MC 913

Inventory to the Council for Human Services in New Jersey Records, 1904-1992

By Fernanda Perrone, assisted by Luis C. Franco and Michele Gisbert

1998

Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries


Descriptive Summary

Creator: Council for Human Services in New Jersey
Title: Council for Human Services in New Jersey records
Dates: 1904-1992, bulk 1920-1976
Quantity: 30.5 cubic feet (28 records center cartons and 12 phase boxes)
Abstract: Through its annual conferences, the Council for Human Services in New Jersey provided a forum for the exchange of information and ideas between persons from private charities, religious organizations, and government agencies who were involved directly "with the problems of human affliction and distress." Between conferences, the Council's additional work in studying both societal problems and the delivery of social welfare services in New Jersey was largely carried out through its committees (e.g., the Child Welfare Committee). Agricultural laborers, older people, refugees, drug addiction, juvenile delinquency, public assistance (welfare), and public health were among the topics addressed by the Council. Separate from its conferences, the organization also disseminated information, study results, and revised standards through its publications. Its advocacy contributed to the formation of other organizations (including the New Jersey Association for Mental Health and the Rutgers University Graduate School of Social Work) and influenced the adoption of state regulations and legislation. The Council was known by several different names, including as the New Jersey Welfare Council from 1938 to 1975. Included in the records of the Council are constitutions and bylaws; minutes; resolutions; annual reports; various financial records; a chrono file; conference papers and agendas; committee files; subject files; historical files; publications; files of the affiliated Social Welfare Research Foundation of New Jersey; photographs; a membership card file; a publications index; and scrapbooks.
Collection No.: MC 913
Access: Stored offsite. Advance notice of two working days required to consult bulk of collection. (Only oversize scrapbooks in boxes 29-40 avalable without advance notice.)
Language: English
Repository: Rutgers University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

Administrative History

The Council for Human Services in New Jersey, originally known as the New Jersey Conference of Charities and Correction (1) was founded in 1901. It was strongly supported by the New Jersey State Charities Aid Association, a semiofficial body which acted as an inspector of charitable institutions. Its purpose was to "bring together the hundreds of men and women who are dealing at first hand with the problems of human affliction and distress," and to show "the points of contact, and the need of co-operation between private benevolent agencies and public relief officers." (2) Over one hundred delegates attended the first conference in Trenton in 1902, where Emily E. Williamson of Elizabeth, secretary of the Charities Aid Association and advocate for children and prisoners, was elected president. During the early years of the Council's history, several distinguished figures in New Jersey social welfare served as presidents, including Edward R. Johnstone, executive director of the New Jersey Institution for the Feeble Minded at Vineland, penal reformer Caroline Wittpenn of Hoboken, and social settlement founder Cornelia Bradford of Jersey City.

For a quarter century, the main purpose of the Council was to hold the yearly conference. Early session topics included: public sanitation and hygiene, the relationship of immigration to dependency and crime, almshouse management, women in industry, and municipal and social responsibility for the mortality of children. During this period, the conference effectively brought together activists and intellectuals from all sectors of the social welfare community—state agencies, private charities, and religious organizations.

The Council was run by a President, Vice Presidents, Treasurer, Secretaries and an Executive Committee. Standing committees dealt with conference planning and with nominations. After 1905 the Commissioner of Charities and Correction sat ex officio on the Executive Committee and an Advisory Board and Auditing Committee were added. In December 1925, the Council was reorganized on a year-round basis with a full time Executive Secretary and an office in Newark. The revised constitution expanded the Council's purpose to include: Obtaining and disseminating information and data on social conditions and social service activities, and stimulating workers, institutions and agencies, both public and private in the improvement of their activities for social betterment. (3)

In 1929, the Council's Interracial Committee conducted a statewide survey of African Americans in New Jersey in conjunction with the State Department of Institutions and Agencies, which had been founded in 1918. The Committee studied the health, welfare, and social, economic, and political status of African Americans in communities throughout the state, with a focus on the existing provisions for social services. The survey led to several publications: a detailed report— The Negro in New Jersey (1931), a pamphlet— The Negro: New Jersey's Twentieth Citizen (1932), and reports on individual communities.

The Council also prepared A Social Worker's Guide to Foreign Communities in New Jersey (1930), a directory of the many ethnic social service organizations in the state, and several brief studies that were published both as individual pamphlets and in the Council's monthly Bulletin, including: Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalized vs. Commission Form of State Welfare Organization (Bulletin, January 25, 1932); The Courts of New Jersey (April 14, 1934); and Brief Tentative Outline of the Social Security Act and New Jersey Statutes (October 1, 1935). The Council's Committee on Standards in Child Adoption published Standards for Child Placing Agencies (1932), in which it adapted national standards to the New Jersey context.

During this period, of course, the economic and social dislocation resulting from the Depression had a major impact on social services in the state. In fact, New Jersey was the first state to set up an Emergency Relief Administration, in October 1931, a year and a half before the Federal Emergency Relief Administration was established. (4) Leaders of the Council served on the Advisory Section on Social Welfare Problems to the New Jersey Emergency Relief Administration. As well as suggesting ways to coordinate and standardize the administration of relief in the state, the Advisory Section helped develop social work training courses for Administration workers at Dana College in Newark and Rutgers University Extension in New Brunswick. In 1934, the Council began to advocate the establishment of a school for social workers in New Jersey, a goal not achieved until the opening of the Graduate School of Social Work at Rutgers University in 1955.

In 1934, the chairman of the Committee on Social Work Training, Dr. Ellen Potter, was elected president of the Council. Ellen Potter (1871-1958), who had made her mark as an early woman physician, public administrator, and public health advocate, served as Director of Medicine at the State Department of Institutions and Agencies from 1930 to 1949. At the 1934 conference, the Council passed a resolution calling for an end to the ban on sending birth control information through the mail, which cost the support of some Catholic organizations. In spite of this opposition, under Potter's leadership the Council continued to support birth control and voluntary sterilization. During Potter's presidency, the Council also began to plan for the future administration of relief in New Jersey, anticipating the eventual demise of the state Emergency Relief Administration, which indeed ceased operations in 1936. It drew up a plan for a state public welfare department which would distribute relief through counties rather than through municipalities, which was eventually embodied in several legislative proposals.

During the Depression, contributions to the Council declined, and, in 1935, a bank called in a loan, leaving a balance of nine dollars in the organization's treasury. In 1937, the Council launched a major fundraising campaign, the Common Sense Appeal, which was moderately successful.

The Council's financial situation worsened, however, during the Second World War because of higher taxation and the competition from wartime charities. In general, committee work declined during this period, with the notable exceptions of the Child Welfare and Health Committees and their various subcommittees. In 1942, the Child Welfare Committee was reorganized to deal with issues related to defense, such as the need to provide day care for the children of women factory workers, violations of the 1940 Child Labor Law, and juvenile delinquency. At the same time, the Child Welfare Committee continued its regular program of research into the treatment of developmentally disabled children and facilities for the care of adolescents. The Health Committee addressed unsanitary conditions in areas around military bases and factories, which were crowded with migrants from other parts of the country. It conducted extensive surveys of public health administration in the state, contributing to the reorganization of the State Department of Health in 1946 and the establishment of a Division of Chronic Illness Control in 1952.

In the years following the war, the increase in the birth rate and continuing migration into the state led to an increase in case loads and institutional populations. The Council was extremely busy during this period, expanding its focus to include several new areas, such as the plight of displaced persons from Central Europe who had immigrated to New Jersey after the war. The work of the Council's Committee on Displaced Persons, in cooperation with Rutgers University and a grant from the East European Fund, led to the establishment of the New Jersey Resettlement Project for East European refugees in 1953.

Beginning in the mid-1940s, the Council's committees were also active in the area of mental health. The Mental Health Committee, founded in 1944, supported improved services and increased appropriations for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled, the establishment of the Interstate Compact on Mental Health (1957), the provision of special educational services for emotionally and socially maladjusted children, and the foundation of community mental health clinics. (5) In 1947, the Council brought together professionals and citizens interested in mental health and held a series of regional conferences leading to the formation of the New Jersey Association for Mental Health the following year. Under the leadership of Council President Elizabeth Boggs, who was on the Board of Directors of the American Association for Mental Deficiency, the Council supported legislation converting Bordentown Manual Training School into a school for the developmentally disabled. In 1961, Council President Marion Rieman served on the State Mental Health Study Commission.

The Council also continued campaigns which had originated in earlier decades. The Adoptions Committee, originally a subcommittee of Child Welfare, worked to improve and standardize adoption practices. It sought "to spread information regarding good adoption practice, encourage the use of adoption agencies, and work for the passage of the proposed adoption law." (6) Indeed the campaign contributed to the passage of the Adoption Law of 1953. The Council also continued to advocate the integration of state and local public assistance in New Jersey. (7)

In 1959, struck by the number of addicts living near its office in Newark, the Council formed a Drug Addiction Study Committee at a time when there was little public interest or citizen activity in this field. Over the next ten years, the Committee studied and made recommendations regarding legislation, sponsored sessions and workshops, and produced a directory of treatment resources in the state. By 1968, when the Committee voted to disband, New Jersey had established a Bureau of Narcotics and Drug Abuse under the Division of Community Affairs of the Department of Institutions and Agencies, and clinics had been established through the state. (8)

During this period, the Council also addressed the issue of who should pay for social welfare programs. In response to the rising living costs of the 1960s, the Council's Fees for Service Committee published Guidelines to the Measurement of Ability to Pay for Health and Social Services, which appeared in several editions between 1962 and 1973. In addition to committee work, the Council continued to hold yearly conferences and workshops and to publish its newsletter, the Bulletin, as well as the Legislative Information Bulletin (1954-1975), which monitored social welfare bills in the state legislature. Between 1956 and 1969, the Council held an annual Legislative Forum, where both sides of pending bills were presented.

In spite of the Council's many achievements during the postwar era, it continued to suffer from financial difficulties. In 1946, because of new regulations, it could no longer accept tax exempt contributions. The Council tried to appeal this ruling several times, resolving in 1950 to stop any activity which could be construed as lobbying. Committees were directed to present both sides of issues in reports and testimony, although they were encouraged to try to influence legislation indirectly. (9) In this year, the Council also changed its structure, grouping committees into three subject based divisions—Group Services, Individual Services, and Health—each of which had a director.

