Records of Boston Young Women's Christian Association (Massachusetts), 1858-2005 (inclusive), 1858-1988 (bulk)
Overview
Reports, minutes, correspondence, etc., of the Boston Young Women's Christian Association.
Dates
- 1858-2005
- 1858-1988
Conditions Governing Access
Access. Most records are open for research; restricted folders are noted. Personnel records created before 1989 are closed until January 1, 2070. Closed personnel records may be consulted by the Personnel Office of the Boston YWCA. Individual items throughout the collection are closed as noted to protect personal privacy.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the donated records created by the Boston Young Women's Christian Associations is held by the President and Fellows of Harvard College for the Schlesinger Library. Copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Written permission of the Executive Director, Personnel Director, or the President of the Boston YWCA is required for publication of quotations exceeding 250 words. Written permission of the Executive Director, Personnel Director, or the President of the Boston YWCA is required for publication of information from open personnel records.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
136.76 linear feet ((98 cartons, 14 file boxes, 1 card file box, 8 folio boxes, 18 folio+ boxes), 43 oversized volumes, 24 audiocassettes, 17 motion pictures, and electronic records)An index to major authors, organizations, and subjects is found at the end of the inventory. Additionally, folders access to which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy are restricted as noted.
In 2011, the collection was reviewed, and the processor placed temporary restrictions on some folders to protect individual privacy, and discarded other folders of no research value (#1508, 1863, 1950, 2061, 2197-2307, 2333, 2406, 2483-2486, 2488, and Cartons 112-117), resulting in some gaps in the original numbering system. The discarded folders contained resumes for unsuccessful candidates and other job applicant information, timesheets, and applications for residence in YWCA-operated apartments. Cartons 112-117 contained computer generated payroll reports from 1973-1974. Records concerning individual retirement benefits, including folder #1483, were returned to the YWCA.
Additional materials received in 1992 and 2015 (accession numbers 92-M182, 2015-M220) were added to the collection in February 2016. These materials are housed in #2022av, #3349a and #3502-3512. All other files remain in the same order. Folders are listed in intellectual, not numerical, order.
HISTORY
The Boston Young Women's Christian Association (BYWCA) was founded in 1866; it was one of the first, and the prototype, for all subsequent YWCAs in the United States. It is also one of the oldest extant voluntary agencies in Boston.
In 1858, Mrs. Lucretia Boyd, a city missionary, first voiced concern for the moral and physical welfare of young women and girls coming from the country to work in Boston. In 1866 a group of women led by the civic reformer Pauline Durant, wife of philanthropist Henry Durant, founded the BYWCA modeled on the English YWCA to "serve the temporal, moral, and religious welfare of young women who are dependent upon their own exertions for support." Young women faced with the choice of "starving or sinning" were to be housed in well-regulated boarding houses and given moral and religious training. Accommodations and a reading room were rented on Chauncy Street in 1866 and shortly thereafter two houses on Beach Street were purchased to offer lodgings to Protestant women under the age of 25. Classes - - including Astronomy, Botany, Penmanship, and Bookkeeping - - were offered and a restaurant opened to serve residents and non-residents.
Finding that many young women had no jobs, the BYWCA in 1868 opened an employment agency for domestic servants and an experimental industrial class to teach sewing, dressmaking, and the use of the sewing machine. Such was the success of the early years that new buildings were constructed on Warrenton Street (1875) and Berkeley Street (1884). The first executive secretary, Charlotte Drinkwater (1875-1908), introduced many pioneering programs and established the early goals, to which over the years the BYWCA has consistently adhered: affordable housing, enrichment courses, vocational training, physical education, and career counseling and placement. The BYWCA's initial concern for the religious health of its clients has shifted away from Protestant denominational loyalty to a broad Christian focus. The responsiveness of the BYWCA to social change has depended partly on the differing agendas of the Executive Secretaries and partly on the policies of the volunteer Board of Managers. The settlement and training of immigrants as domestic workers was an early goal under Mary E. Blodgett, who established Travelers' Aid to welcome immigrants at the docks. Assimilation classes were offered by the International Institute in the 1920s. Under Executive Secretary Harriet Broad (1914-21), who trained at the National Board of the YWCA in New York, there was an effort to reach "industrial girls" and the membership was expanded to include clients as well as upper-class managers. Although (unlike the National Board) not a pioneer in race relations, the BYWCA wholeheartedly embraced the multicultural goals of the YWCA movement in the 1970s and introduced innovative programs whose purpose was to strengthen diversity and eliminate racism. The BYWCA has also been outspoken on public policy issues such as apartheid in South Africa. From the 1970s, especially under the direction of Executive Director Juliet Brudney, the BYWCA concentrated on services to youth and teenagers and child care services for working mothers.
The shortfall in funding from private charity, United Way, and state and federal agencies was closed by periodic fundraising campaigns and by the sale of securities. In 1986, in the interests of long range financial stability, the Board decided to rebuild the BYWCA at 140 Clarendon Street in partnership with a commercial developer. At the time when this collection was processed these plans had been postponed.
Highlights of BYWCA history:
- 1866: Boston YWCA founded; opens two houses on Beach Street to provide room and board for 80 Protestant workers and students.
- 1868: Employment agency for domestic servants opened. Courses offered to residents.
- 1874: New building opened on Warrenton Street.
- 1879-1914: Training School for Domestics provided up-to-date training for maids.
- 1884: Residence on Berkeley Street opened with first YWCA gymnasium.
- 1887: Travelers' Aid established to meet immigrants at the docks and provide temporary accommodation at Carver Street; Employment Office expanded to include placement in business and professions.
- 1888-1942: School of Domestic Science provides training for professional housekeepers and domestic science teachers in cooking, dressmaking, clay-modeling, wood-working ("sloyd"), and carpentry. School for Christian Workers founded.
- 1891: Pauline Durant Gymnasium built. Shorthand and typing courses introduced.
- 1892: Home Circle Club for Domestic Servants opened.
- 1906: Department of Medical Gymnastics offers corrective treatment.
- 1908: National Board of the YWCA (YWCA-USA) organized (1906); Boston joins YWCA-USA becomes open to new ideas and professionally trained leadership of the National office.
- 1914: Extension Department began to work with factory girls. Membership expanded to include not just upper-class managers but also women clients. "Now the girls are the Association."
- 1916: Jubilee anniversary of founding of BYWCA.
- 1917-1918: War work includes War Fund Campaign, hostess house at Fort Devens, and inter-racial Blue Triangle Recreation Center.
- 1918: Accommodation for business girls opened at 37 1/2 Beacon Street.
- 1921: Camp Winnecunnet on Martha's Vineyard purchased to provide inexpensive summer holidays for working women.
- 1926: Extension Department refounded to serve industrial workers in 40 cities and towns within a 15-mile radius of Boston. Warrenton Street building closed. International Institute, which later became autonomous, opened to provide services to immigrant women.
- 1927: Cornerstone of new building at 140 Clarendon Street laid.
- 1929: New building opened with Pioneer Hotel on top two floors. YWCAs of Newton and Boston merged.
- 1931: Adult Education Department formed.
- 1942: War efforts includes organizing entertainment for servicemen in Army-Navy Officers Club, providing housing for women doing war work, and raising funds for war relief. Camp Gaywood founded in Maine (open through 1956).
- 1948: Beta Gamma Club opened for businesswomen.
- 1950: Programs and exhibits honor Blacks and women achievers.
- 1951: Berkeley Residence campaign begun.
- 1954: Camp Blazing Trail, Denmark, Maine started (open through 1976).
- 1960: YWCA/YMCA jointly operate Mt. Bowdoin branch in Dorchester (formerly Greenwood Youth Center).
- 1964: West Suburban branch opened in Natick, enlarging programming for youth.
- 1970: YWCA-USA adopts "The One Imperative: To Eliminate Racism." Aswalos House opens in Dorchester to serve local minority community in the area and with after-school programs, summer camp, and counseling.
- 1974: Campaign for new swimming pool. Virginia Howard Ehrlich Day Care Center opened.
- 1976: 140 Clarendon Street renamed for civil rights activist Melnea A. Cass. Women's Resource Center opened at the West Suburban branch. New programs included job training in non-traditional occupations, programs for displaced homemakers, teen support, after-school tutoring, and health and physical fitness programs.
- 1986: Concerned about long-term financial stability, the YWCA board votes to rebuild the Clarendon Street site with a commercial developer, to create a Women's Athletic Center as a magnet for businesswomen in Boston, and to commit funds to the renovation of the Berkeley Street residence.
