Guide to the Travelers Aid Society of San Diego Records
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Guide to the Travelers Aid Society of San Diego Records
1914/1976
Special Collections & University Archives
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Travelers Aid Society of San Diego Records
Dates: 1914-1976
Identification: MS-0022
Creator:
Travelers Aid Society of San Diego
Physical Description: 14.68 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Historical Note:
The Travelers Aid Society of San Diego was formed in 1914 as a non-sectarian, protective organization incorporated under the
laws of the State of California to safeguard travelers, particularly women, girls, and boys, who by reason of inexperience,
ignorance, illness, infirmity, or other disability, are in need of assistance while traveling. At the time of its founding,
its aim was to provide information, advice, guidance, and protection to all travelers irrespective of age, race, creed, class,
or sex. Women workers knowing multiple languages were employed by the Society to meet trains and steamers coming into the
city to aid and conduct inexperienced or confused travelers at any hour of the day or night to their destination within the
city, or to find transportation to other points. When necessary, the Society provided temporarily for the traveler through
an investigated list of homes, institutions, boarding houses, and hotels. This mission continues unchanged to the present
day; further modes of travel are accommodated, and general enhanced social service referral is also practiced.
The Travelers Aid was founded to deal with the great influx of people into the city of San Diego in 1914. These travelers,
drawn by the Panama-California Exposition of 1915-1916, came for pleasure or to find work in the booming town of San Diego.
Emigrants to the city continued to pour in after the Exposition, and San Diego saw more and more tourist and traveler activity
through World War I and the Great Depression. During and after World War II, San Diego's permanent and visitor population
swelled. Originally part of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), the Travelers Aid Society was part of the USO
and provided significant services for armed services officers and their families. Travelers Aid was also associated with San
Diego Community Chest as a social service agency.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Corporate Name:
Travelers Aid Society of San Diego -- Archives
Travelers Aid Society of San Diego -- History -- Sources
United Service Organizations (U.S.) -- California -- San Diego
Young Women's Christian Association -- California -- San Diego
Genre/Form of Material:
Organizational Records
Topical Term:
Travelers' aid societies -- California -- San Diego
Administrative Information
Accruals:
1977
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Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Travelers Aid Society of San Diego Records, Special Collections and University
Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Related Materials:
Young Women's Christian Association Records
Arrangement of Materials:
I. Office Files
II. Public Relations
III. Case Records and Reports
IV. Volunteer Files
V. Board of Directors Files
VI. Conferences and Conventions
VII. Financial Records
VIII. Scrapbooks
Scope and Contents
The
Travelers Aid Society of San Diego Records document the branch's activities and service to travelers arriving in and passing through San Diego via automobiles, trains,
boats, and planes. Though there is steady coverage from 1914 through 1976, there is somewhat more material from the late 1960s
and early 1970s. Materials from the early 1920s are somewhat lacking. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, promotional
materials, correspondence, office records, reports, case histories, photographs, and scrapbooks.
The
Office Files series dates from 1946 to 1973 and documents basic office activities, primarily from the 1960s and 1970s. Included here are
employment applications, daily logs for Society officers and case workers, and reference files for community organizations
which include flyers, brochures, and pamphlets. Membership correspondence is also included here.
The
Public Relations series documents the chapter's efforts at promoting awareness of Travelers Aid functions and services, and provides evidence
of the success of those efforts. Mainly newsclippings, this series also includes educational radio spots, news releases, and
photographs. Some of these photographs date from very early in the chapter's history and show travelers and wayward children
being helped at the 1915 Exposition in Balboa Park.
The
Case Records and Reports series provides the most rich historical information about the Travelers Aid Society of San Diego. It includes monthly statistical
reports from the very early years to the 1960s. These reports give detailed statistical information about how many trains,
boats, or buses were met during a particular month or year, the number and nationality of persons assisted, and a tally of
the methods by which these cases were resolved. Many reports include narratives of particularly troublesome or interesting
cases, and provide details about what types of travelers were arriving in San Diego, and their reasons for coming to the city.
