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Washington Association for Social Welfare records, 1913-1986
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Washington Association for Social Welfare
- Title
- Washington Association for Social Welfare records
- Dates
- 1913-1986 (inclusive)19131986
- Quantity
- 5.15 cubic ft. (10 boxes)
- Collection Number
- (Accession No. 3882)
- Summary
- Correspondence, administrative files, minutes, resolutions, conferences, financial records, membership records, legislation, newsletters and ephemera related to a social welfare organization
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users but access to portions of the records restricted. See below for more details.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Washington Association for Social Welfare was organized in 1907 after community leaders decided to create a formal organization to discuss methods of reform work and encourage cooperation among the state's charitable organizations. The organization was renamed the Washington State Conference for Social Welfare and the Washington State Conference of Social Work before becoming the Washington Association for Social Welfare in the mid-1940s. In its early years the activities of the organization were centered around its annual meeting and largely run by volunteer committees. The University of Washington's Sociology Department provided the services of a faculty member as a part-time executive secretary from 1917-1937. The early participants in the organization were lay people, but the membership evolved to include many more professionals from the broad field of social welfare and social service organizations.
The association concerned itself with a wide range of social welfare issues, including public health, children and youth services, vocational rehabilitation, mental health, and public assistance. It educated legislators and the public on the need for social service programs, advocated for the creation of those programs and for the adequate funding of them, and worked with its members to improve delivery of social services and train social welfare professionals.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, administrative files, minutes, resolutions, conferences, financial records, membership records, legislation, newsletters, ephemera; 1913-1986.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 3882-001: Washington Association for Social Welfare Records, 1913-1979Return to Top
Scope and Content: This accession documents the work of the Washington Association for Social Welfare from its early years through the 1970s. The records includes organizational features, correspondence, minutes, financial records, conference and convention files, resolutions and reports. The accession does not constitute a complete set of the organization's records, but it does outline the association's activities throughout most of its history. Many of the files appear to have been created or maintained by Norman C. Mattern, who served as the association's Legislative Chairman in the early 1960s. Consequently, that period is best represented.
The organizational features include various versions of the association's constitution and by-laws as well as rosters of its officers and committees. The letters in the correspondence files discuss largely administative matters. The minutes of the board of directors date largely from the early 1950s, although some from earlier dates are included. The best documentation of the association's early years is found in the minutes of the executive committee and of the annual business meeting. The resolutions include several versions from the 1960s and 1970s of the association's "Blue Book," a compilation of its positions on a wide range of social welfare issues. The conference and convention files include programs from or reports on many of the associations annual meetings as well as planning files for several of the conferences. However, the 1950s are not represented in these files.
The Council for Social Welfare Action subgroups documents the activities of the lobbying arm of the association during 1962-1963. The incoming correspondence includes several letters from the group's Olympia lobbyist, W.L. Stevens, retained for the 1963 legislative session. The subgroup also includes questionnaires on social welfare issues the group sent to legislative candidates in 1962.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Acquisition Info: Received from Allen R. Potter, May 1 and October 22, 1987.
Processing Info: Processed in 1989.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/1 | 3882-001 | Historical Features |
1937-1952 |
| 1/2-9 | 3882-001 | Organizational Features |
1920-1980 |
| 1/11-12 | 3882-001 | Incoming Correspondence |
1925-1965 |
| 1/13 | 3882-001 | Outgoing Coorespondence |
1949-1963 |
| 1/14-15 | 3882-001 | Intraorganizational Correspondence |
1928-1974 |
| 1/16 | 3882-001 | Memoranda |
1953-1955, n.d. |
| 1/17-23 | 3882-001 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1939-1976 |
| 1/24-1/24; 2/1-2/3 | 3882-001 | Minutes, Executive Committee |
1913-1975 |
| 2/4 | 3882-001 | Minutes, Various Committees |
1921-1956 |
| 2/5-8 | 3882-001 | Minutes, Annual Business Meeting |
1913-1975 |
| 2/9-12 | 3882-001 | Financial Records |
1920-1976 |
| 2/13-17 | 3882-001 | Membership Records |
1922-1963, n.d. |
| 2/18 | 3882-001 | Reports of Various Committees |
1924-1963 |
| 2/19-20 | 3882-001 | Statements |
1919-1963 |
| 2/21 | 3882-001 | Elections |
1958-1971 |
| 2/22; 3/1-3/6 | 3882-001 | Resolutions |
1917-1977 |
| 3/7-6/10 | 3882-001 | Conferences and Conventions |
1913-1979 |
| 6/11-13 | 3882-001 | Legislation |
1952-1965 |
| 6/14-16 | 3882-001 | Newsletters |
1953-1977 |
| 6/17 | 3882-001 | Ephmera |
1942-1973 |
| 6/18 | 3882-001 | Clippings |
1973 |
| 6/19 | 3882-001 | Map |
1971 |
| 6/20 | 3882-001 | Brochures |
1937-1966 |
| 6/21 | 3882-001 | Notes |
1962, n.d. |
Council for Social Welfare Action |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 6/22 | 3882-001 | Organizational Features |
1962 |
| 6/23 | 3882-001 | Incoming Correspondence |
1962-1963 |
| 6/24 | 3882-001 | Outgoing Correspondence |
1957-1962 |
| 7/1 | 3882-001 | Intraorganizational Correspondence |
1962-1963 |
| 7/2 | 3882-001 | Minutes |
1962-1963 |
| 7/3 | 3882-001 | Legislation |
1962-1963 |
| 7/4-6 | 3882-001 | Questionnaires |
1962 |
| 7/7 | 3882-001 | Ephemera |
1963, n.d. |
| 7/8 | 3882-001 | Clippings |
1963 |
Accession No. 3882-002: Washington Association for Social Welfare Records, 1949-1986Return to Top
Scope and Content: Administrative files; 1949-1986 (bulk 1962-1984).
