This collection consists of items pertaining to the Mankato, Minnesota YWCA between 1922 and the present. The collection's materials are separated into nine sections with a topographical and chronological order: Correspondence, Financial Records, Administrative Documents, Cray Mansion, Programs and Activities, Miscellaneous, Membership, Photographs, and Scrapbooks.

Correspondence, 1922 - Ongoing

This section contains the YWCA's correspondencies, speeches, and miscellaneous papers.

Financial Records, 1927 - Ongoing

Account books, construction funds, budget reports, cashbooks, journals, gift shop ledgers, receipts, monthly financial reports, tax returns, payroll records, donations, and Social Security and withholding tax records are contained in this series.

Administrative Documents, 1925 - Ongoing

These documents are primarily the minutes of the Board of Directors and the Business and Professional Women's Club of the YWCA. In addition, this section contains information on the programs of the Business and Professional Women's Club and the Girls Business Club along with the YWCA's constitution and by-laws, articles of incorporation.

Cray Mansion, 1975- 2008

This series contains information about the Cray Mansion, including a brief biography about the building. There is also information about the restoration and renovation of the Cray Mansion. In 2008, the Y.W.C.A. moved out of the Cray Mansion and into an office building located approximately three blocks away. There is information and materials regarding the actual sale of the Cray Mansion, and the process behind the overall transaction. For more information about the mansion, also look in the miscellaneous series, as well as photograph series.

Programs and Activities, 1934 - Ongoing

Information about the YWCA's programs concerning daycare papers, the Sunshine Club, Upper Midwest Senior High Y-Teen Conference, Weight Watchers, nursery school. Waiting Wives, the Young Mother's Club, the Youth Center, and a variety of other program records are available in this section. As the YWCA expanded, other programs emerged such as Club Girlz World, Kids Connection, and Girls on the Run that are also included in this section. This section also contains event calendars and information about games, Lenten services. House and Garden Tour slides and papers, recognition ceremonies. Skit Kit plays, tubing trips, and tutor information. Within the series, there are the photographs and scrapbooks that went with the series. Also within this series, there is a sub-series that covers the YWCA and its involvement with MAHY (Mankato Area Healthy Youth) and Youth Voice.

• YWCA Collaboration with MAHY and Youth Voice: This sub-series contains information from 2000 to 2013. Included in this series is information regarding the collective collaboration between the YWCA and MAHY. This includes minutes, reports, and agendas from various committees, material about events and programs held by the YWCA and MAHY, and research on how to better serve the Mankato area youth. This series also details the YWCA and MAHY's overall process for applying, and accepting various grants and awards.

Miscellaneous, 1925 - Ongoing

The Miscellaneous series contains histories of the YWCA, newsletters and news clippings, the Revlon Company's Beauty Basics, song sheets, volunteer forms, papers pertaining to Anna C. Eckhardt, and other assorted papers.

Membership, 1925 - Ongoing

The organization's membership lists are generally program specific and contain information on YMCA residents, the Live Y'ers, the organization's general membership. Senior Ski Club, roll call, the Women's Auxiliary, Y-Teen Council, and the records of attendees and voting members at the YMCA's annual meetings.

Photographs, ca. 1906 - Ongoing

This section contains numerous identified and unidentified photos of the organization's members and activities. Photographs can be found in other series. Additionally, this series holds photographic negatives, slides, the diary of Anna Wilson, song lyrics and poetry.

Scrapbooks, ca. 1920 - Ongoing

A nearly inclusive collection of the YWCA's scrapbooks between the 1920s and 1976 are included in this series.