This series has several highlights, but chief among them are the case histories and dock reports of 1915 and 1916, which give
detailed individual pictures of tourists and workers arriving for the 1915 Exposition and the troubles they run into. Many
of these case histories detail situations where Travelers Aid comes to the service of women who are potential victims of crime
in the booming city, or who have already become victims of crime and need help. The reports of the 1930s are notable for accounts
of desperate travelers arriving in San Diego during the Great Depression and around the 1935-1936 Exposition. Narrative reports
around WWII provide significant information about the great populations of soldiers in the armed forces in the city and issues
surrounding their transportation.
The
Volunteer Files series consists of materials related to volunteer activities, including policies, forms, and training manuals. Of note in
this series are the tally sheets of the hostess desk at the airport, which document the reasons travelers are coming to the
agency for aid at that access point.
The
Board of Directors series includes minutes and official files. This series documents the decision-making involved in the activities of the chapter,
and interactions with the National Travelers Aid Society.
The
Conferences and Conventions series includes unpublished reports and copies of addresses given at biennial and other conventions on topics in social welfare
and travelers aid.
The
Financial Records series includes receipts, bank statements, and petty cash logs, and document the flow of money from donors and other supporters
into the chapter and the disbursement of small amounts of money to needy parties.
The
Scrapbook and Ephemera series consists of five scrapbooks. The earliest is from the 1940s and contains photographs, clippings, and ephemera related
to the Society's role in the United Service Organizations (USO) in San Diego during World War II. Others are from the 1950s
and 1960s and include clippings, invitations, thank-you notes, and news releases. Three pieces of ephemera are in this series:
two badges, and a vinyl record of a documentary produced by the National Travelers Aid Society called
People on the Move.
Box 1, Folder 1
Lease Materials, Robinson Building
1956-1969
Box 1, Folder 3
Lease Materials, California Theater Building
1973-1980
Box 1, Folder 4
Employment Applications and Personnel Files
1961-1974
Box 1, Folder 5
Employment Records for Pensions
1960-1961
Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence with National TAS Research and Statistics
1969
Box 1, Folder 7
Time and Attendance Records
1970-1971
Box 1, Folder 10
Membership Correspondence
1949
Box 1, Folder 12
Daily Appointment Schedules
1970
Box 1, Folder 13
Daily Appointment Schedules
1970
Box 1, Folder 14
Senior Citizens Directory for San Diego
1972
Box 1, Folder 15
Telephone Directory, Ensenada and Mexicali
1973
Box 1, Folder 16
Telephone Directory, Tijuana
1973
Box 1, Folder 17
Crisis House Pamphlets and Flyers
1970
Box 1, Folder 18
Salvation Army Women's Alcohol Detoxification Center
Box 1, Folder 19
Project Jove Re-entry Kit
Box 1, Folder 20
Brochures: Las Drogas y la Ley: Narcotics Laws in Mexico and the US
1972
Box 1, Folder 21
Brochures: Chicano Community Center
Box 1, Folder 22
Brochure: Southeast Involvement Program
1970
Box 1, Folder 23
San Diego County Regional Occupation Program
1972
Box 1, Folder 24
Newsletters and Brochures from Various Local Social Service Agencies
1960-1973
Box 1, Folder 25
Newsletters and Brochures from Various Local Social Service Agencies
1965-1973
Box 1, Folder 26
Washington Bulletin Social Legislation Information Service
1970-1973
Box 1, Folder 28
San Diego Community Colleges Brochures
1970-1973
Box 1, Folder 29
Congressional Record: Community Congress of San Diego Newsletter
1973-1974
Box 1, Folder 30
Clippings and Articles
1970-1975
Box 1, Folder 32
Travelers Aid Intercity Services
1946-1971
Box 2, Folder 1
Photographs
ca. 1915-1925
Box 2, Folder 2
Photographs
ca. 1940-1964
Box 2, Folder 5
Radio and Print Media
1970-1971
Box 2, Folder 6
Photographs, Miss Travelers Aid
1970
Box 2, Folder 8
Public Relations Correspondence
1970-1972
Box 2, Folder 9
National Travelers Aid Week Correspondence, Publicity, and Proclamations
1970-1972
Box 2, Folder 10
Photos and Correspondence
1971
Box 2, Folder 12
News Clippings and Promotional Material
1915-1968
Box 2, Folder 13
News Clippings and Correspondence
1935-1966
Box 2, Folder 30
Case Histories/Station and Dock Reports
1915-1916
Box 2, Folder 31
Annual Narrative Reports
1937-1939
Box 2, Folder 32
Annual Statistical Reports
1915-1958
Box 2, Folder 33
Annual Statistical Report Summaries
1952-1966
Box 2, Folder 34
Narrative Reports
1952-1964
Box 2, Folder 35
Miscellaneous Statistical Reports and Summaries
1956-1970
Box 2, Folder 36
Study of Women and Children Known to San Diego Travelers Aid
1945
Box 3, Folder 1
Annual Statistical Reports
1943-1961
Box 3, Folder 2
Annual Statistical Reports
1971-1975
Box 3, Folder 3
Agency Self-Evaluations
1971-1975
Box 3, Folder 4
Statistics on Hitchhikers
1970-1971
Box 3, Folder 5
Annual Statistical Reports
1968-1971
Box 3, Folder 6
Reports on San Diego TAS from Community Welfare Council and National TAS
1945-1967
Box 3, Folder 7
Agency Home Town Study
1957-1973
Box 3, Folder 8
Report, Comprehensive Health Planning Association
1972
Box 3, Folder 9
Case Recordings, Slesinger
1970
Box 3, Folder 10
Case Recordings, Adams
1970
Box 3, Folder 11
Case Recordings, Gallup
1970
Box 3, Folder 13
Case Recordings, Colacicco
1970
Box 3, Folder 14
Case Recordings, Brigman
1970
Box 3, Folder 15
Case Recordings, Jensen
1970
Box 3, Folder 17
Case Recordings, Slesinger
1971
Box 3, Folder 18
Case Recordings, Gallup
1971
Box 3, Folder 19
Case Recordings, Colacicco, 1971
Box 3, Folder 20
Case Recordings, Adams
1971
Box 3, Folder 21
Model Cities Program, City of San Diego
1969
Box 3, Folder 22
Chronology of the Black Man, San Diego Citizens Interracial Committee
1966
Box 3, Folder 23
Articles on Social Work and Welfare Systems
1941-1968
Box 3, Folder 24
Report and Recommendations on the Membership Study of TAS San Diego
1963
Box 3, Folder 25
Articles on Casework from National TAS
1956, 1970
Box 3, Folder 26
Spreadsheet, Assistance for Clients
1971
Box 3, Folder 27
Spreadsheet, Assistance for Clients
1970
Box 3, Folder 28
Reports from National TAS
1970-1974
Box 4, Folder 3
Volunteer Publicity
1969-70
Box 4, Folder 4
Volunteer Plant and Equipment
Box 4, Folder 5
Volunteer Policies
1963-1969
Box 4, Folder 7
Volunteer Assignments
1968-1970
Box 4, Folder 8
Volunteer Correspondence
1969
Box 4, Folder 9
Volunteer Orientation Meeting
1970
Box 4, Folder 10
Volunteer Newsletters
1971
Box 4, Folder 11
Volunteer Bureau Board
1973
Box 4, Folder 12
Volunteer Bureau Board
1973
Box 4, Folder 13
Volunteer Bureau Board, 1973
Box 4, Folder 14
Volunteer Bureau Board
1973
Box 4, Folder 15
Volunteer Bureau Board, 1972
Box 4, Folder 16
Volunteer Bureau Board
1974
Box 4, Folder 18
Volunteer Bureau Board
1972
Box 4, Folder 19
Volunteer Bureau Board
1971
Box 4, Folder 21
Volunteer Working Material
1970
Box 4, Folder 22
Volunteer Correspondence
1956-1967
Box 4, Folder 24
College Recruitment Needs
1968
Box 4, Folder 26
Volunteer Correspondence
1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 27
Volunteer Sign-in Sheets
1968
Box 4, Folder 28
Volunteer Evaluations
1970
Box 4, Folder 29
