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The YWCA of Chicago, Illinois begins with employment and housing services for the women and girls of Chicago, later expanding to war work efforts during World War I and joining as an affiliated association of the YWCA of the U.S.A. in 1918. The history of the association's affiliation, administration, governance and programs and services are documented in constitutions and bylaws, administrative records, correspondence and annual reports. As a large city association these documents also describe the relationships and functions of the many YWCA of Chicago departments and centers in Chicago. Reports of the Girl Reserve, Industrial and Business and Professional Women's Departments of the YWCA of Chicago describe and assess the work being done on behalf of those groups of women and girls with sometimes unique needs. Other documents include correspondence concerning association finance and historical notes and summaries of the association.
reports, administrative records, correspondence, constitutions, bylaws (administrative records), lists (document genre), annual reports, pamphlets, questionnaires
Reports, correspondence, administrative records and other documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. associations in East St. Louis, Elgin and Evanston, Illinois. Visitations reports describe and assess the association services, leadership and programs in addition to describing the community served and their needs. Residence surveys gather information concerning residence services and facilities offered and their use. Other documents include governing documents such as constitutions and bylaws, administrative records, association histories and fact sheets and lists of professional and volunteer leadership. Addition documents concerning the YWCA of East, St. Louis include a study of the association and its activities, a study of the working and living conditions of the immigrant population and correspondence concerning the relationship between the YWCA of East St. Louis and the Mary Bethune Club. The Mary Bethune Club, a club for African American women, is interested in becoming members of the local YWCA. The correspondence explains their efforts and the reaction of the YWCA of East St. Louis in addition to the intervening and advisory actions from the YWCA of the U.S.A. Additional documents concerning the YWCA of Evanston, Illinois include correspondence and reports concerning their effort to become an association independent of the YWCA of Chicago, Illinois.
reports, administrative records, correspondence, constitutions, bylaws (administrative records), lists (document genre), annual reports, clippings (information artifacts), questionnaires
Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. associations in Danville and Decatur, Illinois. Visitations reports describe and assess the association services, leadership and programs in addition to describing the community served and their needs. Residence surveys gather information concerning residence services and facilities offered and their use. Other documents include governing documents such as constitutions and bylaws, administrative records, association histories and fact sheets and lists of professional and volunteer leadership. Also included are population and community studies and a study of social work and welfare in Decatur.
Documents concerning the Loop Center, Southside Center, South Parkway Center, West side Branch and Central, McCormick and McGill residences. As a large metropolitan association, the YWCA of Chicago, Illinois has several branches, centers and residences to serve its diverse groups and needs. African American women had separate branches and residences. The relationship between these branches and the relationship between African American members and white members is described in visitation reports and correspondence. Loop Center documents include the report of a study of the age and income of the business and professional women using its services and the correlation to the types and costs of activities used. Other documents include visitation reports describing and assessing the programs and services of the branches, centers and residences, residence surveys, constitutions, a community study of the area served by the West Side Branch, residence pamphlets and branch historical notes.
annual reports, reports, correspondence, questionnaires, pamphlets
Documents concerning the YWCA of Chicago, Illinois. As a well established and large city association, the YWCA of Chicago has many departments and centers and serves a varied constituent group of women through these departments and centers. Lists and directories of leaders and volunteers record members of the board of directors and the many committees. Public affairs annual reports present a unified view of the public affairs program of the YWCA of Chicago as a whole and throughout the metropolitan association. The reports summarize the public affairs national and international emphases and the steps taken to educate members and organize actions. Public affairs emphases include international relations, civil rights, housing, education and economic security. Correspondence and reports of the Metropolitan Chicago YWCA Student Department summarize the organization of student work in Chicago and it's purpose and aims in addition to discussing the department's relationship to the YWCA of Chicago and the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A.
lists (document genre), annual reports, reports, correspondence