Finding aid for the Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles records 0474

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 June


Title: Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles records
Collection number: 0474
Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 0.21 Linear feet 1 box
Date (inclusive): 1962-1980
Abstract: This small collection documents some of the activities and history of the Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles. Included are minutes from meetings of the Committee on Aging during the 1960s, when the Freda Mohr Center for the elderly was opened; a notebook describing the history, activities, programs, and administrative functions of the agency; and a dissertation from USC's School of Social Work that examines the history of the agency.
creator: Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles (Calif.).

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder# or item name], Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles records, Collection no. 0474, 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

This small collection documents some of the activities and history of the Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles. Included are minutes from meetings of the Committee on Aging during the 1960s, when the Freda Mohr Center for the elderly was opened; a notebook describing the history, activities, programs, and administrative functions of the agency; and a dissertation from USC's School of Social Work that examines the history of the agency.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles (Calif.). -- Archives
Dissertations
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--Archival resources
Manuals (instructional materials)
Minutes
Printed ephemera
Social group work--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Social service--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources

Box 1, Folder 1

Minutes of Committee on Aging 1962-1966

Box 1, Folder 2

What is JFS? manual 1976

Scope and Content

Compiled for board members, Federation Council, Committee members, staff, volunteers, students, consultants.
Box 1, Folder 3

Flyers 1970-1980

Scope and Content

The Story of the Generation Mix; flyer celebrating JFS 125th anniversary; San Fernando Valley Service Center handout.
Box 1, Folder 4

Benjamin Louis Cohen, "Constancy and Change in the Jewish Family Agency of Los Angeles: 1854-1970," USC School of Social Work dissertation 1972 June