Finding Aid for the Gladys H. Culp papers
0408
Finding aid prepared by Jane Adler and Clay Stalls
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
2000 February 22
Title: Gladys H. Culp papers
Collection number: 0408
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Container: 1
Physical Description:
0.25 linear ft.
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1941-1968
Abstract: This collection consists of material documenting Gladys Culp's undergraduate and graduate work at USC, and materials related
to her career in social work with the Bureau of Public Assistance of the County of Los Angeles, especially in the 1960s.
creator:
Culp, Gladys H., 1904-1993
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Gladys H. Culp papers, Collection no. 0408, California Social Welfare Archive, 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 Archive
to publish them. Copyright has not been assigned to the California Social Welfare Archive, and the researcher is instructed
to obtain permission to quote from or publish manuscripts in the CSWA's collections from the copyright holder.
Biographical note
Gladys H. Culp was a sociology undergraduate student at the University of Southern California in the mid 1940s, who also did
some graduate work at USC in the mid 1950s. By 1968 Culp had become a Supervising Social Worker at the Metro North District
of the Bureau of Public Assistance of Los Angeles County. In 1964 she led a statewide demonstration project, undertaken by
Adult Protective Services, to transfer patients, many of whom had been institutionalized for decades, from state hospitals
and institutions for the mentally retarded and impaired out into the community. Over a four year period, Culp and the unit
she headed--entirely made up of workers with "two years experience with the agency, but no professional social work training"--were
responsible for the placement of 585 removed mental patients, mostly in private board and care and nursing homes. Culp was
awarded certificates of commendation and appreciation for her work in this demonstration project. Of particular interest is
her manuscript account of its accomplishment.
Scope and Content
The collection contains student materials from Culp's undergraduate and graduate years at USC, including book reports, term
projects, examination papers, and essays on such topics eugenics, race relations, industrial sociology, and union leadership.
It also contains a report, letter, commendation, and other materials related to her career in social work with the Bureau
of Public Assistance of the County of Los Angeles, especially in the 1960s.
Acquisition
Donated by Gladys Culp, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Culp, Gladys H., 1904-1993 -- Archives
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Bureau of Public Assistance. -- Correspondence
University of Southern California. -- Students
Clippings
Letters
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--Archival resources
Newsletters
Reports
Social service--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Social work education--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Social work with people with mental disabilities--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Social workers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Box 1, Folder 1
[Undergraduate papers]
1945-1946
Box 1, Folder 2
[Undergraduate papers]
1945-1946
Box 1, Folder 3
[Undergraduate papers and notes]
1945-1946
Box 1, Folder 5
[Adult Protective Services Demonstration Project]
1965-1968
Scope and Content
Includes Bureau of Public Assistance newsletter, certificates of appreciation from Bureau of Public Assistance and Department
of Social Services, Department of Social Services newsletters, and Alhambra Post Advocate clipping.
Box 1, Folder 6
[Draft report], "The SIgnificant Other Person," Adult Protective Service Project, Los Angeles County
circa 1968