In order to further address the problem of its tax status, the Council founded a branch organization, the Social Welfare Research Foundation of New Jersey, in 1964. The purpose of the Foundation was to raise money to perform and disseminate research in the field of social welfare. It was governed by its own board of trustees, but shared headquarters with the Council; the two organizations had a joint steering committee and representation on mutual committees. The Foundation devoted much of its time to the planning of the Annual Institutes, workshops for social workers given at the Council's annual conference on issues such as juvenile justice, drug abuse, mental health, disabilities, and crisis intervention. The Institutes, which were partially underwritten by a grant from the Switz Foundation, attracted from 400 to 500 participants a year. The Foundation also undertook a study of New Jersey's laws relating to young people, which resulted in the publication of a pamphlet for teenagers, The Law—Get With It (1967), and a second edition, The Law—For Real (1970), which were distributed in schools and community organizations. The success of this project led to the publication of the Far Out Green Super Cool series of comic books aimed at grade school children.

Even after the establishment of the Social Welfare Research Foundation, the Council continued to attempt to regain tax exempt status. It feared losing the support of the United Funds (later United Way), its greatest source of income. (10) In fact, in 1967, because of the Council's financial problems, the two organizations negotiated a merger, but terminated the agreement the following year because of administrative and budgetary difficulties. The Council remained active, however, during the early 1970s. In 1972, Vice President Jessamine Merrill represented the Council on the New Jersey Child Care Planning Committee, which brought together parents, professionals and citizens to evaluate and plan for day care in the state. The Committee formed the Coalition for Children of New Jersey in 1973. During this period, the Council also published the Directory of Social Welfare and Health Services in New Jersey (1973), as well as serving as a referral service for people seeking help or information about social welfare.

In 1975, the New Jersey Welfare Council and the Social Welfare Research Foundation merged to form a new tax exempt organization, the Council for Human Services of New Jersey. In spite of the merger, the Council's financial difficulties continued. Membership and contributions declined, as many of the Council's functions were taken over by the state, and it faced competition from better funded and more narrowly focused organizations. The 1976 conference failed to attract anticipated attendance, leaving the Council seriously in debt and forcing it to lay off its Executive Director and Secretary and vacate its office in Trenton. The Council found new space in Trenton in the Contemporary Club, of which Merrill was an officer, and continued its activities largely through volunteer effort. As well as continuing to hold the annual conference and publish its newsletter, the Council joined the Alliance for Affordable Housing, which successfully opposed attempts to prevent the courts from forcing municipalities to build low cost housing. In 1985, the Council was also one of several amici curiae petitioners seeking to require the New Jersey Department of Human Services to establish and enforce adequate standards for public assistance.

In 1989, the Council had to vacate its office at the Contemporary Club and place its records and furniture in storage. In November 1990, Board member Charlotte Kohn Abberman allowed the Council to operate out of her office in Fairfield, New Jersey. Attempts to contact it in 1997 were unsuccessful.

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Notes

(1) The Council went through several name changes during its ninety year history. Originally known as both the New Jersey Conference of Charities and Corrections and the New Jersey State Conference of Charities and Correction, it was renamed the New Jersey Conference for Social Welfare in 1919, the New Jersey Conference of Social Work in 1925, and the New Jersey Welfare Council in 1938. In 1975, it merged with the Social Welfare Research Foundation of New Jersey and took on its name, but the following year renamed itself the Council for Human Services of New Jersey. The name was modified slightly to Council for Human Services in New Jersey in 1983.

(2) Hugh Fox, "History of the New Jersey Conference of Charities and Correction," typescript (1912), box 23, folder 13.

(3) "Revised Constitution of the New Jersey Conference for Social Welfare," The New Jersey Conference of Social Work Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting [Proceedings] (Asbury Park, N.J., 1926). The organization later moved its office to Montclair in late 1965 and then to Trenton in early 1969.

(4) Douglas H. Macneil, Seven Years of Unemployment Relief in New Jersey, 1930-1936 (Washington, 1938), iv.

(5) "A Brief History of the New Jersey Welfare Council, 1881-1962," typescript (1974), box 23, folder 14.

(6) Minutes of the Adoptions Committee (February 19, 1953), box 15, folder 28.

(7) See discussion in James Leiby, Charity and Correction in New Jersey (New Brunswick, N.J., 1967), 348-352.

(8) Final Report of the Drug Addiction Study Committee (November 7, 1968), box 16, folder 36.

(9) Minutes of the Public Welfare Committee, box 19, folder 11.

(10) Report from the Committee to Obtain Tax Status (December 13, 1966), box 8, folder 41.

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Scope and Content Note

The records of the Council for Human Services in New Jersey span the period 1904 to 1992, with the bulk dating from 1920 to 1976. The collection is 30.5 cubic feet in size (28 records center cartons and 12 oversize scrapbooks).

The records contain relatively little material about the Council's history between 1904 and 1920, except for some fragments of early minutes and correspondence in the GENERAL FILES, a few conference programs, and some early histories of the Council in the HISTORICAL FILES. The records document the administration of the Council, as well as its areas of study and advocacy. The administrative files or GENERAL FILES comprise the largest series (7.8 cubic feet). They document the evolution of the structure of the Council, the workings of the board of directors, the day-to-day operation of the office, as well as the planning of conferences, fundraising, advocacy of legislation, cooperation with other social work organizations, finances, and relations with the membership. Much of this material is fairly routine, with the exception of Ellen Potter's files during her presidency in 1935, which document her work with transients and social work training, and the minutes of the Advisory Section on Social Welfare to the Emergency Relief Administration (1931-1933), which recommended ways to standardize and coordinate government relief in the state, as well as helping to set up training programs for relief workers. The GENERAL FILES also include records of the administrative or standing committees, while the COMMITTEE FILES contain records of the ad hoc committees, which were usually subject based. Additional information on the administration of the Council is provided by the CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS; MINUTES; RESOLUTIONS; ANNUAL REPORTS; AUDITOR'S REPORTS; FINANCIAL RECORDS; and CHRONO FILES series. The COMMON SENSE APPEAL FILES document a major fund-raising campaign in 1937.

The COMMITTEE FILES (4 cubic feet) and SUBJECT FILES (3.5 cubic feet) both document areas of Council investigation and advocacy. Although these two series overlap, the SUBJECT FILES consist chiefly of supporting materials, while the COMMITTEE FILES contain chiefly committee minutes and correspondence. The COMMITTEE FILES document the work of the Interracial Committee, which published The Negro in New Jersey in 1932; the Mental Health Committee (1944-1964), which helped found the New Jersey Association for Mental Health; and the Child Welfare, Mental Health, Narcotics Addiction, Public Welfare, and Rural Health Committees. The SUBJECT FILES primarily contain reference materials on topics that the Council followed such as civil rights, child labor, health insurance, crime and corrections, housing, juvenile delinquency, migrant labor, aging, reconciliation of married couples, and welfare. Many of these subjects are also documented in the CONFERENCE PAPERS AND AGENDAS series. Conference proceedings were published by the Department of Institutions and Agencies from 1901 until 1930; this series contains conference papers from 1922 to 1960, continuing with some gaps until 1973.

As well as minutes, correspondence, financial records, and conference materials, this collection contains material in several other formats. The PUBLICATIONS series contains pamphlets, serials and miscellany published by the Council on various subjects. The SUBJECT FILES contain published material from other social welfare organizations. Almost all series include newspaper clippings about the Council, which have been photocopied for preservation. In addition, the collection contains a small number of photographs which document conferences chiefly from the 1960s. The Council preserved its publications, newspaper clippings and ephemera in a series of scrapbooks dating from 1921 to 1957. The Council also stored information on 3 x 5 cards. The MEMBERSHIP CARD FILE records names and addresses of members from 1928 to 1972, while the PUBLICATIONS INDEX lists articles from the Bulletin by title between 1928 to 1963.

Finally, this collection contains the records of the Social Welfare Research Foundation of New Jersey, the fund-raising and research arm of the Council, from its foundation in 1965 to its merger with the Council in 1975, comprising one cubic foot of material. These records document the administration of the Foundation, the planning of the annual workshops, and the Youth and the Law project, which produced educational materials for children and teenagers.

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Arrangement Note

The need to integrate the three accessions of records and their poor state of organization necessitated some rearrangement of the collection. In the storage facility, all types of material were grouped together by year. Consequently, the minutes, committee files, subject files, publications, annual reports, and auditor's reports were separated and placed in alphabetical and/or chronological order and combined with the corresponding files from the original accession. The remaining files, comprising the administrative correspondence of the Council, were arranged chronologically by year, and headings were arranged alphabetically within each year. Overlapping files were ordered according to the beginning date on the file headings. Original headings were retained when possible, although in some cases were modified to more accurately reflect the contents of the file. Some file headings varied according to the terminology of the time. For instance, "Mental Deficiency" became "Mental Retardation," which later became "Developmentally Disabled."

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Related Materials

Special Collections and University Archives at Rutgers holds several manuscript collections related to the Council for Human Services in New Jersey, including records of the New Jersey Emergency Relief Administration Training Unit (1932-1936), which were received with the Council's records; the papers of Council treasurer Jessamine Merrill; and some papers of Julia Minor, chairman of the Child Welfare Committee (1946-1949).

In its cataloged book collections, Special Collections and University Archives holds the New Jersey Conference of Charities and Corrections Proceedings, 1902-1930, and a complete run of the 1932 The Negro in New Jersey: Community Reports (SNCLNJ E185.93 .N54N32), as well as other publications also found in the Council's records.

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No Restrictions.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Council for Human Services in New Jersey Records. MC 913. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

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Detailed Description of the Papers/Container List

This section provides descriptions of the materials found within each record series. Each series description is followed by a container list, which gives the titles of the folders and their locations in the numbered boxes that comprise this collection.

CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS, 1934-circa 1987 (1 folder)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Summary: Constitutions and bylaws of the Council including certificates of incorporation, proposed changes, and amendments. Also includes minutes, correspondence and reports of the Bylaws Committee (1963).
Box Folder
1 1 1934-1973
2 circa 1987
MINUTES, 1904-1976 and 1983-1991 (1.5 cubic feet)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically (with gaps).
Summary: Meeting minutes of the Executive Board and of the Board of Trustees of the Council for Human Services in New Jersey. Also includes minutes of the annual meeting. The bulk of the series consists of meeting minutes. Other document types include related correspondence, membership lists, charts, brochures, resolutions, reports, financial statements, committee rules, agendas, and constitutions and bylaws.
Subjects discussed include committee formation, actions of Board, membership, finances, nonprofit tax exempt status, possible mergers with other organizations, and conferences. Includes reports of committees on subjects such as public assistance, child welfare, and legislation. Of interest is a long transcript of the October 25, 1925, Board Meeting at which the rewriting of the Council's constitution was discussed.
Box Folder
1 3 1904, 1911 and undated
4 1919-1926
5 1927
6 1928
7 1929
8 1930-1931
9 1932
10 1933
11 1934
12 1935
13 1936
14 1937
15 1938
16 1939-1940
17 1941-1942
18 1943-1944
19 1945
20 1946
21 1947
22 1948-1949
23 1950
24 1951
25 1952
26 1953-1954
27 1955
28 1956
29 1957
30 1958-1960
31 1961-1962
Box Folder
2 1 1963
2 1964
3 1965
4 1966
5 1967
6 1968
7 1969-1970
8 1971
9 1972
10 1973
11 1974
12 1975
13 1976
14 1983-1984
15 1985
16 1986
17 1987
18 1988-1989
19 1990
20 1991
21 Annual Meeting, 1984-1986
RESOLUTIONS, 1936-1966 (3 folders)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Summary: Original copies of resolutions of the Board and committees of the Council for Human Services in New Jersey.
The bulk of the series consists of resolutions. Also included is some correspondence and copies of statements made at government hearings.
The series illustrates areas of Council research and activity. Most resolutions express support or opposition to proposed legislation or actions of the state government. Subjects covered include adoption, juvenile delinquency, state budgets, public health, mental health, immigration, the elderly, public welfare, civil rights, and worker's compensation.
Box Folder
2 22 1936-1945
23 1947-1956
24 1957-1966
ANNUAL REPORTS, 1951-1966 (2 folders)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically (with gaps).
Summary: Reports on Council's yearly activities in various formats. The Annual Report became more formal in 1964 and began to include treasurer's reports.
Documents activities of Board and committees, as well as publications, research, conferences, legislation, information service and fundraising. Also gives membership statistics.
Box Folder
2 25 1951-1963
26 1964-1966
FINANCIAL RECORDS, 1937-1946, 1960-1966 and 1987 (.6 cubic feet)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Summary: Primarily ledgers documenting income and expenditures of Council for each year. Also includes a few loose documents such as a list of members and their dues payments and monthly budget reports.
Box Folder
2 27 Expenditures, 1937
28 Income, 1937
29 Expenditures, 1938
30 Income, 1938
31 Expenditures, 1939
Box Folder
3 1 Income, 1939
2 Expenditures, 1940
3 Income, 1940
4 Expenditures, 1941
5 Income, 1941
6 Expenditures, 1942
7 Income, 1942
8 Expenditures, 1943
9 Income, 1943
10 Expenditures, 1944
11 Income, 1944
12 Income, 1945
13 Income, 1946
14 Budgets, 1960-1964
15 Cash Disbursements and Expenses, 1962
16 Cash Disbursements and Expenses, 1965
17 Expenses, Income and Cash Disbursements, 1966
18 Budgets, 1987
AUDITOR'S REPORTS, 1957-1961 and 1971-1974 (2 folders)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Summary: Audits of Council's financial records.
Box Folder
3 19 1957-1961
20 1971-1974
GENERAL FILES, 1909-1992 (7.8 cubic feet)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically within each year.
Summary: Administrative files of the Council for Human Services in New Jersey. Document types include correspondence received, copies of correspondence sent, minutes, reports, copies of bills, budgets, membership lists, agendas, programs, publications, press releases, and newspaper clippings.
Documents the planning and execution of the yearly conference, annual meeting and Board meetings, nominations to the Board, fundraising, support of legislation, relations with membership particularly the United Funds and Councils (United Way), finances, and relations with other social service organizations. Among the organizations with which the Council cooperated were the Citizens Association on Correction, the Citizen Committee for Mental Health, the Inter-Agency Committee for Education of the Handicapped, the Consumers League of New Jersey, and the League of Women Voters of New Jersey.
In the 1970s, these files document the Council's function as a clearinghouse for social welfare information.
Until 1926, when the Council established a year-round office, the records solely pertain to the yearly conference. Of interest in this section is a survey of attendees asking for ideas for the next conference. After 1926, the Council did several surveys of health and social welfare provision in the state, including a survey of municipalities in Bergen County (1928), counties (1937), and of the policies and structure of local welfare councils (1961).
Of particular interest are the minutes and reports of the Advisory Section on Social Welfare to the Emergency Relief Administration (1931-1933) on which several Council officers served. Among the Council's recommendations were the establishment of a special department to make loans to the "white collar class" and the better training of relief workers. Also of interest is the correspondence of Ellen Potter during her presidency of the Council (1935). As well as fundraising and administration, her correspondence refers to the policies of the Emergency Relief Administration, particularly in relation to relief of transients and the homeless; and her support for the New Jersey Birth Control League and the Federal Social Security Act.
Box Folder
3 21 Correspondence, 1909-1914
22 Correspondence, 1915-1916
23 Funding Correspondence, 1919-1924
24 Financial Documents, 1920-1923
25 List of Officers and Correspondence, 1920-1925
26 Civic Forum, 1921
27 Conference Programs, 1922-1924
28 Honorary Guarantors, 1922-1923
29 New Jersey Council of Churches, 1922
30 Conference, 1923
31 Committees, 1924
32 Conference, 1924
33 Fund-raising Correspondence, 1924
34-35 Miscellaneous, 1924-1925
36 Contributors List, 1925
37 Appeal, 1926
38 Appeal Correspondence—Barstow, Buzby, Chubb, and Hetrick, 1926
39 Appeal Correspondence—Walter Kidde, 1926
40 Conference—Program Committee, 1926
41 Constitution and Bylaws, 1926
43 Correspondence—Other Organizations, 1926-1928
44 Correspondence—Probation, 1926
45 Fund-raising Correspondence, 1926
46 Fund-raising Correspondence, 1926-1930
47-49 General Correspondence, 1926
50 Newspaper Publicity, 1926
51 Officers, 1926
52 West Hoboken Day Nursery, 1926
Box Folder
4 1-2 Wisconsin Conference of Social Work, 1926
3 Year-Round Conference, 1926
4 Almshouses, 1927
5 Biographical Information on Conference Speakers, 1927-1928
6 Conference—Vineland, 1927
7 Contributions, 1927
8-9 Correspondence, 1927
10 Kindred Groups, 1927
11 Notes on Interviews, 1927
12 Social Service Bureau, 1927-1928
13 Somerset County Conference, 1927
14 State Department of Institutions and Agencies, 1927-1929
15 The Survey, 1927-1929
16 Sussex County Conference of Social Work, 1927-1929
17 Treasurer's Report, 1927-1929
18 Bergen County Survey—Allendale Englewood Cliffs, 1928
19 Bergen County Survey—Garfield-Oradell, 1928
20 Bergen County Survey—Palisades Park-Wyckoff, 1928
21 Social Legislation, 1928
22 Russell Sage Foundation, 1929-1930
23 List of Social Workers, 1930
24-25 Conference, 1931—Questionnaires
26 Correspondence—General, 1931
27 Correspondence—General, A-J, 1931
28 Correspondence—General, M-S, 1931
29 Fund-raising Drive, 1931
30 Fund-raising Drive $100 Prospects, 1931
31 Silk and Labor Committee, 1931-1932
32 Social Work Publicity Council, 1931-1932
33 Statistics—State Wards, 1931
34-35 White House Conference—Miscellaneous, 1931
36 Citizens' Committee on Institutional Development, 1932
37 Conference, 1932—Continuation Committee
38 Correspondence—A, 1932
39 Correspondence—B, 1932
40 Correspondence—C, 1932
41 Correspondence—William J. Ellis, 1932
43 Correspondence—L, 1932
44 Correspondence—M-N, 1932
45 Correspondence—O-Q, 1932
46 Emergency Relief Administration, Advisory Board—Minutes, January-April 1932
47 Emergency Relief Administration, Advisory Section—Miscellany, 1931-1932
Box Folder
5 1 Emergency Relief Administration—Printed Materials, 1931-1932
2 Emergency Relief Administration—Advisory Section—Reports, 1932
3 Emergency Relief Administration—Miscellany, 1932-1933
4 Fundraising Lists, 1934-1935
5 Correspondence—Fundraising, 1935
6 Correspondence—Ellen Potter, January-February, 1935
7 Correspondence—Ellen Potter, March-June, 1935
8 Correspondence—Ellen Potter, June-September, 1935
9 Correspondence—Ellen Potter, September, 1935
10 Correspondence—Ellen Potter, August-October, 1935
11 Correspondence—Ellen Potter, November-December, 1935
12-13 William Ellis—Speeches, 1935-1937
14 Finance Committee, 1935
15 Fundraising—Bernardsville, 1935
16 Fundraising—Hackensack, 1935
17 Fundraising—Jersey City, 1935
18 Fundraising—Newark, 1935
19 Fundraising—New Brunswick, 1935
20 Fundraising—The Oranges, 1935
21 Fundraising—Plainfield, 1935
22 Fundraising—Trenton, 1935
23 Montclair Meeting, 1935
24 Newark Dinner, 1935
25 Pamphlet Materials, circa 1935
26 Press Releases, 1935
27 Annual Meeting, 1937
28 Catechism of the Conference—Dr. Edward C. Lindeman, circa 1937
29 Newspaper Clippings, 1937
30 Questionnaires, 1937
31 Resolutions, 1937-1938
32 Standing Committees, 1937
33 Bulletin Materials, 1938
34 Correspondence—David Fales, 1938
35 Finances—Correspondence and Reports, 1940 and 1947
36 Group Work, circa 1940
37 Essex County Regional Forum, 1941
