Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 22/10/0/2
YWCA Ames-ISU
Records, 1873-[ongoing]


Descriptive summary

creator: YWCA Ames-ISU
title: Records
dates: 1873-[ongoing]
extent: 12.39 linear feet (29 document boxes and 1 half-document box)
collection number: RS 22/10/0/2
repository: University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: YWCA Ames-ISU, Records, RS 22/10/0/2, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

The YWCA at Iowa State University was formed in 1889 when the Christian Association of the Iowa Agricultural College was divided into the YWCA for women and the YMCA for men. Christian associations were formed to meet the spiritual needs of the students and faculty, since attending services in Ames was hampered by poor road conditions and a lack of public transportation.

Currently, the YWCA strives to eliminate racism and empower women. They offer a safe place for women and girls, encourage strong women leaders, and champion women's rights and civil rights.

 

Collection description

This collection (1873-[ongoing]) contains records, which document the activities of the YWCA at Iowa State University. The papers include the articles of incorporation, annual reports, and meeting minutes. The records also contain scrapbooks and photographs. In addition, there are newsletters, press releases, and several histories of the YWCA.

 

Organization

The collection is listed chronologically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

7

Annual Reports

1907-1909

12

15

McKinley, Angeline - Secretary

1907-1954

11

5

Membership Drives and Lists

1908-1985

21

3

Photographs

1910-1988

1

8

Annual Reports

1913-1914

1

9

Annual Reports

1914-1915

1

10

Annual Reports

1915-1916

12

16

Paddock, A. Estella - Secretary

1916-1941

10

4

Nevens, Harriet Miller - funds

1917-1947

1

11

Annual Reports

1918-1919

1

12

Annual Reports

1919-1920

2

1

Annual Reports

1923-1924

1

1

Newsclippings

1924-1955

33 12 News Bulletin and Statement of Purpose 1928, undated

2

2

Annual Reports

1930-1931

6

8

Finance Report

1930-1931

2

3

Annual Reports

1931-1932

2

4

Annual Reports

1934-1935

14

2

Twenty Year Plan Outline

1935

2

5

Annual Reports

1938-1939

2

6

Annual Reports

1939-1940

10

10

House Maintenance, Insurance and Inventories

1939-1970

2

7

Annual Reports

1940-1941

12

7

Personnel - Job Description

1941-1974

6

9

Finance Report

1943

11

14

National YWCA Retirement and Savings Plan

1943-1975

2

8

Annual Reports

1944-1945

19

2

Story of the YWCA - Scrapbook

1945-1946

19

3

Story of the YWCA - Scrapbook (photocopy)

1945-1946

9

8

Financial Records - Budgets and Statements

1945-1978

2

9

Annual Reports

1946-1947

9

2

Descriptive Brochures

1946-1985

11

3

"Live 'Y'-er" v.4, no. 1

1947

5

7

Annual Report

1947-1948

8

12

Correspondence

1947-1969

12

6

Personnel - Correspondence

1947-1975

12

10

Cowles, Betty M. - Secretary

1948

2

10

Annual Reports

1948-1949

5

8

Annual Report

1948-1949

11

6

Nation and World Commission Committee

1948-1953

8

11

Constitution and By-Laws (local)

1948-1974

6

1

Annual Report

1949-1950

11

11

National Student YWCA Correspondence

1949-1965

6

2

Annual Report Joint YMCA and YWCA

1950-1951

15

1

Ames Business Girls Y - Scrapbook

1950-1951

15

3

Ames Business Girls Y - Scrapbook (photocopy)

1950-1951

13

7

Secretary's Records - Advisory Board

1950-1961

10

7

Geneva Region

1950-1962

10

15

Iowa District - Miscellaneous Materials

1950-1963

3

1

Annual Reports

1951-1952

15

4 - 5

Ames Business Girls YWCA Scrapbook

1951-1952

15

6

Ames Business Girls YWCA Scrapbook (photocopy)

1951-1952

8

4

Boone Conference - Joint YMCA and YWCA

1951-1955

6

7

Cabinet Reports

1951-1965

8

5

Cabinet Minutes

1951-1970

9

6

Finance - National Information

1951-1970

8

2

Board and Cabinet Lists

1951-1975

10

2

Alumni Achievement - funds

1951-1977

3

2

Annual Reports

1952-1953

13

5

Religion at Iowa State College Joint YMCA and YWCA

1952-1954

15

7 - 8

Ames Business Girls YWCA Scrapbook

1952-1958

15

9

Ames Business Girls YWCA Scrapbook (photocopy)

1952-1958

14

4

YMCA-YWCA Relations - Joint YMCA and YWCA

1952-1968

7

2

Advisory and Executive Board Minutes

1952-1969

8

10

Community Chest (now United Way)

1952-1977

13

9

Sensitivity Information Groups

1953-1967

6

4

Annual Report - Personnel Committee

1953-1970

6

5

Board Reports

1953-1973

3

3

Annual Reports

1954-1955

1

5

Articles of Incorporation

1954-1968

12

18

Thompson, Margaret H.

