Finding aid for the National Association of Social Workers Medical Social Work Section records
0486
Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
2011 July
Title: National Association of Social Workers Medical Social Work Section records
Collection number: 0486
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear feet
1 box
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1953-1959
Date (inclusive): 1931-1974
Abstract: The National Association of Social Workers Medical Social Work Section records consist of meeting minutes and agendas, report,
membership lists, and some correspondence, 1931-1974 (bulk 1953-1959), that document the activities of the Los Angeles chapter
of this organization. The meeting minutes are primarily those of the NASW Executive Committee; the reports are primarily ones
produced by members of the Medical Social Work Section; and the membership lists are those of medical social workers in the
Los Angeles area.
creator:
American Association of Medical Social Workers.
creator:
National Association of School Social Workers.
creator:
National Association of Social Workers. Medical Social Work Section.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
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 to quote from or publish manuscripts in the CSWA’s collections from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], National Association of Social Workers Medical Social Work Section records, Collection no. 0486,
California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Scope and Content
The National Association of Social Workers Medical Social Work Section records consist of meeting minutes and agendas, report,
membership lists, and some correspondence, 1931-1974 (bulk 1953-1959), that document the activities of the Los Angeles chapter
of this organization. The meeting minutes are primarily those of the NASW Executive Committee that were distributed to the
membership; the reports are primarily ones produced by members of the Medical Social Work Section; and the membership lists
are those of medical social workers in the Los Angeles area and cover the transition period of the organization from the American
Association of Medical Social Workers to the Medical Social Work Section of the National Association of Social Workers. Also
included are membership lists and minutes from meetings of the NASW Social Work Research Section.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
National Association of Social Workers. Medical Social Work Section. -- Archives
National Association of Social Workers. -- Archives
Agendas (administrative records)
Correspondence
Medical social work--United States--Archival resources
Minutes
Reports
Box 1, Folder 1
Medical social work and public health--papers and photographs
1931-1974
Scope and Content
Reprint of "Medical Social Work and Public Health Activities" by Frank L. Kelly, M.D. (1931)
Abstract: "Some Social Issues in Health" by Alfred H. Katz, D.S.W. (1970)
"Human Caring and Sexuality in Chronic Illness" buy Joyce Testa Salhoot (1974)
"The Social Caseworker's Responsibilities in a Medical Residency Training Program" by Paul B. Magnus
Box 1, Folder 2
NASW Medical Social Work Section membership lists, meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence
1953-1957
Box 1, Folder 3
Social Work Research Section announcements, minutes, correspondence
1955-1958
Box 1, Folder 4
Executive Committee meeting minutes, TIAC Steering Commmittee minutes
1954-1955
Box 1, Folder 5
Executive Committee meeting minutes and committee reports, membership directory
1956
Box 1, Folder 6
Executive Committee meeting minutes and committee reports, Social Work Research Section minutes and reports
1956
Box 1, Folder 7
Executive Committee meeting minutes and committee reports, Research Section minutes and reports
1957
Box 1, Folder 8
Executive Committee meeting minutes and committee reports
1957 May, November
Box 1, Folder 9
Executive Committee meeting minutes and committee reports
1956-1959, 1963
Scope and Content
File includes paper, "The Council on Medical and Health Services--Its Purpose, Focus and Programs".
Box 1, Folder 10
Executive Committee meeting minutes and committee reports
1958-1959
Scope and Content
File includes "A Study of Practice Consultation Provided by the Medical Social Social Work Section, National Association of
Social Workers" by Ethel Cohen (1958).