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California Social Welfare Archives agency and miscellaneous records
Collection
Identifier: 0603
Abstract
This collection consists miscellaneous printed materials and related items from agencies and organizations in California that deal with social welfare and social work. More than 400 organizations are represented, though most are only represented by a few items. Entities include state and local government agencies, schools, non-profit groups, and professional social work organizations. The majority of items date from the 1950s-1990s, though there are some materials dating back as early as the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within approximately 1910s-1990s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Central Christian Church of Los Angeles records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7158
Abstract
The Central Christian Church of Los Angeles records consists of founding doccuments, correspondence, financial records, membership lists, photographs, and meeting minutes documenting the history of the church from its founding in 1886 to 1956. The Central Christian Church of Los Angeles was founded in 1886 as the First Christian Mission. It met at various locations near downtown Los Angeles, eventually finding a permanent home at 410 East 31st Street where it remained until it closed in...
Dates:
1886 - 1956
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
China Society of Southern California records
Collection
Identifier: 3311
Abstract
The China Society of Southern California was founded in 1935 as a non-profit cultural organization and is the oldest Sino-American organization of its kind in the United States. The records of the China Society consist primarily of correspondence, board meeting minutes, the Bulletin of the China Society, and financial records. There are also materials surrounding events held by both the China Society and neighboring organizations, foundation documents, articles and clippings, as well as...
Dates:
1935 - 2015
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Community Chest and Welfare Federation of Los Angeles Area records
Collection
Identifier: 0461
Abstract
The Community Chest and Welfare Federation of Los Angeles Area records contains reports (both annual and research), minutes, by-laws, and other administrative materials that document the higher level functions of these non-profit organizations during formative phases of their history, the late 1920s through the early 1960s.
Dates:
1929 - 1962
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Community Relations Conference of Southern California records
Collection
Identifier: 0401
Abstract
The records of the Community Relations Conference include full minutes for the first ten annual meetings, with executive committee, board of directors and delegate assembly minutes covering the following 31 years. Correspondence files for successive executive directors of the Conference display the range of their influential acquaintance, and their skill and patience in advocacy and mediation. Correspondence with well known figures, particularly in liberal or left wing circles of the era,...
Dates:
1947 - 1991
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Company Theatre records
Collection
Identifier: 7106
Abstract
The Company Theatre records document the activities and history of the Company Theatre, an experimental, groundbreaking theater company founded in Los Angeles in 1967. Several USC students and graduates were among the Company Theatre's founding members, including Steven Kent and Gar Campbell. The Company Theatre remained active until around 1972, at which time its descendent, the ProVisional Theatre, commenced its decade-long run involving many of the same artists. The collection includes...
Dates:
1967 - 1982
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Council of Social Agencies of Los Angeles records
Collection
Identifier: 0480
Abstract
The Council of Social Agencies of Los Angeles records consist of meeting minutes, reports, and correspondence and memorandums, 1929-1947, created and collected by this welfare organization. The minutes are primarily those of the Executive Committee, and describe the higher level administrative activites of the Council. The reports consist of summaries of the activities of the various Council divisions, as well as research reports produced by these divisions on such topics as Los Angeles...
Dates:
1929 - 1947
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Family Service of Los Angeles records
Collection
Identifier: 0400
Abstract
The Family Service of Los Angeles records document the activities of this social service organziation from its beginnings during the early years of the Depression, to its end in a merger with the Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center. Included in the collection are complete runs of the minutes of the agency's board of directors, its district advisory boards, and all its principal committees, including executive, nominating, casework and finance, together with the records and reports of...
Dates:
1925 - 1998
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Esther Gillies papers
Collection
Identifier: 0611
Content Description
The Esther Gillies papers consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, newsletters, notes, public relations materials, and training materials from various social work organizations with which Gillies worked. Organizations represented in the collection include the California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (CAPSAC), Children's Center of the Antelope Valley (CCAV), the Drew Child Development Corporation, Children's Institute International Southern California Training Center...
Dates:
1977 - 2013
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Greater Los Angeles Association for the Study of Community Organization records
Collection
Identifier: 0446
Abstract
The Greater Los Angeles Association for the Study of Community Organization records documents the functions and activities of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Association for the Study of Community Organization (ASCO) from 1948-1987. The records consist of minutes and agendas of ASCO general and committee meetings, local and national newsletters, speeches, membership application forms, membership lists, promotional flyers, meeting announcements, correspondence, etc.
Dates:
1942 - 1987; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1961
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections