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| Date: | 01 15 1959 |
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| Description: | Ferne Shelby, left, a former club president, pours tea at the Who's Who Club anniversary tea at the YWCA, 122 State Street. Others are, left to right: Anna... |
| Date: | 04 03 1959 |
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| Description: | An authentic Scandinavian smorgasbord will be the key attraction at Madison's first Folk Festival and Fair sponsored and held at the YWCA, 122 State Street... |
| Date: | 04 13 1959 |
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| Description: | Costumes from other lands were featured at the First Madison YWCA Folk Festival and Fair. Shown modeling Norwegian dresses are, left to right: Eleanor Nerd... |
| Date: | 09 15 1959 |
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| Description: | Committee members for the YWCA World Fellowship garden party show off their Hawaiian costumes. Show left to right are: Mrs. C.A. Bishop, Mrs. R.M. Steinhau... |
| Date: | 12 30 1959 |
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| Description: | Dr. John Touissant , clinical director at Central Colony, accepts a television set from Y-Teens Alison Keith and Ruth Rauschenberger. The Senior Y-Teens of... |
| Date: | 03 28 1960 |
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| Description: | Three women, one wearing Scandinavian folk clothing, are examining a globe while making plans for the U.W. YWCA's benefit smorgasbord. The event will help ... |
| Date: | 05 14 1960 |
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| Description: | Two newly elected Madison YWCA board members talk with three Madison ministers. Left to right: Rev. Robert Towner, Blanche Hart, Rev. Howard Orians, Violet... |
| Date: | 06 14 1960 |
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| Description: | Four members of the Madison Folk Dancers, part of the YWCA dance program, perform at the YWCA garden tea in an annual benefit for the World Fellowship Fund... |
| Date: | 06 14 1960 |
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| Description: | A number of children and husbands of YWCA members gathering while the YWCA has its annual garden tea in the garden of Sybil Hanks at 525 Wisconsin Avenue. ... |
| Date: | 11 01 1960 |
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| Description: | Two of the models who will display winter fashions at the YWCA style show and dessert party are Terry Alayu (seated), service director at Truax Field, and ... |
| Date: | 02 07 1961 |
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| Description: | Five members of the cast of a play in honor of the YWCA membership committee standing on set. At left is Jeanette Thomas. In the window are, lower level, R... |
| Date: | 04 21 1961 |
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| Description: | Irene Thomas wears a Norwegian costume while looking forward to the annual smorgasbord of the University YWCA in the John Muir room of the YMCA. |
| Date: | 07 13 1960 |
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| Description: | Members of the Baroque Ensemble provide music at the YWCA invitational membership and leadership tea held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A.G. (Phyllis) Jacobs... |
| Date: | 10 1961 |
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| Description: | The University YWCA is one of the 29 United Givers agencies. It assists university students and foreign students in adjusting to university life and the Am... |
| Date: | 05 09 1992 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips speaking at a podium. She is wearing a light blue suit. The sign on the podium reads: "YWCA of Greater Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 05 28 1965 |
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| Description: | Volunteer Betty Faulkner plays an accordion while leading folk singing with children and parents at Gompers School as part of a YWCA program for 10 to 14 y... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | World War I poster featuring a woman in a navy blue uniform working at a switchboard that has the symbol of the Y.W.C.A abpve it. Outside the window behind... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | World War I poster featuring women glass blowers working in a factory with large tongs. Two men are standing by the window in the background, one dressed i... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | World War I poster featuring four women in brown coats, pants, and hats walking along a field. One of the women is leading a team of two horses, two of the... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster depicting a young woman wearing a YMCA uniform putting up a poster on a wall while looking over her shoulder at the viewer. A hazy reflection of the... |
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