ARRANGEMENT
The records of the BYWCA are divided into the following six series.
- Series I, History and foundation (#1-52):
- Series II, Publications and publicity (#53v-170, E.1):
- Series III, Administration: Records of Board, Board committees, executive directors, and departments (#171v- 1659):
- Series IV, Records of programs 1887, 1915-1987 (#1660v-2700):
- Series V, Financial records (#2701-3161d):
- Series VI, Audio-visual materials (#3162vf-3498mp):
Physical Location
Bulk of collection (except for slides, Series VI-B; and audio- and video-tapes, Series VI-C and Series VI-D) stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: 89-M3, 92-M182, 2015-M220
The records of the Boston Young Women's Christian Association were given to the Schlesinger Library by the Association in 1989 and in 1992, and by Sharlene Voogd Cochrane in December 2015.
CONTAINER LIST
- Carton 1: Folders #1-32
- Carton 2: Folders #33-52
- Folio Box 3: Folders #53v-57v
- Folio Box 4: Folders #58v-59v
- Folio Box 5: Folders #60v-61v
- Carton 6: Folders #62v-69v
- Carton 7: Folders #70v-72v
- Folio Box 8+: Folders #73v-74v
- Folio Box 9+: Folders #75v-76v
- Folio Box 10+: Folders #77v-78v
- Carton 11+: Folders #79v-80v
- Carton 12+: Folders #81v-82v
- Carton 13: Folders #83v-87v
- Carton 14: Folders #88v-90v, 92v-93v
- Carton 15: Folders #94v-95v, 97v
- Carton 16: Folders #98v-100v
- Carton 17: Folders #101v-104v
- Carton 18: Folders #105v-107v
- Carton 19: Folders #108v-113v
- Carton 20: Folders #114-127
- Carton 21: Folders #128-147
- Carton 22: Folders #148-170
- Carton 23: Folders #171v-184v
- Carton 24: Folders #185v-205
- Carton 25: Folders #206-240v
- Carton 26: Folders #241v-258v
- Carton 27: Folders #259-279
- Folio+ Box 65a: Folder #1667v
- Carton 29: Folders #320v-353
- Carton 30: Folders #354a-399
- Carton 31: Folders #400-462
- Carton 32: Folders #463-490, #492-517
- Carton 33: Folders #518-554
- Carton 34: Folders #555-594
- Carton 35: Folders #595-633
- Carton 36: Folders #634-659
- Carton 37: Folders #660-685
- Carton 38: Folders #686-721
- Carton 39: Folders #722-744
- Carton 40: Folders #745-781
- Carton 41: Folders #782-785, #787-823
- Carton 42: Folders #824-866
- Carton 43: Folders #867-917
- Carton 44: Folders #918-973
- Carton 45: Folders #974-1014
- Carton 46: Folders #1015-1049
- Carton 47: Folders #1050-1075v
- Carton 48: Folders #1076-1102v
- Carton 49: Folders #1103-1139
- Carton 50: Folders #1140-1165
- Carton 51: Folders #1166-1201
- Carton 52: Folders #1202-1203, #1205-1226
- Carton 53: Folders #1227-1288
- Carton 54: Folders #1289-1341
- Carton 55: Folders #1342-1387
- Carton 56: Folders #1388-1455
- Carton 57: Folders #1458, #1460-1466, #1468, #1470-1477, #1479-1482, #1484-1485, #1491-1507, #1509-1510 [folder #1483 and #1508 discarded 2011]
- Carton 58: Folders #1511-1538
- Carton 59: Folders #1539v-1582
- Carton 60: Folders #1583-1638v
- Box 61: Card file of contributors. 1976-1977
- Carton 62: Folders #1639-1659
- Folio+ Box 63+: Folders #1660v-1661v
- Carton 64: Folders #1662v-1665v
- Folio+ Box 65: Folder #1666v
- Folio+ Box 66: Folders #1668v-1670v
- Folio+ Box 67: Folders #11671v
- Folio+ Box 68: Folders #1672v
- Folio+ Box 69: Folders #1673v
- Folio+ Box 70: Folders #1674v-1675v
- Folio+ Box 71: Folders #11676v-1678v
- Folio+ Box 72: Folders #1679v-1680v
- Folio+ Box 73: Folders #11681v-1683v
- Folio+ Box 74: Folders #1684-v-1685v
- Carton 75: Folders #1686-1697
- Carton 76: Folders #1698-1718, #1720-1725, #1727-1728, #1730-1732
- Carton 77: Folders #1733-1741, #1743-1766
- Carton 78: Folders #1767-1786, #1788-1807, #1809-1818
- Carton 79: Folders #1819-1821, #1823-1839, #1841-1862, #1864, #1868-1869 [ folder #1863 discarded in 2011]
