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Title: Young Women's Christian Association
Description: Information on the Young Women's Christian Association, or Y. W. C. A. in Kansas City, an organization serving as "an important resource for women and girls" including health and teen pregnancy issues, with locations around the city such as 1000 Charlotte Street and formerly at 19th and Paseo Boulevards, etc.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Miss Elsie M. Mountain to Head Council
Description: File containing an article about Miss Elsie Mountain, "executive secretary of the Paseo branch Y.W.C.A." being elected "president of the Kansas City council of the National Negro congress." Other officers of the organization included Lucile Bluford, treasurer.
Date: 1939-01-27
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Mrs. V. Hardee Middlebrooks, "Y" Director, Chosen Woman of the Week
Description: File containing an article and photo about Mrs. Velma Hardee Middlebrooks, or Velma Middlebrooks, "executive director of the Yates branch Y.M.C.A." in Kansas City, Kansas. Middlebrooks came to Kansas City in about 1929 after having been "the first Negro volunteer worker in the 'Y' movement."
Date: 1949-03-25
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: YWCA Children's Center
Description: Street level view identified as the YWCA (Young Womens Christian Association) Children's Center Campus for the Visually Impaired located at the southeast corner of 31st and Main streets in Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1999
Object Type: Photograph

Title: YWCA Employment Office
Description: Interior view of women seated at employment office at the Young Woman's Christian Association office.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: YMCA-YWCA
Description: File contains program from Anniversary Service of Paseo Young Women's Christian Association and description of programs.
Date: 1905-04-18
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Rooftop view of Grand Avenue
Description: Rooftop view looking northeast from the southwest corner of 11th and Grand.
Date: 1922
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Brailey Building
Description: Full frontal and corner view, looking northwest; located on northwest corner of 11th and McGee. Also shows YWCA building.
Date: 1922
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Young Women's Christian Association
Description: Folder contains an assortment of items including brochures, circulars, schedules, and other promotional material. The vertical files in this collection were formerly a part of the department's regular vertical files.
Date: 1921/1964
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Becky Jaramillo Receives Heart of Gold Award
Description: Becky Jaramillo, Mamie Hughes, Bev Chapman and Angela Curry were the YWCA 2005 Heart of Gold Awardees for their contributions to the community.
Date: 2005-03-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Paseo YMCA and YWCA
Description: Chapter on the YMCA and YWCA near 19th and Paseo and their importance to African Americans in Kansas City. The Paseo YMCA was seen as "the largest single enterprise" in the community. Its meeting rooms were used for a variety of organizations and it offered shelter to newcomers to the city. Biographical information on Frank A. Harris, p. 136; G. Archibald Gregg, 152-153; Ida M. Bowman Becks p. 143 - 145; Myrtle Foster Todd Cook, p. 145-147.
Date: 2006
Object Type: Book Section

Title: Fine Arts Institute
Description: Interior view of gallery with paintings; located in the YWCA Building at 1020 McGee.
Date: 1910
Object Type: Photograph

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