38 Members, 1941
39 Regional Forums Committee, 1941
40 Regional Forums Committee—Minutes and Reports, 1941-1942
41 Resolutions Committee, 1941-1954
42 Conference of Committees of New Jersey Health and Welfare Organizations, 1943
43 Board of Directors, 1944
44 Tax Exempt Status, 1944-1946
45 Committee Reports, 1945
46 Council and Budgeting Subcommittee, 1946-1947
47 Council Promotion, 1947
48 County Representatives, 1948
49 Committee Reports, 1950
50 Tax Exempt Status, 1950-1961
51 Constitution and Amendments, 1951
52 Council Programs, 1951
53 Executive Secretary—Responsibilities, 1951
54 Board of Directors—Correspondence and Reports, 1952
55 Committee Reports, 1952
56 Board of Directors Correspondence, 1953
57 Chests and Councils Meeting, 1953
58 Committee Reports, 1953
59 Legislation, 1953-1955
60 Program Committee, 1953
61 Committee Reports, 1954
62-63 Conference—Biographical Data on Speakers, 1954
64 Legislation Supported by Welfare Council, 1954
65 Meder Report and Bylaw Amendments, 1954
66 Chests and Councils, 1955
67 Committee Reports, 1955
68 Conference Program Planning Committee, 1955-1956
69 Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1955-1957
70 Program Committee, 1955
71 Resolutions, 1955
Box Folder
6 1 South Jersey Correspondence, 1955
2 Charges to Committees, 1956
3 Conference Planning Committee, 1956-1957
4 Legislation, 1956-1957 and 1959
5 Merger with Health and Sanitary Association, 1956-1958
6 Public Relations Committee, 1956
7 Charges to Committees, 1957
8 Chests and Councils, 1957
9 Committee Reports, 1957
10 Conference—Biographical Data on Speakers, 1957
11 Family Relations Luncheon—Papers, 1957
12 Finance Committee, 1957-1958
13 Marguerite Galloway Memorial Lecture, 1957-1964
14 Legislation, 1957
15 Nominating Committee, 1957
16 Personnel Practices, 1957-1958
17 Treasurer, 1957
18 Advisory Committee on Council of State Organizations, 1958-1959
19 Community Chests and Councils Committee, 1958-1967
20 Legislation, 1958
21 Publicity, 1958-1959
22 Services to Local Councils, 1958-1961
23 Conference Presentations, 1959-1960
24 Legislative Committee, 1959-1961
25 Membership, 1959
26 Membership, 1959-1961
27 National Conference on Social Welfare, 1959-1961
28 Annual Meeting, 1960
29 Board of Trustees—Correspondence, 1960
30 Budgets, 1960-1963
31 Citizens Association on Correction, 1960
32 Conference Planning, 1960
33 Conference Publicity, 1960
34 Executive Committee, 1960
35 General Correspondence, 1960
36-37 Institutes—Correspondence, 1960
38 Press Releases, 1960
39 Resolutions, 1960-1963
40 Annual Meeting, 1961
41 Board of Trustees, 1961
42 Board Listings, 1961-1963
43 Chests and Councils, 1961
44 Citizens Association on Correction and Morrow Association, 1961-1964
45 Conference Planning Committee on Inter-Group Relations, 1961
46-47 Conference Planning Committee on Inter-Group Relations—General, 1961
48 Conference Planning Committee on Inter-Group Relations—Mental Health Program, 1961
49 Conference Publicity, 1961
50 Correspondence—Executive Director, 1961
51 Executive Committee, 1961
52 Institutes, 1961
53 Legislation, 1961
54 Legislative Bulletin—Supporting Materials, 1961-1963
55-56 Local Council Survey, 1961-1962
57 New Jersey Fund and Council Executives Association, 1961
58 Nominating Committee, 1961-1962
59 Treasurer, 1961
60 Annual Meeting, 1962
61 Board Correspondence, 1962
62 Board of Trustees, Action Taken by, 1962-1963
63 Budget, 1962
64 Conference—Mailings, 1962
65 Conference Publicity, 1962
66 Council of Social Agencies Workshop, 1962
67 Executive Director's Correspondence, 1962
68 Foundations, 1962
69 Laurin Hyde Survey, 1962
70-71 Legislation—Mailings from Other Organizations, 1962
72 Legislative News, Annotated, 1962
73-74 President's Correspondence, 1962-1963
75 Television, 1962
76 Treasurer, 1962
77 Annual Meeting, 1963
78 Board of Trustees—Agendas and Correspondence, 1963
79 Bylaws Committee, 1963-1964
Box Folder
7 1 Citizens Committee on Mental Health Bills, 1963-1964
2 Committees, 1963
3 Conference Planning, 1963-1967
4 Consumers League of New Jersey, 1963-1968
5 Executive Director's Correspondence, 1963
6 Institute on State and Local Planning, 1963
7 Membership Committee—General, 1963
8 Membership Committee—Minutes and Correspondence, 1963
9 New Jersey Associations—Correspondence, 1963-1965
10 Nominating Committee, 1963
11 Organizational Structure, circa 1963
12 Personnel Committee, 1963 and 1971
13 Press Releases, 1963
14 Projects for Foundations, 1963
15 Public Relations and Publicity, 1963
16 Public Relations Committee, 1963-1966
17 Resolutions, 1963-1965
18 Special Finance Committee, 1963
19 Treasurer's Reports, 1963-1964
20 United Community Funds and Councils of America, 1963-1967
21 Youth Commission Correspondence, 1963
22 Annual Meeting, 1964
23 Board, Actions Taken by, 1964-1965
24 Board of Trustees—Agendas, 1964
25 Board of Trustees—Correspondence, 1964
26 Board Listings, 1964-1965
27 Budgets, 1964
28 Business and Industrial Coordinating Committee, 1964-1968
29 Community Councils Directory, 1964-1966
30 Community Services Council—the Oranges and Maplewood, 1964
31-32 Conference, 1964
33 Executive Director's Correspondence, 1964
34 Finance Committee, 1964
35 Lists of Members and Organizations, 1964
36-37 Membership Committee, 1964
38 Narcotic Addiction Program, 1964
39 National Association of Social Workers—North New Jersey Chapter, 1964
40 New Jersey Sponsoring Committee, National Conference on Social Welfare, 1964-1965
41 New Jersey Youth Commission, 1964
42 Nominating Committee, 1964-1965
43-44 President's Correspondence, 1964
45 Press Releases, 1964-1966
46 Special Finance Appeal, 1964
47 Speeches, 1964
48 Treasurer's Reports, 1964
49 United Fund Project—Fair Share Plan, 1964-1965
50 Annual Meeting Committee, 1965
51 Board Correspondence, 1965
52 Calendar, 1965
53-54 Committee for State Tax Reform, 1964-1965
55 Community Chests and Councils, 1965-1966
56 Conference—Audio Visual Aids Committee, 1965
57 Conference Planning, 1965
58 Conference Program—Draft, 1965
59 Correspondence, 1965
60 County Welfare Boards—Membership Correspondence, 1965-1967
61 Executive Committee—Minutes and Correspondence, 1965
62 Executive Director's Correspondence, 1965-1967
63 Greater Newark Council of Churches, 1965
64 Group Services Division Committee, 1965-1966
65 Health, Education and Welfare Demonstration Project—Grant Proposal, 1965-1966
Box Folder
8 1 Inter-Agency Committee on Education for the Handicapped, 1965-1966
2 Legislative Discussion Meeting, 1965
3 Membership Correspondence, 1965-1966
4 National Conference on Social Welfare—New Jersey Sponsoring Committees, 1965
5 Nominating Committee, 1965-1966
6 Treasurer's Reports, 1965-1966
7 Annual Meeting, 1966
8 "Arden House" Proposal, 1966
9 Board of Trustees—Correspondence, 1966
10 Boggs Testimonial Dinner, 1966-1967
11 Budgets and Treasurer's Reports, 1966-1967
12 Committee Reports, 1966-1967
13 Conference—Central Planning and Board Involvement Committees, 1966
14 Conference—Central Planning Committee, 1966
15 Conference—Daily Bulletin and Press Releases, 1966
16 Conference—General Sessions, 1966
17 Conference—Newspaper Clippings, 1966
18 Conference Program Planning, 1966
19 Conference—Session Hostess' Reports, 1966
20 Conference Session—Title XIX (Medicaid Assistance), 1966
21-22 Conference Sessions—Correspondence, 1966
23 Conference—Welfare Association of Southern New Jersey—Correspondence, 1966
24 Conference—Jerry Wurt Address, 1966
25 Directory Information, 1966
26 Executive Director's Correspondence, 1966
27 Galloway Lecture, 1966
28-29 Institute Evaluations, 1966
30 Institute Papers (House Parents and Probation), 1966
31 Institutes—Planning Committee and Evaluations, 1966
32 Institutes Program, 1966
33 Lists of New Jersey Social Service Associations, 1966
34 Narcotic Addiction Institute, 1966
35 New Jersey Consumer Conference, 1966-1967
36-37 Nominating Committee, 1966-1967
38 Personnel Committee, 1966-1968
39 Speeches, 1966
40 State Board of Control—Services to Children, 1966
41 Tax Status, Committee to Obtain, 1966-1967
42 United Fund—Correspondence, 1966-1968
43 Annual Meeting, 1967
44 Board Listings, 1967
45-46 Board of Trustees Correspondence, 1967-1968
47-48 Conference—Correspondence, 1967
49 Conference—General Correspondence, 1967
50 Conference—Miscellany, 1967
51 Conference—Planning, 1967
52 Conference—Planning Committee, 1967
53 Conference—Section Meetings, 1967
54 Conference—Session Reports, 1967
55 Conference Attendance and Income, 1967
56 Conference Planning, 1967
57 Conference Publicity, 1967
58 Conference Section Meeting Committee, 1967
59 Conference Sessions—Special Education, 1967
60 Councils, Mailings to, 1967
61 Directories, 1967-1969
62 Financial Statements and Correspondence, 1967
63 Galloway Lecture, 1967
64 General Correspondence, 1967
65 Information for Board Members, 1967
66 Inter-Agency Committee on Education for the Handicapped, 1967-1968
Box Folder
9 1 Joint Meeting with Social Welfare Research Foundation, 1967-1968
2 Membership Correspondence, 1967
3 Annual Meetings, 1968-1969
4 Board Rosters, 1968-1969
5 Bond Issues, 1968
6 Committee on Local Planning Councils, 1968
7 Conference—Biographical Information on Participants, 1968
8 Conference—Correspondence, 1967-1968
9 Conference—Finances, 1968
10 Conference—General Sessions, 1968
11 Conference Planning Committee, 1968
12 Conference—Publicity, 1968
13 Conference—Session Meeting Information, 1968
14 Conference—Session Reports, 1968
15 Conference Speakers—Correspondence, 1968
16 Conference—Testimonial Dinner, 1968
17 Conference—Totals, 1968
18 Correspondence re. "A Moral Recommitment for New Jersey," 1968
19 Dingley Report, 1968
20 Financial Statements, 1968-1969
21 General Correspondence, 1968-1969
22 Membership Correspondence, 1968-1970
23 National Conference of Social Welfare, 1968-1974
24 Nominating Committee, 1968
25 Organization Memberships, 1968-1969
26 President's Correspondence, 1968-1970
27 Programs—Other Welfare Organizations, 1968
28 Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work Advisory Council, 1968
29 Annual Meeting, 1969
30 Bulletin, 1969
31 Conference—Biographical Information on Speakers, 1969
32 Conference—General Sessions, 1969
33 Conference Planning Committee, 1969
34 Conference Planning—General, 1969
35 Conference—Section Committee, 1969
36 Miscellaneous, 1969-1971
