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Vancouver YWCA fonds
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3.2 m of textual records
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The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), a world-wide Christian lay organization open to girls and women, was founded in England in 1855. The first Canadian branch was formed in St. John, N.B. in 1870. The Vancouver YWCA was organized in 1897. The organization offers women's study courses and craft classes and, together with the YWCA, operates the Howard Chatwick Residence, a hostel for young men and women.
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The fonds consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, lists, clippings, scrapbooks and printed material relating to the works of the YWCA in Vancouver. Included are minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors, Advisory Board, Annual Meetings, various committees of the Vancouver YWCA and National Conventions. Reports include annual reports and those pertaining to camps and buildings. The printed material pertains to YWCA work in Vancouver and beyond.
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Inventory available. PDF document attached.