Meyer Elkin papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of American social worker Meyer Elkin (1916-1994) related to his work with Los Angeles families. His papers include correspondences, annual reports, speeches, directories, pamphlets, flyers for meetings, as well as the journal articles he wrote and edited. Meyer was the founder of the Los Angeles County Conciliation Court, a founder and editor of the journal Conciliation Courts Review, and helped found the Association of Family Conciliation Courts.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1930s-1970s
Creator
- Elkin, Meyer (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Meyer Elkin (1916-1994) was an American social worker. He founded the Los Angeles County Conciliation Court, founded and edited the professional journal "Conciliation Courts Review," and helped found the Association of Family Conciliation Courts. Following his retirement in 1977, he was on the board, acted as president, and was an advisor for El Nido Family Centers in Los Angeles.
Extent
10.125 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of American social worker Meyer Elkin (1916-1994) related to his work with Los Angeles families.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received as part of the California Social Welfare Archives.
Processing Information
This collection is not fully processed.
Subject
- Elkin, Meyer -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Meyer Elkin papers
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated.
- Date
- 2022 March
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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