Child welfare commission records 1913-1938.

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Child welfare commission records 1913-1938.

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Series documents official proceedings of the Child Welfare Committee (1913-1918) and the Child Welfare Commission (1919-1938). Minutes include date and place of meeting, listings of case loads and meetings, members absent/present, motions, discussion summaries, and signatures. Topics include veneral disease, aid societies, inspection visits to child care facilities, adoption statistics and procedures, state institutions, and unwed mothers.

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Oregon State Archives

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Oregon. Child Welfare 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. ...