37 New Jersey Council on Social Issues, 1969
38 Nominating Committee, 1969
39 Financial Reports, 1970-1971
40 Conference—General Sessions, 1970
41 Conference Planning Committee, 1970
42 Conference—Session Information, 1970
43 Development, 1970 and 1972-1974
44 Galloway Memorial Fund, 1970
45 Inter-Agency Committee on Education of the Handicapped, 1970-1972
46-47 Membership Campaign, 1970
48 New Jersey Welfare Council-Social Welfare Research Foundation Coordination, 1970
49 Annual Meeting, 1971
50 Board of Trustees—Correspondence and Reports, 1971
51 Conference—General Sessions, 1971
52 Conference—Planning Committee, 1971
53 Conference—Publicity, 1971
54 Conference—Sections, 1971
55 Correspondence, January-June, 1971
56 Correspondence, July-September, 1971
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10 1 Correspondence, October-November, 1971
2 Correspondence, December, 1971
3 Councils—Other States, 1971
4 Development, 1971-1972
5 Directory Project, 1971-1973
6 Directory Project—Grant Application and Administration, 1971
7 Legislation, 1971-1974
8 Membership, 1971-1974
9 Membership Correspondence, 1971-1972
10 National Assembly for Social Policy and Development, 1971
11 National Association for State-wide Health and Welfare, 1971
12 National Conference on Social Welfare, 1971
13 Organizations—Miscellaneous, 1971
14 Personnel Committee, 1971-1972
15 Social Welfare Organizations—Correspondence, 1971
16 Treasurer's Reports, 1971
17 United Funds and Councils, 1971
18 1973 Annual Conference (Regional), 1972
19 Board of Trustees—Correspondence, Minutes, Miscellaneous, 1972-1974
20 Child Coalition, 1972-1975
21 Colleges: Ohio State Study, 1972
22 Conference—Arrangements and Exhibits, 1972
23 Conference—Publicity, 1972
24 Conference—Sections, 1972
25 Correspondence, 1972-1974
26 Finance, 1972-1974
27 Financial, 1972
28 Information Centers, 1972
29 Membership Campaign, 1972
30 Membership Committee Lists, 1972
31 Memberships, 1972-1973
32 Miscellaneous, 1972-1992
33 New Jersey Welfare Council Annual Conference, 1972
34 Personnel, 1972-1973
35 1974 Annual Conference, 1973
36 Basic Information, 1973
37 Correspondence with Other Organizations, 1973
38 Finances, 1973
39 Legislative Forum, 1973
40 Membership, 1973
41 Membership Committee Meeting, 1973
42 National Conference on Social Work Forum, 1973
43 Regional Conferences, 1973
44 1975 Conference Planning, 1974
45 Executive Committee, 1974
46 Financial, 1974
47 Miscellaneous, 1974-1976
48 Organizational Membership, 1974
49 Annual Spring Conference, 1975
50 Correspondence—Post-Conference, 1975
Box Folder
11 1 Directory, 1975
2 Financial Reports, 1975-1976
3 Hudson County Chapter, 1975
4 Joint Planning Committee—New Jersey Welfare Council and Social Welfare Research Foundation, 1975
5 Membership by Division, 1975
6 Miscellaneous, 1975-1976
7 Section Planners and Participants/New Jersey Welfare Council Conference, 1975
8 Social Welfare Research Foundation—Board Membership Directory, 1975-1976
9 State-Wide Advisory Committee, 1975-1976
10 Annual Institutes, 1976
11 Annual Institutes and Workshops—Planning Committee, 1976
12 Bicentennial Conference, 1976
13 Bicentennial Conference—Citizen Advisory Groups; Communications Workshop; Developmental Disabilities, 1976
14 Bicentennial Conference—Correspondence, 1975-1976
15 Bicentennial Conference—Health Services Delivery Systems; Social Services Delivery Systems, 1976
16 Bicentennial Conference—Participants, 1976
17 Bicentennial Conference—Planning Committee, 1976
18 Bicentennial Conference—Professionalism; Renewal and Rebirth, 1976
19 Bicentennial Conference—Resources and Priorities; Services Integration, 1976
20 Bicentennial Conference—"Revenue Sharing: Block Grants," 1976
21 Bicentennial Conference—Volunteerism, 1976
22 Comic Books, 1976
23 Committees, 1976
24 Financial Records, 1976
25 Miscellaneous, 1976
26 Unpaid Bills, 1976-1980
27 Board Members, 1978-1985
28 Fall Conference Report, 1982
29 Correspondence, 1983-1984
30 Finances, 1983-1985
31 Membership Committee, 1983-1984
32 Miscellaneous, 1983
33 Financial, 1986
34 Workshop, 1986
35 Correspondence and Miscellany, 1987-1988
36 Financial, 1987
37 Financial, 1988
38 Correspondence and Miscellany, 1989
39 Correspondence and Miscellany, 1990
40 Correspondence and Miscellany, 1991
41 Correspondence and Miscellany, 1992
42 Honorary Life Membership, undated
43-46 Membership Lists, undated
COMMON SENSE APPEAL FILES, 1937-1938 (.6 cubic feet)
Arrangement: Grouped into subject and county files and arranged alphabetically within each sequence. Some cities have their own folders, but are filed after their county, e.g., Englewood file is after Bergen County file.
Summary: The series documents the "Common Sense Appeal" fund-raising drive.
Document types consist mostly of correspondence received and copies of correspondence sent. Also included are press releases, financial statements, and a "Spear Head of Social Progress," a chart in the form of a spear, depicting the progression of legislative achievements of the Council.
Box Folder
11 47 Booklet, 1937
48 Chairmen—City and County, 1937
49 Contributions: Morris County, Elizabeth, Princeton, Montclair, 1938
50 Finance, 1937-1938
51 Form Letters, 1937-1938
52 General, 1937
53 Dr. Kingdon's Radio Address, 1937
54 Luncheon at Athletic Club, Newark, September 27, 1937
55 Mimeographed Letter, 1937
56 Newspaper Releases, 1937
Box Folder
12 1 Potter, Mrs. J.H.N., Morris County, 1937-1938
2 Reports, 1938
3 "Spear Head of Social Progress"—Graphic, circa 1938
4 Sponsoring Committee, 1937
5 Statistics, 1938
6 Atlantic County, 1937
7 Bergen County, 1937-1938
8 Englewood, 1935-1938
9 Burlington County, 1937
10 Camden County, 1937
11 Cape May County, 1937
12 Cumberland County, 1937
13 Montclair and Vicinity, 1937-1938
14 Newark, etc., Essex County, 1937-1938
15 Newark Committee, 1937
16 Newark Prospect List and Correspondence, 1937-1938
17 The Oranges, 1937-1938
18 Gloucester County, 1937
19 Hudson County, 1937-1938
20 Hunterdon County, 1937-1938
21 Mercer County, 1937
22 Middlesex County, 1937-1938
23 Monmouth County, 1937-1938
24 Morris County, 1937-1938
25 Ocean County, 1937-1938
26 Passaic County, 1937-1938
27 Salem County, 1937
28 Somerset County, 1937
29 Sussex County, 1937
30 Union County, 1937
31 Elizabeth, Union County, 1937-1938
32 Plainfield, Union County, 1937
33 Summit and Springfield, Union County, 1937
34 Rahway and Westfield, Union County, 1937
35 Warren County, 1937
CHRONO FILE ["DATE FILE"], 1963-1969 (0.8 cubic feet)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Summary: Primarily carbon copies of correspondence sent out by the President, Executive Director, and Administrative Secretary, as well as a few copies of correspondence received and enclosures such as lists of members.
Documents daily workings of the Council, primarily routine matters such as sending out publications, receipt of membership dues, and answers to requests for information. Also documents conference planning, relations with other organizations such as the New Jersey United Funds and Councils (later the United Way), fund-raising and the formation of committees.
Box Folder
12 36 August, 1963
37 September, 1963
38 October, 1963
39 November, 1963
40 December, 1963
41 January, 1964
42 February, 1964
43 March, 1964
44 April, 1964
45 May, 1964
46 June, 1964
47 July, 1964
48 August, 1964
49 September, 1964
50 October, 1964
51 November, 1964
52 December, 1964
53 January, 1965
54 February, 1965
55 March, 1965
56 April, 1965
57 May, 1965
58 June, 1965
59 July, 1965
60 August, 1965
61 September, 1965
62 October, 1965
63 November, 1965
64 December, 1965
65 January, 1966
66 February, 1966
67 March, 1966
68 April, 1966
69 May, 1966
70 June, 1966
71 August, 1966
72 September, 1966
73 October, 1966
74 November, 1966
75 December, 1966
76 January, 1967
77 February, 1967
78 March, 1967
79 April, 1967
80 May, 1967
Box Folder
13 1 June, 1967
2 July, 1967
3 August, 1967
4 September, 1967
5 October, 1967
6 November, 1967
7 December, 1967
8 January, 1968
9 February, 1968
10 March, 1968
11 April, 1968
12 September, 1968
13 October, 1968
14 November, 1968
15 December, 1968
16 January, 1969
CONFERENCE PAPERS AND AGENDAS, 1915-1986 (2.4 cubic feet)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically (with gaps).
Summary: Papers and agendas from the Council's annual conference. Document types include conference programs or agendas, copies of papers delivered, and published and unpublished conference proceedings, some of which have annotations.
Of particular interest are the conference papers, which reveal issues of concern to social workers during this period, as well as describing the work of various agencies and programs and the effect of legislation. Speakers included state and federal officials, heads of private agencies and volunteer groups, clergy, and academics. In the 1920s, topics included the relationship between basic industries (farms, factories, and transportation) and social welfare; community standards for social service, health, and recreation programs; and child welfare. In the early 1930s, topics included public health, mental hygiene, industrial disease, prisons, foster homes, migratory children, and unemployment. Of particular interest is a paper on mental health and the foreign born in relation to case work (1930). In the late 1930s, social work education, the impact of the federal Emergency Relief Administration, and the effects of the Social Security Act (1935) were frequently discussed.
In the 1940s, the influence of the Second World War can be seen in papers on the costs of government, the problems of prostitution and alcoholism at military bases, and the difficulties of displaced persons. In the 1950s, topics included the treatment of children in hospitals; the care of the chronically ill, aged and developmentally disabled; housing; and standards for social workers. In the 1960s, important concerns were the Aid for Dependent Children program, which became the responsibility of the counties in 1960; juvenile delinquency; mental health; rehabilitation of the elderly and disabled; and prisoners' services. Of particular interest is a paper on the adoption of African-American children (1960). Conferences were initially held yearly in November or December, but in the 1960s were moved to late April or early May. An additional conference on child welfare was held in spring 1931.
