SERIES I: CONSTITUTIONS

This series includes the Incorporation papers of the YMCA, Youngstown Association School, and Youngstown College. These incorporations papers include the official names of the corporations, purposes, and statement and schedule of property for the corporations. Also in this series are documents relating to Amendments to the Code of Regulations. Amendments included in the series are in regards to the membership and power of the Board of Trustees and the name change of Youngstown College to Youngstown University.

SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE

This series includes correspondence between Howard W. Jones (first as Associate General Secretary and then Director). A majority of the Correspondences are between Jones and Mr. T. H. Nelson, Senior Educational Secretary of the National Council of the YMCA. Points of interest in the correspondence include educational surveys, more freedom of the school from the YMCA for fear of a municipal university forming, and whether or not to discontinue the law school.

SERIES III: MINUTES

Minutes in this collection range widely with a huge gap between dates with minutes from 1931, 1932 and then 1955. The early meetings from 1931-1932 involve calling the school Youngstown College instead of Youngstown Institute of Technology and approaching the problems of accreditation and the transfer of student credits to other colleges. The meeting of 1955 announces the completion of the name transfer of Youngstown College to Youngstown University.

SERIES IV: SUBJECT FILES

This series is composed of two types of documents which are listed as folder titles. The YMCA-Youngstown College Documents from 1937 include : the YMCA Constitution, proposed changes in that Constitution and By-laws, the Articles of Incorporation of Youngstown College, proposed changes in the Articles of Incorporation, and the present and proposed By-laws of Youngstown College. The final document of the series is the Supplement to Petition. The documents confronts comments about the mismanaging of the YMCA affairs and the 25% salary cut of the faculty.