YWCA of the U.S.A. Records. Record Group 3. National Administrative Office
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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 Content 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. From training manual "How to Steer the Volunteer," 1944 This record group consists of the YWCA's national administrative office files including the office of the General Secretary (later Executive Secretary, later Chief Executive Officer) records on buildings and properties owned by the national organization, finance and development files, and records of the departments of data and statistics, library and archives, and publicity. This Record Group is divided into six Series: I. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION II. BUILDINGS AND PROPERTIES III. FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IV. DATA AND STATISTICS V. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES VI. PUBLICITY
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SERIES I. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Historical Note For most of the 20th century, "General Administration" was the name of the administrative office with its related support services for officers of the National Board and national staff. These included the President, Vice-Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer of the National Board; and the executive officer of the national staff, known as General Secretary (1906-66), Executive Director (1967-ca.1990), National Executive Director (ca. 1991-96); and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2002). General Administration was the public face of the National Association, shepherding public perception from appearances and speeches, to receiving and responding to criticism, to serving on committees, commissions, and boards of related organizations, particularly the World's YWCA and the YMCA of the USA. When the Association was under attack, the office was the main recipient of letters of complaint and responsible for fashioning responses to explain the YWCA's position, and calm the membership, financial donors, and the general public. This was always a challenging task because there were few periods when the YWCA wasn't under attack for something, but it was particularly tricky from the red-baiting of the late 1940s through the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s to women's liberation, anti-Vietnam war, and Equal Rights Amendment advocacy from the late 1960s into the early 1980s. In its role as steward of the National Association, General Administration was responsible for the effective administration of national staff, and oversaw various examinations of the Association's "purpose," and strategic planning efforts. It maintained a close association with financial development and public relations functions, both of which were, at times, part of General Administration and sometimes separate departments. The office also handled communications with Association attorneys over a wide variety of issues from trademark infringement to tax exemption status to membership policy to lawsuits against Community Associations in which the National Association was named as a co-defendant. General Administration committees and councils set work standards, wrote staff manuals, and developed policies and procedures that were specific to the workings of the national headquarters, but could also be models of effective office administration for Community YWCAs and organizations in general. In overseeing general personnel matters related to the national staff, the administrative office dealt with union issues, navigating the complexities of being an employer while also advocating publicly on behalf of the rights of workers. The goal of the National Association was always to be a model employer, so it was not easy when its own staff began to express a desire for union representation beginning in 1936. After five difficult years the National Board agreed to recognize the union of maintenance, clerical and professional staff. After World War II, the National Association's role in program activities became less about developing effective programs and program materials and more about soliciting funding and administering grants. Prior to this time, the administrative office had little involvement in the creation of programs and program materials. With the shift away from creating and toward administering program became more the province of the administrative office. Other types of programs, developed in the 1990s, such as the Race Against Racism and Week Without Violence, were national public awareness projects in which YWCA officers played important roles as speakers and participants in public event. Once program and publication activity was scaled back, the program and publication staffs were reduced and General Administration took over some of the basic communication with Community and Student Associations mainly by means of regular mailings beginning about 1971. The National Board's decision to sell the national headquarters building in 1982 was partly an economic decision-the sale of valuable Manhattan real estate provided much-needed funds-and partly a reflection of the reduced size of the national office. In the 1990s, the Communications and Knowledge Sharing Project emerged from a combination of factors including dissatisfaction among Community Associations with the performance of the national office, a need to address the challenges of record-keeping with an ever-shrinking staff, and a desire to take advantage of the possibilities offered by technology. Cambridge Management Consultants were engaged to identify the needs and work out a method for addressing them. The resulting 'Web-based communications platform' known as YWLink, was intended to allow communication between Member Associations, between the national office and the Associations, provide for the posting of materials that could be shared across the Association, and submission of some of the statistical and other reports required for maintaining affiliation in the National Association. Though the National Association had invested a considerable sum in developing the system, it ultimately proved too expensive and complicated for most Member Associations and was soon abandoned. With the 1999-2000 reorganization, the national administrative office was much reduced and moved from New York to Washington, DC where it shared facilities with the public policy advocacy office that had been established there circa 1991. Administrative History1907-08Home Department1909-19General Secretary/Headquarters Secretaries1920-59General Administration1960-2000Executive Office Scope and Content The records retention policy of the YWCA of the USA generally called for saving correspondence for only five years and then discarding it. This meant that for the period during which the Central File was most vigorously maintained (1907 through the early 1950s) little correspondence ended up integrated into the Central File and retained for historical reference. Since a substantial amount of the work of General Administration was correspondence, documentation of its overall work is spotty. Even so, the surviving materials do contain an unusual amount of correspondence and also some texts of speeches. There are also reports, memoranda, drafts, newspaper clippings, programs, committee materials, publications, and other administrative materials. General Administration files reveal the part played by Association officers in activities that are more fully documented in the records of other departments, such as Public Affairs. Committee, Commission, and Council records associated with national staff document such things as the establishment of work standards, how to evaluate staff work, office policies, and scheduling of travel and attendance at conferences. The section on Controversy and the YWCA chronicles the more controversial aspects of the YWCA program, and highlights the ways in which the YWCA had to defend itself against charges of communism. General Administration files also contain the primary documentation of the YWCA of the USA's relationships with other organizations especially its participation in the World YWCA, and its ever-complicated relations with the YMCA of the USA. Microfilmed Records, 1906-70 only [see Microfilmed Records Reel List] With the exception of the Minutes and Reports, there is not a great deal of overlap between the microfilmed materials and the surviving paper records. Both should be consulted. General Administration materials can be found on the microfilm in: Minutes and Reports Records of Committees concerned with day-to-day operations of the Association can be found under: Buildings CommitteeBusiness CommitteeCafeteria CommitteeEvaluation CommitteeHeadquarters Services CommitteeHospitality CommitteeMethods CouncilOffice CouncilOffice Department CommitteeOffice Management CouncilOffice Services CommitteeSchedule CommitteeSecretaries' MeetingsRecords of Committees overseeing relationships with other organizations can be found under: Cooperation CommitteeInterchurch World MovementYMCA-YWCA Cooperation Subject Files Materials related to day-to-day operations of headquarters and to national staff can be found under: General AdministrationHeadquarters ServicesInsuranceNational BoardOffice ServicesPersonnel Policies and ServicesYWCA Materials related to legal issues can be found under: CopyrightsLegalReprint PrivilegeSymbols YWCA, Name and SymbolsMaterials about relationships with other Organizations can be found under: Government--United StatesOutside Organizations (includes World YWCA and YMCA among others) Original Format Records, 1907-2001, 21.5 linear ft. [see Original Format Records folder list] With the exception of the Minutes and Reports, there is not a great deal of overlap between the microfilmed materials and the surviving paper records. Both should be consulted. The bulk of the original format records were created after microfilming was finished, but there are also significant materials from the 1940s-70, particularly in Subseries B. Controversy and Subseries M. Racial Justice. Of special note is a small amount of the General Secretary's correspondence to National Board and staff members, 1907-12; mailings to Community and Student Associations in Subseries C. Correspondence; and materials about relations with the staff union in Subseries H. National Office/National Staff. The original format records are arranged in 15 Subseries as follows: Subseries A. Conferences/Meetings/Summits chronicles the YWCA officers' role as public face of the National Association at various conferences and meetings. Included here are records of their participation in national and international events that were not sponsored by the YWCA. None of these materials are included on the microfilm. They are arranged chronologically. Subseries B. Controversy is a correspondence, subject, and reference file compiled at the National Office to respond to negative publicity and a wide variety of attacks on the YWCA. The materials are arranged more-or-less chronologically and grouped by topic: labor in the 1930s and 1940s, communism in the 1940s and 1950s, racial justice in the 1960s and 1970s, anti-Vietnam war and women's movement in the 1970s, the Equal Rights Amendment in the early 1980s. Included is correspondence with the general public, with YWCA members and Member Associations; publications; newspaper clippings; and reports. Subseries C. Correspondence contains a small amount of general correspondence and correspondence with state and federal government agencies. The bulk is with YWCA groups and Associations about YWCA issues and arrangements for visits by national staff and officers. Included are mailings to Associations (1971-2001). Most of these materials are not on the microfilm. Subseries D. Events consists of materials related to the planning and program of miscellaneous YWCA events such as the "Celebration of '600'" at the time of the sale of the YWCA headquarters building in 1982, and memorial services for Board and staff held during National Board meetings, 1969-91. Most of these materials are not on the microfilm. Subseries E. Legal materials include correspondence with YWCA attorneys about a variety of legal issues including copyrights and trademarks, pending lawsuits, and the impact of various state and federal laws and Supreme Court rulings on the YWCA. There is also correspondence about registrations and renewals of trademarks and requests for permission to use YWCA copyrighted materials. Most is not included in the microfilm. Subseries F. Membership is primarily proposals and correspondence with firms late 1990s 'membership marketing campaign.' The bulk of Subseries G. Mission/Purpose is records of the Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement (1959-74), much of which is included on the microfilm. There are also other materials about the YWCA as a women's organization, and controversy over the inclusion of the phrase 'by any means necessary' in the YWCA's purpose statement. Subseries H. National Office/National Staff is made up of general and miscellaneous materials describing overall staff and office policies, procedures, and events. There are extensive minutes of Committees, Councils and Departments responsible for facilities management, clerical and business functions, personnel policies, and standards of work. Publications include staff manuals and a newsletter. As elsewhere in the records, the reports (1908-41) are a rich source, here detailing the inner workings of headquarters. Training materials (1976-2000) provide information about staff orientation sessions and workshops on a variety of other topics from improving organizational effectiveness to racism and heterosexism. The Union materials are an extensive chronological record (1939-99) containing correspondence, clippings, minutes, research materials, contract offers and agreements. Subseries I. Organizations documents the YWCA's relations with various religious, social welfare, and social work organizations plus funding foundations. Included are correspondence, clippings, publications, notes, and reference materials. World YWCA and YMCA of the USA files are especially extensive. Included are small files of correspondence with various national YWCAs around the world (1967-2002). The bulk of Subseries J. Programs and Projects is records of the Communications and Knowledge Sharing Project (1998-99), Education for Global Responsibility (1993-97) and the YWCA Intervention Programs (1971-77). There are also a few small files on other programs and projects. Most of these materials are not included in the microfilm. Subseries K. Public Relations documents the Executive Office's interactions with public relations consultants as part of the National Association's efforts to improve public awareness of the YWCA of the USA in the 1980s and 1990s. Files in Subseries L. Publications consist of Executive Office input and drafts for YWCA publications, plus copies of Emissaries, a newsletter for former National Board members. Subseries M. Racial Justice documents the Executive Office's participation in the work of the National Association and various of its committees on desegregation, other Civil Rights movement activities, and fair employment practices, primarily dated 1955 to 1967. Included is correspondence from Community Associations about Civil Rights Movement activities, 1963-65. Subseries N. Reports contains scattered reports by YWCA of the USA officers (1907-2000) and two reports about the operation of the national offices (1958 and 1959). Subseries O. Speeches and Statements contains texts of and notes for speeches and statements by YWCA National Presidents and Executive Directors. The bulk were delivered by Prema Mathai-Davis between 1994 and 1998. Related Materials Due to the central nature of the office, its work is reflected in materials found throughout the National Association records. Key materials can also be found by consulting: National Board minutes and reports in RECORD GROUP 2. PREDECESSOR ORGANIZATIONS AND NATIONAL BOARD The AssociationMonthly/Womans Press/YWCA Magazine in SERIES VI. PUBLICATIONS of RECORD GROUP 6 is an excellent source for most topics. National Convention records, particularly reports to Convention by YWCA officers in RECORD GROUP 4. NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND CONFERENCES. Materials about the various reorganizations of national staff and office structure can be found in RECORD GROUP 1. GENERAL AND HISTORY Additional materials related to controversies can be found in RECORD GROUP 6. PROGRAM, under Public Advocacy, Interracial, and Religion Additional materials about the YWCA's Mission/Purpose can be found in RECORD GROUP 1. GENERAL AND HISTORY and in RECORD GROUP 6. PROGRAM under Religion. General reference files on the World YWCA and various national YWCAs are filed in RECORD GROUP 1. GENERAL AND HISTORY Community Associations files in RECORD GROUP 8. COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS have information about national officers' and staffs' speaking engagements RECORD GROUP 10. AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS included videotaped presentations about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit against the YWCA of Tucson and the YWCA of the U.S.A. Also included are audio and videotapes of selected National staff meetings, parties, and training events.
SERIES II. BUILDINGS AND PROPERTIES
Historical Note Overview (see below for detailed information about specific properties) From the formation of the YWCA of the USA in 1906, the National Association has owned and leased a variety of properties for Association activities. At the beginning, these consisted of leased spaces in New York City for a headquarters and the National Training School, a continuation of the predecessor American Committee's Secretaries' Training Institute in Chicago. These functions were combined into one building with the construction of the national headquarters building at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 52nd Street in 1912. [see National Headquarters below] In 1913 the National Association was given property in Pacific Grove, California, for the development of a conference and meeting facility for the western region. [see Asilomar below] During World War I, the National Association acquired a number of properties all over the U.S. where it constructed housing for war workers, and 'Hostess Houses' for servicemen and their families. Most of these properties were sold soon after the war, but two remained in possession of the National Association. [see Grace Dodge Hotel and Chautauqua Hospitality House below] Economic hard times after the war and during the Great Depression made the National Association wary of the financial and administrative responsibilities associated with properties and buildings. When buyers could be found, properties were sold. Some, such as Asilomar, spent years in limbo until finally finding buyers. Over the years, other properties were offered as gifts to the National Association. Some were accepted on a trial basis and most often sold within a decade of the gift. [see Altamont and Fletcher Farm below] The National Association became involved in property management again in the 1980s after the Max C. Fleishmann Foundation of Reno, Nevada, announced that it wanted to distribute all of its assets and go out of business. The National Association took the opportunity to submit several proposals to the Foundation aimed at achieving some of its planning goals. In response to changing trends, especially among the volunteer work force, the Association had committed itself to a renewed emphasis on leadership training for the 1980s. In addition, a 1977 planning study by the Human Services Design Laboratory at Case Western Reserve University had recommended increasing the YWCA presence in the southwestern U.S. The proposal with the most appeal for the Fleishmann Foundation was a grant for the construction of a 'leadership development center' in the southwest. In addition, as regional offices and staffs had been reduced, the membership was feeling more and more that the national office was out of touch with their concerns and interests. The placement of a National Association center outside of New York was seen as a potential tool for addressing those concerns. A site was selected in Phoenix, Arizona, causing some controversy among Association membership due to the apparent inconsistency of building in a state that had not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, a YWCA public policy priority since 1973. Citing the need for a "strong presence…in areas which most need the commitment of the YWCA to racial justice and equality for women," the YWCA went ahead with the construction. Dedicated in 1983, the Leadership Development Center was a year-round, non-residential training center for YWCA staff that could also be rented by similar groups. The logistics of administering an operation that was at such a distance from headquarters, as well as the financial burdens of staffing and maintaining such a facility, were always somewhat challenging for the shrinking national staff. Part of the National Association's renewed emphasis on leadership training included, as part of Member Association accreditation, required attendance at training sessions in Phoenix. At least some cash-strapped Community Associations objected to the expense involved in traveling to Arizona for training that had previously been offered regionally. The Leadership Development Center was sold circa 2000 to a private "conferencing" firm as part of the major restructuring of the National Association. Rising Manhattan real estate prices and shrinking national staff led the National Board to finally agree to sell its headquarters at 600 Lexington Ave. in the early 1980s. Headquarters made use of rented spaces in New York City until the major reorganization in 1999-2000, when it relocated and joined the Washington, DC Office staff. Altamont (Millbrook, NY): a 90-acre estate donated to the National Association in 1959 and 1960 by Nancy Boyd Sokoloff for use as a conference center. The gift was accepted on an experimental basis with the option to sell the property if, after two years, that was deemed expedient. The experiment was extended somewhat, but it was eventually determined that the property was not "in the mainstream" of the Association's work and it was sold in 1964. Asilomar Conference Grounds (Pacific Grove, California): When the site of previous YWCA western region summer conferences burned in 1912, Phoebe Apperson Hearst (mother of William Randolph Hearst) persuaded the Pacific Improvement Company (now the Pebble Beach Co.) to donate thirty beachfront acres to the YWCA for the development of a western conference center. The YWCA hired San Francisco architect Julia Morgan in 1913 to design the buildings. The winning entry in a 1913 contest for naming the property, was a combination of two Spanish words, 'asilo' meaning retreat or refuge, and 'mar' meaning ocean. In 1917, Ellen Browning Scripps purchased an additional 20 acres for the property. By 1921, Asilomar was a year-round facility able to accommodate 500 people. Asilomar was never a self-supporting endeavor and the financial challenges of the Great Depression led the National Board to vote in 1934 to sell it. No buyer appeared, so California YWCA "leaders" formed an Asilomar Committee to oversee the facility. It was leased for some years, used for military housing during World War II, and opened as a full-service conference facility in 1947. The property was again offered for sale in 1951 and fear of development of the prime site eventually prompted local residents to advocate for its preservation. The California Division of Beaches and Parks purchased the property in 1956. It is currently the Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds. Camps: though most YWCA camps were owned by Member Associations, the National Association owned a few of them over the years. [see Camping in Record Group 6] Chautauqua Hospitality House (Chautauqua, NY): Originally purchased for use during World War I, the House was run as a "Peace-Time Hostess House" and day nursery for visitors to the Chautauqua Institution. The Chautauqua County YWCA initially ran the house until 1921 when the National Association took over its management. A cafeteria and camping facilities were added, then an addition with dormitory rooms for female students and staff at Chautauqua. The Chautauqua Institution purchased the Hospitality House from the YWCA of the USA in 1965. Fletcher Farm (Proctorsville/Ludlow, VT): Mary E. Fletcher gave the farm and 500 acres to the National YWCA around 1929. It was used for several years as the home of the National YWCA Summer School. The program included seminars for staff, and meetings of nationality, town, and rural secretaries. The YWCA sold it circa 1933 and, as of 2007, it was the Fletcher Farm School for Arts and Crafts of the Vermont Society of Arts and Craftsmen, Inc. Grace Dodge Hotel (Washington, DC): Built with War Work Council money and given to the National Association in 1921, the Grace Dodge Hotel was intended to house girls and women working in Washington during World War I. Still under construction when the war ended, the YWCA of the USA decided to operate the hotel as a demonstration business, providing good working conditions for its employees in an industry where working conditions were generally very poor. The hotel was for women only until 1926, when it was opened to men and families in an effort to increase income. It proved to be a profitable venture, and the Association used money from its building depreciation fund to supplement the National Association's budget during the Great Depression. By World War II and its associated housing crunch, DC's unwritten policy against interracial hotels came to be an issue within the National Association. The membership did not want its name or the name of its first President associated with a segregated hotel. The YWCA sold the Hotel in 1959, and the building was razed circa 1972. Hollywood Studio Club see Series III in Record Group 8 Leadership Development Center (originally known as Fleishmann Learning Center) (Phoenix, AZ): Dedicated in 1983, the LDC was a centralized, year-round, non-residential center for training of YWCA staff funded in part by a grant from the Max C. Fleishmann Foundation. The Center was sold, circa 2000, as part of major restructuring of the Association to Sodexho Conferencing, Inc. As of 2007, it is known as the Black Canyon Conference Center. National Headquarters and National Training School (New York City and Washington, DC): The first YWCA of the USA Headquarters was in the Hotel Montclair, 541 Lexington Ave at 49th Street in New York City, the site where the merger between the International Board of Women's and Young Women's Christian Associations and the American Committee of Young Women's Christian Associations had been negotiated in December 1906. In 1908, the YWCA joined the International Committee of the YMCA, the Student Volunteer Movement, and the Young People's Missionary Movement at 125 East 27th Street, in a building "expressly built" for those organizations by Mrs. William Dodge and Mrs. Russell Sage. During this period (1908-12), the National Association rented space for its training school and the school's administrative offices at 3 Gramercy Park, Gramercy Court on 22nd St., and 125 East 27th St. It became clear within two years that the two floors occupied by the YWCA in this building were inadequate. The Association put together a Committee on Future Headquarters to plan for a new building of their own. Built 1911-12 at the corner of Lexington Avenue and East 52nd St., it housed the national headquarters, with an entrance at 600 Lexington Ave., and "The Annex," with an separate entrance around the corner at 132/135 East 52nd St. The Annex initially served as the home of the National Training School with accommodations for resident students. The living spaces were later made available to non-students and became known as "The Residence." Since the idea was two separate entities within the one building, the committee which oversaw administration of the building was known as the "Buildings Committee" for many years. Designed with the latest ideas regarding "scientific management," the structure served as a model for association buildings. Helen Gould gave $200,000 to purchase the land and Grace Dodge and four others donated $665,569 for the building. It was the first national woman's building to be built in the United States solely for the use of a woman's movement, and the Headquarters Committee was formed to manage oversight of the property. The building, known affectionately as "600," was much loved by YWCA members across the country. After years of receiving offers to purchase such prime real estate, the National Board decided to sell the building in December 1981. The purchasers, London and Leeds Investments of Great Britain, demolished the building and re-developed the site. The Association invested the proceeds from the sale as part of a long-range financial plan, hoping that the additional endowment would facilitate maintenance of operations, and, with luck, allow for some expansion of national services. In 1982, the National office moved temporarily to 135 West 50th Street, then to 726 Broadway in 1984. This was followed in 1997, by a move to the Empire State Building (350 50th Ave.) and, in 2003, after a major reorganization, a consolidation of headquarters staff and the Washington office at 1015 18th St, NW, Washington, D.C. Scope and Content This series includes minutes, architectural plans, reports, correspondence, printed materials, newspaper clippings, and other administrative records (1908-96) related to various properties owned by the YWCA of the USA. Microfilmed Records, 1906-1970 only [see Microfilmed Records Reel List] Most of the Buildings and Properties materials on the microfilm were discarded after filming. They include minutes and reports of committees in charge of planning the new headquarters building in 1910-12, and management of National Board headquarters, as well as records related to the management of the Grace Dodge Hotel and purchase and sale of miscellaneous properties. They can be found under: Minutes and Reports Asilomar CommitteeBuildings Committee [re management of National Association headquarters building]Future Headquarters, Committee on [planning of 600 Lexington Ave.]Subject Files Dodge HotelNational Board, BuildingReal Estate Original Format Records, 1908-96, 4 linear feet [see Original Format Records Folder List] There is little overlap between the surviving paper records and the microfilmed Buildings and Properties materials. The paper records consist of general information, newspaper clippings, printed materials, minutes, reports, and other items primarily about the Asilomar Conference Grounds, the Leadership Development Center, and the National Board Headquarters with small amounts of materials on various other properties. The materials are arranged alphabetically. The bulk of the materials relate to the funding for and construction of the Leadership Development Center. Related Materials Files about ongoing building maintenance at '600' are located in SERIES 1 of this Record Group Materials about the Hollywood Studio Club; consulting on building and swimming pool construction and maintenance; boarding houses, cafeterias, and shared YMCA-YWCA buildings can be found in RECORD GROUP 8. SERVICES TO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS Information about summer camps and materials about World War I facilities are located in RECORD GROUP 6. PROGRAM There are many photographs of YWCA buildings in RECORD GROUP 9. PHOTOGRAPHS RECORD GROUP 10. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS contains video from various events at the Leadership Development Center, including its dedication in 1982 and its 10th anniversary.