1954-1970

12

20

Programs (YWCA Sponsored)

1954-1978

21

4

Fliers

1954-1994

3

4

Annual Reports

1955-1956

4

1

Annual Reports

1956-1957

8

1

Board and Cabinet Job Descriptions

1956-1973

4

2

Annual Reports

1957-1958

4

3

Annual Reports

1957-1958

9

5

Finance Meeting - Des Moines February 8

1958

4

4

Annual Reports

1958-1959

4

5

Annual Reports

1958-1959

4

6

Annual Reports

1959-1960

5

1

Annual Reports

1959-1960

5

2

Annual Reports

1960-1961

5

3

Annual Reports

1960-1961

5

6

Annual Reports Executive Director ISU

1960-1961

1

2

Newsclippings

1960-1970

9

9

Forms

1960-1971

13

2

Publicity

1960-1977

5

4

Annual Reports

1961-1962

5

5

Annual Reports

1961-1962

13

8

Secretary's Records - Advisor Board

1961-1964

7

7

Art Fair

1961-1969

21

5

Constitution and By-Laws

1961-1978

13

13

Summer Projects and Employment Opportunities

1962

13

12

Standards and Objectives

1962-1976

9

4

Embers (Reference Booklet)

1963-1966

12

9

Barnes, Wava - Executive Secretary

1963-1968

10

8

Geneva Region

1963-1969

12

8

Personnel - Vacancy Registration Forms

1963-1970

14

7

"The Y Wire" (Newsletter)

1963-1974

14

5

"Women's Newsletter"

1963-1976

14

6

World Service Materials

1963-1976

9

7

Financial Records - Accounting Reports and Vouchers

1964-1973

13

10

Service "I" Award - Joint YMCA and YWCA

1964-1974

10

1

Adamson, Gertrude Herr - funds

1965-1968

9

3

East Central Coordinating Committee

1965-1971

13

1

Programs Evaluations

1965-1972

8

8

Central Region

1965-1977

11

1

Journal of the President

1966

11

2

Journal of the President

1966

19

6

YWCA scrapbook

1966

19

7

YWCA scrapbook (photocopy)

1966

12

11

Diem, Erma Lea - Executive Director

1966-1967

6

3

Annual Report - National Student YWCA

1966-1976

10

9

Good Neighbor Program

1967-1974

13

4

Relationship to National and Regional YWCA, Committee on

1967-1974

21

6

YWCA Constitution

1967-1981

10

5

Peterson, Mable - funds

1968

12

1

National Student Council of the YWCA - NSCY - Atlanta, GA

1968

12

13

Johnson, Claudia - Executive Director

1968

19

4

YWCA scrapbook

1968-1969

19

5

YWCA scrapbook (photocopy)

1968-1969

14

1

Vietnam War Moratorium - Joint YMCA and YWCA

1968-1970

11

7

National Affairs Institute

1968-1971

12

5

Pal Project, Joint YMCA and YWCA

1968-1986

8

6

Campus Y

1969

8

9

Central Region (Newsletter)

1969

11

4

Meeting with Dean of Students Minutes

1969

7

5

Alumni Hall Occupancy Rights

1969-1974

9

1

Correspondence

1969-1978

21

7

Roll Call of Staff Forms

1969-1983

7

6

Ames Cooperative Day Care Center

1970

10

6

Thompson, Margaret - funds

1970

11

8

National Convention - Houston, Texas

1970

12

3

National Student Council of the YWCA - NSCY - Madison, WI

1970

7

3

Advisory and Executive Board Minutes

1970-1973

7

8

Art Fair

1970-1973

12

12

Huntress, Alison - Executive Director

1970-1973

9

10

Friends of Foreign Wives

1970-1974

10

12

International Friendship Committee Records

1970-1974

10

14

Iowa Clergy Consultation Service (ICCS)

