Description
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.
Background
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.
Extent
22.5 Boxes
20 boxes
Restrictions
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Availability
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