Box Folder
13 17 Programs, 1915-1939
18 Programs, 1940-1948
19 Programs, 1951-1965
20 Programs, 1966-1969
21 Programs, 1970-1986
22-23 Papers, 1922
24 Papers, 1926
25 Papers, 1929
26 Papers, 1930
27 Papers—Child and Health Protection, 1931
28-30 Papers, 1931
31 Papers, 1932
32 Papers, 1933
33 Papers, 1934
34-35 Papers, 1936
36-37 Papers, 1937
38 Papers, 1938
39-40 Papers, 1939
Box Folder
14 1 Papers, 1940
2 Papers, 1941
3 Papers, 1942
4 Papers, 1943
5 Papers, 1944
6 Papers and Other Materials, 1948
7 Papers, 1949
8-12 Papers, 1950
13-14 Papers, 1951
15 Proceedings, 1951
16-17 Papers, 1952
18 Papers, 1953
19-20 Papers, 1954
21 Papers, 1955
22-24 Papers, 1956
25 Papers, 1957
26-27 Papers, 1958
28-29 Papers, 1959
30 Papers, 1960
Box Folder
15 1-2 Papers, 1960
3-4 Papers, 1961
5 Galloway Lecture, 1963
6 Papers, 1965
7 Speaker's Papers, 1966
8 Speaker's Papers, 1967
9 Papers, 1968
10-13 Recorded Proceedings, 1969
Four audiotapes on 7-inch reels.
14 Papers, 1969
15 Papers, 1972
16 Papers, 1973
17-18 Papers, undated
LEGISLATIVE FORUM FILES, 1956-1969 and 1973-1975 (8 folders)
Arrangement: Grouped alphabetically by document type and thereunder arranged chronologically.
Summary: Documents planning, execution, and aftermath of yearly one-day conference on legislative issues organized by the Council's Committee on Legislation. State legislators and representatives of state agencies discussed health and welfare bills currently before the Legislature. Document types include correspondence, agendas, programs, papers, proceedings, press releases, minutes, reports, notes, bills, flyers, and newspaper clippings.
Subjects discussed include legislation pertaining to housing, public health, child welfare, mental health, and juvenile delinquency.
Box Folder
15 19 Correspondence, 1956-1957
20 Correspondence, 1958
21 Correspondence, 1960-1962
22 Correspondence, 1965
23 Correspondence, 1966
24 Correspondence, 1967
25 Correspondence, 1969
26 South Central Division, 1973-1975
27 Programs and Proceedings, 1956-1964
COMMITTEE FILES, 1927-1974 (4 cubic feet)
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by file heading.
Summary: Documents generated by committees and subcommittees of the Council for Human Services in New Jersey.
Document types include minutes, correspondence received, copies of correspondence sent, resolutions, reports, memoranda, committee membership lists, pamphlets, copies of actual and proposed legislation, news clippings, and agendas.
Subjects covered include adoption, child welfare, juvenile delinquency, rehabilitation of the elderly and the handicapped, drug addiction, civil rights, public health, public assistance, and migratory labor.
The Mental Health Committee (1944) was created to help coordinate mental health activities throughout the state, leading to the organization of the New Jersey Association for Mental Health in 1948. The Committee on Rehabilitation (1955) was concerned with assisting the physically and mentally handicapped. The Committee of Individual Services (1960-1967) was charged with representing the Council at public hearings and developing long range programs with public and private agencies. The Committee on Rural Problems (1967-1968) was formed to make the public aware of the needs of rural areas and worked with the Governor's Task Force on Migratory Labor and the Consumers League of New Jersey. The Public Welfare Committee (1949-1964) was formed to keep abreast of current legislation concerning public assistance. It was also charged with educating the public and promoting reorganization of public assistance. The Human Rights and Human Relations Committees (1948-1953, 1962-1963) were concerned with civil rights and conducted a study of hiring practices and democratic attitudes in private social agencies. The Committee on the Aged (1952-1954) was concerned with custodial care, housing, and employment opportunities for the elderly. The Child Welfare Committee files (1941-1956) contain material concerning adoption, licensing of foster homes, illegitimacy, vocational facilities for retarded children, and employment of minors. The Child Neglect Law Committee (1956) was formed to study the 1944 amendments to the Child Neglect Law of New Jersey. The Family Court Committee (1959) was set up to study the feasibility of establishing a family court system in New Jersey.
Of particular interest are the files of the Interracial Committee (1932), which was set up to conduct a "Survey on Negro Life in New Jersey" in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Institutions and Agencies, and includes survey material and several reports. Also of interest is the Displaced Persons Committee (1949-1953) which concerns immigration to New Jersey from Europe during and after World War II, leading to the establishment of the New Jersey Resettlement Project for Eastern European Refugees. The Narcotics Addiction Committee (1959-1968) contains material concerned with efforts to combat rising drug use.
Box Folder
15 28 Adoption Committee [Originally a Subcommittee of Child Welfare], 1946-1957
29 Alexander Commission Reports, 1961
30 Bergen County Committee, 1927-1932
31 Child Neglect Law Committee, 1955-1956
32 Child Neglect Law Committee, 1957-1958
33 Child Welfare Committee, 1941-1944
34 Child Welfare Committee, 1945-1947
35 Child Welfare Committee, 1948-1949
36 Child Welfare Committee, 1948-1951
Box Folder
16 1 Child Welfare Committee, 1952-1954
2 Child Welfare Committee, 1955-1956
3 Child Welfare Committee: Subcommittee on Day Care Services, 1949-1950
4 Child Welfare Committee: Subcommittees Miscellaneous, 1950-1956
5 Child Welfare Committee: Subcommittee on Standards and Practices, 1949
6 Civil Service Study Committee, 1963-1965
7 Committee on Corrections and Penal Affairs, 1957
8 Committee on Delinquency Prevention and Correction, 1953-1954
9 Committee on Divorce and Reconciliation, 1956-1957
10 Committee on Individual Services, 1960-1964
11 Committee on Individual Services, 1965-1967
12 Committee on Juvenile Delinquency Legislation, 1955
13 Committee on Local Councils, 1965
14 Committee on Privileged Communications, 1953
15 Committee on Public Medical Care, 1956-1957
16 Committee on Recreation for the Handicapped, 1957
17 Committee on Regional Conferences, 1927-1933
18 Committee on Rehabilitation, 1955-1957
19 Committee on Relationship between the School and Social Agency, 1947-1948
20 Committee on Residency Laws, 1961-1963
21-22 Committee on Rural Problems, 1967-1968
23 Committee on Rural Problems: Self Survey for Rural Counties, 1958
24 Committee on Standards in Child Placement and Adoption, 1928-1933
25 Committee on the Aged, 1952-1961
26 Committee on Youth and Children, 1958-1961
27 Committee to Study Alexander Commission Report: Study of the Organization of the Department of Institutions and Agencies, 1960
28 Community Integration Committee, 1945
29 Community Integration Committee: Subcommittee on Streamlining Public Assistance in New Jersey, 1946-1948
30 Community Problems Committee, 1971-1973
31 Coordinating Committee on Housing for the Elderly, 1955
32 Coordinating Committee on Legislation Pertaining to the Education of the Emotionally Disturbed Child, 1956-1957
33 Coordinating Committee on Legislation Pertaining to the Education of the Emotionally Disturbed Child, 1957-1959
34 Displaced Persons Committee, 1949-1953
35 Displaced Persons Committee, 1953-1954
36 Drug Addiction Study Committee, 1966-1967
37 Fair Share Committee on United Funds and Councils, 1964-1965
38 Family Court, 1957
39 Family Court Committee, 1959
40 Family Life Committee, 1952-1953
Box Folder
17 1 Fees for Service Committee, 1957 and 1962-1963
2 Fees for Service Committee, 1965-1970
3-4 Fees for Service Committee: Survey Forms, 1965
5 Fees for Service Committee: Questionnaire on Revising Guidelines, 1965
6 Group Services Division, 1959-1963
7 Group Services Division, 1964-1967
8 Group Services Division: Questionnaires to other State Councils, 1963
9 Group Services Steering Committee, 1963-1965
10 Group Work and Recreation, 1955-1956
11 Guidelines for Committees, 1957 and 1960
12 Health Committee, 1941 and 1944-1945
13 Health Committee, 1943
14 Health Committee, 1946-1949
15 Health Committee, 1948-1949
16 Health Committee, 1950-1955
17 Health Committee: Health Insurance Subcommittee, 1949
18 Health Committee: Miscellaneous, 1943-1944, 1959 and undated
19 Health Committee: Subcommittee on the Furtherance of Education on Problem Drinking, 1951
20 Health Committee: Subcommittee on Health Examinations in County Jails, 1949-1950
21 Health Committee: Subcommittee on the Long Term Patient, 1947-1948
22 Health Committee: Subcommittee on the Long Term Patient, 1952-1953
23 Health Committee: Subcommittee on Nursing, 1949
24 Health Division, 1955-1956
25 Health Division, 1959-1960
26 Health Division, 1961-1963
27 Housing Committee, 1949
28 Human Relations, 1962-1963
29 Human Rights Committee, 1948-1953
30-31 Human Rights: Questionnaires—Policies and Practices in Private Agencies, 1953
Box Folder
18 1 Industry and Labor Committee, 1937-1938
2 Integration of Public Assistance Committee, 1948
3 Integration of Public Assistance Committee, 1949
4 Interracial Committee, 1929-1933
5 Interracial Committee, 1932
Includes Summary and Recommendations of Survey.
6 Interracial Committee: Survey of Negro Life, 1931-1933
7 Interracial Committee: Survey of Negro Life in New Jersey—Reports—Bayonne, Camden, Englewood, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Oranges, 1932
8 Interracial Committee: Survey of Negro Life in New Jersey—Reports—Montclair, Princeton, Monmouth County, 1932
9 Interracial Committee: Survey of Negro Life in New Jersey—Reports—Passaic and Paterson, Jersey City, Trenton, 1932
10 Interracial Committee: Survey of Negro Life in New Jersey—Reports—Salem County, Hackensack, Pleasantville, Summit, 1932
11 Interracial Committee: Survey of Negro Life in New Jersey—Miscellaneous Documents, 1931-1933
MOLD ALERT: File has been treated for mold. Should avoid file if sensitive to mold.
12 Juvenile Delinquency Committee, 1940-1941
13 Legislative Committee, 1961-1962
14 Legislative Committee, 1964
15 Legislative Committee, 1966-1967
16 Licensing Committee, 1964
17 Long-Term Patient Committee, 1946 and 1949
18 Medical Care Committee, 1955
