Attorney general opinions 1932-1964.

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Attorney general opinions 1932-1964.

Series documents Attorney General opinions requested by the State Relief Committee (1932-1939) and the Public Welfare Commission (1940-1964). Records include opinions, correspondence, and exhibits. Topics include relief to transients, aid to dependent children, adoptions, confidentiality of public assistance records, relative support (1948-1954), assistance claims, blind assistance, burial expenses, child care facilities, loyalty oaths (1954), and old age assistance. Series also includes the by-laws of various charity institutions in the Portland area (1936-1938).

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Oregon. State Relief Commission.

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Oregon. State Public Welfare Commission

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The Public Welfare Commission was created in 1939 as a result of the combination of duties of the Child Welfare Commission and the State Relief Committee. The Welfare Commission was created in 1919 succeeding the state-aided Child Welfare Committee founded in 1913. The Child Welfare Commission was responsible for licensing institutions which cared for neglected and dependent children, preparing adoption reports for courts, and investigating reports of child abuse and neglect. ...