Documents concerning the program, administration, and development of YWCA of the U.S.A. associations in Shiawassee County and Western Wayne County, Michigan in addition to visitation reports for the registered Y-Teen club in Stambaugh and inquiry into new organization in Traverse City. Documents are arranged alphabetically by city or town with further form and topical designations on the microfilm under Shiawassee and Western Wayne counties. The administration and development of the affiliated associations is documented in basic standards reports, constitutions, and bylaws. Western Wayne County's administrative documents include record of its change of name from the Dearborn Area YWCA. Visitation reports include program descriptions, reports of challenges and successes, and discussion of personnel and management need. Additional materials include program materials, annual reports, general correspondence, and reports concerning association program and operations.
Michigan
circa 1961-1970
221 frames (1 partial reel)
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.
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Michigan, Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History, MS 00324, Smith College Special Collections, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3, Reel 333
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