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1986 y-Walk participants at the sign in tables

Unknown

1986

English

Negative shows men and women who are participating in the 1986 y-Walk. They appear to be signing in at, or standing near, a set of tables. There are balloons at the tables and signs that indicate an alphabetical organizational method to signing in. The one readable sign says: "Mendelson. Morton."... Show moreNegative shows men and women who are participating in the 1986 y-Walk. They appear to be signing in at, or standing near, a set of tables. There are balloons at the tables and signs that indicate an alphabetical organizational method to signing in. The one readable sign says: "Mendelson. Morton." Some of the participants are wearing tee shirts that read: "Walk for women. YWCA 1986." The tables are in a parking lot and there is the YWCA building in the background. Show less

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1 x 1.5 in.

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Young Women's Christian Association

Balloons (Novelties)
Fund raising
Men
Signs (Notices)
T-shirts
Tables
Walking
Women

Young Women's Christian Association

San Jose -- California

YWCA of Silicon Valley Collection

San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives

Series III, Box 13 Folder 385-386

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Series III, Box 13 Folder 385-386

On envelope: "1986 Y-Walk." "Executive Director Faith Rein (the top job had been renamed again) and President Sarah Janigian launched two annual events that heaped public attention on the association: the Y-Walk downtown in 1984, in which volunteers enlisted sponsors to raise money for YWCA programs; and TWIN, Tribute to Women and Industry, in 1985." From Fran Smith, "Breaking Ground: The Daring Women of the YWCA in the Santa Clara Valley, 1905-2005, " (2005), p.87.

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