Coll, Blanche D.

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Biographical Note: Blanche D. Coll is an author and historian whose main area of research has been the history of social welfare in the United States.

She was born in Baltimore, Md in 1916 and received the BS (1943) and the MA (1948) degrees from The Johns Hopkins University. Miss Coll's early work in charity organization began with the Family Welfare Association (1935-1940) in Baltimore. She has worked also with several government agencies including HEW. Her published works include "Perspectives in Public Welfare: A History" (1970) and "Safety Net: Welfare and Social Security" (1995).

From the description of Blanche D. Coll papers, 1899-1969. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 48394098

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creatorOf Winston, Ellen, 1903-1984. Reminiscences of Ellen Black Winston : oral history, 1982. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Women in the Federal Government Oral History Project. Records, 1981-1991 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Coll, Blanche D. Blanche D. Coll papers, 1899-1969. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
creatorOf Women in the Federal Government Oral History Project. Interviews, 1981-1983 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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Maryland--Baltimore
United States
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Women authors, American
Historians
Middle class women
Middle class women
Social workers
Women social reformers
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Women authors, American
Historians
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Birth 1916

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