SERIES III. FINANCE AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Historical Note Financial management and fund-raising were initially handled by one office at the National Association. The Treasurer was an elected officer of the National Board. Day-to-day oversight of Association finances and accounting was carried out by staff of the Finance Department. (The Board of Trustees, which was responsible for real estate owned by the National Board and endowed funds, had its own Treasurer.) In the Association's early years, Grace Dodge, the first President of the National Association, routinely made up any budget deficit out of her own funds carrying the national work 'until it should be strong enough to carry itself.' After her death in 1914, the Association did not immediately make an organized effort at addressing regular budget problems and tended to make up the difference out of its endowed funds. The advent of World War I with its highly successful campaigns for war work funds and associated influx of money gave the Association large-scale fund-raising experience which was accompanied by similarly large-scale increases in program. War work 'Continuation' funds carried the Association through 1920, but the dramatic decrease in budget in 1921 necessitated a large cut in staff and reorganization of departments. The National Board's report to the 1922 Convention sated "we have passed through a period in which the sense of responsibility for finance remained largely undeveloped. Because Miss Dodge thought the need for national unity so urgent, the work was launched ahead of the slow growth of a financial constituency." The Finance Division, established in 1923, had responsibility for securing the National Board budget 'difference'; any special fund-raising effort; and service to Community Associations 'in method and training' through the Finance Service Bureau. The World Service Council, a committee of the Finance Division, was established after World War I to make use of the highly effective fund-raising capacity of the members of the War Work Council. Its goal was to secure substantial contributions from individuals to the national budget on a continuing basis. World Service Council members also participated in interpretation of the national work to the general public. Another staff reorganization, in 1932-33, separated the accounting/budget control functions from fund-raising, establishing as separate functions within General Administration a Comptroller's Office and a committee responsible for securing the funds necessary to meet the National Board's budget. It also transferred responsibility for advising Community Associations on financial matters to the newly formed National Services Division. The committee, known by 1933 as the Committee on National Support and Interpretation, was charged with directing all efforts for raising money through gifts from individuals, funds, and foundations; securing quota payments from Community Associations; promoting endowments and bequests; and interpretating the work of the National Association to the public. The National Association had three sources of funds: earnings from income-producing units (such as the Grace Dodge Hotel, and sales of publications), income from endowment, and 'contributions' consisting of quota payments from local assns and gifts from individuals, foundations, and other sources. The term "National Support" was used to describe all types of 'contributions' to support the National Association. The National Board assessed its National Support needs in light of its anticipated budget and expectation of income from other sources, then set an amount to be made up in quota payments from Community Associations. The amount due from each Association was determined according to formulas devised by the Committee and calculated based on an Association's overall budget, the membership dues it received, and various other contributions. Though quota payments were mandatory, some Associations took the obligation much more seriously than others and there were no serious consequences if an Association did not meet its quota. The Comptroller's Office continued to perform budget control and accounting functions as part of the main administrative office through the rest of the century, changing name to Finance Department in 1986. Financial Development had a more varied administrative history, sometimes combined with Public Relations and Publications and sometimes not. Between 1933 and 1948, the work was managed by the Committee on National Support and Interpretation with the aid of the World Service Council. The sheer number of pages in the Committee's minutes and reports taken up by discussions of quota payments from Associations implies that their time and attention was primarily consumed by that aspect of their work. Financial difficulties caused by the Great Depression were temporarily alleviated during World War II. Special war-time programs and activities were well-funded by large cooperative campaigns. With the nation focused on the war, regular YWCA programs and fund-raising were more-or-less put on hold as had been the case during the First World War. As the National Association made adjustments after the war, its program for financial development came to seem inadequate and behind the times. It was clear that the National Association could not continue to rely on its endowment to cover deficits. The landscape of potential funding sources had changed with the increase in prevalence of community chests and councils. Such shared funds required very different types of appeals. In 1947 a Committee on Financing the National Board asked the John Price Jones Corporation to make a study of public relations, publicity, and fund-raising. Citing in particular the necessity of skilled and focused fund-raising and public relations efforts, the Jones report called for making National Support and Public Relations into departments, staffed by trained professionals rather than a committee with volunteer leadership. It also urged the National Association to make quota payments from Community Associations compulsory with serious consequences for non-compliance. Though the language related to quota payments changed, it was not until 1992 that the Association made a Community Association's continued affiliation with the YWCA of the USA contingent upon full payment of its quota. The National Support Department worked on yearly and special appeals, including periodic capital campaigns; cultivated large individual donors for gifts and bequests; devised National Support quotas for Community Associations; kept abreast of opportunities for grants and shepherded grant proposals initiated in the departments; and provided training for Community Associations in all of these areas. Over the years, the National Association had regularly received special and grant funding for targeted projects, such as the Rural Studies funded by the Ford Foundation and the Parker bequest for support of a music program in the 1920s. The reduction in national program activities after World War II made such short-term projects more the norm and tied together fund-raising and program in a different way. Instead of studying a situation to determine needs and then develop program to meet those needs, program proposals were more likely to be tailored to potential funding sources. The National Support Department helped various YWCA departments apply for and administer funding for such projects. When U.S. Government funding for 'War on Poverty' programs became available as a result of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the YWCA entered into a relationship with the consulting firm Research and Action, Inc., to keep track of the funding legislation for social programs, coordinate proposals and reports, and maintain liaison with government agencies. Two studies (1958 and 1964) by Greenleigh Associates Management Consultants brought about another reorganization of the national office. Advising and training on financial matters was returned to the duties of the financial management and development staff in 1964 under a new unit, called Financial Resources Development (later Financial Development.) Beyond its regular activities, the new unit was intensely involved in major fund-raising events such as YWCA anniversary celebrations in 1983 and 1993-94, and two capital campaigns, Fund for the Future in the 1980s and Millennium 2000 in the late 1990s. New opportunities were created, such as the Tribute to Women in International Industry (TWIN) awards dinners. The World Service Council continued its regular support and also raised funds for special causes, such as the International Building Fund and continued staffing of the National Board Archives after budget cuts forced it to close in 1992. Included here are general files on three independent financial organizations founded for the benefit of YWCA employees: the Emissarius Credit Union, established in 1924 open to employees of the YWCA of the USA; the YWCA Retirement Fund, established in 1924 for the benefit of employed officers of the YWCA of the USA "when they shall retire"; and the YWCA Savings and Security Plan for Non-Secretarial Employees, established in 1940 for clerical and maintenance employees of the YWCA of the USA 'who faithfully render the supporting services which make possible the operation and expansion of the program and services of YWCAs, wherever they are.' Administrative History Accounting/Budget Control functions:1907-23Finance Committee/Department1923-25Comptroller's Office, Finance Division 1925-circa 1991Comptroller's Office, General Administrationcirca 1991-Finance Department, Operations Division Financial Development functions:1907-23Finance Committee/Department1923-33Finance Division1933-48Committee on/for National Support and Interpretation/Interpretation and Support, General Administration1948-63Department of National Support, General Administration1964-71Office of Financial Resources Development, General Administration1972-83Financial Development1984-circa 1991Financial Development Divisionc. 1991-Financial Development, Development and Public Relations Division Scope and Content This section contains correspondence, minutes, reports, financial statements, training materials, scrapbooks, publications and other materials related to the offices and committees charged with accounting/budget control and fundraising (including the financial obligations of the Community Associations to the national YWCA.) Included in this series is a small amount of material about the Emissarius Credit Union, YWCA Retirement Fund, and YWCA Savings and Security Plan for Non-Secretarial Employees all of which were independent organizations established for the benefit of YWCA employees. Financial development publications, created with publicity staff, chronicle the formation of the Association's public image while minutes, reports, and studies reveal struggles to articulate the mission of such a complex and, in many ways, flexible organization. The basic mission-to serve young women-took many forms over the years. Minutes, reports, and studies document the many challenges of financing the Association whether the result of outside forces, such as the Great Depression or the public criticism of the Red Scare years, or of the women's inexperience and, perhaps, women's reluctance to ask for funds from donors. They are also revealing of the nature of the relationship between the National Association and its member Associations. They record regular discussions about how to get Community Associations to make their quota payments and debates about whether or not the National Association should force Community Associations to make membership in the YWCA (with its associated fees) a requirement for all program participants. Though surviving records of earlier capital campaigns are modest in scope, there are substantial materials from the Fund for the Future (1980-86) and Millennium 2000 Campaign (1996-2000). Training materials, publications, and the visitation reports of secretaries document the training functions of the department. Microfilmed Records, 1906-70 only [see Microfilmed Records Reel List] With the exception of the Minutes and Reports, there is not a great deal of overlap between the microfilmed materials and the surviving paper records. Both should be consulted. Microfilmed materials include minutes and reports of various committees; correspondence with banks, large contributors, foundations, and World Service Council members; information about funds and endowments; some financial development materials, general information about scholarship funds and national support; and some budget and financial statement materials. Finance and Financial Development materials can be found on the microfilm under: Minutes and Reports Corporation and Foundation Support CommitteeEndowment CommitteeFinance CommitteeFinancial Resources Development CommitteeFinancing the National Board, Committee onNational Support and Interpretation CommitteeWorld Service Council Subject Files FinanceInsurance Original Format Records, 1907-2002, n.d., 18 linear feet [see Original Format Records Folder List] With the exception of the Minutes and Reports, there is not a great deal of overlap between the microfilmed materials and the original format records. Both should be consulted. The original format records are arranged in 3 Subseries: Subseries A. Finance and DevelopmentSubseries B. Comptroller's OfficeSubseries C. Miscellaneous Subseries A. Finance and Development Department/Division and Committees sections include extensive minutes, some general information and correspondence. Included are quite detailed records of the World Service Council. Publications contains forms and guidelines associated with National Support/quota payments; manuals and handbooks for training Community Associations about budgeting and fundraising; and an extensive file (including scrapbooks) of financial development pamphlets, booklets, appeal letters, and serial publications. Reports contains some general department reports, but the bulk is the remarkable 'visitation' reports written by secretaries and special workers, 1910-20. Studies consists of four reports (1946-63) by management consultants on National Association fund-raising. Training contains advertising, handouts, presentation materials for workshops on such topics as financial development, money management, planned giving, and proposal writing, dated between 1972 and 1998. Fundraising files contain general information about appeals, funds, grants, National Support, and planned/deferred giving. The Campaigns files are records related to the Fund for the Future (1980-86) and extensive files on the Millennium 2000 Campaign (1996-2000). Included are such materials as case statements, donor lists, press kits, prospects files, and reports. The Donors files appear to be files of correspondence with donors that were removed circa 1986 (perhaps because these donors were deceased) from an alphabetical file of large contributors. Similar files can be found on the microfilm. Subseries B. Comptroller's Office Comptroller's Office records include general information about the office, it's areas of responsibility (including budget, accounting, funds, and real estate), practices and procedures. The materials date from 1907 to 2002, but are quite fragmentary. Of special note are records related to YWCA property in China. Subseries C. Miscellaneous This series consists of a small amount of material about three independent financial organizations established for the benefit of YWCA employees: the Emissarius Credit Union, YWCA Retirement Plan, and YWCA Savings and Security Plan for Non-Secretarial Employees. Related Materials Due to the central nature of the office and its work, Finance and Financial Development materials can be found throughout the National Association records. Key materials can also be found by consulting: Publicity/Public Relations materials in SERIES VI of this Record Group National Board minutes and reports and Board of Trustees records in RECORD GROUP 2. PREDECESSOR ORGANIZATIONS AND NATIONAL BOARD Convention records in RECORD GROUP 4. NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS Program and Budget Committee minutes in RECORD GROUP 6. PROGRAM The AssociationMonthly/Womans Press/YWCA Magazine in SERIES VI. PUBLICATIONS of RECORD GROUP 6 is an excellent source for most topics. Audio and video presentations about various finance-related subjects, such as development campaigns, the YWCA Retirement Fund, and the National Support Plan are in RECORD GROUP 10. AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS. There are also audiotapes of selected World Service Council meetings from the late 1970s to 2000. See also: Regina Bannan, "Management by Women: The First Twenty-Five Years of the YWCA National Board, 1906-31," Ph.D. thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 1994
SERIES IV. DATA AND STATISTICS
Historical Note Initially named "Department for Analysis and Interpretation of Data and Trends," the department was established in 1940 after a two-year trial of a Records and Reports Department in the Laboratory Division. Its proposed charter placed the new department 'within the framework of the principle of long-time planning already adopted by the National Board.' Its task was to assemble and analyze data, ascertain trends within the Association and in the 'social scene' in which the Association operated, and present findings 'in such a way that their meaning can be readily interpreted.' Basic information was collected from 'Annual Statistical Report' forms submitted by Community and Student Associations. Data and Trends also carried out studies at the request of various departments, these usually involved the development of questionnaires which were sent out to Associations. Staff of the department also surveyed and reported on trends in other social service, religious, women's, and teen-serving organizations. As with most YWCA of the USA departments, Data and Statistics staff also produced written materials and served as consultants for Community and Student Associations in their area of expertise: how to carry out studies and collect data of use to Associations. Guidelines and publications cover such topics as community studies and methods for measuring program costs and effectiveness. Over the years, Data and Trends was affiliated with various Association departments, sometimes as part of the department providing services to Community Associations, sometimes with research, sometimes as part of the executive office. In 1972, Association data collection was combined with the central files, library, and (later) archives to form the Data Center. The Data Center (along with the Archives and Library) was eliminated as of September 1992 when national staff was reduced by 50% as a result of staff reorganization and reduction known as Project Redesign. Some of its record-keeping functions were transferred at that time to the Member Association Services Department. Administrative History1940-53Data and Trends Dept 1950-53Data and Statistics (in Membership Resources)1954-58Data and Statistics Dept (in General Administration)1959Research1960-61Bureau of Research, Studies, and Program Resources (in Executive Office)1962-72Bureau of Research and Program Resources1972-83Data Center1984-92Data Center/Management Information Systems Scope and Content Data and Statistics records include committee minutes, general material about the department, blank forms, instructional guidelines for Associations and studies, reports, and publications. Microfilmed Records, 1906-70 only [see Microfilmed Records Reel list] Many reports and publications issued from Data and Statistics were filed with other materials related to their subject (for example, reports about camps are on the microfilm under 'Camps.') They are most often included under 'Miscellaneous' at the end of each section. Other Data and Statistics materials-mostly department/committee records--can be found on the microfilm under: Subject Files Data and StatisticsResearch and Program Resources Original Format Records, 1909-97, 6 linear feet [see Original Format Records Folder List] Though the department existed from 1940 to 1992, publications containing similar information that both pre-date and post-date the department are filed here to facilitate access. These include: directories of Community and Student YWCAs, directories of Associations with residences, and general statistical compilations (Directory and Statistical Report and Year Book from 1909-19, Hand Book of the YWCA, 1910-19) The records are divided into 6 sections: General and History, Committees, Department, Forms and Guidelines, Publications, and Studies and Reports. Forms and Guidelines consists of materials related to the development and analysis of the National Association's forms used to assess whether Community and Student Associations' programs meet the "basic standards" for membership in the National Association, as well as the Annual Statistical Report Form. Also included are instructional and training materials for use by Community and Student Associations. Publications include annual statistical compilations about Associations and put out by the department and similar earlier publications giving basic statistics about the National Association plus manuals to help Associations analyze program costs. Studies and Reports contains research on a wide variety of topics including buildings and facilities, finances, membership, personnel issues, program, racial inclusiveness, and record-keeping. Related Materials Compilation of statistics about the Association was done by the Office Department statistics committee in early years, see Office Department in SERIES I of this Record Group Related information and forms can be found in the records of the departments providing direct services to Associations, in RECORD GROUP 8. SERVICES TO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS. For some of its history Data and Statistics was part of the department responsible for research. Records of that department can be found in RECORD GROUP 6. PROGRAM. Records of the other departments that made up the Data Center (1972-92), the Library and Archives are in SERIES V. of this Record Group. Early statistical report forms were issued through the Publications Department and information about them is available in SERIES VI. PUBLICATIONS in RECORD GROUP 6.
