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Finding Aid to the Gladys Worthington Papers, 1895-1982 (bulk 1960-1980)
BANC MSS 89/52 c
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Collection Title: Gladys Worthington papers
Date (inclusive): 1895-1982
Date (bulk): 1960-1980
Collection Number: BANC MSS 89/52 c
Creator:
Worthington, Gladys Guinaw, d. 1982
Extent:
8 cartons, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder
10 linear feet
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The Gladys Worthington Papers consist chiefly of talks, lectures, professional files, writings, and a small amount of personal
papers relating to her career as a relief worker during World War II and as a social worker in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Gladys Worthington Papers, BANC MSS 89/52 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Worthington, Gladys Guinaw, d. 1982--Archives
Alameda County (Calif.). Council of Social Planning
American Red Cross
Bay Area Social Planning Council (California)
Social service--California--San Francisco Bay Area
Social workers--California--San Francisco Bay Area
World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief
World War, 1939-1945--War work
The Gladys Worthington Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Dennis Guinaw in November 1982.
No additions are expected.
Initially arranged by Marjorie Gray, following original order where possible, in 1982. Preliminary list created by James Leiby
in 1985. Processed by Stephanie M. Roach in 2010.
Gladys Worthington (c. 1911-1982), born Gladys Guinaw, in her work as a social planning consultant played a leading role in
housing for senior citizens, particularly in Alameda County where she helped to establish Satellite Senior Homes, Inc. She
attended San Francisco's Girls' High School (1929), later receiving her Bachelor of Arts (1933) and a General Secondary Teaching
Certificate (1934) from the University of California, Berkeley. She graduated from the New York School of Social Work in 1940.
During World War II she was active with the San Francisco Chapter of the American Red Cross, where she served as Director
of Disaster Service. She was also active in Europe, working for the American National Red Cross as a Special Representative
for Civilian War Relief in Western Europe. During this time she volunteered with the Comite Americaine de Secours aux Civiles
(Vire, Calvados, France) on the Ann Morgan Committee. She was a recipient of the Medaille d'Honneur from the Croix Rouge Francaise.
She wrote an unpublished autobiographical account of her war relief efforts in France titled "Not a Donut Dolly" (circa 1977-1978).
After the war, she continued her education, receiving a Master of Arts in Social Science from the University of Liverpool
in England in 1956.
Returning to the San Francisco Bay area, she began work first as the Director of the Volunteer Bureau of Alameda County, and
then as a social planning consultant for many organizations, including the Council of Social Planning, Alameda County and
the Bay Area Social Planning Council. She drafted reports for and/or consulted with organizations such as the City of Oakland,
Alameda County, the Salvation Army, United Bay Area Crusade, United Way of the Bay Area, Roman Catholic Dioceses, and many
skilled nursing facilities or other senior housing developments such as Satellite Senior Homes, Inc. Later in life she worked
as an instructor of Social Gerontology at Peralta College for Non-Traditional Study and as an Associate with Norris Gaddis
Associates, Architects and Planners. She was awarded the Daniel Koshland, Jr. Award in 1968 for her contributions to social
work in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Gladys Worthington Papers consist chiefly of talks, lectures, professional files, writings, and a small amount of personal
papers relating to her career as a relief worker during World War II and as a social worker in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The collection contains correspondence, writings, photographs, case study and lecture notes, yearbooks, scrapbooks, and meeting
minutes for social work and planning organizations she was involved with. Her time spent in the San Francisco Bay Area, New
York, England, and France are represented within the collection. Series include Personal, Professional Activities, Unpublished
Manuscripts and Photos, and Subject Files. Subject Files comprise the bulk of the collection, and as per original order are
arranged alphabetically, often by organization, though occasionally by topic. Correspondence may be found throughout the collection
when related topically to a series, as per original order. The series Unpublished Manuscripts and Photos contains copies of
her work,
Not a Donut Dolly, an autobiographical account of her Western Europe War Relief (World War II) experience which includes a 1944 interview with
Dwight D. Eisenhower; correspondence related to publication attempts; photographs related to the work; and photo albums. Research
subjects of note include social work, particularly regarding housing for seniors. Organizations of note include the American
Red Cross; Council of Social Planning, Alameda County; Bay Area Social Planning Council; greater San Francisco Bay Area Roman
Catholic Dioceses; United Bay Area Crusade; United Way of the Bay Area; and others. Class notes are included for her education
at the University of California, Berkeley; New York School of Social Work; and the University of Liverpool.