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Finding aid for the Stanislaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records
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Title: Stanislaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records
Collection number: 0455
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 linear ft.
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1919-1986
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.
creator:
Stanislaus County (Calif.). Welfare Commission.
creator:
Stanislaus County (Calif.). Welfare Dept.
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.
Advance notice required for access.
[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
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
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stanislaus County (Calif.). Welfare Commission. -- Archives
Stanislaus County (Calif.). Welfare Dept. -- Archives
Correspondence
Ledgers (account books)
Legal documents
Public welfare--California--Archival resources
Reports