Amherst Community Association Records 1939-1978

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Amherst Community Association Records 1939-1978

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Contains bylaws, incorporation papers, minutes, budgets, reports, and correspondence relating to the administration and fundraising activities of the Amherst Community Association, including the Community Chest fund drive. Also included are budget proposals and agency profiles documenting organizations such as the Amherst Boys Club and Girls Club, Children's Aid and Family Service, Hampshire County Association for Retarded Citizens and Camp Anderson.

5 boxes; (2 linear ft.)

eng,

Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6323336

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Amherst Boys' Club (Amherst, Mass.)

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Camp Anderson

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Hampshire County Association for Retarded Citizens (Hampshire County, Mass.)

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Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

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The MSPCC, a private child welfare agency, was founded in 1878 to aid and protect abused and neglected children and continues as such today with district offices throughout the Commonwealth. From the description of Records and photographs, 1878-1970 (bulk, 1878-1939). (University of Massachusetts at Boston). WorldCat record id: 340722116 In 1874 a churchworker brought a case against the abusive mother of a child named "Mary Ellen". The only way she could do this was to file ...

Amherst Community Association (Amherst, Mass.)

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Organized in 1939 to develop cooperation between social agencies in the Amherst, Massachusetts region. Sponsor of the Amherst Community Chest fund drive. Merged with the Hampshire United Way in 1978 to form the Hampshire Community United Way. From the description of Amherst Community Association records, 1939-1978. (University of Massachusetts Amherst). WorldCat record id: 48383344 In 1939, a group of Amherst citizens determined a need "to develop cooperation be...

Children's Aid and Family Service of Hampshire County (Hampshire County, Mass.)

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Agency providing traditional child and family service and extensive mental health services that worked closely with the SPCC, was a member in the Child Welfare League of America, and was the Northampton representative for the National Association of Travelers Aid Societies. From the description of Children's Aid and Family Service records, 1910-1981. (University of Massachusetts Amherst). WorldCat record id: 51689000 ...

Amherst Girls' Club (Amherst, Mass.)

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