University of Southern California. Youth Studies Center

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Dates:
Active 1961
Active 1967

Biographical notes:

USC's Youth Studies Center was founded in 1958 with a five year grant from the Ford Foundation. Its mission was to discover creative means by which to cope with the increasing problems of youth. In 1963, the Ford Foundation awarded a second grant with the stipulation that USC maintain the Center as a permanent campus institution. It was eventually incorporated into the Public Systems Research Institute of the Department of Sociology, and ceased activity in 1998.

From the description of University of Southern California Youth Studies Center records, 1961-1967. (San Leandro Community Library). WorldCat record id: 744676851

Historical note

USC's Youth Studies Center was founded in 1958 with a five year grant from the Ford Foundation. Its mission was to discover creative means by which to cope with the increasing problems of youth. In 1963, the Ford Foundation awarded a second grant with the stipulation that USC maintain the Center as a permanent campus institution. It was eventually incorporated into the Public Systems Research Institute of the Department of Sociology, and ceased activity in 1998.

From the guide to the University of Southern California Youth Studies Center records, 1961-1967, (USC Libraries Special Collections)

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Subjects:

  • Social work with youth
  • Social work with youth
  • Youth
  • Youth

Occupations:

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Places:

  • California--Los Angeles (as recorded)