Includes newsletters, voting records, membership files, files on lobbying activities, annual conference brochures, and related records.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users, but access to portions of the records restricted. Contact UW Libraries, Special Collections, for details.
Acquisition Info: Received from Belva Baxter, July 28, 2005.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Administrative Files |
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| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 3882-002 | Untitled 3 folders
|
1967-1977 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | By-Laws |
1966-1980 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | WASW Minutes |
1979-1981 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | WASW Nominating Committee Report
Restrictions on Access:
Restricted.
|
1978-1980 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Newsletters, Reports |
1981 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | WASW 1980 Brochures, Former Ones |
circa 1980 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Untitled |
1973-1983 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Membership Materials |
1975-1978 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Untitled |
1975-1978 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Pamphlets, Agendas |
1949-1971 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Minutes, Correspondence, Newsletters, Audit, Notes |
1976-1978 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Proceedings, Membership, Promotional Material |
1982-1983 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Ballot |
1977-1984 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Untitled |
1975-1979 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Postal Info |
1963-1978 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | WASW By-Law Revisions |
1974-1980 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Misc. Publicity Forms Etc. |
1968-1974 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Newsletters 3 folders
|
1962-1981 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | NASHWCPO State Conference Speakers Index Vol. 1 |
1967 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Snohomish Co. Bank Statements 2 folders
Restrictions on Access:
Restricted.
|
1976-1980 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Completed Ballots |
1970 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Financial Records |
1955-1972 |
| 1 | 3882-002 | Financial Records 2 folders
|
1953-1971 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Financial Records 2 folders
|
1959-1975 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Membership Records |
1972-1973 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | By-Laws Revision Ballots |
1980 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Untitled |
1969-1983 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | WASW Info |
1980-1982 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Membership List |
1959-1983 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Tresurer & Membership, Description of Functions, Snohomish Unit |
1959-1968 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Snohomish County Unit Treasurer's Reports |
1963-1968 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Minutes & Misc. Correspondence |
1963-1970 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | King County WASW |
1975-1980 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | WASW |
1972-1976 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Untitled |
1966-1969 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Untitled 2 folders
|
1959-1975 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | WASW King County Unit |
1969-1975 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Board Meetings 2 folders
|
1962-1983 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Non-Profit Corp Annual Report |
1971-1977 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Non-Profit Corp. Ann. Reports |
1977-1984 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Treas. - Bond |
1983 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Resolutions |
1968-1979 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Minutes |
1976-1982 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | WASW Membership Registration Process |
1980 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | WASW 1978-1979 Membership |
1978-1980 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Hi Point |
1968-1969 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Time Sheets |
1976 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Treasurer's Reports |
1977-1983 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Correspondence |
1983-1984 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | State Membership |
1978 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Public Disclosure |
1982-1984 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Membership Mailing Service |
1982-1984 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Membership Data Forms - No Unit to Return to |
Undated |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Directory - State Conferences on Soc. Welfare |
1975-1984 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Brochures & Information on State Conferences |
1971-1977 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Bank Statements |
1963-1979 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Dues Reports & Correspondence |
1975-1976 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Dues Transmittals |
1970-1978 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | Bank Statements |
1970-1976 |
| 2 | 3882-002 | The Social Welfare Forum (Book) |
1980-1981 |
| 3 | 3882-002 | Officers - Board & Committees |
1977-1985 |
| 3 | 3882-002 | Untitled |
1976-1984 |
| 3 | 3882-002 | Minutes |
1974-1986 |
| 3 | 3882-002 | Officers - State & Unit |
1976-1984 |
| 3 | 3882-002 | Untitled |
1958-1983 |
| 3 | 3882-002 | Untitled |
1968-1983 |
| 3 | 3882-002 | Untitled |
1966-1974 |
| 3 | 3882-002 | WASW King County Unit Minutes |
1968-1970 |
| 3 | 3882-002 | Untitled |
1965-1971 |
| 3 | 3882-002 | WASW King County Unit Correspondence |
1967-1969 |
| 3 | 3882-002 | WASW King County Prior to 1968-1969 |
1958-1967 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Social Service--Washington (State)
Personal Names
- Duerfeldt, Florence
- Mattern, Norman C
- Potter, Allen R
Corporate Names
- Council for Social Welfare Action
- Washington Association for Social Welfare--Archives
- Washington State Conference on Social Welfare
- Washington State Conference on Social Work
Form or Genre Terms
- Maps
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
