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Collection
Identifier: 0474
Abstract
This small collection documents some of the activities and history of the Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles. Included are minutes from meetings of the Committee on Aging during the 1960s, when the Freda Mohr Center for the elderly was opened; a notebook describing the history, activities, programs, and administrative functions of the agency; and a dissertation from USC's School of Social Work that examines the history of the agency.
Dates:
1962 - 1980
Collection
Identifier: 0471
Abstract
The records of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles consist of reports, correspondence, board meeting minutes, and Council publications, 1956-1979, that document some of the activities of this organizaiton, including their work with the Jewish aged and their fundraising activities. Also included is some organizational, historical, and programmatic information on the Jewish Centers Association of Los Angeles.
Dates:
1956 - 1979
Collection
Identifier: 0475
Abstract
The Jewish Home for the Aged was originally located in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles. In 1976, the Home moved to a new residential facility in the San Fernando Valley (the planning, construction, and dedication of which are referred to in the records), and then merged with the California Home for the Aged, resulting in a new organization called the Jewish Home for the Aging of Greater Los Angeles (and now known as the Los Angeles Jewish Home). Information about the activities of...
Dates:
1957 - 1987
Collection
Identifier: 0499
Abstract
Eleanor Klein received her Master's Degree in Social Work from USC in 1953 and held many positions as a social worker in Los Angeles thereafter. She held several positions within the local Southern California chapter of the American Association of Social Work as well as the local chapter of the National Association of Social Work. From 1974-1982 Eleanor Klein was Director of the Department of Clinical Social Work at the UCLA Medical Center. Papers in this collection include reports, meeting...
Dates:
1955 - 1970
Collection
Identifier: 0472
Abstract
Los Amigos de Humanidad records consist of correspondence, membership applications and lists, meeting minutes, and financial information, 1968-1981, that document the founding, development, and activities of this fundraising organization.
Dates:
1968 - 1981
Collection
Identifier: 0411
Abstract
The Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers records consists of correspondence, reports, memorandums, bylaws, and meeting minutes, 1954-1976 (bulk 1965-1967) that document the development and founding, and activities, of this non-profit organization. The conception and incorporation of the federation are very well documented; also included are records pertaining to some of the major programs sponsored by the Federation, including Head Start; and the Federation's...
Dates:
1954 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1967
Collection
Identifier: 0406
Abstract
The Los Angeles County Coordinating Councils records document the activities of the Los Angeles County Coordinating Councils (later the Federation of Community Coordinating Councils of Los Angeles County) and Coordinating Councils, Inc., an organization directed by members of the Board of the LA County organization. The records contain meeting minutes, correspondence, and reports, 1930-1952, created by all three organizations, and as such give a detailed view of the activities of these...
Dates:
1930 - 1952
Collection
Identifier: 0431
Abstract
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services records consist of materials generated by agencies within the DPSS (the Bureau of Social Services and the Staff Development Division) and the DPSS itself, its predecessor agency, the Department of Charities, and the Public Social Services Commission. Included are reports and studies, memorandums, correspondence, committee agendas and minutes, and training materials. The chronological span of the DPSS series, including the Public...
Dates:
1948 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1980
Collection
Identifier: 0439
Abstract
The Los Angeles County Mental Health Advisory Board records consist of the minutes and agendas of the meetings of the Advisory Board, and reports from agencies of Los Angeles County Mental Health Services that this agency forwarded to the Board.
Dates:
1965 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1985
Collection
Identifier: 0402
Abstract
The Los Angeles Roundtable For Children began in the fall of l982 with a series of informal monthly meetings convened by faculty members at the University of Southern California's School of Social Work, when child welfare leaders from the public and private sectors met to address evident deterioration of Los Angeles county's protective services. The collection contains the group's groundbreaking early volunteer research reports, designed to provide crucial missing information and...
Dates:
1982-1998