California Social Welfare Archives agency and miscellaneous records, bulk approximately 1910s-1990s

Summary

Creators:

California Social Welfare Archives

Abstract:

This collection consists miscellaneous printed materials and related items from agencies and organizations in California that deal with social welfare and social work. More than 400 organizations are represented, though most are only represented by a few items. Entities include state and local government agencies, schools, non-profit groups, and professional social work organizations. The majority of items date from the 1950s-1990s, though there are some materials dating back as early as the 1910s.

Extent:

21 Boxes 21 boxes

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], California Social Welfare Archives Agency and Miscellaneous records, Collection no. 0603, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of miscellaneous printed materials and related items from agencies and organizations in California that deal with social welfare and social work. More than 400 organizations are represented, though most are only represented by a few items. Entities include state and local government agencies, schools, non-profit groups, and professional social work organizations. The majority of items date from the 1950s-1990s, though there are some materials dating back as early as the 1910s.

Materials include: handbooks, press releases, programs being offered, articles from journals, meeting minutes, proposals, newsletters, correspondences, journals, directories, annual reports, reports on studies done, magazines, bulletins, publications, books, pamphlets, and newspapers.

Biographical / historical:

The California Social Welfare Archives was begun as the California Social Welfare Heritage, dedicated to "the orderly collection and preservation of papers and documents of historical significance in the development of social welfare in California." Originated by George D. Nickel, of Arcadia California, in 1979, and led by Nickel and James Leiby, professor of social welfare at UC Berkeley, the organization's original concept was to divide the collection between the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley and the Arlien Johnson Library at USC. Nickel became the first president of the southern unit, while Leiby was responsible for northern matters.

Processing information:

This collection is not fully processed.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by organization name in two series: Southern California organizations and Northern California organizations (including the State of California).

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Community-based social services -- California -- Archival resources
Family social work -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Medical social work -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Social service -- California -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Social service -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Social service -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Archival resources
Social service -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Archival resources
Social service -- Research -- California -- Archival resources
Social work education -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Social work with children -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Social work with children -- California -- Archival resources
Social work with immigrants -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Social work with older people -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Social work with people with mental disabilities -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Social work with youth -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Social workers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Social workers -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Archival resources
Child welfare -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Archival resources
Public welfare -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Archival resources
Public welfare -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Child welfare -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Surveys (documents)
Handbooks
Press releases
Programs (documents)
Minutes (administrative records)
Proposals
Newsletters
Correspondence
Journals (periodicals)
Directories
Annual reports
Reports
Videotapes
Magazines (periodicals)
Bulletins
Publications (documents)
Books
Pamphlets
Newspapers

Names:

California Social Welfare Archives -- Archives

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

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], California Social Welfare Archives Agency and Miscellaneous records, Collection no. 0603, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:

University of Southern California, California Social Welfare Archives

Special Collections

Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209

Los Angeles, CA 90089-0411, US

Contact:

(213) 740-5900

specol@usc.edu

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