SERIES V. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
Historical Note Library Among the basic services the YWCA of the USA's predecessor Women's and Young Women's Christian Associations provided was easily accessible, free, circulating libraries for women. Given this historical commitment, it was a foregone conclusion that the newly formed National Association would include a historical and reference library in its headquarters building. It was suggested that Miss Schrote of the Office Department, who was a trained librarian, should use a portion of her time to catalog the materials and make recommendations regarding their acquisition. The Office Department was also put in charge of creating exhibits. Though the Library was initially linked in this way with the Association's files, by 1921 administrative responsibility for the collection was moved to the Research Department. The Library remained part of the research function (in Education and Research and then Laboratory Division) until 1939 when it was returned to General Administration under the supervision of Office Services. Here it was part of the Central Filing Bureau which oversaw the central office files, the 'technical and historical files' of YWCA publications, and the Library. It was not until 1959 that a full-time Librarian was hired. The Library was moved to the supervision of the Bureau of Research and Program Resources in 1960. As part of the 1971-72 reorganization, the Research and Program Resources Bureau was split in two, with responsibility for program moving to the new Program Development and Public Policy Unit and research moving to the newly established Data Center which consisted of the Library and Central Files. The Library was closed in September 1992 as part of a staff reorganization and reduction known as Project Redesign. Archives/Central File/'Record File' Maintenance of the files of the National Association was initially the responsibility of the Office Department. As with most of the departments of the YWCA of the USA, the Office Department not only provided services for the National Association, but also served as a model for effective office procedure for Community and Student Associations. A Central File was established and rigorously maintained at least until the 1950s so as to optimize sharing of information across the Association. By 1921, a records retention schedule had been adopted . Records were assigned a retention category (1 year, 2-5 year, or permanent historical) when created, and the files staff was continuously filing and culling to maintain order and facilitate their use. By 1948, space for files was at such a premium that the Office Services Committee began to consider microfilming and discarding older records. In 1950, what had been known as the Central File was renamed the Records Center to correspond with 'the change of terminology in the field.' It was not until 1963 that a decision was made to microfilm some of the records. The first 222 reels of film were made that year, consisting of materials dating from 1899 to 1950 about the predecessor organizations; minutes and reports of the National Board, Board of Trustees, and a few Committees and Departments; Subject Files; and files kept on Community Associations. At the same time, retired YWCA staff member Eleanor Coit, a Smith College alumna, was in the process of donating her personal papers to the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. When Coit learned that the records were going to be discarded after microfilming, she approached YWCA Librarian Elizabeth Norris (also a Smith alumna) and the two talked privately with Sophia Smith Collection Director Margaret Grierson about whether Smith College might be interested in preserving some of the materials slated for destruction. As a result of this conversation, selected materials (consisting of 'less than 1/16 of the total') were transferred to Smith in 1964. In 1965, the director of the newly-established Social Welfare History Archives Center at the University of Minnesota inquired about preserving the YWCA of the USA records. Since the historical files had by this time been discarded or sent to Smith, the YWCA responded that there was nothing to preserve beyond the microfilm, but agreed to add the SWHA to its mailing list for publications. A second, much smaller, batch of materials, was microfilmed in 1968. Included were Subject Files and Community Association Files dating between 1951 and 1960. Circa 1974, the Records Center was re-named the 'Records File.' Preparations for the U.S. Bicentennial and the growing visibility of women's history, sparked the interest of a couple of National Board members in encouraging Community and Student Associations to preserve their own historical records, and for the national YWCA to help facilitate access to its history. Under the auspices of the Data Center, a questionnaire was sent in December 1974 to all Community and Student Associations asking for information about their historical records. A proposal was submitted to the Program and Budget Committee asking permission to seek outside funding for an Archival Research Project to 'uncover the Grass Roots participation of [the YWCA] in the social development of America.' A 1976 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities resulted in the establishment of the Archives of the YWCA of the USA as a department of the Data Center. It also funded creation of the 1978 "Inventory to the Records Files Collection of the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association," a guide to the first 282 reels of microfilmed records. The NEH-funded archivist also helped Community Associations with 'sizable historical records' locate suitable repositories for those materials. Prior to the establishment of the Archives department, research access to the YWCA's historical records was by special permission to 'serious students' only. Under the terms of the NEH grant, the records were opened to the public for the first time. The department's holdings initially consisted of the Central (or 'Records') File (including the microfilm), and YWCA publications. Additions to the collection were transferred from Association offices and donated by private individuals. After the grant period, Librarian and YWCA Historian Elizabeth Norris, who had been closely involved in the project, took over staffing of the archives in addition to her duties as Librarian. Finding continuing funding proved difficult, however, and the budget which had already reduced the Librarian and YWCA Historian position to part-time, was eliminated and the Archives closed as of September 1992. After the sale of the headquarters building in 1982, and the move to much smaller offices, about 35 cubic feet of YWCA/USO files were donated to the Social Welfare History Archives at the University of Minnesota. Between 1992 and 2001, the World Service Council provided enough funding to allow for some basic Archives functions to continue, but final decisions about the future of the unit were postponed as the Association endured a lengthy strategic planning process which resulted in a major restructuring in 1999-2000. As part of the celebration of the 135th anniversary of the first YWCA in the U.S., grants were obtained to mount an exhibit of historical materials selected from the Archives and contributed by Community Associations. The exhibit toured the country in 1993-94, but did not result in permanent funding for the Archives. Additional grants were sought without success. Once the Association's restructuring was complete, the decision was made to find a repository interested in housing the records. The Sophia Smith Collection was eventually chosen and the records were transferred to Smith College in 2002-03. Scope and Content Microfilmed Records, 1906-70 only [see Microfilmed Records Reel list] The only related materials on the microfilm are listed under Related Materials below. Original Format Records, 1921-2001, n.d., 5.5 linear feet [see Original Format Records Folder list] The original format records contain general and historical materials about the administration of the Library, Central Files, and Archives. Included are correspondence, memoranda, lists, publications, office forms, research materials, and grant proposals and reports. The Archives materials are divided into 6 sections: General and History, Committee/Department, Exhibits, Holdings, Projects, and YWCA History Subject Files. Department administrative records document cooperative relationships with other repositories such as the Sophia Smith Collection and the Social Welfare History Archives; Holdings files document donations to the Archives and transfers from National Association departments. Exhibits and YWCA History Subject Files contain research compiled by Archives staff. The Projects files document various oral histories and publications as well as the National Board Archives Project and various other proposed and funded projects. Related Materials Elsewhere in this Record Group The central files were initially the responsibility of the Office Department. Its records can be found in SERIES I. The Library and Archives were part of the Data Center (1972-92) with the Data and Statistics Department, its records are in SERIES IV. In other Record Groups The YWCA's 135th Anniversary Exhibit drew extensively on the resources of the Archives, see also records about the exhibit in RECORD GROUP 1. GENERAL AND HISTORY.
SERIES VI. PUBLICITY
Historical Note One of the main reasons given for forming a National Association of YWCAs was to centralize the tasks "the associations have found by experience that they can do more effectively together than alone." Among these tasks was "to make the Association known" to the general public and its intended membership. The Publications Department soon began producing a variety of "free literature" about the Association and its program for purposes of "finance cultivation" and general publicity. In 1911, the committee overseeing Association publications, which had been informally monitoring press coverage of the Association and managing press coverage of Conventions, urged the National Board to hire a publicity secretary to create an organized publicity program prior to the launch of Capital Funds Campaigns and to take better advantage of upcoming opportunities for publicity, such as the dedication of the new headquarters building. In true YWCA style, a Publicity Committee was formed to consider the question and make recommendations to the National Board. The committee membership (executives of most of the National Association departments with multiple representatives from Finance and Publications departments) reflected the central nature of the work to the Association as a whole-with particular emphasis on its role in financial development. The first Publicity Secretary began work in 1913 under the direction of the Finance Department. Described as "the handmaid of support," publicity remained closely allied with financial development and publications. Publicity staff placed general articles in the press about the Association and its programs, such as work with immigrants, Christian work, the National Training School, office efficiency, and foreign work; and sought coverage of special events, such as Conventions, and summer conferences. They looked for opportunities to place items in moving picture newsreels. They developed biographical files on staff and Board members and assembled slides and photographs for lectures, exhibits, and press use. Special projects of the early years included a moving picture about YWCA work for use at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915 and art and literary contests held during the Exposition. As with most National Association departments, Publicity staff also created manuals and other training materials to teach Community Associations how to do effective publicity. They wrote the 'free literature' available to Community Associations for cultivation of members and fund-raising purposes. And they trained speakers and wrote speakers manuals. During World War I, greatly expanded publicity activities were directed by the War Work Council. They were focused mainly on spreading the word about services offered by the YWCA and aiding various fund-raising efforts. The department commissioned a notable series of posters with art work donated to support the war effort. By 1920, with funding from the Continuation Committee, the department employed 29 people in a newspaper section, photographic and moving pictures section, exhibit section, magazine section, printing section, distribution section, and Speakers Bureau. When war-time funds were used up the following year, the staff was cut by nearly two thirds. The much-reduced staff continued its efforts through the 1920s, adding advocacy for the National Association's new legislative/public affairs agendas to its activities. Perhaps in response to the National Association's financial woes during the Great Depression, publicity and finance were joined administratively under the Committee for National Support and Interpretation by the mid-1930s. This committee (whose records are filed under Finance and Development) directed all fund-raising, was in charge of securing quota payments from Community Associations, and responsible for "interpretation" of the work of the National Association to the general public. The strong tendency of this Committee was to view its interpretation role as "merely an aid to money-raising." By 1942 it was clear that Public Relations' "more elusive…function as a means of creating public confidence in the YWCA aims and activities and increasing the prestige of the National Board had been completely overlooked." A Public Relations Committee was formed which steadily advocated for increased, specialized staff until the National Board Executive Committee voted in May of 1944 to remove 'interpretation to the public' from the role of the National Support and Interpretation Committee and establish a Public Relations Department. (The Committee's name did not reflect this change until its revised charter was approved in 1947.) In 1947 the Committee on Financing the National Board asked the John Price Jones Corporation to make a study of public relations, publicity, and fund-raising. The Jones Report identified a general lack of understanding of "the true significance of the movement" among YWCA staff and membership. It faulted the National Association for a lack of focus, making its work too difficult to describe with no overall "story line" on which the publicity could be hung. The National Association adopted some of the report's recommendations-more-or-less centralizing public relations responsibility in a Public Information Department that reported directly to the General Secretary. The Publications Department, which was developing plans for a post-War revival of the Woman's Press, remained a separate department. Another recommendation of the Jones report was the development of two annual national events to throw the work of the YWCA "into sharp focus," National YWCA Week highlighting activities in the U.S. and World Fellowship Week focusing on fund-raising for YWCA work overseas. Public Information coordinated these events, producing packets with such things as posters, press releases, suggestions for programs, and radio and film "spots." After a trial period, the National Association concluded that expansion of the publications program was not practical and the Woman's Press (the 'general interest' titles) was sold in 1952. During the next office reorganization in 1960-61, publications was combined with public relations to form the Communications Bureau. The Bureau continued to provide similar services to the Association. It was closely involved with celebrations of the 125th (1982) and 135th (1993-94) anniversary celebrations. In 1986, the National Association embarked on an Organizational Identity Program which resulted in a new logo and stricter guidelines for its use by all Community and Student Associations. Periodic reductions in national staff lead to a heavier reliance on outside public relations and marketing consultants in the 1980s and 1990s. Administrative History1913-Special Worker, Finance1915-19Publicity Secretary (under General Admin)1920-22Publicity Department, General Administration1923-25Publicity Department, Editorial and Publicity Division1925-35Publicity Department, General Administration1935-42Interpretation and Publicity section, Committee on National Support and Interpretation, General Administration1942-44Public Relations, Committee for National Interpretation and Support, General Administration1945-47Public Relations, General Administration1948-60Public Information, General Administration1961-Communications Bureau 1970-Communications c 1984Communications/Public Relations Division, [1984-86]1992-Communications and Public Relations, Development and Public Relations Division1995-97Public Relations Division1999-External relations Scope and Content Publicity Office materials consist of minutes, reports, correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, and publicity kits dating from circa 1910 to 2000. The activities of the Publicity staff are not particularly well documented in the records. The minutes and reports provide a general overview and miscellaneous isolated files, such as one on a feature article from 1961 called "A Woman's Place is Everywhere!," give an glimpse of the way the office functioned. The YWCA was involved in a number of film projects over the years, but unfortunately the records only contain materials describing these projects. The earliest footage in the collection is dated 1970. Publicity's task to 'interpret' the Association was accomplished in large part through the publication of a variety of pamphlets, booklets, etc. The Publications filed in this section are general pamphlets about the YWCA and instructional materials for Associations. Publications that are about specific departments or programs are filed with the records related to those activities and departments. Publicity's especially close ties with Financial Development mean that its work is often well documented in that department's materials. Microfilmed Records, 1906-70 only [see Microfilmed Records Reel List] Microfilmed materials include press releases and clippings about the National Board and staff members, about events such as National YWCA Day and Week; general information pamphlets; scripts for radio talks; and information for speakers to use when talking about the YWCA. With the exception of the Minutes and Reports, there is not a great deal of overlap between the microfilmed materials and the original format records. Both should be consulted. Publicity materials can be found on the microfilm under: Minutes and Reports National Support and Interpretation CommitteePublic Information CommitteePublicity Committee Subject Files National Board Public InformationPublic Information, Publications, and PublicitySpeakersYWCA Original Format Records, circa 1910-2000, 2 linear feet [see Original Format Records Folder list] With the exception of the Minutes and Reports, there is not a great deal of overlap between the microfilmed materials and the surviving paper records. Both should be consulted. Surviving paper records are especially spotty. They are arranged as follows: General and History, Minutes, Programs and Projects, Publications, Reports, Studies, and Training. Related Materials Elsewhere in this Record Group Due to the close ties between Financial Development and Public Relations, those files should also be consulted, especially the Committee on National Support and Interpretation and the publications. They can be found in SERIES III. Other related materials can be found in General Administration in SERIES I, especially under Public Relations, Controversy, Correspondence (mailings to Associations) and Business Division. In other Record Groups General brochures about the YWCA and newspaper clippings can be found in RECORD GROUP 1. GENERAL AND HISTORY Public Relations staff contributed to many training materials, particularly those produced for orientations of staff and Board members. These are filed under SERIES II. Training and Personnel in RECORD GROUP 6. PROGRAM The impact of the YWCA's Public Affairs program on its public image is documented in files in SERIES III in RECORD GROUP 6. PROGRAM. Promotional materials can be found in Association serials and in publications and gifts catalogs in SERIES VI. PUBICATIONS in RECORD GROUP 6. RECORD GROUP 9. PHOTOGRAPHS contains photographs commissioned and collected for public relations use as well as scripted slide presentations, a filmstrip, and some scripts for filmstrips about the YWCA. RECORD GROUP 10. AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS includes audio and video public service announcements, television press coverage of YWCA campaigns and events, audio for a 1980 slide presentation about the YWCA, and interviews with YWCA leaders on a variety of television programs dating from the early 1980s to 2000. Memorabilia and keepsake items marketed to raise public awareness of the Association are filed separately for preservation purposes, see ARTIFACTS list.
