Asheville YWCA Archive

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

Geolocation