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Kansas Conference on Social Welfare records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 777

Overview

The establishment of the Kansas Conference on Social Welfare, an organization of human services professionals, dates back to 1900. This collection of the group's records includes board and committee records, correspondence, meeting proceedings, financial documentation, and issues of the Kansas Conference Key and the Kansas Welfare Digest, amongst other publications and related records.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939 - 1966

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

These materials are stored in the KU Annex off-site storage area.

All researchers interested in reviewing this material must consult Spencer Research Library Public Services staff (785-864-4334 or ksrlref@ku.edu, 9-5 M-F CST) no less than three days in advance of a planned visit. Be advised that drop-in requests for this material cannot be accommodated.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

History of the Kansas Conference on Social Welfare

A statewide organization of people involved in the field of human services, the Kansas Conference on Social Welfare (KCSW) was first established in 1900 to mobilize resources in Kansas to meet the needs of people. Existing under names such as the Kansas Association of Charities and Corrections and the Kansas Conference of Social Work, in 1960 it became the KCSW. Its membership has included lawyers, professors, physicians and social workers, religious figures, and others; and the Conference has worked with numerous other organizations and institutions interested in advocating for individuals with needs and working on social and human development concerns.

Extent

8.5 Linear Feet (17 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS 777

Physical Location

Contact Spencer Library Reader Services (Library Annex)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit, Kansas State Department of Social Welfare, 1967.

Related Materials

Records of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabiltation Services: Kansas Conference on Social Work, 1934-1972, Kansas State Historical Society, State Archives.

Records of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabiltation Services: Records of the Kansas Conference on Social Welfare, 1947-2008, Kansas State Historical Society, State Archives.

Processing Information

Previously shelved at RH MS 24.

Title
Guide to the Kansas Conference on Social Welfare Collection
Subtitle
Kansas Conference on Social Welfare records
Author
Finding aid prepared by or, 2006.
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9829351589
Preferred citation
Kansas Conference on Social Welfare records, RH MS 777, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

Contact:
1450 Poplar Lane
Lawrence KS 66045-7616 United States
785-864-4334