Documents concerning the history, affiliation, program and development of the YWCA of Parkersburg, West Virginia and correspondence and reports concerning organizing and developing associations in Nitro and Philippi. The administrative and organizational history of the YWCA of Parkersburg is documented through its constitutions, bylaws, fact sheets and historical notes. In addition, correspondence and reports concerning buildings and finance address the administrative and managerial side of the association. The association's program, community of work and leadership are addressed in visitation reports from field secretaries, industrial department reports, a community study and advisory correspondence with regional and national leadership. A series of correspondence concerning a Girl Reserve club in a "colored" school in the town offers a glimpse into the race relations of the community and the association and the national organization's response. Additional materials include lists of staff and volunteer leaders, documents concerning the association's relationship with the YMCA and general program reports.
West Virginia
circa 1919-1950
Leadership in women
Women
Societies and clubs
Women
Social conditions
Social action
Women
Services for
Nonprofit organizations
Finance
Nonprofit organizations
Management
Social service
Race relations
Racism
African American women
Societies and clubs
Women
Employment
Young Women's Christian associations
Nonprofit organizations
Administration
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West Virginia, Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History, MS 00324, Smith College Special Collections, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Box 3: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3, Reel 221
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