VCU James Branch Cabell Library
Special Collections and Archives 901 Park AvenueRichmond, Virginia 23284
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Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
No restrictions on use.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Box/folder, Roanoke Valley YWCA Archives, M 180, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Board of the YWCA on 20 April 1983.
Biographical/Historical Information
The organization began in 1913 after meeting at the Roanoke home of Mrs. A. J. Kennard. The first permanent organization meeting was held in January of 1914 where it met at the Green Memorial Methodist Church. With 1,153 pledge memberships, the E.W. Tinsley property at 415 Roanoke Street was chosen as the first home of the Association. In 1923 the program was extended to African American girls and women with the formation of the Phyllis Wheatley Branch which by the 1950s was called the Lula Williams Memorial Branch. The organization's headquarters began meeting in a structure built specifically for the association at the corner of First Street and Franklin Road., S.W. The building was dedicated on May 28, 1928. As of 2002, the organization was called the YWCA of the Roanoke Valley. Its Executive Director was Pat Reynolds. An indication as to the services and programs it offers can be found in the organization's stated mission which is to "empower women and eliminate racism, the YWCA provides programs in these core areas: residence, child care and youth development, community and leadership development, advocacy and public policy, racial and social justice, targeted special-needs programs, and health and fitness."
Scope and Contents
The collection includes minutes, reports, newsletters, records of the organization's multiple activities, photographs, and clippings. There are a few files involved in the WPA Writers Program.
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged in five series. There is only a rough inventory of the collection. Series I--Board of Directors (1918-1969); Series II--Fiscal Records (1925-1969); Series III--Executive Director's File (1901-1951); Series IV--Committees ( - ); Series V--Photographs and Clippings ( - ).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- YWCA of the Roanoke Valley (Va.)
- Young Women's Christian associations -- Archives. -- Virginia -- Roanoke
Container List
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1918
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1922-1925
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1926-1928
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1928-1930
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1930-1932
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1932-1935
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1935-1936
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1937-1939
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1937-1939
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1940
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1940-1941
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1941
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1942
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1942-1943
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1943
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1944
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1945
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Minutes1946
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1947
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1948
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Story of Roanoke YWCA1949
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1949
- Mixed Materials box: 2
YWCA in Review1950
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1950
- Mixed Materials box: 2
YWCA1951
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1951
- Mixed Materials box: 2
YWCA1952
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1952
- Mixed Materials box: 2
All Around the Year around YWCA1954
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1953
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1954
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1955
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Minutes1956
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Minutes1957
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Minutes1958
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Minutes1959
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Minutes1960
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Minutes1961
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1962
- Mixed Materials box: 2
YWCA Annual Report1969
- Mixed Materials box: 2
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget Manuals
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Maintenance Finance Campaign1935-1936
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Advancement Fund1952
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Debt Retirement Fund1939-1941
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Debt Retirement Fund1956
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Centennial Fund1955-1957
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1929
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1929
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance1930
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1931
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1932
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance1933
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance1934
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1935
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance1936
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance1937-1940
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance Committee1937
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance Committee1938
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1938
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance Committee1939
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1939
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget (Phyllis Wheatley Branch)1939
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1940
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget (Phyllis Wheatley Branch)1940
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance1941
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1941
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget (Phyllis Wheatley Branch)1941
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance1942
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget (Phyllis Wheatley Branch)1942
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Audit1943
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1943
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Audit1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finances1944
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Audit1945
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1945
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance Committee1945
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance1945
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Audit1946
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance Committee1947
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance1946
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Audit1947
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance Committee1947
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance1947
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance Committee1948
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance Committee1949
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance Committee1950
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Budget1951
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance Statement1951
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Finance Committee1951
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Statement1952
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Budget1952
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Committee1952
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Budget1953
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Statement1953
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Committee1953
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Audit1954
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Budget1954
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Statement1954
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Committee1954
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Audit1955
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Budget1955
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Statement1955
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Committee1955
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Audit1956
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Budget1956
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Statement1956
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Committee1956
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Audit1957
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Budget1957
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Statement1957
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Committee1957
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Audit1958
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Budget1958
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Committee1958
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Statement1958
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Audit1959
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Budget1959
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Statement1959
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Committee1959
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Audit1960
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Budget1960
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Statement1960
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Finance Committee1960
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Audit1961
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Finance Statement1961
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Finance Committee1961
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Audit1962
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Budget1962
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Finance Statement1962
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Finance Committee1962
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Audit1963
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Budget1963
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Finance Committee1963
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Finance Statement1963
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Audit1964
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Budget1964
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Finance1964
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Finance Committee1964
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Audit1965
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Finance Statement1965
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Finance Committee1965
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Audit1966
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Audit1967
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Finance1968
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Finance1969
- Mixed Materials box: 6
History
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Constitution and By Laws
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Brochures and activity promotions
- Mixed Materials box: 6
National Board1940-1943
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Protective Agencies of Records1940
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Schools of Roanoke1940
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Fletcher Farm Seminar on Religion1935
- Mixed Materials box: 6
General Correspondence - National Board1935
- Mixed Materials box: 6
General Correspondence1935
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Industrial Department
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Institutes for Southern Social Work Executives1934
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Movie1941
- Mixed Materials box: 6
National Convention1940
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Newsletter
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Program Planning
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Southern Summer School for Women Workers in Industry1935
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Staff
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Staff - National Association of Employed Officers of YWCA
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Staff - National Association of Employed Officers of YWCA Union Proposal1936
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Bulletin on Union Proposal1936-1937
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Bulletin Material1931-1937
- Mixed Materials box: 6
National Association of Employed Officers Standards1940
- Mixed Materials box: 6
National Association of Employed Officers and Social Change1901-1940
- Mixed Materials box: 6
General Secretary's News1940
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Report of Professional Relations Committee1938-1940
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Report of Finance Chairman1938-1940
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Staff Training
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Adult Activities1965-1975
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Branch
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Phyllis Wheatley Branch
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Building
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Building Inventory1938
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Camp
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Camp Kwanianna
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Camp Tree Top
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Clubs
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Club R.I.F.
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Club Second Cup of Coffee
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Club Second Cup of Coffee Minutes1951-1955
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Young Adult Council
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Girl Reserves1939-1943
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Girl Reserves
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Health Education
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Industrial and Business Girls
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Membership Committee
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Race Relations
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Residence
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Solo Parents Club
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Committee World Fellowship
- Mixed Materials box: 8
Photographs YWCA
- Mixed Materials box: 8
Negatives
- Mixed Materials box: 8
Programs / Clippings1965-1966
- Mixed Materials box: 8
Local News