Reports, correspondence, administrative records and documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. associations in Honolulu and Kauai, Hawaii. As a charter member of the YWCA of the U.S.A., the YWCA of Honolulu has a long history of serving its women and girls. The YWCA of Honolulu activities and services are varied and include an international institute for service and programs for immigrant women and their families. The purpose, aims and programs of the international institute are documented in correspondence and reports. Other documents concerning the Honolulu and Kauai associations include governing documents such as constitutions and bylaws, lists of personnel and volunteers, visitation reports assessing and describing the work of the association, association histories and fact sheets. YWCA of Honolulu documents also include studies of the association, immigration work and community organization, a pamphlet outlining World War II war work efforts, an official resolution in support of statehood for Hawai'i and pamphlets and reports concerning the YWCA of Honolulu buildings.
Hawaii
circa 1906-1949
872 frames (1 partial reel)
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Hawaii, Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History, MS 00324, Smith College Special Collections, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Box 2: Series 2; Series 3, Reel 170
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