Finding aid for the Collection of "California Children" 0456
Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2011 April
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
Title: Collection of "California Children"
Collection number: 0456
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Container: 1
Physical Description:
0.42 linear ft.
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1938-1944
Abstract: This small collection contains an almost complete run of "California Children," the monthly/quarterly bulletin of California's
Department of Social Services, 1938-1944. Intended to provide an avenue for disseminating and sharing an understanding of
childhood well being, the bulletins cover topics ranging from services for crippled children to music and mental hygiene.
The bulletin was published monthly beginning January 15, 1938, then switched to quarterly publication in 1943 with volume
6. The collection contains a complete run of volumes 1, 3, 4 , and incomplete runs of volumes 2, 5, 6 and 7. Also included
is an "Index to Past Issues" and an author, title, and subject index.
creator:
California. Dept. of Social Welfare.
Advance notice required for access.
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 from the copyright holder to quote from or publish manuscripts in the CSWA's collections.
[Box/folder# or item name], Collection of "California Children", Collection no. 0456, California Social Welfare Archives,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
This small collection contains an almost complete run of "California Children," the monthly/quarterly bulletin of California's
Department of Social Services, 1938-1944. Intended to provide an avenue for disseminating and sharing an understanding of
childhood well being, the bulletins cover topics ranging from services for crippled children to music and mental hygiene.
As stated in vol. 1, no. 1, "This bulletin is our medium to bring to each other those items which interest us, those opportunities
for professional growth, to the end that as individuals we may contribute to and through our State Department of Social Welfare
an understanding of childhood which will contribute to the well being of all." The bulletin was published monthly beginning
January 15, 1938, then switched to quarterly publication in 1943 with volume 6. The collection contains a complete run of
volumes 1, 3, 4 , and incomplete runs of volumes 2, 5, 6 and 7. Also included is an "Index to Past Issues" and an author,
title, and subject index.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California. Dept. of Social Welfare. -- Archives
Bulletins
Child welfare--California--Archival resources