Family Service Association of America records 1908-1988 (bulk 1920-1970)

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Family Service Association of America records 1908-1988 (bulk 1920-1970)

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Records the Family Service Association of America, a national social service organization that promoted, set standards for, and served as a vehicle for communication among social work agencies that provide casework, counseling, and related services for families and individuals. Included are board and committee minutes, annual reports, national and regional conference proceedings, departmental and project files, membership and financial records, and subject files. These document the evolution of social work in general and family casework in particular. The records are also a source for studying social services during wartime, unemployment, public relief during the Great Depression, cooperation between public and private sector programs, and professional education for social work. Field representatives' reports, and correspondence with member agencies provide a detailed picture of social work programs and social conditions in cities across the U.S. and Canada throughout most of the twentieth century.

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University of Minnesota Libraries. Social Welfare History Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6618542

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American Association for Organizing Charity.

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Family Welfare Association of America.

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Family Service Association of America

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The Family Service Association of America began in 1911 as the American Association for Organizing Charity, and was later known as the Family Welfare Association of America. It promotes, sets standards for, and serves as a vehicle for communication among social work agencies that provide casework and related services. The Family Service Association of America (FSAA) was formed in as an independent national organization in 1911. Representing the effort to promote and coor...