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Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0492
Abstract
The collection consists of reports, clippings, brochures, and correspondence related to elder abuse, especially in minority populations. Many of the reports are the products of foundations on aging including the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging, the California Foundation on Aging, and the California Commission on Aging. This collection appears to have been, at least in part, the provenance of Betty Kozasa, a well-known leader and founder of many organizations all related to the...
Dates:
1984-1998
Collection
Identifier: 0420
Abstract
The Beverly Foundation records, 1978-2008, consist of founding documents, Executive Committee and Board of Trustees meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, reports and publications, and 35mm slides from Walter H. Ettinger's book "Fitness after 50". The Beverly Foundation was formed on November 13, 1978 to (1) pilot, test and demonstrate innovative community programs that support the autonomy of older adults, (2) foster nationwide progress in long-term care administration and...
Dates:
1978 - 2008
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2013-062
Abstract
Manuscripts, scripts, notebooks, clippings and magazines, anthologies, organizational flyers and other material, 1986-2009, from gay writer, Albert P. Busendorfer. The collection includes Busendorfer's published and unpublished short stories, poetry and novels. Materials also document his involvement in senior citizen organizations.
Dates:
1986 - 2009
Collection
Identifier: 0460
Abstract
This small collection documents some of the activities of the California Association of Homes for the Aging, a statewide assocation of nonprofit housing and health care providers representing the needs of the elderly. Included are manuals for legislative action, materials for board members outlining program priorities, bulletins and newsletters, papers and reports, and minutes of board meetings. The materials date from the period 1964 to 1977.
Dates:
1964 - 1977
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
Collection
Identifier: 0414
Abstract
The Center for Healthy Aging is a Santa Monica based organization whose main goal is to provide health advice and counselling for senior citizens who might otherwise not be able to afford such care. The Center began in 1976 under the name of Senior Health Peer Counseling; the name was changed to Center for Healthy Aging in 1995. The collection presently contains materials from the governing board meetings, correspondence of the Center's two executive officers, Bernice Bratter (1976-1985) and...
Dates:
1976-
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0450
Abstract
The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks reports and brochure contains three items, two of which are reports on the City of Los Angeles' recreational infrastructure. One examines the immediate post-World War II era and is dated 1946, while the other dates from 1980; both are concerned with the improvements of city recreational facilities. The brochure (circa 1940s) outlines available recreation facilities and activities for senior citizens.
Dates:
1946, 1980, undated
Collection
Identifier: Coll2021-003
Abstract
Administrative records (2000-2015) from the Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing (GLEH), a non-profit organization in Los Angeles, California, and one of the first organizations dedicated to developing and maintaining affordable housing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) seniors. The collection includes materials documenting the development, construction, and opening of the apartment complex for LGBT seniors in Hollywood, known as Triangle Square; fundraising events such as the...
Dates:
2000-2015
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0609
Abstract
The collection contains two copies of each editorial written by Ms. Hyatt for the National Association of Social Workers California News beginning in September 2004.
Dates:
2004 - 2015
Collection
Identifier: 0475
Abstract
The Jewish Home for the Aged was originally located in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles. In 1976, the Home moved to a new residential facility in the San Fernando Valley (the planning, construction, and dedication of which are referred to in the records), and then merged with the California Home for the Aged, resulting in a new organization called the Jewish Home for the Aging of Greater Los Angeles (and now known as the Los Angeles Jewish Home). Information about the activities of...
Dates:
1957 - 1987