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 about this Series.
Conferences/Meetings/Summits (non-YW)
Women's Centennial Congress of 1940
U.S. Department of Labor Womanpower Conference, 1955
Congress of the Laity Conference, 1977-78
1985 World Conference of the UN Decade for Women, Nairobi, Kenya
March for Women's Equality/Women's Lives, 9 Apr 1989
Woman's Work: Challenges to New York City for the 21st Century Conference, 1987
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women meeting, 1990
World Summit for Children, 1990
United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, Region 8 Preparatory Meeting, 1994
Controversy
Attacks, general, 1920-33, n.d.
Labor
Labor and industrial conflict, 1931-40
Labor Advisory Group, 1944-50
Communism charges against YWCA
General, 1934-73
Newspaper clippings, 1948-56, n.d.
Counterattack: The Newsletter of Facts About Communism, 1947-59
Joseph Kamp, the Constitutional Educational League, and his pamphlet "Behind the Lace Curtains of the YWCA," 1948-56, n.d.
"The Red Streak in the Y.W.C.A." article in The Sunday School Times, May 1949
Robert H. Williams, the Williams Intelligence Summary, and the article "YWCA Program Reads Like Guide for Communists," Nelda S. Cain (Mrs. Norman H.), Kate Roemer French (Mrs. Earl R.) and the YWCA of the Borough of Queens, ("Queens Charges")
General, 1947-52, n.d.
Newspaper clippings, 1947-48
Phyllis Schlafly and the Alton (Illinois) Association, 1951-53
Marian M. Strack, 1947
Rose Terlin, 1939, 1946-50, n.d.
Community Associations: correspondence and reports
Central region
Eastern region
Southern region, 1950-56
Western region, 1948-52, n.d.
Correspondence, general public, 1948-50
"Citizen groups"
General, 1952-53
Minute Women of the USA, 1952
"Communist Front" Organizations
American Youth for a Free World, 1944-45
World Federation of Democratic Youth, 1945-67, n.d.
World Youth Congress
First, 1936
Committees in U.S., 1936-38
Second, 1937-38
Additional research, 1948
World Youth Festival, Moscow, 1957-58
Reference materials
General, 1927-53
Committee on Un-American Activities, U.S. House of Representatives, 1946-57
Racial Justice 'Sit-in' Student Demonstrations
National Board Action, 1960
National Student Councils of the YMCA and YWCA: memos and reports, 1960
Correspondence
National Board President letter to Presidents of Negro Colleges, Apr 1960
Community Associations
Central Region, 1960
Eastern Region, 1960
Southern Region, 1960
Western Region, 1960
F.W. Woolworth Co., and S.H. Kress and Co., 1960
Newspaper clippings, resource material, 1960
Other Organizations, 1960
Young Women Committed to Action Conference, establishment of Racial Justice fund, and Vietnam Moratorium (1969-70)
General and clippings, 1969-70
Correspondence with Community Associations
Central Region, 1969-70
Eastern Region, 1969-70
Southern Region, 1969-70
Western Region
General, 1969-70
Long Beach, California: questionnaire, 1970
Black Panthers: Joan Bird Bail fund, 1970
1970 National Convention: resolutions passed and Bogalusa (Louisiana) Association mailing, 1970
Angela Davis: YWCA Statement of Concern
General, 1970-72
Advisory Committee on the Angela Davis Trial and the YWCA Position, 1971-72
Central Region, 1970-72
Eastern Region, 1970-72
Southern Region, 1970-71
California
C.C. Moseley, 1971
Ad-hoc Committee on the Open Letter to YWCAs, 1971
Newspaper clippings
Amnesty for draft dodgers and army deserters, 1972-73
Volunteerism, 1973-74
Equal Rights Amendment: National Board meetings in unratified states and Leadership Development Center, 1981-82
Government agencies, 1970-86
YWCA
Community Associations and Student Associations
General
Mailings ("Executive Bulletin," "Monthly Mailing," "Communique," "Consolidated Mailing")
Mar 1987-Jun 1989
Jul 1989-Sep/Oct 1991
Jan/Feb 1992-Mar 1994
Jul/Aug 1994-Jul 1996
Convention, 1962-64, 1994-2001
Corporate partnerships, 1998-2001
Jewish Social Identity Group, 1996
Latina Caucus, 1998-99
Lesbian Caucus, 1995-97
Metropolitan Seminars, 1994-99
National Association of YWCA Executives (NAYE), 1995-99
National Student YWCA, 1964-75
Staff and National Board
State and Regional Councils
General, 1994-98
Multi-State Convocation, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1998-99
Strategic Planning Process, 1994-98
Student YWCAs, 1996-98
Events
Miscellaneous, 1997
Celebration of "600," 27 Mar 1982
ENCOREplus , miscellaneous, 1995-97
International Women's Day Open House and Screening, 5 Mar 1998
Memorial Services 'for those who served the National Board to whom death came'
General, 1949-90
Order of service, 1970-91
World YWCA Centenary, 1993-94
Legal
Miscellaneous, 1975-2000, n.d.
Chronological correspondence with attorneys
William D. Murray, 1923-37
Reynolds, Richards, and McCutcheon, 1938-43
Reynolds, Richards, Ely, and LaVenture, 1968-73
Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, 1972-82
Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, 1988-2000
Finance/billing, 1988-89, 1991, 1995-96
American Girls Service Center, Istanbul, Turkey, 1988-92
Braithwaite v. YWCA of the USA, 1998-99
Burrell v. YWCA of the USA, 1990-93
California Nonprofit Corporation Law, 1978-80
Copyright
General, 1994-2000
Action Audit for Change, 1994-95
Florida law re sales tax exemption, 1983-84
Frederick J. Pratt Trust: audit, 1992
Hosannah Christian Fellowship lease cancellation, Leadership Development Center, 1988
New York State Membership Corporation Law, 1946-55, n.d.
Tax exempt status: challenges to local associations, 1955-95
Trademarks
Registrations and renewals
General, 1946-2000
ENCOREplus , 1995-97
PACT (Parents and Children Together), 1995-97
Race Against Racism, 1997-98
Week Without Violence, 1997-2000
Y-Teen, 1947-98
YWCA and triangle, 1955-77
YWCA TECHGYRLS, 2000
Infringement, 1992-96
Permissions to use
U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964, 1965
YWCA Membership policy, 1997
Membership
General, 1994-95
Membership Marketing Campaign
Request for proposals and correspondence, 1997-98
Hill & Knowlton: correspondence and proposals, 1997-98
Mission/Purpose
YWCA as a Christian Organization
General, 1965-96
Commission to Study the YWCA as a Christian Movement
Preparation, 1963-64
Meetings
Jul 1964
Sep 1964-65
Regional consultations, 1965-66
Correspondence, 1965-67
Study documents, 1959-69
"Guides for Participation," 1965
Rosters, 1964-66
Post-Commission, 1967-74
YWCA as a Women's Organization, 1966-99
Inclusion of the phrase "by any means necessary": correspondence, 1988-95
National Office/National Staff
General and miscellaneous
Office charters and description, 1959-89, n.d.
General, 1933-2000, n.d.
Affirmative Action
Plan, 1976
Reports, 1974-90
National Board Residence, 1933-34
Survey of the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Associations, W.H. Leffingwell Co., 1918
Travel, 1936-37
Unemployment insurance, 1937-38
Use of headquarters building by outside groups policy, 1937
Use of union printers policy, 1927-52
Worship, Commemoration, and Meditation Services, 1966-85
Committees, Councils, Departments
Facilities management and clerical/business functions
Office Committee/Committee for the Office Department/Office Department: minutes, 1908-21
Cafeteria Committee: minutes, 1916-21
Business Division: minutes, 1921-29
Headquarters Committee/Buildings Committee/Buildings and Catering Committee: minutes, 1912-33
Headquarters Services Committee
Hospitality Committee: minutes, 1932-34
Office Services Committee: minutes, 1942-52
Property Management Committee, 1971-81
Information Resource Management Committee, 1987
Administration/Personnel/Standards of work
Committee on Relationships Between Home and Foreign Departments, 1908
Office Conference and Office Council
History and Constitution, 1915-21
Minutes, 1908-21
Schedule Committee: minutes, 1923-29
Evaluation Council, 1929
Committee on National Board Personnel, 1932-33
National Employed Personnel Committee, 1939-69
National Personnel and Labor Relations Committee, 1973-79
Staff Planning Group, 1978, 1980-81
Service Coordinating Group, 1979-81
Communications Task Force, 2000
Staff Meetings
Secretaries [and Special Workers], 1908-17
Office Executives and Office Secretaries meeting minutes, 1919-28
Office Management Council/Office Supervisory Staff: minutes, 1944-57
Professional and National Staff
Directors and Managers, 1988-89
Publications
Articles on Office Efficiency by Margaret McKinlay
Staff policy and procedure manuals, 1924-99
"From 9 to 4:45," supplementary information to staff manual, 1941
Handbook: "For Those Who Write and Those Who Type," 1950, 1989, n.d.
Manual of Filing Procedure, 1941
Your Newsletter, 1972-74
Reports
Building management
General, 1912-41, n.d.
Chair, Buildings Committee, 1912-18
Business Division, 1924-26
Business Committee of General Administration, 1930-31
Business Functions of the National Board, 1933
Catering/Cafeteria/Food Service
General, 1920-26
Cafeteria Committee, 1916-21
Employment Secretary, 1920-21
Hospitality, 1921-41
Librarian, 1920-21
Office Department/Office Services
General, 1908-26, 1935-39
Chair, Office Committee, 1908-19
Social Secretary, 1912-22
Training
General, 1976-99
National Staff Orientation, Jun 1986
Support Staff Orientation, Apr 1987
Professional Staff Orientation, Jun 1987
Professional Staff Retreat: Improving Organizational Effectiveness, Sep 1988
Support/Technical Staff Retreat, Dec 1988
Correspondence and notes
Handouts
Evaluations
In-Service Development Session on Racial Justice, Jan 1989
Management Roundtable: Human Resources Skills Update, Dec 1994
National Staff Orientation: Racism and Heterosexism, Mar 1996
Customer Service Workshop, Feb 2000
Union
General and history, 1946-72, n.d.
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and agreements, 1939-41, 1943-48
Scrapbook of news clippings and materials distributed by United Social Agency Employees, Aug 1948-1949
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and agreements, 1949-59
National Board Negotiating Committee: minutes
Notes and research materials, 1956-57
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and agreements, 1960-67
Notes and research materials, 1964-67
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and agreements, 1969-70
Notes and research materials, 1971-73
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and agreements, 1973-99, n.d.
Organizations
Miscellaneous, 1928-99
Committee on Cooperation/Steering Committee on Cooperation: minutes, reports, and correspondence, 1939-53, 1955-66
National Volunteer Issues Leadership Meeting, 1990
Avon Products, Inc., 1994-99
Bishop Desmond Tutu Southern African Refugee Scholarship Fund, 1985-91
Coalition for a New Foreign and Military Policy, 1979
Commission on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs (aka Filer Commission), 1973-76
Girls Incorporated, 1996-2000, n.d.
Interchurch World Movement
General and General Committee, 1918-20
Cabinet, 1919-20
Executive Committee, 1919-20
Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia (LARA): 50th Anniversary scrapbook, 1996
Ms. Foundation for Women, 1994
National Conference on Social Welfare, 1978-79
Soviet Women's Committee
Trips, 1985-87
Rockefeller Foundation Report, 1986-89
Traveler's Aid, 1913
United Service Organizations, Inc., 1961-79
United Way
General, 1976-89
Long Range Planning Report, 1979
Women's Action Alliance, 1979
Youth Service America and National Youth Service Day, 1997-2001
Zonta International, 1999
World's YWCA
General and History
Miscellaneous, 1909-99, n.d.
