New Hampshire Conference of Social Welfare Records, 1937-1947

Title:

New Hampshire Conference of Social Welfare Records, 1937-1947

Creator:

New Hampshire Conference of Social Welfare.

Accession / Call Number:

1996.132

Object ID:

1996-132

Date:

1937-1947

Physical Description:

1 box ; 0.33 linear feet

Scope and Content:

The New Hampshire Conference of Social Welfare Records, 1937-1947, contains administrative records for the Conference. The bulk of these records center on preparations for their annual meetings, held in Manchester, NH. These include invitations to individual speakers, officer nominations, membership rolls, meeting minutes, and, from 1940, fundraising drives. The collection also includes correspondence between the Conference and other Social Welfare organizations in New England and Canada, including the Boy Scouts of America, Catholic orphanages in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, the Canadian Welfare Council, and the National Board of Public Welfare. The collection provides insight into the aims and concerns of social workers before, during, and after the Second World War. It is also a window into the efforts of the Conference to be recognized as an influential body despite its volunteer status.

Subjects:

Adoption , Birth control , Charities , Committees , Families of the mentally ill , Family life education , Legislators , Presidents , Orphans , Secretaries , Social work education , Veterans , World War, 1939-1945

Locations:

Concord, NH
Franklin, NH
Manchester, NH

People:

Cooper, Burt Randall, 1888-1959 , DeSchweinitz, Elizabeth McCord, 1895-1978 , Hoey, Jane, 1892-1968 , Knox, Sarah T. , Macunda, William H. , Martel, Louis Israel, 1912-1981 , Pearson, John , Westwood, William R.

Organizations:

Boy Scouts of America
Family Welfare Society (Concord, N.H.)
Golden Rule Farm Homes Association
Laconia State School
National Conference on Social Welfare
New Hampshire Children's Aid and Protective Society
New Hampshire Conference of Social Welfare
New Hampshire. General Court. House of Representatives
New Hampshire Society for Crippled Children and Handicapped Persons
United States. Social Security Board
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society collection.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Finding Aid Link:

RS68926_New_Hampshire_Conference_of_Social_Welfare_Records_1996.132.pdf