Finding Aid for the Exceptional Children's Foundation records 0494
Jacqueline Morin
USC Libraries Special Collections
2017
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Exceptional Children's Foundation records
creator:
Exceptional Children's Foundation
Identifier/Call Number: 0494
Identifier/Call Number: 1772
Physical Description:
1.75 Linear Feet
3 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1946-2002
Abstract: In 1946, a small group of parents in Los Angeles pooled their resources to create a daycare program for their children with
developmental disabilities. The following year, the Exceptional Children's Foundation was incorporated with its mission as
providing the highest quality services for children who are challenged with developmental, learning, and emotional disabilities--empowering
them to reach their greatest potential. Over the years, the mission and vision of the Foundation expanded to include adult
services, with many service sites throughout Los Angeles County and specializing in early education, art centers, adult residential
services, and mental health services. The Foundation's headquarters is currently in Culver City.
This small collection of official records consists chiefly of Board meeting minutes and annual reports mainly from the 1970s
through 2002, with a few earlier documents from its first few decades of existence.
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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.
[Box/folder# or item name], Exceptional Children's Foundation records, Collection no. 0494, California Social Welfare Archives,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
The collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Children -- Services for -- California -- Archival resources
Mental retardation -- Archival resources
Social service -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Social work with people with mental disabilities -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Annual reports
Minutes
Newsletters
Exceptional Children's Foundation -- Archives