Finding aid for the Volunteer Center of Los Angeles records
0458
Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
2011 May
Title: Volunteer Center of Los Angeles records
Collection number: 0458
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.63 linear ft.
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1980-1986
Abstract: The Volunteer Center of Los Angeles records consist of reports, minutes, pamphlets, surveys, correspondence, newsletters,
and clippings, 1981-1986, that describe the day to day activities of this organization. Included are minutes of board and
annual meetings, annual reports, and surveys of board member activities.
creator:
Los Angeles Voluntary Action Center.
creator:
Volunteer Center of Los Angeles.
Historical note
Volunteer bureaus were founded as projects of the Junior Leagues during the 1940s as placement centers for volunteers in war
effort activities and social services. Most of these projects continued services after the was as agencies. In Los Angeles,
the Volunteer Center was founded as the Volunteer Bureau of Los Angeles in 1946 as a three year project of the Junior League.
In 1949, it changed its name to the Los Angeles Voluntary Action Center and was administered as a division of the Welfare
Planning Council. In 1960 it became an independently incorporated non-profit agency affiliated with the United Way, and in
1982 its name changed once again to the Volunteer Center of Los Angeles and it became affiliated with the Assistance League
of Southern California.
The Volunteer Center has been involved with the recruitment and placement of volunteers; the training of professional volunteer
coordinators; and the development of formalized criteria for training and consulting services. It has worked with public,
private and community groups in all areas of social service.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Volunteer Center of Los Angeles records, Collection no. 0458, California Social Welfare Archives,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Scope and Content
The Volunteer Center of Los Angeles records consist of reports, minutes, pamphlets, surveys, correspondence, newsletters,
and clippings, 1980-1986, that describe the day to day activities of this organization. Included are minutes of board and
annual meetings, annual reports, and surveys of board member activities. These records document primarily the activities of
the Volunteer Center of Los Angeles during the 1980s.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles Voluntary Action Center. -- Archives
Volunteer Center of Los Angeles. -- Archives
Annual reports
Clippings
Correspondence
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--Archival resources
Minutes
Newsletters
Surveys (documents)
Voluntarism--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Volunteers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Box 1, Folder 1
Administrative records, job descriptions, personnel, memorandums, correspondence, by-laws, surveys
1980-1983
Box 1, Folder 2
United Way volunteer services study
1981-1983
Box 1, Folder 3
Board and Annual Meeting minutes
1981-1986
Box 1, Folder 5
Corporate Volunteer Awards banquet
1983-1984
Box 1, Folder 6
Annual reports, minutes, memorandums, evaluations, business plan
1984-1985
Box 2, Folder 1
Minutes, reports, pamphlets
1985-1986