19 Mental Deficiency, 1954-1957
20 Mental Health Committee, 1944-1949
21 Mental Health Committee, 1951
22 Mental Health Committee, 1952 and 1955-1957
23 Mental Health Committee: Material on Planning, 1964 and undated
24 Narcotics Addiction, 1961-1963
25 Narcotics Addiction, 1964
26 Narcotics Addiction, 1965-1966
27 Narcotics Addiction, 1966
28 Narcotics Addiction, 1967-1968
29 Narcotics Addiction, 1968
30 Narcotics Addiction: Correspondence, 1961-1966
31 Narcotics Addiction: Directory of Resources for Narcotics Addicts, 1965-1966
32 Narcotics Addiction: Institute, 1967
Box Folder
19 1 Narcotics Addiction: News Clippings, 1963-1965
2 Narcotics Addiction: News Clippings, 1964-1966 and undated
3 Narcotics Addiction: Publications, 1960, 1963 and undated
4 Narcotics Addiction: Self Evaluation Questionnaire, 1965
5 Neighborhood Centers Committee, 1973-1974
6 Neighborhood Services, 1973
7 New Jersey Resettlement Project Committee, 1954
8 Planning Committee on Public Welfare and Child Welfare, 1955
9 Problems of Youth Committee, 1944 and 1946-1948
10 Public Assistance, 1951
11 Public Welfare Committee, 1949-1951
12 Public Welfare Committee, 1952-1953
13 Public Welfare Committee, 1955
14 Public Welfare Committee, 1965
15 Public Welfare Committee, 1966
16 Public Welfare Committee, 1967
17 Recreation Committee, 1949
18 Regional Development Committee, 1963
19 Rural Health Committee, 1955-1956
20 Rural Health Committee, 1956
Includes survey forms.
21 Rural Health Committee, 1957
22 Rural Health Committee, 1958-1961
23 School of Social Work Committee, 1951
24 Section Meeting Planning Committee, 1966
25 Statistical Committee, 1930-1932
26 Steering Committee on the Needs of Families and Children—Division of Individual Services, 1962
27 Study Committee on Report of Supreme Court's Committee on Conciliation and Reconciliation, 1963-1964
28 Subcommittee on Divorce and Reconciliation, 1956
29 Subcommittee on Medical Care, 1949
30 Subcommittee on School Health, 1947
31 Subcommittee on Unmarried Mother and Her Child, 1950
32 Training Committee, 1932-1933
SUBJECT FILES, 1931-1983 (3.5 cubic feet)
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject heading and thereunder chronologically.
Summary: Reference material concerning areas of investigation and advocacy by the Council for Human Services in New Jersey and other organizations.
Document types include correspondence received, copies of correspondence sent, pamphlets, surveys, news clippings, minutes, newsletters, statements, conference materials, copies of actual and proposed legislation, and reports. Subjects covered include aging, child welfare and protection, civil rights, community home care, compulsory health insurance, crime and corrections, the developmentally disabled, housing, juvenile delinquency, mental health, migratory education and labor, narcotics and addiction, public health, reconciliation of married couples, residency laws for public assistance, slum clearance, the state budget, and the role and purpose of the Council.
Documents projects in which the Council was involved, often in conjunction with other agencies, such as the Advisory Committee on Migrant Education of the Migrant Labor Board, in which Consumers League of New Jersey participated, the Warren County Health Survey (1958), with local agencies, and reform of public assistance regulations (1951-1952) with the New Jersey League of Women Voters. An early project of note was a study sponsored by the Department of Institutions and Agencies on poor relief in Newark (1931).
Of particular interest is an incident in 1950 where the Board of Directors of the Council passed a controversial resolution advocating Compulsory Health Insurance, where many members felt the Board had overstepped its authority. Also of interest are the Mental Health files (1957-1978) which include material generated by the New Jersey State Commission on Mental Health (1961-1963), created to revise laws affecting the mentally ill and disabled; and documentation of the Public Policy Forum on Civil Disorders (1968), which contains reports on the racial uprisings of the late 1960s.
Also includes reports from many state public and private agencies such as the Morrow Association on Correction, the Central New Jersey Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a Construction Report from the Newark Housing Authority (1956), extolling public housing in Newark, and a study of poverty in Somerset County (1965).
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19 33 Ad Hoc Committee of Statewide Organizations—New Jersey Report on Planning, 1965
34 Aging, 1971
35 Aging: Conference Materials, 1959 and 1965
36 Aging: Newsletters and Miscellany, 1969-1973
Includes The Key: Newsletter of the Camden County Office on Aging.
37-38 Aging: Seminar on Basic Considerations in State Planning for Older People, 1962
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20 1 Aging: Seminar on Basic Considerations in State Planning for Older People, 1962
2 Aid to Families of Dependent Children: Grossi Commission, 1963
3 Broad Base State Tax: "A Study of the Efforts from 1947 to 1962 to Obtain a Broad-Based Tax for New Jersey," 1962
4 Capital Punishment and Corrections, 1955
5 Child Labor Laws, 1957-1959
Includes Fuld Neighborhood House Summer Camp Program report for 1957.
6 Child Welfare Board of New Jersey, 1950-1957
7 Children and Youth, 1959-1963
8 Children and Youth, 1973-1974
9 Children: Governor's Committee on Youth, undated; Recommendations of White House Conference on Children in a Democracy, 1940
10 Children: Governor's Committee on Youth—"Preparing New Jersey Children for a Creative Life in a Changing World," 1960
11 Children's Services, 1951-1962
12-13 Children's Services: Newsletters and Miscellaneous Printed Material, 1971-1975
Includes newsletters of the Child Service Association (Newark) and the Family Children's Society (Elizabeth).
14 Civil Rights, 1947-1949
15 Civil Rights, 1961
16 Civil Rights and Liberties, 1972-1973
17 Community Home Care Programs, 1960
18 Community Organization: Papers and Booklets, 1955 and undated
19 Community Services of Pennsylvania, 1955-1960
20 Comprehensive Health Planning, 1967-1968
21 Compulsory Health Insurance, 1949-1950
22 Conference: Eastern Regional Workshop on Future Role of State Conferences on Social Welfare in Continuing Education, Social Planning and Legislative Action, 1967
23 Conference: Paper on Tax Assets and New Jersey by John F. Sly of Princeton University, 1964
24 County Welfare Bill, 1931
25 Crime and Correction, 1971-1972
26 Developmental Disabilities, 1970-1974
27 Drug Abuse and Narcotic Control, 1971
28 Drug Abuse and Narcotic Control, 1972-1974
29 Drug Addiction: Pamphlets and Printed Material, 1963
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21 1 Eastern Regional Conference on Health Careers, 1963
2 Essex County White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1950
3 Family Assistance, 1969-1972
4 Family Planning, 1966-1968
5 Group Work, 1956
6 Health, 1971
7-8 Housing, 1936-1938
9 Housing, 1949-1956 and 1961
10 Income Maintenance, 1972-1975
11 Interstate Compacts on Juveniles and Mental Health, 1957
12 Juvenile Delinquency, 1937-1938
13 Juvenile Delinquency, 1938 and 1960
14 Juvenile Delinquency, 1957-1959
15 Mental Health, 1957
16-17 Mental Health, 1961-1963
18 Mental Health: Abstracts of Final Reports on Special Grants Projects, 1962-1963
19 Mental Health: Newsletters and Miscellaneous, 1968-1978
20 Mental Retardation, 1971
21 Michigan League for Human Services, 1981
22 Migrant Education, 1961-1963
23 Migrant Labor, 1958-1960
24 Migrant Labor, 1971-1975
25 Miscellaneous Unfiled Material, 1951-1968
26 Movement for a Democratic Society: Pamphlets, circa 1969
27 Narcotics Addiction: Essex County Committee, 1965
28 National Conference on Social Welfare: Correspondence and Miscellany, 1963-1965
29 New Jersey Association for Mental Health, 1963-1964 and 1968
30 New Jersey Commission on Aging: Report, 1959
31 New Jersey Department of Human Services: Publications, 1982-1983
32 New Jersey Department of Institutions and Agencies: Correspondence, 1960
33 New Jersey Health Careers: Newsletters and Miscellany, 1962-1963
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22 1 New Jersey Resettlement Project (Displaced Persons), 1954-1955
2 New Jersey State Commission on Mental Health: Hearing Reports, 1958-1959
3 New Jersey State Commission on Mental Health: Reports, 1959
4 New Jersey State Commission on Mental Health: Second Public Hearing, 1957
5 Newspaper Clippings, 1932
6 Older Americans: Legislation, 1962 and 1965
7 Other Projects, 1966-1969 and undated
8 Planning, 1952-1964
9 Poor and Alms Department of Newark, New Jersey—Survey, 1931
10 Poverty, 1965
11 Poverty: United Community Funds and Councils of America, 1964
12 Protective Services for Children, 1954-1962
13 Public Medical Care, 1960
14 Public Policy Forum on Civil Disorders, 1968
Forum held at Rutgers University.
15 Public Welfare, 1949-1951
16-17 Public Welfare, 1952-1968
18 Public Welfare Code Bill, 1951
19 "Public Welfare in New Jersey": Report, 1949
20 Public Welfare Legislation, 1957
21 Reconciliation: New Jersey Supreme Court Report, February 14, 1956
22 Reconciliation: New Jersey Supreme Court Report, April 14, 1960
23-24 Residency Laws, 1958-1961
25 Role of Council—Booklets, 1958-1963 and undated
26 Role of Council—Reports and Miscellany, 1960-1964 and undated
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23 1 School of Social Work, 1952
2 School of Social Work—Rutgers University, 1955-1956
3 Social Security, 1936
4 State Budget, 1957 and 1962
5 State Mental Health Planning Conference, 1965
6 State Study Committee: Juvenile Justice, 1960
7 War on Poverty, 1965
8 Warren County Health Survey, 1956-1958
9 Welfare, 1971
10 Welfare Law Bulletin, New York University, 1965-1966
11 Welfare Service for Children, 1958
12 White House Conference on Children and Youth in New Jersey: Conference Materials, 1950
HISTORICAL FILES, 1906, 1912 and 1925-1986, bulk 1930-1946 (2 folders)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Summary: General documents concerning history of the Council for Human Services in New Jersey.
Document types include correspondence received, copies of correspondence sent, bulletins, newspaper clippings, press releases, financial statements, and miscellaneous printed materials.
