Stanislaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records, 1919-1986

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Summary

Title:
Stanislaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records
Dates:
1919-1986
Creators:
Stanislaus County (Calif.). Welfare Commission. and Stanislaus County (Calif.). Welfare Dept.
Abstract:
The Stansilaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records consists of materials created by these two entities (subsequently renamed the Stanislaus County Department of Social Services, and now the Community Services Agency). The collection's material is all textual and ranges from ledgers to photocopies of legal agreements; chronologically the material spans the period 1919-1986.
Extent:
1.0 linear ft. 1 box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Stanislaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records, Collection no. 0455, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

The Stansilaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records consists of materials created by these two entities (subsequently renamed the Stanislaus County Department of Social Services, and now the Community Services Agency). The collection's material is all textual and ranges from ledgers to photocopies of legal agreements; chronologically the material spans the period 1919-1986. The ledgers are particularly valuable: dating from the 1920s and 1930s, they provide information on the amount and reasons for payments to needy persons, thus providing insight into social needs and local government responses to them before the establishment of the welfare state.

Acquisition information:
Received from Leon R. Umsted, Deputy Director, Income Maintenance Division, Stanislaus County Department of Social Services; Marsena Buck, Director, Stanislaus County Department of Social Services
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Jane Adler, Clay Stalls
Date Prepared:
2000 February 29
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-05-05T03:33-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

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], Stanislaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records, Collection no. 0455, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0411, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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