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Title: Robert A. McKibben papers
Collection number: 0489
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.84 Linear feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1927-1968
Abstract: Rev. Dr. Robert A. McKibben was Executive Director of the All Nations Foundation and Pastor of the Church of All Nations in
Los Angeles from 1927 until 1952, when he resigned to accept appointment by the Methodist Episcopal Church to its National
Board of Missions. McKibben's correspondence relating to the All Nations Foundation, including his fund raising letters and
his papers on church social work programs, are to be found with the records of that agency. Papers in this collection reflect
his wide interests, his acquaintance with leading social welfare administrators throughout the West, and his national and
international connections with social work associations, particularly those concerned with the developing specialty of group
work, and with issues from the provision of services to youth, to narcotics education, and international student exchange
programs. An influential figure in Los Angeles, McKibben was president of the Los Angeles County Coordinating Council's Executive
Board, and a Vice-President of the Council of Social Agencies, on whose Executive Committee he served for many years.
creator:
McKibben, Robert A., (Robert Anderson), 1895-1984
[Box/folder# or item name], Robert A. McKibben papers, Collection no. 0489, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
The use of archival materials for on-site research does not constitute permission from the California Social Welfare Archives
to publish them. Copyright has not been assigned to the California Social Welfare Archives, and the researcher is instructed
to obtain permission to quote from or publish manuscripts in the CSWA's collections from the copyright holder.
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The Reverend Robert A. McKibben directed the All Nations Foundation from 1927-1952 and was dedicated to improving the Los
Angeles community in which the Foundation worked. All Nations Foundation was considered the largest and most effective social
welfare organization at the time in Los Angeles. McKibben collaborated with other welfare foundations both locally and nationally
in order to improve the success of All Nations Foundation programs. Most of his projects focused on the healthy development
of children, and the many programs of All Nations Foundation had the goal of ensuring that the participating children were
physically, psychologically, and socially healthy. In 1952, Robert McKibben resigned from All Nations Foundation in order
to accept a position as a member of the National Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In addition to serving
as director of All Nations Foundation, McKibben was also president of the Los Angeles County Coordinating Council's Executive
Board, and a Vice President of the Council of Social Agencies. Because of his influential and untiring work, the delinquency
rate on the east side of Los Angeles dropped 65% within his first three years of directing All Nations Foundation.
The Robert A. McKibben papers consists of correspondence and documents relating to All Nations Foundation while it was under
McKibben's direction. All Nations Foundation was an organization affiliated with the Church of All Nations, providing important
welfare services to the community in Los Angeles. The collection includes such items as reports on the status of children
and teens in the Los Angeles area who were at risk for delinquency; progress reports on community improvement and delinquency
rates; and information from conferences and employee trainings, many of which had a specific focus on group work. Also included
is much correspondence between All Nations Foundation and other local or national welfare agencies regarding funding, grants,
and progress made in the community.
All Nations Church and Foundation records, Collection no. 0403, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC
Libraries, University of Southern California
All Nations Church and Foundation photographs, Collection no. 0421, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Los Angeles County Coordinating Councils Records, Collection no. 0406, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California
Council of Social Agencies of Los Angeles records, Collection no. 0480, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Community Chest and Welfare Federation of Los Angeles Area records, Collection no. 0461, California Social Welfare Archives,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
All Nations Foundation (Los Angeles, Calif.). -- Archives
McKibben, Robert A., (Robert Anderson), 1895-1984 -- Archives
National Conference of Social Work (U.S.) . -- Archives
National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers. -- Archives
Neighborhood Adult Participation Project (Los Angeles, Calif.). -- Archives
Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles. -- Archives
Welfare Federation of Los Angeles Area. -- Archives
Correspondence
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--Archival resources
Reports
Social group work--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Social work with juvenile delinquents--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Social work with youth--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources