COHN, Hans. Director of Rosemary Cottage.

Hans Cohn Interview. Interviewed by Elizabeth McBroom. Date of interview: 11-7-90. 1 cassette (1 duplicate tape). Length of interview: undetermined. Transcript of interview: 23 pp. (1 copy of rough draft of interview).

Topics of interview: Beginning of career in social work; beginning of work at Rosemary Cottage; pioneer as man as director of girls' foster home; state of Rosemary Cottage; changes in program philosophy; change in psychiatric consultants; changes in program philosophy; present size of group home care; inadequacies of foster home care; infant care; professional mores of child foster care; role of social workers at Cottage; social policy issues; history of funding for Cottage; present funding; placement of foster children outside the state; state bills re foster care; funding and services; volunteers in foster care; use of medication for Cottage children; social workers vs. volunteers; conversation re personal matters; attitudes about institutional care.

Additional Materials:

1 diskette of transcript of interview. Brochure for Rosemary Cottage Retirement Dinner Dance in Honor of Hans Cohn (9-18-92). "An Evening with Star Chefs" Menu. Chronology of program development at Rosemary Cottage.