Includes material concerning Council finances, a chronology of Council activities, and correspondence and statements concerning the Council's history and the history of specific campaigns such as the licensing of foster homes. Of particular interest is an early history of the Council by Hugh Fox (1912).
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23 13 1906, 1912 and 1925-1939
14 1940-1986
PUBLICATIONS, 1924-1983, bulk 1928-1975 (1.5 cubic feet)
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically. Publications of the Council for Human Services in New Jersey.
Summary: Document types include newsletters, subject-oriented publications, pamphlets, programs, and miscellaneous printed matter.
The series includes the Council's Bulletin (1928-1983, with gaps). The Legislative Information Bulletin (1954-1975) was published as needed to keep members abreast of current legislation and the Council's position, as well as that of other organizations, regarding it.
Of particular interest is The Negro: New Jersey's Twentieth Citizen (1932), an overview of the African-American population of New Jersey in the 1930s, and a series of pamphlets for teenagers, including The Law—Get with It and The Law—For Real.
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23 15 Bulletin, 1928-1933
16 Bulletin, 1929-1931
17 Bulletin, 1932-1934
18 Bulletin, 1934-1936
19 Bulletin, 1937-1938
20 Bulletin, 1935-1937
21 Bulletin, 1938-1939
22 Bulletin [bound volume], 1939-1941
23 Bulletin, 1940 and 1946
24 Bulletin, 1947-1948
25 Bulletin, 1949-1951
26 Bulletin, 1952-1954
27 Bulletin, 1955-1956
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24 1 Bulletin, 1957-1958
2 Bulletin, 1959-1961
3 Bulletin, 1962
4 Bulletin, 1963, 1967-1968, April 1982 and April 1983
5 Conferences and Institutes: Pamphlets and Miscellany, 1924, 1927-1928, 1931, 1968-1978 and undated
6-7 Directory of Social Welfare and Health Services in New Jersey, 1973
8 Guidelines to the Measurement of Ability to Pay for Health and Social Services, 1962, 1971 and 1973
9 Legislative Information Bulletin, 1954
10 Legislative Information Bulletin, 1955
11 Legislative Information Bulletin, 1957
12 Legislative Information Bulletin, 1960
13 Legislative Information Bulletin, 1961
14 Legislative Information Bulletin, 1962
15 Legislative Information Bulletin, 1963 and 1965
16 Legislative Information Bulletin, 1966
17 Legislative Information Bulletin, 1967-1968
18 Legislative Information Bulletin, 1969-1970
19 Legislative Information Bulletin, 1971-1972
20 Legislative Information Bulletin, 1973-1975
21 Miscellaneous, 1933, 1940, 1963, 1967 and undated
22 Narcotics Addiction: Addiction - Drugs + Treatment = Maturity; The Law—Get With It; The Law—For Real, 1966-1967 and 1970
23 The Negro: New Jersey's Twentieth Citizen, 1932
24 New Jersey Welfare Council Newsletter; Legislative Close Up, 1957, 1964 and circa 1975
25 Social Planning Organizations in New Jersey, 1965
26 Towards Better Care of the Mentally Ill and the Mentally Retarded: Action Kit, 1961
SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FILES, 1964-1976 (1 cubic foot)
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject and thereunder chronologically.
Summary: Records of the Social Welfare Research Foundation of New Jersey, Inc., the research arm of the Council of Human Services in New Jersey from its foundation in 1965 to its merger with the New Jersey Welfare Council in 1975. Document types include minutes, bylaws, correspondence, reports, financial documents (budgets, reports, ledger pages), membership lists, questionnaires, agendas, programs, press releases, newspaper clippings, and publications.
Documents the main functions of the foundation, which included the planning, execution, and evaluation of Annual Institutes or workshops for social workers; fund-raising; and research projects. Also includes routine administrative correspondence.
Of particular interest are the records of the Youth and the Law Committee, which designed and produced pamphlets for children and teenagers on New Jersey law as affecting young people. Also of interest are reference materials on projects including a report on a City of New Brunswick Board of Education initiative which developed health programs in schools for pregnant teenagers (1969).
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24 27 Annual Institutes, 1966
28 Annual Institutes, 1967
29 Annual Institutes, 1968
30 Annual Institutes, 1969
31 Annual Institutes, 1970
32 Annual Institutes, 1971
33 Annual Institutes, 1972
34 Annual Institutes, 1973
35 Annual Institutes, 1974
36 Annual Institutes Evaluations, 1974
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25 1 Annual Institutes, 1975
2 Board Directory, 1967/1968 and 1974/1975-1975/1976
3 Board of Directors Committees, 1975-1976
4 Bylaws, 1965, 1975 and undated
5 Correspondence, 1965-1968
6 Correspondence, 1972-1973 and 1975-1976
7 Correspondence—Fund Solicitation, 1971-1976
8 Correspondence—Personal, 1975
9 County Welfare Boards—Lists of Directors, 1975
10 Financial Records, 1965-1966
11 Financial Records, 1967
12 Financial Records, 1968
13 Financial Records, 1969
14 Financial Records, 1970
15 Financial Records, 1971
16 Financial Records, 1972
17 Financial Records, 1973
18 Financial Records, 1974
19 Financial Records, 1975
20 Legislative Bulletin—Articles Used and Questionnaire, 1974-1975
21-22 Membership, 1975
23 Membership Kits, 1975
24 Membership Reports, 1975-1976
25 Minutes, 1965-1966
26 Minutes, 1967
27 Minutes, 1968
28 Minutes, 1969
29 Minutes, 1970
30 Minutes, 1971-1972
31 Minutes, 1973
32 Minutes, 1974
33 Minutes, 1975
34 Miscellaneous, 1970-1976
35 Objectives and Mission Statement, 1975
36 Personnel Policies and Practices, 1964 and 1975-1976
37 Persons and Organizations Interested in the Foundation, 1974
38 Project Suggestions, 1964-1967 and undated
39 Reorganization, 1975
40 Teen-Age Pregnancy; Family Learning, circa 1969
41 Caroline Bayard Wittpenn, 1968 and undated
Includes correspondence with Archibald S. Alexander.
42 Youth and the Law: Education Project, 1965-1968
43 Youth and the Law, 1971-1973
PHOTOGRAPHS, 1964-1973 (10 folders)
Arrangement: Grouped by subject. [Located within a manuscript box in box 26.]
Summary: Photographs of the annual conference of the Council and portraits of speakers. All photographs are in black-and-white.
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26 1 64th Conference, 1965
2 65th conference, 1966
3-6 Conference, 1965-1967
7 Conference, 1972
8 Legislative Forum, 1969
9 Portraits of Speakers, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1973 and undated
10 Public Relations Committee, 1966
MEMBERSHIP CARD FILE, 1928-1972, bulk 1948-1972 (.25 cubic feet)
Arrangement: Arranged in three chronological and three alphabetical sequences. [2 small boxes]
Summary: Cards used for maintaining the membership records of the Council for Human Services in New Jersey.
Each card documents the name, institutional affiliation, and address of each member, as well as the date joined and the amount of dues paid each year.
The three alphabetical sequences consist of individual members, association members and individuals in arrears in 1970. The chronological sequences, arranged by the month each member joined, include both individual and association members. There is some overlap between sequences.
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26 Membership Card File (2 small boxes in box 26)
PUBLICATIONS INDEX, 1937-1963 (.2 cubic feet)
Arrangement: Grouped chronologically. [in enclosure]
Summary: File cards indexing Council publications originally used in the Newark office.
Of interest because although the locations are no longer relevant, the index lists individual articles in each issue of the Bulletin (1928-1963), documenting subjects which concerned the Council.
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26 Publications Index (in enclosure in box 26)
SCRAPBOOKS, 1921-1957 (4.5 cubic feet)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Summary: Scrapbooks documenting activities of the Council for Human Services in New Jersey. Document types within the scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, bulletins, conference programs, leaflets, cards, press releases, publications, correspondence, and buttons.
Most scrapbooks pertain to particular years, while a few are based on a subject such as one documenting the Common Sense Appeal (1937-1938).
Of particular interest is the 1929 scrapbook, which includes press releases on subjects discussed at the conference such as probation, child welfare and community health. Also of interest is the 1936 scrapbook, which includes material related to the demobilization of the New Jersey Emergency Relief Administration in that year, such as a list and analysis of qualifications of social workers available for employment, and a newspaper clipping about two babies who died of malnutrition after their relief was cut off.
Many of the newspaper clippings cover the Council's yearly conference, but there are also clippings concerning issues such as child welfare, foster homes, mental illness, and social work training. Documents printed or duplicated for the Council frequently include notes regarding their creation, distribution, and cost.
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27 1921-1936
Conference Press Releases, 1929
1930
New Jersey Conference on Child Health and Protection, 1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
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28 1926-1933
1930-1936
1936
Common Sense Appeal, 1937-1938
1937
1938
1939
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29 [phase box] 1940
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30 [phase box] 1941
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31 [phase box] 1942-1943
Box
32 [phase box] 1944-1947
Box
33 [phase box] 1948
Box
34 [phase box] 1949
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35 [phase box] 1950
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36 [phase box] 1951
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37 [phase box] 1952
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38 [phase box] 1953
Box
39 [phase box] 1954
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40 [phase box] 1955-1957