- Carton 80: Folders #1871-1940
- Carton 81: Folders #1942-1949, #1951-1989 [folder #1950 discarded in 2011]
- Carton 82: Folders #2020-2039v
- Carton 83: Folders #2040-2060, #2062-2082 [folder #2061 discarded in 2011]
- Carton 84: Folders #2125-2126, #2128, #2134-2137, #2139-2141, #2144-2145
- Carton 85: Folders #2120-2124, #2127, #2129-2133, #2138, #2141-2143, #2146-2151
- Carton 86: Folders #2152v-2165v
- Carton 87: Folders #2166v-2178
- Carton 88: Folders #2179-2187, #2189-2196, #2308-2317 [folders #2197-2307 discarded in 2011]
- Carton 89-Carton 90: discarded in 2011
- Carton 91: Folders #2318-2326, #2328-2332, #2334-2348, #2352, #2379, #2382-2383, #2385, #2388-2390, #2392, #2398-2402, #2405, #2407-2408, #2411-2413
- Carton 92: Folders #2358-2378, #2380, #2384, #2386-2387, #2389, #2391, #2393-2397, #2403-2404, #2409-2410 [folder #2406 discarded in 2011]
- Carton 93: Folders #2414-2428, #2430-2431, #2433, #2435-2455
- Carton 94: Folders #2482, #2487, #2489, #2492-2498 [folders #2483-2486, 2488 discarded in 2011]
- Carton 95: Folders #2499-2515, #2517-2518, #2520-2568
- Carton 96: Folders #2569-2621
- Carton 97: Folders #2622-2680
- Carton 98: Folders #2681-2700
- Carton 99: Folders #2701-2797
- Carton 100: Folders #2798-2883
- Carton 101: Folders #2884-2901
- Carton 102: Folders #2902-2921v
- Carton 103: Folders #2922-2964
- Carton 104: Folders #2965-2982, #2984-3023
- Carton 105: Folders #3024-3028, #3031-3043, #3045, #3047, #3049-3060, #3062-3063
- Carton 106: Folders #3065-3068, #3070-3072, #3074, #3077-3078, #3080, #3082-3083, #3086-3092
- Carton 107: Folders #3093-3105
- Carton 108: Folders #3106-3110v
- Carton 109: Folders #3111v-3114v
- Carton 110: Folders #3115v-3118v
- Carton 111: Folders 3119v-3123dv
- Carton 112: Payroll deductions printout, 1973-1974 [discarded in 2011]
- Cartons 113: Payroll register printouts, 1973 [discarded in 2011]
- Carton 114: Payroll register printouts, 1973-1974 [discarded in 2011]
- Carton 115: Payroll register printouts, 1974 [discarded in 2011]
- Carton 116: Payroll register printouts, 1974 [discarded in 2011]
- Carton 117: Misc. recap reports, 1971-1973 [discarded in 2011]
- Carton 118: Journal entry printouts, 1970-1971, 1976-1977
- Carton 119: Journal entry printouts, 1977-1979
- Carton 120: Journal entry printouts, 1979-1980
- Carton 121: Carton 120: Journal entry printouts, 1980-1981
- Carton122: Check register, 1960-1969
- Carton 123: Control account ledger, 1975
- Carton 124: Summary of income and expenses, 1970-1974
- Folio Box 125: Folders #3162vf, #3168vf
- Folio Box 126: Folders #3179f, #3193f, #3196f, #3197f, #3199f, #3294f, #3311vf, #3356f, #3365f, #3375f, #3408f
- Folio+ Box127: Folders #3192f+, #3211f+, #3293f+, #3326f+, #3356f+, #3422f+
- Folio+ Box 128: Folder #3243vf+
- Box 129: Folders #3163-3166v
- Box 130: Folders #3167, 3169-3178, #3180-3190
- Box 131: Folders #3191, #3194-3195, #3198, #3200-3210
- Box 132: Folders #3212-3226
- Box 133: Folders #3227-3236
- Carton 134: Folders #3431-3455
- Carton 135: Folders #3456at-3498mp
- Box 136: Folders #3237-3242, 3244-3246
- Box 137: Folders #3247-3265
- Box 138: Folders #3266-3292, 3295-3299
- Box 139: Folders #3300, 3310, 3312-3325, 3327-3335
- Box 140: Folders #3336-3355, 3357-3360
- Box 141: Folders #3361-3364, 3366-3374, 3376-3391
- Box 142: Folders #3392-3407, 3409-3412
- Box 143: Folders #3413-3421, 3423-3430, 3499-3501
- Box 144: Folders #3502-3509, 3511-3512
- Folio Box 145: #91f, 96f
PRELIMINARY INDEX
Preliminary index of authors, subjects, committees, and organizations. Numbers beginning with 3162vf refer to photographs or audio-visual material.
