Donald F. Lomas papers, 1985-2017

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Summary

Creators:
Lomas, Donald F.
Abstract:
The Donald F. Lomas papers, 1985-2017, were created and collected by Lomas as part of his work with various social service agencies in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and the San Gabriel Valley.
Extent:
16.38 Linear Feet 15 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Donald F. Lomas papers, Collection no. 0612, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

The Donald F. Lomas papers, 1985-2017, were created and collected by Lomas as part of his work with various social service agencies in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and the San Gabriel Valley. These include documentation of the formation of the Back in Control Parenting Program that served thousands of families in the San Gabriel Valley from 1985 to 2005; Lomas' stay as consultant and later CEO with San Gabriel Children's Center documenting negotiations with LA County Department of Mental Health to help resuscitate that organization from its probationary status; Lomas's work in the 1990s with Pacific Clinics to incubate a new agency, D'Veal Family and Youth Services; work with Southern California Health and Rehabilitation Programs as they incubated and ultimately absorbed Wilshire Children's Services; creation and leadership of the Day Treatment Program for Young Children in Lancaster for the Children's' Bureau of Southern California; and documentation of the struggle to create a Department of Mental Health funded School Mental Health Program for Pasadena Unified School District.

Biographical / historical:

Donald F. Lomas is a clinical social worker based in Southern California, who developed programs to help serve the communities of the greater Los Angeles area.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Donald Lomas, March 13, 2018 and June 26, 2023.
Processing information:

The collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Donald F. Lomas papers, Collection no. 0612, 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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