Constitution revisions, 1947-72
Consultant on Buildings (Josephine Ainsworth), 1961-62
Consultations
Teaching of Foreign Languages in Voluntary Organizations, 1963-64
Vocational Training, 1970
Women: A Power for Change, sponsored by YWCA of the U.S.A., autumn, 1974
Structural Adjustment, 1994
International Training Institute, 1994
Interns, 1996-98
Nominations for World leadership, 1995-99
NGO Information Seminar on Disarmament, 1965-66
Pension Study, 1970
Study Group on the Role of Youth Promoting Youth Participation in National and World Development, 1968-69
Trainee Program, 1965-70
UN Women's Conference and NGO Forum Regional Meeting, World YWCA team, 1994
Vietnam refugees, 1965-66
Council Meetings
1987 (held in U.S.A. at Leadership Development Center)
Attendees
Budget and fund raising
Clippings and publicity
Committees
Information Letter
Peace Site dedication
Phoenix Forum
Planning and logistics
Post-Council Visits Programme
Applications and resource materials
Clippings and final reporting
Participants and itineraries
Programs and schedules
U.S.A. Delegates Briefing packet, Jun 1986
Delegate applications
Slate of delegates
Pre-Council materials
Reports and other post-council materials
Financial
General, 1943-55, 1995-99
International Building Fund, 1995-98
Reports, 1958-70, 1999
World's Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations Relationship, 1947-56
YMCA history, 1916-2000, n.d.
Index to chronological file, 1926-54
Chronological file
Building and Furnishing Services (YMCA), 1953-59
Committees/Commissions
Inter-Association Council on Small Cities and Towns, 1925-26
Commission to Study Relationships with the YMCA/on Cooperation with the YMCA, 1925-30
YWCA and YMCA National Commissions on Cooperation
Minutes, 1925-29
Synopsis of Case Histories of YMCA and YWCA Relationships, Mar 1926
Colored Work Case Histories
State Case Histories
Rural (Town and Country) Case Histories
Town (Small City) Case Histories
Council on Work Relations with the YMCA, 1930-31
National YWCA-YMCA Consultative Committee: pamphlet "Working Together with Teen-Age Youth: Some Guiding Principles for YMCA-YWCA Cooperation," 1948
Task Force on YMCA-YWCA Relationships/Task Force of the National YMCA and YWCA, 1971-74
Special Task Group on Relationships of YMCAs to YWCAs in Local Situations, 1977
Statistics, 1955-58
General, 1965-68
Colorado Springs, 1967-68
Iowa, 1965-68
New York City, 1966-67
"Administration of Shared Facilities," work tool, 1961
Co-operation Between the Young Women's and Young Men's Christian Associations by J. Quincy Ames, circa 1930. Monograph no. VIII of "The Changing Young Men's Christian Association" Series
"YMCA-YWCA Cooperation," work tool prepared by the Community Division, 1956
Studies
Reconnaissance Study YMCA-YWCA Relations in the Field in the United States of America by Herbert N. Shenton and Earl S. Eubank, 1930
Clippings
Full report [no photocopying]
Photocopy of text (without charts and enclosures)
A Study of YMCA Constituency After One Hundred Years, YMCA Bureau of Records, Studies and Trends, 1942
Women and Girls in the Young Men's Christian Association: A Study of Current Practices, YMCA Bureau of Records, Studies, and Trends, 1946
Women in the YMCA Record, YMCA National Council Study, 1947
YMCA and YWCA Relationships in Joint Use of Buildings, YMCA Research, Studies and Records Department, 1959
"The Role of the YWCA in a Changing Era: The YWCA Study of YMCA-YWCA Cooperative Experiences" by Dan W. Dodson, 1960
Correspondence, questionnaire, press releases, 1958-66
Preliminary draft, Aug 1960
Final report, Nov 1960
YWCAs, National-other countries
Miscellaneous, 1967-74, 1994-97, n.d.
Australia, 1971-97
Canada, 1972-2002
El Salvador, 1991
Fiji, 1969-94
Great Britain, 1952-96
Hong Kong, 1969-96
India, 1971-94
Japan, 1966-94
Kenya, 1994-97
Korea, 1997-98
Liberia, 1971-94
New Zealand, 1973-96
Nigeria, 1971, 1996
Palestine, 1995-96
Philippines, 1972-96
South Africa, 1971, 1993-96
Sri Lanka, 1972-96
Taiwan, 1971, 1996
Uganda, 1993-2000
Programs and Projects
Child Care Advocacy, 1994-97
Communication and Knowledge Sharing Project: YWLink, YWNet, and Handsnet
YWNet/Handsnet, 1994-96
Pilot evaluations, 1994-96
'Definition' Phase
Correspondence and presentations, 1998
Final Report, 1998
'Implementation' Phase
Meetings, reports, 1998-99
'National Back Office': final report, Oct 1998
'Change Management': final report, Oct 1998
Final Report, Dec 1998
YWLink World Wide Web-based intranet system
Communication Plan and Communication Toolkit, 1999
Training manual: draft and correspondence, Mar 1999
Training Presentation, 1999
"Welcome to YWLink: Guidebook and Companion Workbook," Apr 1999
YWNet Notes, 1995-97
Education for Global Responsibility
General, 1994-97
Proposal, Year II, Feb 1995
Reports to U.S. Agency for International Development
Year I, Sep 1992-Aug 1993
Year II, Sep 1993-Aug 1994
First quarter
Second-Fourth quarters
Year III, Sep 1994-Aug 1995 (missing 3rd quarter)
Final Report, Feb 1996
Intervention Programs
Texas, 1971-73
New England, 1971-77
New York State, 1975-76
Metropolitan YWCA Consortium (proposed), 1978
Race Against Racism
Summer Youth Demonstration Project [personnel issues], 1967-68
Youth Development Program, 1997-2001, n.d.
Week Without Violence, 1994-2001
Public Relations
Corporate identity and new logo, Bass/Yager & Associates, 1986-90, n.d.
Consultants
Zimmerman/Edelson, Inc., 1993-96
Strategy Communication Action, Ltd.
Communications Plan, 1994-99
Communications Strategy Sessions, 1994-97
Miscellaneous, 1995-2001
Annual Report, 1994-2000
Child Care guidebook, 1996-98
Emissaries, newsletter for former National Board members, 1994-2001
General brochure, 1995-98, n.d.
Racial Justice
Miscellaneous, 1994-2001, n.d.
National Board Consultation/Ad-hoc Work Group on Desegregation in the YWCA, 1955-56
Reports to National Board: correspondence and research, 1957
Interdepartmental Committee to Coordinate Work on Racial Integration,1957-58
Committee on Racial Inclusiveness
General, 1958-61
Institute for Leadership in Intergroup Relations, 1960
Civil Rights Movement
Correspondence, general, 1962-65
National Board mailings, 1963
Community Association correspondence and responses to mailings
Central region, 1963
Eastern region, 1963-65
Southern region, 1963-65
Western region, 1963
March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs, 1963
Ad-hoc Committee to Review Investments and Purchasing Related to Fair Employment Practices
General, 1963-64
Responses from corporations
General, A - Z, 1964
Tidewater Oil Company, 1964
Eastman Kodak Company and FIGHT (Freedom, Integration, God, Honor, Today), 1964-67
Affirmative Action, general, 1991-96
General Secretary/Executive Director/CEO
2000; State of the YWCA, 1994-2000
President of the National Board reports, 1907-14, 1996-2000
Miscellaneous, 1964-70
Operational Plan, 1991, 1995-2001
"Organization for Business Administration" by Robert Heller Associates, Jul 1959
Study of the operations, structure, and service of the National Board offices, by Arthur Greenleigh ("Greenleigh Report"), 1958
Speeches and Statements
Baker, Gwendolyn Calvert, 1988-93, n.d.
Jackson, Alexine Clement: Race Against Racism remarks, May 1998
Lerrigo, Edith: "Freedom to Move," 1969
Mathai-Davis, Prema
Miscellaneous, 1994-98, n.d.
Affirmative Action, 1995-98
Aging, 1995-98
Child Care, 1995-98
Domestic Violence/Violence Against Women, 1995-98
Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, China): speech at and speeches about, 1994-99
Girls and Technology, 1997-99
Women's Federation for World Peace keynote address, 1995
World YWCA, 1994-95
YWCA Events and Programs
Miscellaneous, 1994-99
135th Anniversary, 1994
Convention, 1994, 1996, 1998
National Day of Commitment to Eliminate Racism, 1994-98
Race Against Racism, 1997-99
Week Without Violence, 1995-97
YWCA Groups
Community and Student Associations, 1994-98
Metropolitan Seminars, 1994-97
National Student Assembly, 2000
Regional Councils, 1994
World Service Council, 1994-96
Putnam, Glendora McIlwain, 1988, 1990
Rice, Anna Virena: "The Challenge of the Present Day to the Young Women's Christian Association," World's Conference, Ceylon, 1936
Simons, Savilla Millis, "Desegregation and Integration in Social Work," National Conference of Social Work, May 1956: notes and text
Stallard, Ann
"Belong-Believe-Become," Apr 1992
Report to Metropolitan YWCAs, El Paso, Texas, 30 Sep 1994
Stewardship Speech, YWCA 34th National Convention, 1996
General, 1936-58
Reports of the Secretary for Properties and Insurance, 1922-24
Altamont (Millbrook, New York), 1960-63
Asilomar Conference Grounds (Pacific Grove, California)
History, 1920-93
Conference Grounds Committee: minutes and reports, 1914-17, 1919-28, 1945-53 (17ff)
Correspondence, 1945-66 (2 ff)
Real estate report, 1924
Misc. printed materials, 1900-96
Chautauqua Hospitality House (Chautauqua, NY), 1948, 1952
Fletcher Farm (Ludlow, Vermont), 1929-30, 1992
Grace Dodge Hotel (Washington, DC)
General, 1916-72
"The Grace Dodge Hotel: A Study of Purposes, Policies and Operations," Curtis, Fosdick, & Belnap, 1923
Leadership Development Center (Phoenix, Arizona) aka Fleischmann Learning Center
General, 1980-82, 1990, 1996, n.d.
Administration, n.d.
Ad-hoc Fleischmann Committee, 1979
Fleischmann Project/Learning Center Committee and Arizona Task Force, 1980-81
YWCA Leadership Development Center Committee, Nov 1981-83
Committee Chair's (Elizabeth Genne) notes re conversations with Project Director (Edith Williams), 1981-82
Investment Committee meeting, 13 May 1982
Funding
Feasibility Study, 1981
Fleischmann Foundation: correspondence and proposals, 1979-80
Fund for the Future campaign, 1981
Kresge Foundation, 1982
Site selection
Location survey, 1980
Proposals, 1980-81
Opposition to siting in a non-ERA state, 1981-82
Architect selection, 1980-81
Architectural plans, 1981
Budget, 1981-82
Contractor selection, 1981
Name selection, 1982-83
Groundbreaking, 1982
Publicity, 1982
Newspaper clippings and articles, 1982-94
Dedication, 1983
Dedication of Meditation Room, 1985
Pamphlets and brochures, 1983-97, n.d.
Feasibility study: LDC expansion, 1991
Legal documents, 1981-91
10th Anniversary celebration, 1994
National Board headquarters
125th East 27th Street
General, circa 1908
Office Furnishings Committee, 1908
"600" (600 Lexington Avenue & "The Annex" 132/135 East 52nd St., New York City)
General and history, 1911-82, n.d.
Future Headquarters Committee, 1910-1912
Correspondence, 1911-48
Specifications, 1911
Contracts and work orders, 1912
Consulting Engineers' report on 596-604 Lexington Ave., 1914
25th anniversary of dedication of building, 1937
Air conditioning, 1962-64
Sale of '600'
General, 1980-82
A Celebration of the Living History of '600,' 1982
Photo Memories of '600,' 1983
Songs about '600,' 1982
135 West 50th Street, 1981-82
726 Broadway, 1983-89
General, 1983-89
Drawing of the interior, n.d.
726 Committee, 1985-86
Open House guest book, 1984
350 50th Avenue (Empire State Building), 1997-2001
National Board residence (135 East 52nd Street), 1943-82, n.d.
National Training School, 1912, 1935
Oversize Box
Donor lists, 1911-12
Ledger: notes and reports on building, 1911-12
Subseries A. Finance and Development
General and History, 1913-89
Department/Division
Charters and function descriptions, 1933-91
Correspondence and memoranda
General, 1964-82
Mailings to Community Associations, 1971-80
Minutes
Finance Committee, 1907-09
Finance Department/Division Committee
Financing Committee, 1932-33
National Support and Interpretation
National Support
Financial Resources Development, 1964-69
Financial Resources Development Core Group, 1970-71
Financial Development, 1972-86, 1991, 1996-98
Development Staff meetings, 1997-98
Advisory Council on National Support Projects/for Special Projects, 1957-62
Advisory Council for Special Gifts, 1961-64
Bequest Committee, 1950-69
Corporation and Foundation Support, 1967-70
Endowment, 1940-41
Finance Commission, 1933
Finance Committee, 1984-87
Financial Growth Group, 1979-82
Financing the National Board, 1947-48
Local Association Financial Development, 1972-74
Long Range Finance, 1964-72
Long Range Financial Planning, 1980
National Affiliation Dues Subcommittee, 1996-97
National Support Task Force
General, 1991-93
Mid-Triennial Meetings: notes, Apr-May 1993
Special Gifts, 1964-67
World Service Council
General information pamphlets, 1933-90, n.d.
History and organization
Annual Meetings
Executive Committee
with National staff, 1992-95
Regional, 1926-36
Convention, 1940-61, 1991-98
Miscellaneous invitations, 1916-88, n.d.
General, 1920-87
Anna Caldwell, Secretary to WSC, 1923-33
Annual, 1989-2001
Mailings
Memos and correspondence, 1926-2000
Directories, 1942-2001
Rosters, 1921-69, n.d.
Changes, 1926-27, 1991-2000, n.d.
Correspondence, 1949-2000, n.d.
