Papers, 1904-2008

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Papers, 1904-2008

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The collection documents SaraKay C. Smullens' career as a free-lance columnist, woman and family issue writer, social activist, and family psychotherapist. The "Correspondence and general" series constitutes the bulk of the collection. This series includes the following sub-series: American Jewish Congress, Center City Residents' Association (over an issue of trash collection for the downtown neighborhood of Philadelphia), Child Welfare Advisory Board of the City of Philadelphia, Department of Human Services of the City of Philadelphia, Continuing Education, Crystal Stair Award Committee, Family Service of Philadelphia, Jefferson University Hospital Women's Board, Speaking engagements, State Board of Social Workers, and Penn School of Social Work (Board of Overseers). The Manuscript series includes several major works in typescript form that have not been published. The Meeting files series contains material of all meetings, conferences, workshops, seminar courses SaraKay Smullens attended or hosted. The Publishing series is another major one. Collected in this series are articles published in journals, in particular the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News; the two books published-- Whoever Said Life is Fair? and Setting Yourself Free, including not only book forms of different editions, but also drafts and manuscripts, correspondence with the publishers, promotion activities, readers' response and the author's correspondence with the readers. The Sabbath of Domestic Peace series includes records of this civic branch of the American Jewish Congress, especially activities of its Interfaith Worship Service. The Tom Harkin for President campaign series documents activities Smullens helped organize in Philadelphia area for Senator Harkin in his bid for United States President in 1991. The Memorabilia series includes mementos SaraKay kept of the 1960 Democratic Convention, the Democratic National Convention of 1996, a file of papers of her grandfather Samuel Orfus for his trip from Germany to America, 1904, a scrapbook that dated back to her school days, and other miscellaneous letters, photographs, posters or artifacts related to celebrities or events that were of special significance to the original owner. The Video and audio tapes series includes records in audio and visual forms of talks, presentations, interviews, and TV shows in which SaraKay participated on various occasions.

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University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center

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University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center

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University of Pennsylvania. School of Social Work

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Skidmore College.

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City of Philadelphia. Child Welfare Advisory Board.

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American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work

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Philadelphia College of Performing Arts

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Nelton, Sharon

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American group psychotherapy association

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SaraKay Cohen Smullens was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1940, the daughter of Charles and Charlotte (Orfuss) Sherman. In 1958 she enrolled in Skidmore College, in Saratoga Springs, New York. Two years later, she transferred to Goucher College, in Baltimore. In 1962 she earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Goucher College, with a concentration in political science. In 1963 she enrolled in the graduate program of the National Catholic School of Social Service at the Catholic ...

Brandt, Carl D.

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National Catholic School of Social Service (U.S.)

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Yokobori, Fusako, Mrs.

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Center City Residents' Association (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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