The Department of Public Welfare was formed in 1921 from the Board of State Charities (1867-1921), the Ohio Commission for the Blind (1908-1921), the State Board of Clemency (1888-1921), and the State Board of Administration (1911-1921). After several periods of reorganization, including the removal of all Corrections functions, the Department of Public Welfare became the Department of Human Services in 1984.
From the description of Correspondence, 1934-1944. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35030781