The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of San Diego County Records document the YWCA's growth and evolution as a service organization for women and families from its inception in 1907 through the early 2000s. The collection comprises approximately 67 linear feet of materials including the organization’s administrative records dating from 1907 to 2006, financial records dating from 1908 to 2006, legal documents, correspondence, publicity, photographs, 35mm color slides, negatives, scrapbooks, audio and video tapes, computer software, floppy disks, CDs, and artifacts. Some administrative records are in paper and audio format. There is an extensive amount of material which documents programs, events, and conferences. The collection includes an extensive amount of photographic material documenting many of the YWCA's most important activities, including photos from the 1910s-1920s. The collection consists of six series: Historical Files, Administrative Information, Buildings/Facilities, Programs and Services, Events and Conferences, and Media and Artifactual Materials. The Historical Files (1907-2005) consist of the Index of Archives/Historical Files Directory, created by the YWCA of San Diego County. Materials in this part of the collection document the association’s attempt to create and maintain its own archive in the 1990s and early 2000s. The series includes many materials from the YWCA 's history, including founding documents and papers, materials about the central YWCA building and other facilities, and information about programs, services, and conferences. Oral history documents, correspondence, and photos from the early years of the organization are of particular interest in this series. Other interesting materials include papers and correspondence describing social activism of the YWCA of San Diego county in the 1960s (Fair Housing Act). The Historical Files mark many of the most important milestones in the history of the YWCA, but the series represents only part of the collection's historical materials. Materials in other series provide additional substantial information. The Administrative Information (1907-2006) is the collection's most extensive. Materials are further divided into 6 subseries: Board of Directors Meetings, Financial Documents, Membership Records, Publicity, Staff/Volunteers, and World and National YWCA. The series consists of records created by the San Diego YWCA’s governing and administrative bodies, such as the Board of Directors and various sub-committees. Materials include minutes, acts and resolutions, constitutions, by-laws, annual reports and statements. The Board of Directors Meetings (1907-2006) document YWCA activities and the Board's monthly meetings. They are arranged chronologically. Records from 1982-1998 are missing. The Financial Documents (1908-2006) contain ledgers, some audit reports, federal tax return records, bank documents and papers, deeds, and information about mortgage accounts and financial contributors. The Membership Records (1908-2002) consists of membership rosters for the Board of Directors and documentation about membership campaigns. The Publicity (1919-2005) subseries documents YWCA activities in promoting the organization and includes scrapbooks, magazines, newspaper clippings, and other promotional materials.  The Staff and Volunteers (1925-2003) subseries documents personnel and volunteer policies, and includes photographs and lists of staff members. The World and National YWCA (1926-2000) subseries documents the San Diego organization’s affiliation with the YWCA's national and world headquarters.   All series are filed chronologically except for the Publicity subseries, which is filed alphabetically. The Buildings and Facilities Records (1923-1991) document the downtown YWCA building campaign and building fund in the 1920s, downtown building renovations in the 1970s-1980s, and construction and remodeling of the YWCA branches in the 1930s-1990s. Included are materials about the Clay Avenue branch, North branch, and South branch. Materials are arranged alphabetically by facility name, and chronologically within each grouping. The series contains some photographic materials, including oversized framed photos. The Programs and Services Files (1908-2005) details the programs and services offered by the YWCA throughout the century, from the 1910s to the 2000s. The series documents child care, fitness, youth programs, women in leadership, domestic violence prevention, homeless services, and many others. Materials about the most ambitious YWCA of San Diego programs, such as Becky’s House, Battered Women Services, My Sister’s Closet, Women in Transition, Women Together, TWIN can be found in this series. City-wide and branch-specific programs are also included. Materials are filed alphabetically by the name of the program or service. Video materials contain promotional and educational materials about YWCA programs and services, including recordings of numerous television programs about the YWCA.  The Conferences and Events series (1919-1999) consists of materials documenting various YWCA activities included conferences, annual meetings, conventions, fundraising campaigns and rallies, anniversaries, and holiday celebrations. The series primarily consists of newspaper clippings organized in scrapbooks and photographs. They are arranged in chronological order. Of special interest are scrapbooks dated in 1919-1922 with documents and photos from the first Asilomar conferences, Y-Wives Program Scrapbook (1949-1959), "Seven Cities of Gold" fundraising event scrapbook (1955), and documents about annual meetings in the 1920s-1980s. The series contains a large body of photographic materials, many of them are unidentified. Oversized framed proclamations from 1992-2006 are also included in this series. The  Media and Artifactual Materials (1947-2003) series consists of materials in other formats documenting a variety of YWCA programs, administration, and other events. It is divided into 4 subseries: Audio Materials, Board of Directors Computer Files and Software, Video Materials, and Artifactual Materials. Floppy discs, audio and video tapes are numbered and grouped by content.  The  Audio Materials contain cassette tape recordings of Board of Directors meetings from 2001 to 2003, annual meetings, and seminars. Five audio tapes with oral history interviews are of particular interest in this subseries. The Board of Directors Computer Files contain work files from 1992-2002, backup disks, and software. The Video Materials (not dated) include promotional videos of the National YWCA, recordings of some YWCA of San Diego events, and recordings of TV Programs about YWCA services in San Diego and other U.S. cities. The final subseries contains artifacts, produced throughout the existence of the YWCA.