- Adult education programs 354-355, 752, 755, 1414, 1670v, 1712-1745, 3276-3324
- African-Americans 46, 51, 70v, 215-218, 394, 445-447, 466, 497-498, 596, 602, 948-951, 968-969, 1789-1792, 2598
- Anniversaries 8f, 96v, 159-160, 358-361, 394-398, 2955-2956,2999, 3165v, 3254
- Aswalos House 512-517, 630-659, 1319-1320, 1363, 1748v-1804,1858-1870, 2419, 2422, 3024-3026, 3171-3175, 3502-3512
- Battered women 660, 2563-2565, 2582-2585, 2599-2603, 3027-3031,3052
- Berkeley Residence 94v, 667-686, 1001, 1325, 1369-1372, 1472,1535-1547, 1677v, 1805-1808, 2931, 3106v, 3162vf, 3176-3189
- Bequaert, Lucia 618-1277 (scattered) 663
- Boyd, Lucretia 1
- Brooks, Phillips 6
- Brudney, Juliet 618-1277 (scattered), 708
- Burke-Tatum, Barbara 719-720
- Business and Industrial Department 55v, 3205-3208, 3419-3420 See also Labor, industrial relations
- Camp Blazing Trail 724-725, 1082, 1692f, 2944-2947, 3212-3214
- Camp Gamble 428
- Camp Gaywood 429, 1690-1691, 1811, 2950, 3215-3229
- Camp Winnecunnet 41, 1690, 2952-2953, 3233-3244
- Camp YaWaCa 392, 1691, 3250
- Camps 722-725, 1282, 2992, 3209-3252
- Cass Branch 735-768, 862, 1379, 1816-1889
- Child care 365, 751, 762, 782-795, 878-879, 1304-1308, 1397-1404, 1767-1775, 1825-1837, 1852-1857, 3064, 3172, 3257-3262
- Clarendon Street Building 50, 224-225, 796, 1416-1446, 1524-1534, 2925-2927, 2960-2962, 3267
- Coit, Eleanor Gwinnell 37v
- Coolidge, Calvin 6
- Cost, Adrienne 618-1277 (scattered), 808
- Counseling Service Committee and Department 414-415, 1463, 1990-2019, 2964
- Cox, Channing Harris (Governor) 6
- Dance 3291-3299, 3429
- Displaced homemakers (includes New Start and Second Wind) 659, 818-821, 973-976, 1148, 1154-1155, 1161, 1163, 1168-1169, 2324-2548v, 2569-2573, 3043
- Domestic service 42. See also School of Domestic Science, Training School for Domestics, Home Circle Club for Domestic Servants
- Durant, Pauline 5, 3162vf
- Dwyer, Doriot Anthony 3195
- Ethnic relations 39v
- Ely, Georgia 39v 3020
- Finance Committee reports 239v-269
- Fuller, Alvan Tufts (Governor) 6
- Fund raising campaigns 66v, 68v, 70v, 72v, 94v, 221-222, 275-278, 1416-1446, 1524, 1659, 1665v, 1677v, 3106v
- Greenwood, Lois 354-617 (scattered), 434
- Hardy, Harriet Louise 3195
- Health, physical education, etc. 48v, 279-280, 500-501, 748-749, 766, 861-862, 997, 1021-1038, 1667v, 2035v-2042, 3342, 3351-3355, 3381, 3388-3409
- "Hippies" 440
- Home Circle Club for Domestic Servants 47
- Housing issues 70v, 1413
- International Institute 39v, 3020, 3339, 3374-3376
- Jacobson, Natalie 3203
- Labor, industrial relations 37v, 686
- Lamson, Mary Swift 2, 3195
- Lawrence, William (Bishop)6
- Leigh, Janet 3203
- Non-traditional occupations (includes Fortune Telling and Connections) 741, 845, 1207, 1211, 1894-1989, 2024v-2033, 2053-2158, 2592, 2597, 3034-3042, 3050-3051, 3090, 3169
- Parlin Apartments 481-485, 914-920, 1376-1378, 2159-2307
- Physical education. See Health, physical education, etc.
