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Rural YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 11. Microfilmed headquarters files
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Documents concerning a project proposal to the International Harvester Company and reports from YWCA of the U.S.A. secretaries working with rural communities. In order to help fund rural projects and expansion, the YWCA of the U.S.A. sends project proposals to International Harvester Company seeking their financial support. Documents include the project proposal reports and statements of purpose in addition to correspondence concerning the progress and outcome of the appeals. Annual and biennial reports from secretaries working with rural communities include summaries of the association activities, progress reports on development of established associations, updates on new associations and discussions of conditions in rural communities. Other reports concern the relationship between the national organization and rural associations, cooperation with other organizations, leadership development, regional community updates and the Southern Tenant Farmers Union Project in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Title
Rural
Date Created
1913-1949
Repository
Collection
Creator
Topical Subject
Extent
411 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
Rural, Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History, MS 00324, Smith College Special Collections, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Physical Storage Information
Box 2: Series 2; Series 3, Reel 128
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Identifier
smith_ssc_324_r128_m007