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Stanislaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records

 Collection
Identifier: 0455

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Scope and Content

The Stansilaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records consists of materials created by these two entities (subsequently renamed the Stanislaus County Department of Social Services, and now the Community Services Agency). The collection's material is all textual and ranges from ledgers to photocopies of legal agreements; chronologically the material spans the period 1919-1986. The ledgers are particularly valuable: dating from the 1920s and 1930s, they provide information on the amount and reasons for payments to needy persons, thus providing insight into social needs and local government responses to them before the establishment of the welfare state.

Dates

  • Creation: 1919 - 1986

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

The use of archival materials for on-site research does not constitute permission from the California Social Welfare Archives to publish them. Copyright has not been assigned to the California Social Welfare Archives, and the researcher is instructed to obtain permission to quote from or publish manuscripts in the CSWA's collections from the copyright holder.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Stansilaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records consists of materials created by these two entities (subsequently renamed the Stanislaus County Department of Social Services, and now the Community Services Agency). The collection's material is all textual and ranges from ledgers to photocopies of legal agreements; chronologically the material spans the period 1919-1986.

Acquisition

Received from Leon R. Umsted, Deputy Director, Income Maintenance Division, Stanislaus County Department of Social Services; Marsena Buck, Director, Stanislaus County Department of Social Services

Title
Finding aid for the Stanislaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records
Status
Completed
Author
Jane Adler, Clay Stalls
Date
2000 February 29
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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