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1986 y-Walk participants signing in

Unknown

1986

English

Negative shows men and women who are participants in the 1986 y-Walk. They are signing in at tables or milling around the YWCA building which is in the background. There are balloons at the tables and signs that indicate an alphabetical organizational method to signing in. The readable signs say:... Show moreNegative shows men and women who are participants in the 1986 y-Walk. They are signing in at tables or milling around the YWCA building which is in the background. There are balloons at the tables and signs that indicate an alphabetical organizational method to signing in. The readable signs say: "Holcomb. Janigian" and Martin. McManis." Some of the participants are wearing tee shirts that read: "Walk for women. YWCA 1986." Show less

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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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