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Donald F. Lomas papers

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Identifier: 0612

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Scope and Contents

The Donald F. Lomas papers, 1985-2017, were created and collected by Lomas as part of his work with various social service agencies in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and the San Gabriel Valley. These include documentation of the formation of the Back in Control Parenting Program that served thousands of families in the San Gabriel Valley from 1985 to 2005; Lomas' stay as consultant and later CEO with San Gabriel Children's Center documenting negotiations with LA County Department of Mental Health to help resuscitate that organization from its probationary status; Lomas's work in the 1990s with Pacific Clinics to incubate a new agency, D'Veal Family and Youth Services; work with Southern California Health and Rehabilitation Programs as they incubated and ultimately absorbed Wilshire Children's Services; creation and leadership of the Day Treatment Program for Young Children in Lancaster for the Children's' Bureau of Southern California; and documentation of the struggle to create a Department of Mental Health funded School Mental Health Program for Pasadena Unified School District.

Dates

  • Creation: 1985 - 2017

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

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

Donald F. Lomas is a clinical social worker based in Southern California, who developed programs to help serve the communities of the greater Los Angeles area.

Extent

16.38 Linear Feet (15 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Donald F. Lomas papers, 1985-2017, were created and collected by Lomas as part of his work with various social service agencies in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and the San Gabriel Valley.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Donald Lomas, March 13, 2018 and June 26, 2023.

Related Materials

Pacific Clinics records, Collection no. 0433, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Processing Information

The collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Donald F. Lomas papers
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Sue Luftschein
Date
2019 October
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Revision Statements

  • 2023 April: Finding Aid updated by Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated; Materials rehoused into archival containers
  • 2023 September: Bo Doub updated the finding aid to include material added to the collection from accession no. 2023-043.

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States