- Pioneer Residence 488-489, 1459, 2826, 3356-3360f
- Putnam, Glendora McIlwain 204, 945
- Race relations. See African-Americans
- Religion 7, 40v, 502
- Rockport Branch 503-509, 3210-3211f+
- School of Domestic Science 44v, 45v, 58v, 59v, 1686, 2321-2323, 3363-3368
- Seeber, Marcia 354-617 (scattered), 509, 521, 3199f
- South Africa 348, 988v, 1396, 1411, 2549, 3052
- Strapp, Eleanor 354-617 (scattered), 499
- Swimming pool 1021-1038
- Teenagers (includes Girl Reserve) 542-546, 606, 645, 653, 656,754, 758, 767, 828, 996, 1045-1046, 1290, 1873-1874, 2034,2691-2693, 3056, 3410-3413
- Training School for Domestics 56v, 2321-2323
- Travelers Aid 53v, 549, 3417
- United Fund 557-561, 3011
- United Community Planning 1058-1060, 3010
- United Community Service 553-556
- United Way 1067-1115, 1314, 1959
- Volunteers 568-571, 941
- Warrenton Street Building 3422
- West Suburban Branch 573, 858, 1134-1169, 1193-1196, 1199, 1343,1364, 1374, 2554-2608, 2989, 3060-3081, 3168vf, 3423-3424
- Women '76 2609-2661, 3425
- Women '77 2662-2684
- Women's Athletic Club 1174-1192, 1810, 2689
- Women's Resource Center 1203-1206
- World War I, 1914-1918--War work 62v, 1660v
- World War II, 1939-1945--War work 84v, 305, 1747v, 3344, 3421
- World YWCA 579-580
- YWCA-YMCA-Mt. Bowdoin 432-433, 583-586, 2991
- YWCA-Malden 582
- YWCA-South End 587-588
- YWCA-South Shore 589
- YWCA-USA 512-517, 533-538, 590-615v, 1215-1234, 1394-1396, 3021-3022
- YWCA-others 54v, 161-169, 390, 617, 1235-1276, 3019-3020
- Youth services. See Teenagers
Processing Information
Preliminary inventory: January 1991
By: Jane S. Knowles
Updated: August 2011
By: Paula Aloisio
Updated and additional materials added: February 2016
By: Anne Engelhart
- Abused women--Massachusetts
- Adult education--Massachusetts
- African American women--Massachusetts
- Audiotapes
- Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Boston (Mass.)--Economic conditions
- Boston (Mass.)--Social life and customs
- Camps--Maine
- Camps--Massachusetts
- Charities--Massachusetts--Boston
- Child care--Massachusetts--Boston
- Clubs--Massachusetts--Boston
- Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
- Day care centers--Massachusetts
- Displaced homemakers--Massachusetts
- Electronic records
- Home economics students--Massachusetts
- Home economics--Massachusetts
- Massachusetts--Emigration and immigration
- Occupational retraining--Massachusetts
- Occupational training--Massachusetts
- Physical education and training--Massachusetts
- Race relations
- Religious education of girls
- Sports--Massachusetts
- Travelers' aid societies
- Web sites
- Women volunteers in social service--Massachusetts
- Women--Education
- Women--Societies and clubs
- World War, 1914-1918--War work--Young Women's Christian associations
- World War, 1939-1945--War work--Young Women’s Christian associations
- Youth--Societies and clubs
- Title
- Boston Young Women's Christian Association (Massachusetts). Records of Boston Young Women's Christian Association, 1858-2005 (inclusive), 1858-1988 (bulk): A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00219
Repository Details
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