The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Washington, Iowa records date from 1925 to 1995 and measure 10.17 linear feet (14 boxes). The collection is organized into 4 series: Administrative, Financial, Activities, and Photographs.

The Administrative series (1925-1994) is comprised of materials relating to the YWCA’s official rules, reports, and property agreements. A bulk of the series comprises the councils official meeting minutes. Other materials include job descriptions and a promotional pamphlet on the expansion of the YWCA in Washington, Iowa. Event programs featuring the “Little Sister Banquet[AH6.1]” and the “Y-wives summer time coffee” are included clubs affiliated with the YWCA. These affiliated club materials also include their committee meeting minutes, organizational programs, and official rules.

The Financial series (1957-1991) consists of account books, budget reports, treasurer reports, bond pamphlets, membership payment reports, and a treasury certificate.

The Activities series (1950-1995) contains programs, newspaper clippings, and photographs from events such as the “World’s Fellowship Dinner” and the “Annual Dinner and Meeting.” Two books are included in this series with one documenting the general history of the YWCA organization titled Eight Women of the YWCA and the other specifically focused on the YWCA of Washington, Iowa, titled The First Seventy Years, The "Incomplete" Complete History of the Washington, Iowa YWCA written by Cornelia Day and Esther Bordwell. Most of the series consists of scrapbooks that contain various photographs and newspaper clippings documenting the history, conventions, meetings, athletics, and classes held by YWCA and its affiliated clubs. One scrapbook of note documents a running column in the late 1970s titled “What’s happening…” that provided details on the events the YWCA was holding that week. The Photographs series (1954-1989) includes photographs from the various YWCA events as well as slides of the Washington Daycare Center which later became the Cornelia S. Day Child Care Center.