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Laura Klure collection on the Riverside Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
MS 409
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Title: Laura Klure collection on the Riverside Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Date (inclusive): circa 1883-2014
Collection Number: MS 409
Creator:
Klure, Laura L.
Extent:
1.67 linear feet
(4 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of items collected by Laura Klure related to the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Riverside,
a women's organization dedicated to empowering women and advocating for civil rights. Materials in the collection mostly consist
of interviews, research, notes, and other documents related to the Riverside YWCA History Project, which was an effort by
Klure and others undertaken in the early 1990s to document the history of the local branch and create an archive of Riverside
YWCA records.
Languages: The collection is in English.
The collection is open for research.
Copyright Unknown: Some material in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Laura Klure collection on the Riverside Young Women's Christian Association
(YWCA) (MS 409). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Laura Klure collection on the Riverside Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) was completed by undergraduate
students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing
Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management
Librarian.
The Riverside Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) was established in 1906 as one of the charter organizations under
the national YWCA. The YWCA, from its founding, was devoted to empowering women and improving their lives, and throughout
its history in Riverside championed such causes as education, racial equality, women's rights, career development and other
social causes.
The collection consists of items collected by Laura Klure related to the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Riverside,
a women's organization dedicated to empowering women and advocating for civil rights. Materials in the collection mostly consist
of interviews, research, notes, and other documents related to the Riverside YWCA History Project, which was an effort by
Klure and others undertaken in the early 1990s to document the history of the local branch and create an archive of Riverside
YWCA records.
Klure used these documents to write a book,
Let's Be Doers: A History of the YWCA of Riverside, California, 1906-1992, published in 1992. The collection also include some records of the organization, including programs, brochures, manuals,
and photographs.
The collection is arranged into two series as follows:
- Series 1. Interviews, 1962-2011
- Series 2. History project, 1883-2014
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Riverside YWCA (Calif.)
Mission Inn
Women -- California -- Riverside
Women -- Societies and clubs
Research
Clippings (information artifacts)
Interviews
Programs