1 10 8 https://openvalley.org/files/original/7ad60bb567ebc74f925e61161e56707f.jpg 7a28a1f584cae478fa895a9ed693143d Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 7 x 5 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource YWCA Camp Onanda Lakeside Description An account of the resource At a location sometimes called Parkhurst Point or Point Rochester, this popular YWCA camp began as a "Vacation House" rented to single young women at very reasonable rates. It seems to have taken its name from an association of donors, who went on to build out recreation facilities, dormitories, and dining halls. At its peak Camp Onanda hosted up to 150 visitors per session, gradually shifting from young working women to school-age campers and church groups. In 1989, faced with untenable costs of ownership the YWCA donated the facility to the town of Canadaigua. It's now a park. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stone, Albert R. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rochester Museum & Science Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1922? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Still image Camp Onanda Camp Wacona Canandaigua Lake Isabel Fraser Harmon Summer Camp Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/5a32c1408d3946f18ccc1a35b1a45913.jpg a40845bfba74e79d39385bfbf9b10085 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 5 x 7 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Relaxing at YWCA Camp Wacona Description An account of the resource Part of the Young Women's Christian Association program was finding suitable housing for young single women, often relocating from rural areas to work in cities. Rochester headquarters on North Clinton offered affordable housing, but the organization also wanted opportunities for recreational travel, to "healthy" locations. As of 1909, a vacation house on Canandaigua Lake was available for a modest rental; it later became known as Camp Onanda. But YWCA staff sought a closer, more easily accessible location. A property known as the "Davis Cottage" near Sea Breeze had been loaned to the Association, then purchased and developed into Camp Wacona.  A newspaper article at the time described its virtues like this: "Situated on a high point of a bluff within walking distance of the park, the cottage commands a fine view of the surroundings and back of it are attractive woods. The beach is excellent for bathing. Several teachers are taking Sunday school classes for three or four days" (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle 3 Aug. 1909: 14). In 1931 the property was sold and its proceeds used to build a dormitory at Camp Onanda. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stone, Albert R. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rochester Museum and Science Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1920? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 312 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Isabel Fraser Harmon Sea Breeze Summer Camp Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/1807e4ac2de85f7952f3925eefad6883.jpg 50ef20dd343f18a570328ca3749d6dff Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Recruits at Camp Meade, MD, Starting on Practice March Description An account of the resource Located near Annapolis Junction, MD this was one of the larger cantonments on the east coast, some 400,000 volunteers and draftees passing through en route to WWI in Europe. The stark, regimented conditions facing new arrivals helps to explain the popularity of YWCA Hostess Houses located on military bases. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available War Department. 1789-9/18/1947 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917-09-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives #165-WW-152A-48 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 695 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Camp Meade Hostess House Isabel Fraser Harmon World War I Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/c71d4bfb2ed8a79be3b414d2ec75652e.jpg fd42e5a88b26f630e3b45bc9c21b273f Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hostess House, Army Barracks Description An account of the resource Although used only for six months as a cantonment during WWI, this base in Plattsburgh, NY had a history dating back to the War of 1812 and continued to serve as an innovative Reserve Officer Training Corps. YWCA Hostess Houses, usually located upon military bases, were created to serve visiting families of service members and to ensure proper conduct among the men—as for instance during visits from hometown sweethearts. Hostess Houses operated within a gendered “separate spheres” paradigm yet also afforded women unusual opportunities otherwise unavailable to them: supervisory experience, for example, and in some cases designing the structures themselves. Almost all Hostess Houses were decommissioned after Armistice. This image has been lightly edited and resized for web exhibits; larger file available at source listed below. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available War Work Council, National Board of the Young Womens Christian Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Congress / Internet Archive Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived YWCA, “Report of the Hostess House Committee” (1919) https://archive.org/stream/reportofhostessh00nati#page/n0/mode/2up/search/Oglethorpe Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 732 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Hostess House Plattsburgh Barracks World War I Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/4dd88594fb4e8f9021fd8997229185db.jpg b6a7cf87e802ff4e141c5fda4664aac4 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hostess House, Marine Barracks Description An account of the resource Establishment of a Marine Base at Quantico, VA officially dates to 1917 and declaration of war in Europe, although military leaders had been eying the site for some time. Thousands of Marines were--and still are--trained for duty here. YWCA Hostess Houses, usually located upon military bases, were created to serve visiting families of service members and to ensure proper conduct among the men—as for instance during visits from hometown sweethearts. Hostess Houses operated within a gendered “separate spheres” paradigm yet also afforded women unusual opportunities otherwise unavailable to them: supervisory experience, for example, and in some cases designing the structures themselves. Almost all Hostess Houses were decommissioned after Armistice. This image has been lightly edited and resized for web exhibits; larger file available at source listed below. