Kansas Conference on Social Welfare records
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
- 1939 - 1966
Creator
- Kansas Conference on Social Welfare (Organization)
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.
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
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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