YWCA - PEOPLE
Name Other names Dates
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Anderson, Leslie        
Bailey, Mrs. Robert         
Birdenstine, Mrs. Donald  Mrs. Donald Bridenstine 1974 President of the YWCA (1974)  
Bolton, Douglas Douglas Bolton 1974 Chairman for the fund-raising campaign (1974)  
Brown, Mrs. L.A.  Mrs. L. A. Brown 1956 Chairwoman, Phyllis Wheatley branch (1956)  
Bryant, Mrs. Charles A.  Mrs. Charles S. Bryant 1932 Asheville YWCA Board Member/daughter of Samuel E. Moorhead (1934)

Members of the Board of Directors (1932)  President?  mention in article in 1957:  "Mrs. Charles S. Bryant, then president of the YWCA..."  Supposedly 1934?  chairman of the board of trustees of the YWCA (1962)

  
Burton, Lucille Mrs. W.B. Burton 1954 Representative of the Board of the Phyllis Wheatley branch (1954)
finance chairman (1956)		  
Caldwell, Thelma Mrs. Ernest B. Caldwell 1970 Executive Director of the Phyllis Wheatley Branch-- came in 1960 (1962)  Executive Director of the combined association (1963)Executive director of the YWCA  (1968); Asheville YWCA executive director (1970)  
Clarke, Elspeth Mrs. James  Clarke xxxxxx Grand Rapids, Michigan, as the national president (1970) [Not part of Asheville YWCA]  
Claytor, Mrs. Robert W.  Mrs. Robert W. Claytor      
Craig, Jane ane Craig      
Cuthbert, Marion Marion Cuthbert   "National secretary of Negro YWCA work" from New York (1939)  [Not part of Asheville YWCA]  
Haith,  Harriet Lacy and Harriett Haith      
Haith, Lacy     "He [Lacy] served as chairman of the YMCA board." (Oral History Register)  
Harrison, Lucy Mae Lucy Mae Harrison 1976 "Harrison describes her life-long involvement with the YWCA.  She attended programs and camps as a girl and helped form the YWCA Booster Club in 1976." (Oral History Register)  
Hawkes, Mrs. Herbert E.  Mrs. Herbert E. Hawkes 1939 Of New York (1939)  [Not associated with Asheville YWCA ?]  
Herring, Lucy S.  Lucy S. Herring   ?????????? (Oral History Register)  
Highsmith, Allene Sugg Allene Sugg Highsmith   "She also discusses her other involvements in the community, describing her interest in helping the poor, and her activities with Head Start and the YWCA." (Oral History Register)  
James, Mrs Wilson James Mrs. H. Wilson James 1962 Chairman of the board of administration of the Phyllis Wheatley Branch (1962)  
Jarred, Mrs. Eugenia Mrs. Eugenia Jarred 1968 President of the Federation (1968)  
Jones, Minnie E.  Minnie E. Jones   ??????? (Oral History Register)  
Lawson, Isobel sobel Lawson 1939 "National secretary for Negro YWCA work" (1939) Probably not important  
Lockwood, Marjorie Marjorie Lockwood   "During the integration period, Mrs. Lockwood was chosen as the YWCA's director of public affairs" (Oral History Register)  
Lloyd, Mrs. Charles  Mrs. Charles Lloyd 1963 YWCA's public affairs committee (1963)  
Marlowe, Nancy Nancy Marlowe   ?????????? (Oral History Register)  
McCubbin, Elizabeth Elizabeth McCubbin 1980 Interim director (1980)  
Moorhead, Samuel E.  Samuel E. Moorhead 1934 Father of Asheville YWCA Board Member, Mrs. Charles S. Bryant--donated $100,000 and had the Moorhead House residence named after him.

[Moorhead House opened for guests on November 21, 1934. Mrs. Charles S. Bryant, then president of the YWCA, had interested her father, Samuel F. Moorhead of New York, in making a bequest to build such a residence.] (1957)

  
Orr, Barbara Barbara Orr 1980 Executive director of the YWCA (1980)  
Owens, Frances M. Mrs. Frances M. Owens 1968 Treasurer (1968)  
Parker, Mary  Mary Parker   YWCA" (Oral History Register)  
Polite, Lettie Lettie Polite    (Oral History Register)  
Rambo, Rose Miss Rose Rambo 1945 Executive director of the Phyllis Wheatley Branch  (1945)  
Ray, Mrs. Jesse Mrs. Jesse Ray 1968 Chairman of the committee on administration (1968)  
Ray, Wilma H. Miss Wilma H. Ray 1970 Director of the Community Service Division of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission (1970); "[Miss Ray is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse G. Ray, Sr., of Asheville and was a member of the YWCA Board of Directors.]" (mentioned in 1970)  
Reid, Miriam  Miss Miriam Reid 1945 Director of younger girls' work--Phyllis Wheatley (1945)  
Reynolds, Ollie Mrs. Ollie Reynolds 1976 President of the YWCA (1976)  
Robb, Mrs. Peter B.  Mrs. Peter B. Robb 1970 YWCA treasurer (1970)  
Rosenthal, Carolyn Carolyn Rosenthal 1938  Secretary of Phyllis Wheatley Center (1938) ? "Rosenthal discusses her attraction to Asheville, and her involvement with the Center for Creative Retirement, the YWCA," (Oral History Register)  
Ruffin, Adele Adele Ruffin 1972 Branch under the direction of."Adele Ruffin,"  (1927)"Adele Ruffin"--  
Sargent, Ruth Ruth Sargent 1937 Of Indianapolis, a "college graduate and cookery expert." (1937).  Probably not important  
Schleicher, Patty Patty Schleicher   ????????? (Oral History Register)  
Shepherd, Mary A Miss Mary A. Shepherd 1968 Secretary of the Federation (1968)  
Sherrill, Phyllis Jones Phyllis Jones Sherrill 1970's "Describes integration of the YWCA in the 1970s and the closing of the Grove Street YWCA."(Oral History Register)  
Spaulding, Julia R.E. Julia R. E. Spaulding 1939 The new secretary of the branch--Phyllis Wheatley.  (1939)  
Welborn, Mrs. John E.  Mrs. John E. Welborn, Jr 1956 of Greenville, SC, a National YWCA Board member, speaks at the annual meeting of the Central YWCA (1956)  Probably unimportant  
Whitesides, Shirley  Mrs.  Alfred Whitesides   "...have been volunteers with the YMI Cultural Center and with the YWCA and discuss volunteer burnout." (Oral History Register)  
Williamson, Virginia Miss Virginia Williamson 1932 members of the Board of Directors (1932)  
Woods, Mary  Mrs. Mary Woods 1972 The first black woman in the U.S. to be appointed executive director of a YWCA [Pittsburgh, Pa.] (1972) [Not associated with Asheville YWCA]  
Young, Ruby R. Mrs. Ruby R. Young 1956 Vice chairman Phyllis Wheatley branch (1956)