1970-1976

1

3

Newsclippings

1970-1980

11

12

National Student YWCA

1971

13

11

"Sex and Your Head: Getting it all Together"

1971

8

7

Career Exploration Groups

1971-1972

21

8

Sex Discrimination Charge against ISU filed by NOW

1971-1974

11

9

National Correspondence about ISU

1971-1978

22

1

Rosters - Board of Directors

1971-1999

10

11

Human Sexuality Symposium - "Open Monogamous Marriage" speech by Sue Coppernoll

1972

12

2

National Student Council of the YWCA - NSCY - Atlanta, GA

1972

22

3

Alumni Hall

1972-1981

22

2

Staff Reports

1972-1982

10

3

Carlander, Harriet Bell - funds

1973

11

13

National Student YWCA

1973

12

4

Orientation Institute - Sioux City, IA

1973

22

4

Proposal for Women's Center

1973

8

3

Board Secretary's Appointment Book

1973-1974

13

6

Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights

1973-1974

12

14

Mathias, Barb - Executive Director

1973-1975

14

3

Wednesday Noon Lectures

1973-1976

22

5

Regional Conference

1973-1977

16

2

Donations

1973-1984

7

9

Art Fair

1974

11

10

National Organization for Women (NOW)

1974-1976

6

6

Board Reports

1974-1977

7

4

Advisory and Executive Board Minutes

1974-1977

18

7

International Resource Center - Correspondence Regarding Culture kit

1974-1983

16

3 - 4

Donations - Binder  

1974-1986

6

10

General Report

1975

7

10

Art Fair

1975

12

17

Palmer, Jean - Executive Director

1975

13

3

Publicity - North Grand Mall

1975

10

13

Interoffice Correspondence

1975-1977

22

6

Annual Reports and Minutes

1975-1979

1

6

History

1976

7

11

Art Fair

1976

22

8

Staff Reports

1976-1977

22

7

Personnel Committee

1976-1981

7

12

Art Fair

1977

22

9

Publicity Committee

1977-1978

22

10

Association Review

1978

22

11

Alumni Hall History

1978

22

14

Long Range Planning Committee

1978-1979

16

1

Financial Records

1978-1983

22

12

Alumnae Letters and Centennial Information

1978-1986

22

13

Old Fundraisers: Women's Fun Run

1979-1983

7

1

Action Audit for Change

1980

23

1

Alumni Hall Corporation

1980-1984

1

4

Newsclippings

1980-1990

23

2

Multicultural Project

1980-1990

23

3

Student Association Review

1981

23

4

Constitution and By-Laws

1981-1985

23

5 - 6

Alumni Hall Space

1981-1993

23

7

Photographs

1982

23

8

Photographs

1982

23

9

Board of Director's Meetings

1982-1983

23

10

Staff Reports

1982-1983

23

11

Staff Reports

1983-1984

23

12

Board Meeting Minutes

1983-1984

23

13

Committee Reports

1983-1984

24

1

One Imperative

1983-1988

24

2

Staff Reports

1984-1985

24

3

Board of Director's Minutes

1984-1985

24

4

Committee Reports

1984-1985

24

5 - 6

Newsletters

1984-2000

24

7

Volunteer Internship Manual

1985

24

8

Old Fundraisers

1985

24

9

Alumni Hall Corporation

1985-1986

24

10

Community Cabinet

1985-1986

24

11

Student Cabinet

1985-1986

24

12

Staff Reports on the Board

1985-1986

24

13

Board of Director's Minutes

1985-1986

24

14

Committee Reports

1985-1987

25

1

Brochures and Information

1986

25

2

Women's Center Relationship

1986

25

3

Board of Director's Minutes

1986-1987

25

4

Community Cabinet

1986-1987

25

5

Student Cabinet Meetings

1986-1987

19

1

Official Proclamation

1986-1988

25

6

Press Releases

1986-1988

17

1 - 3

International Friendship Fair - Children's letters and Publicity

1986-1994

25

7

Old Fundraiser: Raffle

1987

16

5

Donations - Binder

1987-1988

25

8 - 9

Staff Reports

1987-1988

25

10

Press Releases

1987-1992

17

9

International Friendship Fair - Scrapbook

1988

20

2

International Friendship Fair - Scrapbook

1988

20

6

International Friendship Fair - Scrapbook

1988

17

4 - 6

International Friendship Fair - Scrapbook 

1988-1989

20

3

International Friendship Fair - Scrapbook

1988-1989

20

4

International Friendship Fair - Scrapbook

1988-1989

20

5

International Friendship Fair - Scrapbook

1988-1989

25

11 - 12

Staff Reports

1988-1990

25

13

Calendars (1 of 2)

