Correspondence, reports, minutes, 1955 - 1956
Scope and Content
The California Board of Social Work Examiners and California Conference of Social Work Education Committeee records consist primarily of correspondence and board meeting minutes, 1937-1961, that documents the activities of these two related entities. Also included are Included in the combined collections are reports, legislative materials, statistics, and one sample examination question. The records describe Board meetings, California legislation regarding the licensing of social workers, statistics on and evaluations of the social work licensing examination and state licensing codes. The latter part of the records contains information on the founding and activities of the California Conference of Social Work State Committee on Education, founded in 1951 with the goal of developing appropriate programs of education for future social workers. The majority of the correspondence in both parts of the records was authored by or directed to Maurice J. Ostomel and Runo Arne, both of whom servied in executive positions with the Board, in addition to their other responsibilities with social welfare agencies.
Dates
- Creation: 1955 - 1956
Creator
- From the Collection: California. Board of Social Work Examiners (Organization)
- From the Collection: Ostomel, Maurice J. (Person)
- From the Collection: California Conference of Social Work. State Committee on Social Work Education (Organization)
- From the Collection: Arne, Runo (Person)
- From the Collection: California. Dept. of Professional and Vocational Standards. Board of Social Work Examiners (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.63 Linear Feet (2 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