses, 1921, 1923
Publicity, 1939-40
Reference materials, 1922-50, n.d.
Rural Work
General, 1932, 1935, n.d.
Photograph album, n.d.
Reports, 1928-39
Student Work, 1921-27, 1934
Student Relief Committee, 1939-40
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]
General, 1974
Miscellaneous, 1926-62, n.d.
Correspondence, 1931-35, 1949-50
Writings, 1933, n.d.
Photograph albums
"Minor Pilgrimages and Peking Scenes", 1929
Tientsin YWCA activities
China and Korea, 1925-27
SERIES VII. WORLD'S YWCA REFERENCE FILES
General, 1908-99, n.d.
Historical publications
General, 1920s-40s, 1994
National Associations
General pamphlets, 1938-2000, n.d.
Constitution and policy statements (incomplete), 1934-95
Constitution re-drafting, 1953-54
Statements of Policy, 1963, 1994
Annual Reports (incomplete)
Committee to Nominate American Members of the World's Council, 1933-46
Conferences
1st-4th, 1898-
Budapest, 1928
Miscellaneous, 1937-39, 1960-65
North America Area Conference of the YWCA: proceedings, 1937
Canada-United States Conference of the YWCA: proceedings, 1938
Council: proceedings/reports
Programmes and Projects
Cooperation for Development, 1977-86
Health Cluster Project, 1983-84
International Training Institute, 1980
International Voluntary Service, circa 1964
Mutual Service, 1951-59
Prayer Circle, 1935-51
Refugee and Rehabilitation Services, 1948-86
World YWCA Membership Day, 1961-72
World YWCA Day
YMCA-YWCA Week of Prayer, 1914, 1935-2000
Common Concern (incomplete)
Directories, 1939-97, n.d.
Human Rights, 1949, 1984-87
Pack [of Addresses] for Europe, 1949, 1981, 1988
Perspective, 1975-76
Prayers and Prayer Calendars, 1901-16, 1960-81, n.d.
Programme Bulletin and Programme Paper, 1961-73
Religion
Women's International Quarterly
Oct 1912-Jul 1916
Oct 1916-Jul 1919
World's YWCA Monthly (incomplete), 1941-67
World's YWCA News Service, 1923-30
World's YWCA Quarterly, 1896-Jul 1912
Young Women on the Move, 1994-97