1988-1998

26

1

Calendars (2 of 2)

1988-1998

26

2-3

Old Brochures

1988-1999

12

19

Torrey, Celia A. (North) - Advisory Board

1989

17

7

International Friendship Fair - Scrapbook

1989

17

8

International Friendship Fair - Scrapbook

1989

26

4

Centennial Information

1989

26

5

Minutes

1989

26

6

Community Cabinet News

1989

26

7

Old Fundraisers: What a Rap

1989

26

8

Old Fundraiser: Golf Tournament

1989-1991

26

9

Sitters List

1989-1991

30

3

Birthday Candles

1989-2000

26

10

Old Fundraiser: Old Coupon Book

1990

18

1 - 3

International Friendship Fair - Scrapbook

1990-1991

18

4 - 6

Iowa Friendship Fair - Scrapbook

1990-1991

20

1

International Friendship Fair - Scrapbook

1990-1991

26

11

Staff Reports

1990-1991

26

12

Press Releases

1990-1994

26

13

Racism

1990-1996

26

14

Study Circle Copies

1990-2000

16

6 - 7

Donations - Binder  

1991-1992

26

15

Women's Resource Center Report/taskforce

1991-1992

26

16

Minutes

1991-1993

26

17

Former Programs: Assertiveness Class

1991-1994

26

18

Tai Chi

1991-1996

27

1 - 2

Staff Reports

1992-1993

27

3

Former Programs - Academy

1992-1994

27

5

Association Review

1993

27

6

Minutes

1993-1995

27

4

Press Releases

1993-1999

27

7

Respect from within

1994

27

8

Project Respect

1994

27

9

Old Fundraiser: Garden Party

1994

27

10

Staff Reports

1994-1995

27

11

Respect from within

1994-1996

27

12

Association Review

1995

28

1 - 2

Chautauqua Events

1995

28

3

Staff Reports

1995-1996

30

1

Respect From Within

1995-1996

28

4

Minutes

1995-1998

28

5

Old Fundraisers: Buy's Garage Sale

1996

28

6

Former Programs: Financial Classes

1996

30

8

Calendar of Events - Spring 1996

1996

28

7

Fliers

1996-2000

28

8

YWCA Program Organization

1997

28

9

Staff Reports

1997-1998

28

10

Random Acts of Kindness

1997-1998

28

11

Formal Programs

1997-2002

29

1

Former Programs: Building Bridges

1998

29

2

Past Programs

1998-1999

29

3

Minutes

1998-2000

29

4

Staff Reports

1999-2000

29

5

Staff Reports

2000-2001

9

11

Women of Achievement Awards Luncheon

2002

30

7

Mentor / Mentee Program

2002

30

14

News Clippings

2003-2010

21

1 - 2

History

2004

30 18 Strategic Plan 2004

29

6

Childcare Committees correspondence, minutes

2004-2006

29

11

Oral History Report - Documenting race in Ames

2005

15

10

Dolphin, Judy Personnel Records

2006

18

8

Women of Achievement Award

2006

18

9

Wolfe, Sherri - Executive Director correspondence

2006

30

2

YWCA Board of Directors

2006-2007

18

10

Taste of Chocolate

2007

30

5

Staff Reports

2007

30

6

Year-End Report

2007

30

9

Annual Report

2007

30

10

Women of Achievement Awards

2007

30

4

Fliers and Postcards

2007-2008

30

13

Minutes

2008

30

11

Newsletter

2008

30

12

Week Without Violence Paper Cupholder

2008

30 16 Cards and Flyers 2009
30 17 Executive Director's Report 2009
30 15 Meeting Minutes 2009
30 25 Women of Achievement Awards 2009
30 20 Annual Meeting 2010
30 21 Minutes - Board of Directors 2010
30 22 Constitution - Proposed Amendments 2010
30 23 Executive Director's Report 2010
30 24 International Women's Day Celebration 2010
30 19 Women of Achievement Awards (1- 5x7" color photo) 2010
30 27 Newsletter - "YWCA Update" 2011
30 26 Women of Achievement Awards 2011
33 14 Just Desserts - Invitation 2012
33 13 Women of Achievement Awards 2012

29

7 - 10

Carrie Chapman Catt

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