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available War Work Council, National Board of the Young Womens Christian Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-1919 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Congress / Internet Archive Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived YWCA, “Report of the Hostess House Committee” (1919) https://archive.org/stream/reportofhostessh00nati#page/n0/mode/2up/search/Oglethorpe Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 785 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Hostess House Quantico, VA World War I Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/add21880083b1937ed9061ff50a8fc70.jpg a87fa27c77e4d904baa9dc979f782ae9 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hostess House, Hazelhurst Field Description An account of the resource An airfield prior to WWI, the US Army Air Service expanded operations at this location near Mineola, NY upon declaration of war in 1917. With the arrival of railroad infrastructure the adjacent Camp Mills was built as an embarkation camp--mobilizing soldiers just prior to shipping out to Europe. Although used during WWII, it eventually was closed due to real estate development in 1951. YWCA Hostess Houses, usually located upon military bases, were created to serve visiting families of service members and to ensure proper conduct among the men—as for instance during visits from hometown sweethearts. Hostess Houses operated within a gendered “separate spheres” paradigm yet also afforded women unusual opportunities otherwise unavailable to them: supervisory experience, for example, and in some cases designing the structures themselves. Almost all Hostess Houses were decommissioned after Armistice. This image has been lightly edited and resized for web exhibits; larger file available at source listed below. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-03-17 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives #111-SC-5983 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/55172878#.Wkuz-QcHMUk.link Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 617 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Hazelhurst Field Hostess House World War I Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/23f483b2aa90464e997bf1981b32c3e5.jpg d201b0a237ae75772de2297ab601efb7 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hostess House, Camp Wheeler Description An account of the resource Located near Macon, GA this mobilization was built in 1917 and quickly reached its peak of 29,000 National Guard and other inductees for training. It was closed in 1919, then re-opened for a period during WWII. YWCA Hostess Houses, usually located upon military bases, were created to serve visiting families of service members and to ensure proper conduct among the men—as for instance during visits from hometown sweethearts. Hostess Houses operated within a gendered “separate spheres” paradigm yet also afforded women unusual opportunities otherwise unavailable to them: supervisory experience, for example, and in some cases designing the structures themselves. Almost all Hostess Houses were decommissioned after Armistice. This image has been lightly edited and resized for web exhibits; larger file available at source listed below. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available War Department. 1789-9/18/1947 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives #165-WW-576A-6 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/45563862#.Wkuz-dkoPfk.link Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 565 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Camp Wheeler Hostess House World War I Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/b51bf613816f9b1973d9b0a43fdc8e14.jpg 2f22c6230afc599623a4b77cce5d7249 https://openvalley.org/files/original/6fcd5db6faaa820d24290bb4ae306a51.jpg cc4649a45dc02861b5b4f6a016563c93 https://openvalley.org/files/original/cc96b1ddb9eff1e27a35774306f70dca.jpg 1556191bfdeb9ef432565085f88b4eee Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Newspaper article Text Any textual data included in the document Miss Isabel Fraser Harmon Resign Secretaryship To Conduct Big Wheat Farms; TAKES HER BROTHER'S PLACE; Believes She Can Serve Country Better By Raising Grain- Successor Not Named. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Isabel Fraser Harmon "Quits 'Y.W.' to Run Farm" Description An account of the resource Caption to photograph summarizes the content of this news clipping: "General secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association, of Baltimore, who has resigned her position to manage a big wheat farm in Western New York. She takes the place of her brother, who has gone to war." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-03-18 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Faubert, Christina Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 753 KB jpeg, 957 KB jpeg, 306 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Harmon Family Papers, Big Springs Museum Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Baltimore Evening Sun Caledonia, NY Harmon Isabel Fraser Harmon Wheatland, NY Y.W.C.A