Volunteer Correspondence, 1968
Box 4, Folder 30
Volunteer Logs, Notes, and Brochures
1970
Box 4, Folder 33
Active Volunteers and Newsletters
1971-1974
Box 4, Folder 34
Active Personnel Volunteers
1972
Box 5, Folder 1
Airport Volunteer Materials
1969
Box 5, Folder 2
Airport Information and Correspondence
1969-1970
Box 5, Folder 3
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies, January
1970
Box 5, Folder 4
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
Feb 1970
Box 5, Folder 5
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
March 1970
Box 5, Folder 6
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
April 1970
Box 5, Folder 7
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
May 1970
Box 5, Folder 8
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
June 1970
Box 5, Folder 9
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
July 1970
Box 5, Folder 10
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
August 1970
Box 5, Folder 11
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
Sept 1970
Box 5, Folder 12
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies, Oct 1970
Box 5, Folder 13
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
Nov 1970
Box 5, Folder 14
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
Dec 1970
Box 5, Folder 15
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
May 1969
Box 5, Folder 16
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
June 1969
Box 5, Folder 17
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
July 1969
Box 5, Folder 18
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
Aug 1969
Box 5, Folder 19
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
Sept 1969
Box 5, Folder 20
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
Oct 1969
Box 5, Folder 21
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
Nov 1969
Box 5, Folder 22
Airport Hostess Desk Service Tallies
Dec 1969
Box 6, Folder 1
Community Chest Agreements
1952-1953
Box 6, Folder 2
Board of Directors Responsibilities
1973-1974
Box 6, Folder 3
Bylaws and Articles: Certified Copies of Resolutions
Box 6, Folder 8
Community Chest Agency Executive Minutes
1945-1955
Box 6, Folder 9
Holy Trust Charitable trust Papers
Box 6, Folder 10
Certificates, Articles of Incorporation, Amendments
Box 6, Folder 12
Defition of Travelers Aid
ca. 1918
Box 6, Folder 13
Certificates and Charters
Conferences and Conventions
Box 6, Folder 15
Workshops and Addresses, Various Conventions
1949-1958
Box 6, Folder 16
Region II Conference
1949-1961
Box 6, Folder 17
Biennial Conference Addresses and Workshops
1958
Box 6, Folder 18
Biennial Conference Addresses and Workshops
1954
Box 6, Folder 19
Biennial Conference Addresses and Workshops
1952
Box 6, Folder 20
Biennial Conference Addresses and Workshops
1956
Box 6, Folder 21
Biennial Conference Addresses and Workshops
1960
Box 6, Folder 22
Various Addresses and Talks
1950-1951
Box 6, Folder 23
National Conference of Social Work
1955
Box 7, Folder 1
Financial records- Company books
1966-68
Box 7, Folder 2
General ledger- Loose pages ca.
1952-57
Box 8, Folder 2
General ledger, loose pages
1965
Box 9, Folder 1
Paid bills, January- December
1970
Box 9, Folder 2
Paid bills, January- December
1970
Box 9, Folder 3
Paid bills, January- December
1970
Box 9, Folder 4
Paid bills, January- December
1970
Box 9, Folder 5
Paid bills, January- December
1970
Box 9, Folder 6
Paid bills, January- December
1970
Box 9, Folder 7
Paid bills, January- December
1970
Box 9, Folder 8
Paid bills, January- December
1970
Box 9, Folder 9
Paid bills, January- December
1970
Box 9, Folder 10
Paid bills, January- December
1970
Box 9, Folder 11
Paid bills, January- December
1970
Box 9, Folder 12
File work sheets, ca.