Finances
General, 1986-2000
Contributions, 1923-50, 1987-99
Archives project, 1997-2000
International Building Fund, 1987-96, n.d.
Mary Rockefeller Memorial Fund, 1997
World YWCA centenary celebration, 1994
Serial publications
World Service Bulletin, 1921
World Service Council News Sheet, 1928-37
World Service Council News Letter, 1938-62
World Service Council newsletter, 1994-2000
Financial Development/publicity
Christmas reminders, 1949-83
Donor Report, 1997-99
Serials
Close-Ups, 1929-38
National YWCA Dollar/Dollar Highlights, 1935-86
Travelog, 1936-41
World Fellowship Bulletin, 1946-48
YWCA News, 1936-71
Financial Development Bulletin, 1991-92
Forms and Guidelines
Finance Statement and National Support Payment forms, 1963-80
National Support Kit
Manuals and handbooks
Budgeting
Personal and family, 1921, n.d.
"Suggested Budget Form for Young Women's Christian Associations," 1930-47
Budget and Finance Manual for the YWCA, 1953
Finance Administration Manual for the YWCA, 1966-80
Finance, general, 1915-48
The Finance Committee, 1936, 1940
Fundraising
General, 1932, 1953-81, circa 1990
Building campaigns, 1913-19
Funds and Friends by Tolman Lee, 1925
Major Gifts Campaign Solicitors Handbook, 1989, 1992
Scrapbooks [disassembled]
Suggestions for an Accounting Plan for a Non-Profit Organization-The YWCA by Frederick J. Haller, 1936
Department/Division, 1907-18, 1920-23, 1930-31
Finance Committee, 1934-64
Office Secretary, 1909-19
Secretaries and special workers, Visitation Reports
Ella G. Agnew, 1920
Esther Anderson, 1916-20
Helen Ballard, 1913-15
Helen Barnes, 1917-20
Augusta Brown, 1909-12
Mary Colt, 1919-20
Katharine Condon, 1919-20
Edith Helmer, 1918-19
Elizabeth Hughes, 1918-20
Mary Johns [Hopper], 1919
Sada Johnson, 1918-19
Edith Keeley, 1919-20
Julia Lee, 1917-20
Mary McElroy, 1917-1918
Mary Childs Nerney, 1919-20
Clara S. Roe, 1919
Ella Schooley, 1916-1919
Mabel K. Stafford, 1919-20
Edith N. Stanton, 1913
Cora Tatham, 1919-20
Harriet Taylor, 1910-17
Edith Wilkinson, 1910-19
Miscellaneous, 1911-12, 1920
Committee for National Support and Interpretation, 1933-78, 1992
Committee on Financing the National Board, 1940-48
"A Fund-Raising Study and Report on the Foreign Division…," John Price Jones Corporation, 1946
"Study and Recommendations Concerning the Public Relations, Publicity and Fund-Raising of the National Board…," John Price Jones Corporation, 1947
Appraisal of the National Support and Public Information Departments, John Price Jones Corporation, 1949
"Findings and Recommendations for Increasing Financial Support of the National Board of the YWCA," Greenleigh Associates, Inc., 1963
Finance Workshop packet, Houston, Texas, Nov 1972
Finance Management Workshop, YWCA Leadership Training Institute, n.d.
Financial Development Workshops
General, 1973-96
Institutes, 1986-87
Kit and Presentation materials, 1987
Columbus, Ohio, Apr 1987
St. Louis, Missouri, Dec 1987
New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan 1988
San Diego, California, Mar 1988
Financial Planning Workshop, Cluster Meetings, 1977
Money Management Seminar, Jun 1978
Planned Giving Workshops, 1986-88
Proposal writing, 1965-74, n.d.
Resource Development Workshop, 1998
Fundraising, General
General, 1945-96, n.d.
Annual Fund, 1996-99, n.d.
Communications and Knowledge Sharing Project, 1998
Community Associations, 1913, 1963-97, n.d.
Corporate Partnership Policy, 1991-92
Direct mail
Appeals, 1980-96, n.d.
Consultation, 1980
Executive Management for Women, 1975-76, n.d.
Grants
Foundations
General, 1979-98, n.d.
Fleischmann Foundation, 1975-79
Government
General, 1963-6, 1973-92
Research and Action, Inc.
General, 1971
Technical Assistance Project, 1977-78
Information Brief about Government Programs, 1974-83
Mabel Cratty Endowment Fund, 1928-40
National Support (aka Quotas, fee sharing, shared membership dues)
General, 1927-96, n.d.
Form letters, 1988-92
Plans, circa 1920-98
Videotape, 1986-87
National YWCA Associates
General, 1933-52
Mailings, 1933-35
Planned/deferred giving
General, 1954-94, n.d.
Grace Dodge Legacy Club, 1988-94
Pooled Income Fund, 1976-93
Tribute to Women in International Industry (TWIN), 1978-92, n.d.
Campaigns
Sunday Campaign, 1917
Assurance Policy Campaign, 1922-23
End of Year Endowment Appeal, 1951
Centennial Fund
General, 1953-57, n.d.
Sample Corporation Appeal, n.d.
Fund for the Future, 1980-86
General, 1980-90, n.d.
Feasibility/Planning Study, Blakeley, John Price Jones Inc., 1980-81
Case Statement, Jul 1982
Meetings and reports, 1982-86
Corporate appeals
Samples, 1983-88, n.d.
Proposal to Houston Industries Inc., 1986
Donors, 1982-86, n.d.
Fund for the Future Bulletin, 1983-87
Press kits, 1982, 1985
Prospects, 1981-86, n.d.
Millennium 2000: Changing Lives, Building Futures, 1996-2000
General, 1996-98, n.d.
Case statement: drafts and text, 1995-98
Case Advisory Committee meetings, 1997-98
Mary French Rockefeller Distinguished Service Award plaques, 1998
Campaign budget and plan, 1995-98, n.d.
Community Counseling Service Co., Inc.
Feasibility study, 1991
Contracts, 1997-98
Comprehensive Assessment of the Campaign, 1997
Concept Papers
General, 1996-97, n.d.
Capacity Building, 1996-98
ENCOREplus, 1997, n.d.
Racial Justice, 1996-97
Coffee and Cake hosted by Ruthanna Weber, 1998
Tea hosted by Elisabeth Luce Moore, 1996
Workshops, 1997, n.d.
'Genesis Group': survey and consultation, 1998-99
Gifts: policies and procedures, 1996-98, n.d.
Guide for Campaign Leaders, circa 1996
Leadership
Rosters, 1996-97
Chairs/Co-Chairs, 1995-97, n.d.
Campaign Cabinet, 1995-98, n.d.
National Board involvement, n.d.
Miscellaneous, 1995-98
Campaign Executive Committee
Jan-Feb, 1998
May 1998
Campaign Cabinet, 1996-97
Campaign staff, 1996-98
Core Management Committee, 1997
National-Regional partnership
General, 1998-99, n.d.
Meetings, 1998
Prospects
General, 1996-98
Corporations and Foundations development plan and master lists, 1998
Corporations
Crains' List of Top 100 Minority Executives, 1998
Citibank, 1998
GTE Corporation, 1996-98
Time Warner, Inc., 1998
TRW, 1998
USInternetworking, Inc., 1998
USX Corporation, 1998
Best Buy Children's Foundation, 1997-98
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, 1997
Ford Foundation, 1995-96
General Motors Foundation, 1998
Starr Foundation, 1980-97
Weyerhauser Family Foundation, 1997
WK Kellogg Foundation, 1997
Individuals
Dayton, Mary Lee, 1995, 1998
Gambrell, Sarah Belk, 1997-98
Moore, Elisabeth Luce, 1995-98
By program/initiative
ENCOREplus, 1996-97, n.d.
Teen Pregnancy Prevention, 1997, n.d.
'Key Solicitations,' 1996-97
Donors
Pauline Dodge, 1948-71
Molly Dowell, 1970-78
Eunice Draper, 1960-70
Margaret W. Driscoll, 1967-82
Marjorie C. Dudley, 1945-72
Obie Dunklee, 1961-77
Jane Du Pont, 1961-85
Susan Eagan, 1943-1970
Margaret Estey, 1979
Eileen Farrell, 1976-85
Margaret Gardiner, 1969-85
Muriel Van Anden Gross, 1969-86
Mr. Nicholas, 1975
Margaret Oest, 1968-73
Grace Gil Olivarez, 1971-72
Mary O'Nan, 1969-75
Virginia Outcalt, 1964-70
Jean Owens, 1968-73
Theresa Paist, 1968-76
Emma Penn, 1968-73
Jean Perkins, 1964-70
Kathreen Pettit, 1966-72
Eleanor Phipps, 1962-71
Katherine B. Philips, 1973-75
Patsy Lee King Phillips, 1973-75
Isabel Pierce, 1962-82
Helen B. Pryor, 1963-72
Elizabeth Ramser, 1963-65
Dr. Katharine Rea, 1968-70
Laura Rea, 1977-79
Clara Stillman Reed, 1970-76
Betty Richards, 1974-75
Lillian Rochester, 1949-72
Mrs. William W. Rockwell, 1969-71
Bernice Roe, 1963-84
May Rogers, 1969-80
Dorothy (Mrs. William Lister) Rogers, 1966-77
Lenore Romney, 1966-77
Marie Sander, 1962-83
Luella (Mrs. Thomas) Sayman, 1963-77
Mary Sandlin, 1965-83
Sabra Sanders, 1966-74
Esther Saunders, 1949-85
Elizabeth Sayre, 1947-85
Elizabeth Schemm, 1955-75
Della Brooks Sels, 1967-74
Jill Sheffield, 1970-78
Georgiana Sibley, 1939-1980
OVERSIZE
National Support Sample Books
Subseries B. Comptroller's Office
Budget
Process, 1931-96
Budget Reviewing Committee, 1930-34
Committee on Review of Budget and Program, 1942
Budget Apportionment Committee, 1944-47
Financial Statements
Miscellaneous, 1918-20, 1974-78
Comptroller, 1933-54
Finance Committee, 1936-45
Comptroller's Office/Financial Resources Department
General, 1965-90
Accounting
Report of System of Accounts Installed at Headquarters, 1926
Chart of Accounts, 1995-97
Funds
General, 1923-97, n.d.
Capital Funds, 1947-56
"Phoenix Account" for Troubled YWCAs, 1998
Endowment
"Notes on Board Endowment," Finance Committee, 1940
Endowed funds and restructuring of the national organization, 2002
Asiatic Fund, 1996
Dow International Scholarship Fund, 1922-66
Katharine Parker Music Foundation, 1930-78
Personnel-National Staff
Unemployment Insurance Plan, 1938
Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive, 1992
Canal Zone Service Unit: Auditor's reports, 1924-33
Job Corps
General, 1964-65, n.d.
Women's Training Center, Pittsburgh, 1964
Residential Training Center, 1967
National Training School: ledger, 1923-34
Scholarship loans, 1957-76
Summer Youth Demonstration Project, 1967
Real Estate
Properties notebook, 1917-53
Asilomar
Deeds, 1913-53
Easement, 1951
Financial reports, 1914-20
Inventories, 1941-42
Agreements and contracts, 1927-31
Leases and sale, 1942-51
Correspondence, Mrs. Bartlett Heard, 1944-56
Grace Dodge Hotel
General, 1937-41
Sale, 1945
National Board headquarters, 600 Lexington Ave.: appraisal and inventory, 1920
Foreign property
China
General, 1919-41
Correspondence, 1915-43
Declaration of Trust, 1918-35
Title, 1940-44
Canton, 1929-40
Foochow, 1915-40
Hangchow, 1921-29
Mukden, 1921-34
Peiping, 1920-40
Japan, 1926-38
War Work Council, 1917-22
Womans Press, sale of, 1952-53
Subseries C. Miscellaneous
Emissarius Credit Union: minutes and reports, 1924-61
YWCA Retirement Fund, Inc.
General and History, circa 1921-2002, n.d.
Annual Reports, 1955-97
Directory, 1993, 1999
YWCA Retirement Fund Task Force, 1992-93
Newsletter, YWCA Retirement Fund,1990-98
YWCA Savings and Security Plan for Non-Secretarial Employees: general and reports, 1940-59
General, 1941-90
Statistics, miscellaneous, circa 1941-94, n.d.
Interpretation of Data and Trends/Data and Trends Committee, 1940-43, 1949-50
Program Study Committee, 1950-51
Studies Committee/Research Committee, 1956-59
Information Resource Management Committee, 1986
Department
Laboratory Division, Records and Reports Department (precursor staff to Data and Trends), 1938-40
General, 1943-83
"Outside" requests for information, 1954-67
Community Chests and Councils of America, Social Statistics Project, 1946-49
World YWCA survey of part-time employment, 1958
Human Resources File, 1972
Integrated Management Information System "YWNet, YW Link"
Proposal, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., 1982
Phase I , Evaluation Laboratory, 17 Sep 1982
Volume 1
Volume 2
Phase I, Final Report, Jan 1983
Job descriptions, 1944-45
Program Bank, 1973-76
Reference materials, 1949-58, n.d.
