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Conventions, twelfth YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 11. Microfilmed headquarters files
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Official proceedings the Twelfth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. These detailed proceedings follow the convention from opening remarks to final adjournment. Worship services, devotional exercises and addresses are made by both YWCA of the U.S.A. members and special guests. Proceedings also follow convention business, motions for resolutions and actions, and elections and nominations of positions. Discussion and addresses concern social issues of the time including racism and a resolution on mob violence; work with immigrants and international work; the present economic and unemployment situation; and the role of Christianity in the social agenda of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Actions and resolutions are further summarized in a published report following the proceedings.
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Title
Conventions, twelfth
Date Created
1932
Repository
Collection
Creator
Topical Subject
Worship programs
Parliamentary practice
Nonprofit organizations
Finance
Nonprofit organizations
Management
Unemployment
Wages
Women
Women
Employment
International relations
Depressions
Social movements
Religious aspects
Social action
Women in the labor movement
Leadership in women
Women
Political activity
Cost and standard of living
Disarmament
Youth movements
Lynching
Race relations
Christian stewardship
Families
Women and religion
Nonprofit organizations
Administration
Geographic Subject
Genre
Extent
331 frames (1 partial reel)
Access
This collection is open for use without restriction beyond the standard terms and conditions of Smith College Special Collections. However, by agreement with the YWCA of the U.S.A., microdexes known to contain financial records or personal health information (usually on job applications) were not digitized and/or not published in our online repository as part of the CLIR Digitizing Hidden Collections grant. These microdexes may still be accessed on the original microfilm, and digital files may be made available to individual researchers upon request.
Use and Reproduction
To the extent that it owns copyright, YWCA of the USA has retained copyright in its works donated to Smith College, but has has authorized Smith College Special Collections to grant permission to publish reproductions or quotations from the records on its behalf. Copyright in other items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. For reproductions of materials that are governed by fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. For those few instances beyond fair use, or which may regard materials in the collection not created by YWCA of the USA, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold materials' copyrights and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from Smith College Special Collections to move forward with their use.
Preferred Citation
Conventions, twelfth, Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History, MS 00324, Smith College Special Collections, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Physical Storage Information
Box 1: Series 1; Series 2, Reel 31
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Identifier
smith_ssc_324_r031_m006