Finding aid for the Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers records
0411
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
2010
Title: Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers records
Collection number: 0411
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 linear ft.
2 boxes
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1965-1967
Date (inclusive): 1954-1976
Abstract: The Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers records consists of correspondence, reports, memorandums,
bylaws, and meeting minutes, 1954-1976 (bulk 1965-1967) that document the development and founding, and activities, of this
non-profit organization. The conception and incorporation of the federation are very well documented; also included are records
pertaining to some of the major programs sponsored by the Federation, including Head Start; and the Federation's funding relationship
with United Way of Los Angeles.
creator:
Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers, Inc. records, Collection
no. 0411, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Historical note
The Los Angeles Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers was conceived in 1959 when the Welfare Federation of Los
Angeles set up a Settlements and Centers Study Committee to explore possible interest in an affiliation of the various settlement
houses and centers currently operating in the city of Los Angeles. In January 1963 the Federation was officially incorporated
and among its first actions was the development of a proposal for an anti-poverty program. In 1965, with a tiny staff, it
became the delegate agency for three large anti-poverty programs overseeing the operations of Head Start, Teen Post, and the
Neighborhood Adult Participation Project (NAPP). In mid 1967, the Federation resigned as delegate agency for Teen Post and
NAPP, both of which had struggled with extraordinary problems, and returned to its former settlement work and usual task as
an advocate for needed social services.
Scope and Content
The Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers records consists of correspondence, reports, memorandums,
bylaws, and meeting minutes, 1954-1976 (bulk 1965-1967) that document the development and founding, and activities, of this
non-profit organization. The conception and incorporation of the federation are very well documented through correspondence,
meeting minutes, and publications created by the Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region, the organization that sponsored
the formation of the Federation. Also included are documents pertaining to some of the major programs sponsored by the Federation,
including Head Start; and the Federation's funding relationship with United Way of Los Angeles.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Head Start Program (U.S.). -- Archives
Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers. -- Archives
United Way of Los Angeles. -- Archives
Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region. -- Archives
Correspondence
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--Archival resources
Memorandums
Minutes
Nonprofit organizations--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Public welfare--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Reports
Box 1, Folder 1
Welfare Planning Council--L.A. region, Settlements and Centers Organizing Committee
1962-1963
Box 1, Folder 2-3
Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers
1963-1966
Box 1, Folder 4-5
Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers
1966-1975
Box 1, Folder 6
"Settlements and Centers: Their History, Self Study and Development," Welfare Planning Council
1954 June
Box 1, Folder 7
"Neighborhood Centers: A self-study by 13 settlement houses in the Los Angeles area," Welfare Federation of Los Angeles
1961 December
Box 1, Folder 8
Annual meeting, reports
1966-1967
Box 1, Folder 9
Executive Director's reports
1966-1967
Box 2, Folder 1
Central administration proposal and budget, job descriptions
1966
Box 2, Folder 2
Board meeting minutes
1965-1967, 1973-1974
Box 2, Folder 3
Board meeting minutes
1968, 1971-1973
Box 2, Folder 4
Personnel policies and job descriptions
1965-1966
Box 2, Folder 5
Head Start reports/proposals
1966-1967
Box 2, Folder 6
United Way administration
1965, 1967
Box 2, Folder 7
Miscellaneous
1965-1967, 1971-1974
Box 2, Folder 8
Correspondence, papers, membership rosters
1971-1973
Box 2, Folder 9
Correspondence, minutes, position paper
1971-1976
Box 2, Folder 10
Papers of Regional Executive Joe Bowley
1973-1974
