The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) records (1911-1992) are comprised mainly of this association's administrative history. The collection is divided into various sections. The first section contains administrative materials such as manuals, policies, correspondence, board of directors files, the YWCA constitution, reports, and the papers of Salt Lake City's west side branch, Y-West. The second section contains finance records such as budget, gift and campaign information, audit reports, and ledgers. Section three contains building and building fund materials, such as remodeling plans, maintenance guidelines, and fund-raising campaigns. Section four contains personnel files. Included in this section are employment applications, job descriptions, job policies, and salary records. Section five contains descriptions and records of classes, clubs, conferences, fashion shows, workshops, and seminars. Section six contains descriptions of programs, and information on program planning. Section seven contains meeting minutes and other records of committees. Section eight contains lists, statistics, and directories concerning membership and residence at the YWCA. Section nine contains publications and publicity materials such as magazines, brochures, bulletins, and pamphlets. Section ten contains national board and national convention materials. Included in this section are reports, correspondence, and convention proceedings. Section eleven contains subject files, which include printed materials such as brochures and articles concerning the subjects that are listed alphabetically.

Addenda to the collection include Women in Jeopardy and United Way materials, as well as YWCA magazines, financial information, scrapbooks, news clippings, posters, and correspondence.