1970
Box 9, Folder 13
Assistance for clients, ca.
1970
Box 9, Folder 14
Unused vouchers, ca.
1970
Box 9, Folder 15
Time and attendence records- W-4 forms, ca.
1970
Box 10, Folder 1
Paid bills, Jan.- Dec.
1971
Box 10, Folder 2
Paid bills, Jan.- Dec.
1971
Box 10, Folder 3
Paid bills, Jan.- Dec.
1971
Box 10, Folder 4
Paid bills, Jan.- Dec.
1971
Box 10, Folder 5
Paid bills, Jan.- Dec.
1971
Box 10, Folder 6
Paid bills, Jan.- Dec.
1971
Box 10, Folder 7
Paid bills, Jan.- Dec.
1971
Box 10, Folder 8
Paid bills, Jan.- Dec.
1971
Box 10, Folder 9
Paid bills, Jan.- Dec.
1971
Box 10, Folder 10
Paid bills, Jan.- Dec.
1971
Box 10, Folder 11
Paid bills, Jan.- Dec.
1971
Box 10, Folder 12
Paid bills, Jan.- Dec.
1971
Box 10, Folder 13
Time and attendence records
1971
Box 10, Folder 14
Assistance for clients
1971
Box 11, Folder 1
Petty cash and bank statement envelopes
1970-1971
Box 12, Folder 1
Corporation income tax- Federal returns, ca.
1941-74
Box 12, Folder 2
Reporting methods- Case sampling, study request, financial statement, ca.
1969-70
Box 12, Folder 3
Employer's tax return- Wage tax transmittal- Federal/California, ca.
1962-75
Box 12, Folder 4
Periodic report of charitable trust- State of California, ca.
1943-71
Box 12, Folder 5
Property tax exemption- County of San Diego
1961-76
Box 12, Folder 6
Property tax exemption- County of San Diego
1952-60
Box 12, Folder 7
Inventory- Furniture & equipment, ca.
1943-70
Box 12, Folder 8
Corporation tax returns- State of California, ca.
1952-75
Box 12, Folder 10
Financial & service records- Reports to/from United community service etc., ca.
1956-72
Box 12, Folder 15
Employer's tax return- Wage-tax transmittals-Federal/California
1971-72
Box 12, Folder 16
Local agency events- Miscellaneous contacts, contributions, etc., ca.
1962-72
Box 12, Folder 47
Report of Audit, ca.
1942-60
Box 12, Folder 48
Bookkeeping statement, ca.
1943-53
Box 12, Folder 49
Bookkeeping statement, ca.
1943-53
Box 12, Folder 50
Bookkeeping statement, ca.
1943-53
Box 12, Folder 51
Financial statements- Accountants report, ca.
1962
Box 12, Folder 52
financial statements- Accountants report, ca.
1962
Box 12, Folder 53
Financial statements, ca.
1963-70
Box 12, Folder 54
Financial statements, ca.
1963-70
Box 12, Folder 55
Financial statements, ca.
1963-70
Box 12, Folder 56
Financial statements, ca.
1963-70
Box 12, Folder 57
Financial statements, ca.
1963-70
Box 12, Folder 58
Financial statements, ca.
1963-70
Box 12, Folder 59
Financial statements, ca.
1963-70
Box 12, Folder 60
Statements of revenues- Expenditures and fund balance, ca.
1966-67
Box 12, Folder 61
Statements of revenues- Expenditures and fund balance, ca.
1966-67
Box 12, Folder 62
Financial statements- Unaudited, ca.
1968-70
Box 12, Folder 63
Financial statements- Unaudited, ca.
1968-70
Box 12, Folder 64
Financial statements- Unaudited, ca.
1968-70
Box 12, Folder 65
Monthly statistics, ca.
1942-66
Box 13
Scrapbook, circa 1959-1964
Box 14
Vinyl record: People on the Move, produced by National Travelers Aid Society