Abstract Ralph Fertig, former Associate Professor in the USC School of Social Work, has worked toward social justice as a civil rights lawyer, social worker, federal administrative judge, and activist. His papers consist of his authored essays and personal narratives, collected clippings, correspondence and institutional records from political organizations and initiatives that he led (includeing Southern California Americans for Democratic Action, Humanitarian Law Project, and University Synagogue),...

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Includes three plays: "Love and War," "Way Out," and "Separation." Other works include "The Senator and the Man in the House," "Moderately Priced Housing Without Subsidy: the MPDU Proposal," and "Aggregating Student Power: A Model for Teaching (Social Welfare) Policy Advocacy." Earlier papers from Fertig's undergraduate and graduate work are also included. Includes notes, drafts, correspondence, and final publications.

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This series consists of course material, correspondence, research, photographs, audiovisual material, and other records that were held in Fertig's USC School of Social Work office when he retired in 2016. Material spans 1947 to 2014, with the bulk dating from 2003 to 2012.