Young Women's League of Dayton Records

The Young Women's League of Dayton Records include minutes, financial records, publications, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and materials pertaining to the League's operation of a boarding house for young women.

The records of the Young Women's League of Dayton fall into eight series: 1) Publications, 2) Administrative Records, 3) Business/Legal Records, 4) Related Women's Organizations, 5) Miscellaneous Correspondence, 6) Photographs, 7) Newspaper Clippings, and 8) Oversize File.

Series 1 contains assorted publications of the League. The Young Women's League Record from November of 1901 through May of 1911, The League Lantern from May of 1922 through April of 1924, The Young Women's League from May of 1933 through June of 1934 are included in the series. Also included is a file of various publications of the League sent to members from 1902-1950.

Series 2 contains the Administrative Records of the Young Women's League. The first file contains scattered minutes from 1895-1972, committee lists from 1913-1938, and financial statements from 1964-1967. Also included in this series are League Program and Activities Committees' questionnaires returned by members and membership lists from 1924, 1931, and 1936.

Series 3 consists of League business and legal records. Records of the League's boarding house (undated), a receipt book from 1917, and the Tea Room account ledger from 1918-1919 are included. Also in this series are the deed search for the 24 West Fourth Street property and correspondence concerning the League's tax exempt status in the 1920's.

Series 4 contains material from related women's organizations. An annual report from the YMCA and one from the Women's Christian Association are included as well as a pamphlet and an annual report from the Eleanor Clubs of Chicago, dated 1910.

Series 5 consists of miscellaneous correspondence from League members. Various 'histories' and speeches concerning the League are included, along with correspondence from League members concerning the management of the League.

Series 6 contains photographs. Formal organization photographs from 1919-1931 portray interiors of the lunch room, tea room, photographs of the property of the League, and of the Board of Directors for 1919-1920. Also included in this series are photographs of League theatrical productions and activities related to soldier's aid from the World War II era.

Series 7 contains copies of newspaper clippings and scrapbooks relating to Young Women's League activities. There is a comprehensive grouping from 1934 through 1955 and more limited information contained in a separate file which includes clippings from 1895-1969. There is a scrapbook of original clippings from 1919-1934, a scrapbook containing photographs from Briarcliff Lodge in 1920, and a scrapbook containing publications produced by the League from 1926 through 1950. This series also includes an oversize file of the editions of the Dayton Daily News published by the Young Women's League to raise money. Complete copies of the League editions for March 30, 1901 and October 8, 1910 are included as well as a poster advertising the 1901 edition. A section of the October 30, 1932 edition of the Dayton Daily News which chronicles the League's editions of the newspaper is included.