Gladys Worthington papers 1895-1982 1960-1980

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Gladys Worthington papers 1895-1982 1960-1980

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The Gladys Worthington Papers consist chiefly of talks, lectures, professional files, writings, and a small amount of personal papers relating to her career as a relief worker during World War II and as a social worker in the San Francisco Bay Area.

8 cartons, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder; 10 linear feet

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Bancroft Library

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Alameda County (Calif.). Council of Social Planning.

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Worthington, Gladys Guinaw, d. 1982-

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Biographical Information Gladys Worthington (c. 1911-1982), born Gladys Guinaw, in her work as a social planning consultant played a leading role in housing for senior citizens, particularly in Alameda County where she helped to establish Satellite Senior Homes, Inc. She attended San Francisco's Girls' High School (1929), later receiving her Bachelor of Arts (1933) and a General Secondary Teaching Certificate (1934) from the University of Cal...

American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...

Bay Area Social Planning Council (California)

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