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Child welfare -- United States -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Helen Leland Witmer papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00199
Abstract Sociologist, teacher, and social worker. The bulk of the Witmer papers pertain to her writings, including notes, typescripts and manuscripts for her unpublished book, Juvenile Delinquents in Court: A Study in Four Countries (Israel, Poland, Puerto Rico and Yugoslavia). There are also photographs, correspondence, lectures, and conference papers. Also documented are her tenure as director of research at Smith College School for Social Work and at the U.S. Children's...
Dates of Materials: 1928-1979; Majority of material found within 1935-1965
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Madeleine Z. Doty papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00049
Abstract Lawyer, journalist, suffragist, prison reformer, pacifist and teacher. Papers include writings (including unpublished autobiography), memorabilia, diaries, and manuscripts. Photographs include Mahatma Gandhi, George Bernard Shaw, Maksim Gorky, and Aleksandr Kerensky. The bulk of the collection is correspondence, which includes Jane Addams, Roger Baldwin, Norman Douglas, Theodore Dreiser, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, John Galsworthy, Judge Ben Lindsey, Salvador de...
Dates of Materials: 1880-1984
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Sojourn records

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00316
Scope and Contents

The Records of Sojourn consist of minutes and agendas; correspondence and memoranda; grant proposals; financial and other reports; publicity; contracts; clippings; newsletters; and photographs. The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence, contracts, grant applications, and reports pertaining to the many government agencies that funded Sojourn programs.

Dates of Materials: 1974-1992
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Therese Weil Lansburgh papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00090
Abstract

Therese Weil Lansburgh was a social worker, children's welfare advocate and lobbyist. This colection includes her personal and professional papers documenting Lansburgh's career as a social worker and champion for the rights of children, and particularly for affordable day care and social service organizations in which she was involved.

Dates of Materials: 1962 - 1994
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History
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