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The Administrative Files series (2.5 linear feet, 1.4 GB) contains materials related to the Foundation's establishment and recognition as a non-profit organization, the Board of Directors records, and employee and volunteer material. This series includes The YES Foundation®'s Articles of Incorporation, bylaws, 501 (C)(3) and Trademark documentation. The Board materials include member profiles, meeting minutes, handbooks, and reports. The employee and volunteer material includes an employee reference guide, volunteer debriefing meetings material, and a The YES Foundation® Staff Orientation Guide.

The Events series (approximately 0.6 linear feet, 18.6 GB ) contains audiovisual recordings, photographs, programs, speaker profiles, awards, and other materials relating to various events and programs, symposia, and celebrations. Materials include correspondence and memoranda, schedules, forms, and visual materials related to the Battle of the Books program. The series also contains speaker profiles and event information from the Children's Literature Conference including that of authors Ernest J. Gaines and Chris Van Allsburg, and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. Analog and digital images and videos highlight the Distinguished American Award and its 2010 through 2012 recipients, Detroit businessmen Walter E. Douglas, Sr. (President-Avis Ford), John A. James (Chairman/CEO/Founder-James Group International, Inc.), and David Segura (CEO-Vision IT). This series also includes materials related to the YES High School Symposium, college information sessions, and two theatrical productions (Les Miserables and Spunk) put on by YES for PREP cohorts.