General,
Monthly, 1955-60
General, 1939-60
Annual Statistical Report Forms (with materials re periodic form revisions)
Automated Services in Member YWCAs: questionnaire, 1987
Certification (aka Accreditation) and Basic Standards (aka Affiliation)
General, 1954-58, 1963-66
Basic Standards Report: notes and summary, 1952, 1957
Community YWCAs
Analysis of Basic Standards Reports, 1958-61
Lists and reports, 1956, 1958-61
Student YWCAs
Analysis of Basic Standards Reports, 1958-61: Student Associations
Correspondence, 1959-61
Lists and reports
Community Studies
Community Wise, notebook for gathering information about a community, 1947
Look Beneath the Surface of the Community, work tool for gathering information about a community, 1960, 1968, 1974
Financial Development Questionnaire, 1997
"Complete Manual of Directions for the YWCA Method of Analyzing Costs by Programs: A Handbook for use by directors of cost studies in local YWCAs," 1959: manual and digest of manual
Record Keeping, 1951-83, n.d.
Directory of the YWCA of the USA
Housing and Residences Directories, 1949, 1981, 1984
Statistical compilations from annual reports of Community Associations
Handbook of the YWCA [includes essays on program and other general information], 1910, 1914, 1919
Directory and Statistical Report, 1908-10
Year Book 9-10 1910/11
"Compilation of Statistics," 1937-38
Figures Talk Back!, 1939-1958/59
Tallies and Trends, 1961-71
The Print Out
Statistical Report of the YWCA of the USA, 1996
How the YWCA Makes a Difference: Statistical Report from the National Association of YWCAs, 1994, 1997
The Tally Sheet, 1942-61
Feminine Figures: Selected Facts About American Women and Girls, 1968-72
Research Update, 1989-90
Studies and Reports
Miscellaneous, 1954-66
Buildings and Facilities
General, 1925-54
Cafeteria and Food Service, 1953-59
Camps and Summer Programs, 1940-61
Gymnasiums and Pools, 1951-63
Residences/Housing
Annual Summary of Studies of, or of Interest to Community YWCAs, 1956-60
Decentralized Program, 1954-63
Index of Association Size and Complexity, 1978
Local Studies summaries, 1955-59
Population, 1949-61
Statistical reports, 1954-1963/64, 1970/71
Conventions and Conferences, 1961-85
District YWCAs, 1953-59
Analysis of 1961 Financial Statements of Community YWCAs, Nov 1962
Cost Analysis, Pilot Study to develop methods, Detroit YWCA,1956-59
Fund Campaigns for Facilities, 1954-58
Inquiry on Membership and Activity Fees, 1956-57
Membership Dues reports, 1956/57-1958/59
Report on Activity Fees in Community YWCAs, 1958
Girl Scouts' public opinion survey, 1957
Goals for the Decade and Objectives for the 1979-82 Triennium: report, 1980-81
Industrial Women Workers and Women Service Workers in the YWCA, 1956
Statistical report, 1951
Study to Improve Membership Practices, 1958-59
Association Responses to Membership Development Questionnaire, 1984
Men, Boys, and Families in the YWCA, and Family Life Education, 1954-57
New Organization/Expansion, 1953-60
Personnel
Inquiry on Selected Personnel Practices in Community YWCAs, 1956
Residence Directors, 1951-60
Retirement Fund participation, 1959-61
Salary Study, 1958
Staff Qualifications in Community YWCAs, 1958
Study of the District YWCA Executive Director's Job, 1956-58
Study of Why Staff Leave the YWCA, 1957-59
Volunteer Training, 1956-57
Program
Community YWCA Program in 24 Selected Subject Areas, 1961-62
Home Women's Groups in the YWCA, 1948
Services to Public Housing residents, 1994
Sex Education, program summary, 1962
Student YWCA Program in 30 Selected Subject Areas, 1963
Teenage Program Study, 1958-60
Trends in Adult Programs, 1956-59
Public Policy
Labor Standards for Women Workers, 1959
Unemployment questionnaire, 1961
Racial Inclusiveness in Community and Student YWCAs, 1956-60
Racial/Ethnic and Age Diversity in the YWCA, 1975-76
Record Keeping
Experiment for Gathering Facts re Nativity, Race, and Religion, 1953-54
Membership Registration, 1950
Recording and Reporting, New York Interborough Commission of YWCAs study, 1948
Registered YWCAs, 1952-61
Religion, misc. studies, 1944-59
Student YWCAs: Statistical Reports, 1950-61
YMCA-YWCA relationships, 1952-76
General and history, 1986-99, n.d.
Library
General, 1938-97, n.d.
Library committee, 1934-60
Cataloguing, 1968-79, n.d.
Furniture and equipment, 1959-60
Leadership Development Center Library, 1981-83, n.d.
Office forms, n.d.
Bibliographies, 1964-86, n.d.
Have You Heard About . . ., 1968-72
Book Notes, 1976-80
New Library Books: Purchase and Gifts, 1978-82
YWCA historical publications collection, 1984, n.d.
Archives
General, 1980-2000
"'Without documents no history,' Sources and Strategies for Researching the YWCA" by Nancy Robertson and Elizabeth Norris, in Men and Women Adrift: The YMCA and YWCA in the City, 1853-1980
Drafts and notes
Correspondence, 1992-96
History of National Board files
General, 1921-87, n.d.
Document clerk's index to "Record File," circa 1963
Microfilm, 1963-2001
Records management, 1990
Records at other repositories
General, 1957-92, n.d.
Social Welfare History Archives, University of Minnesota
General, 1965-93
Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College
General, 1964-2001
Preparation for transfer of Archives, 2002
World YWCA Archives, 1943-89, n.d.
Committee/Department
General, 1972-2000
Archives Committee, 1974-77
Office forms, 1971-89, n.d.
Re Ceremonials of Common Days by Abbie Graham, 1980-81
Re Notable American Women, 1977-79
Reference [sample], 1990-97, n.d.
Surveys of YWCA historical records holdings
General, 1976-94
Women's History Sources, 1975-78
Leaflets, 1978-87
"Non-scholarly sketches," 1995-98
Archives box in YWCA Interchange, 1978-83
Exhibits
General and miscellaneous, 1968-94, n.d.
Children's books depicting a racially integrated America, Oct 1965
60th Anniversary of the National Board, 1966
"Supporting Each Other: Third World Women and the YWCA" and "The Diverse Community: A Force in the Life of the Association from 1900 to the Interracial Charter," 1981
General and photocopies
Caption cards
Focus on South Africa, All Staff Program, 1985
History of social work with groups, 1985
YWCA History, Orientation for New National Staff, 1990
135th Anniversary "Women First for 135 Years, 1855-1993," 1995
Suffrage,1995
Correspondence and mock-ups
Research
"The Struggle for the Union at the YWCA: Looking Back 60 Years," 1999
Holdings
Lists
General and miscellaneous, 1982-97, n.d.
Artifacts
Dissertations and theses re the YWCA, 1997, n.d.
Microfilm inventory, 1978
Minutes and reports
Photographs
YWCA Publications
Subject index to YWCA pamphlets
Lead file (potential donors), A-Z, 1972-89
Case files (=Donor files, Acquisition files)
Miscellaneous, A-Z
Abel, Barbara
Adams, Charlotte
American School of Languages and Art (YWCA of Turkey)
Audio-Visual Collection
Augustine, Hazel
Boyd, Kate Hillis
Buildings
600 Lexington Ave. "Reminiscences Collection II"
Business and Professional Work
Calkins, Gladys Gilkey
Camps
Clarke, Elizabeth Dodge Huntington
Communications Unit
Community Division/Member Association Services
City of New York
Mt. Vernon, NY
Registered YWCA groups
Suffolk County, NY
Comptroller
Convention and Conference Office
Elliot, Grace Loucks
Executive Office
Financial Development
Genne, Elizabeth
Girl Reserve
Graham, Abbie
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
Hendee, Elizabeth Russell
Herring, Elizabeth
Industrial work
Ingraham, Mary S.
Jache, Lida S.
James, Genevieve
Johns, Elizabeth
Lerrigo, Edith
Long, Lillian Louise
Lyon, Sarah S.
McCulloch, Rhoda
Meares, Carrie E.
Membership/Leadership Development Unit
Memorabilia [Artifacts]
Awards and certificates
Miller, Hazel Vernon
Minutes and Reports
Music Program
National Association of Employed Officers of the YWCA
Oral History Collection
Posters
Precursor Organizations
Public Affairs Program
Records Files (Central file)
Records File II
Rice, Anna Virena
Robinson, Marion (8 Women of the YWCA)
Scrapbooks, miscellaneous
Sharpley, Lilian ('A History of the National Board's Work with Business and Professional Women')
Southard, Helen
Spellmann, Dorothea
Stauffer, Norma
Student work
Training Programs
United Service Organizations (USO)
World Relations/Foreign Division
Records
Reminiscences Collection I
York, Lena
Wygal, Winnifred
Young, Louise
World War I
War Work Council
Polish Gray Samaritans
Individuals, miscellaneous
Accession forms by accession number
Card index to collections
Projects
Oral History (various), 1966-89, n.d.
Archival Research Project, 1975
National Board Archives Project
General, 1976-79, n.d.
National Endowment for the Humanities grant: "A New Resource for Scholars: the YWCA Archives"
Application, 1976
Final Report, 1978
Community Association Records
General, 1978-91
International Institutes Project, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1975-78
YWCA of the City of New York, 1975-2001, n.d.
YWCA of Metropolitan Denver, Colorado Historical Society, 1991
YWCA of Mt. Vernon, New York, Social Welfare History Archives, University of Minnesota, 1970-72
Publication, The Joy of Service: Memoirs of Elizabeth Dodge Huntington Clarke, 1976-80
History of YWCA Foreign Service
Reminiscences from X-Fs
General, 1980-81
Manuscripts and correspondence, A-Z
Emissaries: The Overseas Work of the American YWCA, 1895-1970: correspondence and general, 1981-95
President portraits gallery (proposed), 1988-94, n.d.
History of the YWCA-Later Period (proposed), 1990-91
Library and Archives Project (did not receive funding)
Proposal to National Endowment for the Humanities, 1994
Digital archives project: IBM grant, 2000-01
Milestones Project, 2001 (did not receive funding)
YWCA History subject files
Chronologies
Landmark dates/firsts
Lists of officers
Miscellaneous subjects
Short histories
Trivia
American Indians
Biography
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Black women in the YWCA
Chautauqua, New York
Buildings with historical landmark status: YWCA of the City of New York, 7 East 15th St and 14-16 East 16th St., Ladies' Mile Historic District
Julia Morgan, architect
General and biography
Correspondence with biographer, Sara Holmes Boutelle
Reference correspondence
Asilomar Conference Grounds
California YWCAs
Other YWCAS
Pan-Pacific Exposition
Photocopies of images of Julia Morgan buildings
National Headquarters
600 Lexington Ave., New York City
Washington Cathedral window
Cafeterias
Christmas, "Hanging of the Greens"
Clothing and uniforms
Conventions
Czechoslovakia
Education and Training
Employed women
Expositions and World Fairs
Foreign program
Health, physical education, recreation, and sex education
International Institutes
Jewelry
Libraries in the YWCA
Memorials to YWCA workers
Music (including "Follow the Gleam")
Predecessor organizations
Publications and Womans Press
Racial Justice policies and practices
Residences and Rooms Registry
Sexual orientation
Students
Suffrage
Symbols
Codes, mottos, and seals
Logo and proper use of YWCA symbols
Magazine articles
Monograms, line art
Teen Age/Girl Reserve
Triangle
YMCA
Teen Age and Younger Girls (includes Girl Reserve)
Traveller's Aid
Trustees
War work
World War I, Publicity
World War I, War Work Council Reports
Women's rights
World YWCA
General, 1927-97, n.d.
The Advertising Council: correspondence and general, 1978-84
Feature article: "A Woman's Place is Everywhere!," 1961-62
Job Corps-YWCA Extension Residence Program, 1967-75
Merchandise, 1959-98, n.d.
Survey re use of Chapels in YWCA buildings (proposed article), 1949
YWCA "Fact Sheets," 1977-2000, n.d.
Committees/Departments/Bureau Minutes
Publicity Committee: minutes, 1913-21
Public Relations Committee, 1942-47
Public Information Committee, 1948-61
Bureau of Communications
Public Relations Committee, 1974-82
Film: "To All Who Believe in Youth,": correspondence, scripts, etc., 1948-53
National YWCA Week
Organizational Identity Program and new logo, 1987-88
General YWCA information
Brochures and pamphlets, circa 1910-2001, n.d.
Membership Leaflets series, circa 1926-30
Speakers Hand Book: 1921 Edition, 1921
True Stories of the YWCA in 12 Episodes for presentation over local radio stations, 1937
The YWCA: Material for Speakers, 1941
Graphic Guidelines Manual, 1988
Models for Action information kits, 1980-82
Publicity
General guides, 1934-87
As Others See Us: A Guide for Public Relations Planning in the YWCA of the USA, 1961
YWCA On the Air: A Radio Publicity Handbook, circa 1942
Packets
"Interpreting the YWCA," circa 1958
Circa 1991
135th Anniversary of the YWCA, 1993
YWCA Media Guide, 1994
"P.R. Update," 1981-83 (missing vols. 1, 3, 5)
"Communications," 1991-92
Miscellaneous publications, 1936-63
Miscellaneous, 1921-61
Publicity Secretary, Helen A. Ballard, 1913-16
Publicity Committee of the South Atlantic Field Committee, 1916
Public Relations Office
Monthly, Jun 1942-47
Public Information Department, 1948-49
"The Gallup Study of Public Awareness and Involvement with Non-Profit Organizations," conducted for National Board YWCA of the U.S.A., 1987
Miriam Bedrick Marketing Research study toward developing an effective communications program, 1991
General, 1968, 1987
Public Relations Workshop at Cluster Meetings, 1977
National Board Training, "Working with the media," 1994