Archival Resources

Below are resources to provide archival context and historical background to the YWCA of the USA collection.


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YWCA of the U.S.A. records finding aids

Finding aid for the entire YWCA of the U.S.A. records in the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College.

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YWCA of the U.S.A. records, microfilm finding aid

Finding aid for the microfilm in the YWCA of the U.S.A. records in the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College.

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YWCA of the U.S.A. records, photographs finding aid

Finding aid for the photographs in the YWCA of the U.S.A. records in the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College.

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YWCA of the U.S.A. records, publications finding aid

Finding aid for the publications in the YWCA of the U.S.A. records in the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. This project is focusing on a selection of serials for digitization.

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“Abundant life to all”: The YWCA of the U.S.A.

A digital exhibit created for the Sophia Smith Collection’s 65th Anniversary in 2007.

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Imposing Evidence: Newsletter of the Sophia Smith collection

Sophia Smith Collection newsletter introducing the processed YWCA of the U.S.A. records.

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A “Christian Solution of the Labor Situation”: How Workingwomen Reshaped the YWCA’s Religious Mission and Politics

Article by Dorothea Browder concerning YWCA USA and the labor movement.