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Memo from Mary Stanton to George Wyman regarding the History of Social Welfare in Los Angeles, July 17, 1962

 
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Title
Memo from Mary Stanton to George Wyman regarding the History of Social Welfare in Los Angeles, July 17, 1962
Creator
Stanton, Mary
Date
17 July 1962
Description
A 3-page, typewritten memo from Mary Stanton to George Wyman identifying and correcting perceived innacuracies in the contents of the History section of a 1962 orientation booklet for the Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region. She notes inaccuracies in dates pertaining to the founding of certain social agencies, the omission of the name of a president of the council, and presents a narrative description of the development of two different social committees in Los Angeles, one the precursor of the Welfare Planning Council, by two rival organizations. She also draws attention to the belief that Los Angeles has a community organization program older than Pittsburgh and Milwaukee and concludes with a narrative on the foun of the Volunteer Bureau.
Format Extent
3 leaves ; 28 cm
Subject
Federations, Financial (Social service)--History--California--Los Angeles; Community welfare councils--History--California--Los Angeles; Social history--California--Los Angeles; Public service organizations--California--Los Angeles;
Note
Mary Agatha Stanton was the Executive Secretary of the Council of Social Agencies (later known as the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles), from 1935 to 1941. George Kerker Wyman was a public administrator who served in several posts relating to social selfare. He served as the director of the California State Department of Social Welfare before becoming the Executive Director of the Welfare Planning Council of the Los Angeles Region in 1960. The Welfare Planning Council of Los Angeles is a social welfare planning agency responsible for research and development of health, welfare, and recreation programs for the Los Angeles area.
Collection
Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 2: Margaret Workman, Box 20, Folder 13
Type
Language
eng
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