Dublin Core
Title
Asheville YWCA Archive
Subject
Documents the history of YWCA in Asheville during segregation, and after integration, also describes various community outreach programs initiated by the YWCA
Description
Primarily comprises administrative papers, board minutes, annual reports, photographic materials, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks from the YWCA in Asheville. The materials document the Central YWCA, the segregated Phyllis Wheatley Branch, and Moorhead House, a home for working girls. The collection describes the programs and community outreach of the YWCA in Asheville, as well as it's history, including the process of integrating the previously segregated branches into the YWCA of Asheville.
Creator
YWCA fo Asheville
Source
M99.1
Date
1907-2010
Language
en-US
Type
Manuscript Collection
Coverage
Asheville, NC