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American Committee and Joint Committee: Formation of National Board YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 11. Microfilmed headquarters files

YWCA of the U.S.A. microfilm records

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Reports and correspondence relating to the union of the American Committee and the International board and the formation of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Included are an early proposed constitution, Joint Committee leaflets, the 1907 Act of Incorporation and a 1906 agreement. Also included is a 1951 letter from Anson Phelps Stokes regarding a donation of correspondence from Olivia Phelps Stokes concerning the origins of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Digitized version includes renewals originally located on reel 252 comprised of the documents "A Brief Parallel History of the International YWCA's."

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Title

American Committee and Joint Committee: Formation of National Board

Date Created

circa 1899-1951

Repository

Smith College Special Collections

Collection

YWCA of the U.S.A. microfilm records

Creator

YWCA of the U.S.A.

Topical Subject

Leadership in women
Nonprofit organizations
Management
Women
Social conditions

Genre

correspondence
constitutions
reports
microfilms

Extent

435 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

American Committee and Joint Committee: Formation of National Board, 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 1a

All Names

YWCA of the U.S.A.

Identifier

smith_ssc_324_r001a_m007