Ostomel (Anne) papers, bulk 1950s-1980s

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Title:
Anne Ostomel papers
Dates:
bulk 1950s-1980s
Creators:
Ostomel, Anne, 1908-2003
Abstract:
This collection consists of the papers of American social worker Anne Ostomel (1908-2003). These papers include files with reports, bibliographies, directories, speeches, correspondences, conference proceedings, training manuals, and handbooks related to Ostomel's work in New York and California.
Containers:
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Extent:
4.813 Linear Feet 11 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Anne Ostomel papers, Collection no. 0600, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of the papers of American social worker Anne Ostomel (1908-2003). These papers include files with reports, bibliographies, directories, speeches, correspondences, conference proceedings, training manuals, and handbooks related to Ostomel's work in New York and California. Ostomel was the program supervisor of the Public Assistance Division of the Albany, New York, County Department of Public Welfare and later a Child Welfare Specialist in the California Department of Social Welfare.

Biographical / historical:

Anne Ostomel (1908-2003) was an American social worker. She received her Master's in Social Work from the University of Southern California. Ostomel worked as the program supervisor of the Public Assistance Division of the Albany, New York, County Department of Public Welfare and then as a Child Welfare Specialist in the California Department of Social Welfare. She helped in the development of child welfare services in county welfare departments, licensing of adoption and child-placing agencies, and development of training programs for county welfare and probation agency personnel, as well as state legislation and regulations to cope with child abuse. She and her husband Maurice Ostomel established the Arlien Johnson Scholarship Fund at the USC School of Social Work, and following her death the University of Southern California School of Social Work established the Maurice J. and Anne M. Ostomel Scholarship Fund.

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Collection Guide Author:
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-03-21 13:42:16 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Anne Ostomel papers, Collection no. 0600, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0411, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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