Item is a handwritten note by Chloe Case Anderson documenting the beginning of the YWCA in San Jose. The first page lists women, all Stanford alumnae, who were probably some of its the original organizers. It records highlights of Chloe Anderson's...
Balloons (Novelties); Fund raising; Men; Physical fitness; T-shirts; Walking; Women
Negative shows a group of men and women who are 1986 y-walk participants. They are doing stretching exercises in the YWCA's parking lot. The group may be following the woman exercising on the far right. Their bodies are leaning to one side and the...
Balloons (Novelties); Children; Fund raising; Men; Signs (Notices); Tables; Walking; Women
Negative shows men, women, and children who are participating in the 1986 y-Walk. They appear to be signing in at a set of tables and may be standing in different areas according to their last names. There are balloons at the tables and signs that...
Balloons (Novelties); Crosswalks; Fund raising; T-shirts; Walking; Women
Negative shows a group of women participating in the 1986 y-Walk. One women with white sunglasses is waving at the camera. They are walking on Almaden Boulevard and are probably crossing West San Fernando Street in a crosswalk. Some of the people...
This photograph shows a group of girls who appear to be part of a water pageant. They are in swimsuits and are standing or sitting at the side of the pool. There is plant foliage behind them and one of the girls in the middle of the group is...
Photograph is from a contact sheet and shows a group of children sitting on the floor in a circle. One of the boys is talking while the others listen. There is one person sitting outside the circle in the background. They are in a room with a...
Photograph shows three little girls playing in the sand at the playground built for the Villa Nueva child-care center. Two of the little girls have buckets and the one on the left is wearing a tiara. One of the little girls appears to be an African...
Photograph shows eight women posing for a picture in front of a sign posted on a building. Seven women make up the first row, and there is one person in the second row. There is also a man with his back to the camera walking past the group. The...
Photograph shows three teenage girls sitting on the steps of a building. One of them is writing on paper she holds in her lap. One of the other girls is writing on paper that the third girl is holding in her lap. They are probably campers at the...
Balls (Sporting goods); Clubs; Girls; Teenagers; Women
Negative shows a group of teenage girls and a woman posing in front of the YWCA building. One of the teenagers is holding a ball. This is possibly a picture of members of the YWCA's Contenta Hora group. Contenta Hora was a YWCA club for Latinas.
Negative shows two teenage girls and one woman posing outdoors in the woods.The location is probably the YWCA's Camp Ayun Mapu in Big Basin, California.
Camps; Girls; Forests; Hats; Redwoods; Group portraits
Photograph shows a group portrait of female campers posing in the woods. One of the girls in the middle of the front row is holding a sword and has a large sombrero-type hat hanging from her neck. There is also a moustache and goatee drawn on her...
This item contains a picture of downtown San Jose from 1876 and a letter of explanation for the photograph. It shows a vacant lot that is the future site of the YWCA building.
Negative shows a large group of teenage girls posing from the bed of a truck parked outside the YWCA building. They are waving at the camera. A woman and one of the girls are standing in the front on the street. This is possibly a picture of...
Negative shows a group of teenage girls walking down a dirt road surrounded by trees possibly located in Alum Rock Park in San Jose, California. One girl holds a ball under her arm. This is possibly a picture of members of the YWCA's Contenta...
Balloons (Novelties); Children; Fund raising; Men; Plants; T-shirts; Tables; Walking; Women
Negative shows Jenifer Williams, who is the chair and appears to be African American, holding paper in her hands and standing at a microphone outdoors. She is probably annnouncing prize winners. A woman is standing slightly behind Jenifer and...
