#10: Newspaper clippings re Welfare Planning Council
Scope and Content
This collection is an unusual assortment of scrapbooks originating, mainly, with Family Service of Los Angeles Area and the Welfare Planning Council. Five albums (from Family Service) contain solely clippings of newspaper stories about adoption from California newspapers. Album no. 3 has information identifying the agency that gathered these clippings for Family Service--Allen's. Two albums (nos. 6 and 7) contain materials on the activities and functions of the Southeast Advisory Council, Family Service. Two others concern the Welfare Planning Council: albums nos. 9 and 10, while album no. 8 concerns the Neighborhood Youth Association of the Episcopalian Church. Finally, album no. 11 celebrates Evelyn Davis' nomination and reception of the Koshland Award. The dates of the scrapbooks' material range from the late 1940s to the early 1960s.
Dates
- Creation: 1940s-1960s
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 20 Linear Feet (11 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu