Industrial conferences YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 11. Microfilmed headquarters files

Proceedings, minutes, reports, and correspondence concerning southern region industrial conferences. Materials are arranged by year. Conference materials provide an overview of industrial club administration and organization for the conference year as well as reports on methods and programming employed to achieve club goals. Administrative information may include conference planning as well as lists of leaders speakers and committee members. Often, analysis is given as to the success of the conference and it's activities. In addition, conference materials may provide summaries of lectures, devotions, worship services, and discussions from the conferences that highlight the industrial and labor issues faced by women and girls at the time. Much of the discussion involves the meaning of democracy, Fascism, and the political environment in Europe. Also discussed, is the treatment of and prejudices against African Americans both in and outside of the workplace. In addition, material can be found on workers education, civil liberties, political activism, working conditions, unionization, and the economic conditions of the Depression.