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Cage
598
FISH Volunteers Records
FISH Volunteers
Records
1969-1980
2 containers.
1 linear foot of shelf space.
Financial records, correspondence,
articles of incorporation and bylaws, and subject files relative to operation
of a crisis line, a meals for invalids program, housing referral, and other
social services.
Collection materials are in
English
In 1970 a group of Pullman women were inspired by a article in the
January 1969 Readers' Digest entitled "
A Friendly Neighbor Called Fish. This story documented a
British church's effort to show neighborly concern via an auxiliary
organization with the acronym FISH, an abbreviation for "For Immediate
Sympathetic Help." The purpose of this association was to offer emergency
assistance to anyone who needed a helping hand but did not know of any person
to ask.
The Pullman group learned of other FISH groups in the United States,
and decided to form a local association. They called for volunteers and found
men, women, and high school and college students eager to help. Like all FISH
volunteer groups, this organization began with the goal that the need for their
services should disappear when other specialized groups assumed these
tasks.
FISH volunteers spearheaded projects including meals-on-wheels for
shut-ins, transportation for medical appointments, and a children's clothing
exchange. It also helped indigent people by providing them with lodging and
meals. The organization maintained a twenty-four hour telephone answering
machine that referred callers to an on-duty volunteer who could assist them
with their needs.
The Pullman FISH Volunteers disbanded in 1979 when the members saw
their mission as completed. For example, a separate meals-on-wheels group
existed and garnered support from a number of local churches. In addition,
Pullman Child Welfare, initially a church-sponsored concern, took over many of
the activities of the children's clothing exchange. Other groups maintained
crisis telephone lines and looked after the needs of the infirm.
The records of the FISH Volunteers consist of checking account
statements, financial reports, community resource directories, personal stories
about FISH, local and international FISH newsletters, handbooks describing the
FISH crisis line, and general correspondence.
The folders are alphabetized and arranged as one series.
This collection is open for research use.
[Item Description]. Cage
598, FISH Volunteers
Records . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Washington State University acquired the FISH Volunteers records in
1984 (MS 84-46) through Suzanne Myklebust of Pullman.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
FISH Volunteers (Pullman, Wash.) --Archives
Social service
--Washington (State)--Pullman
Volunteer
workers in social service--Washington (State)--History
City
and Town Life
Public Works
Washington (State)
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
1
1
Account Ledgers, Old National
Bank
1970-1976
1979
1
2
Account Statements, Old National
Bank
1970-73
1
3
Account Statements, Old National
Bank
1974-76
1
4
Account Statements, Old National
Bank
1977-79
1
5
Account Statements, General
Telephone (GTE)
1973-77
1
6
Account Stubs, Old National
Bank
1976-77
1
7
Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws,
Tax Exempt Status
1
8
Correspondence--General
1
9
Crisis Information
1
10
Donation Receipts
1970-71
1
11
Duty Schedules
1
12
Expense Receipts
1
13
Financial Reports
1
14
Fish for help, by Martha Putnam
1
15
FISH for my People, by Robert Lee Howell
1
16
A Friendly Neighbor Called 'Fish', by Clarence W.
Hall
1
17
The FISH International Newsletter
1
18
The FISH Newsletter, Pullman
1
19
The FISH of Spokane
publications
2
20
High Street Center,
Pullman
2
21
Informational Brochures of Service
Organizations
2
22
KIWANIS Certificate of Appreciation
for Evelyn Rodewald
2
23
Manual for Handling Telephone Calls
at Crisis Clinic
2
24
Meeting Minutes
2
25
Membership Lists
2
26
Memorial Service for Dennyce S.
Cass
1976
2
27
Ministers in Nearby
Towns
2
28
National Center for Voluntary
Action--information on funding sources
2
29
Newspaper Articles on FISH
Volunteers
2
30
Organization of FISH, by Mrs. Kemble
Stout
2
31
People Helpers, Whitman County Community Resource
Directory
August, 1977
2
32
Physically Impaired Student
Services Program Annual Report
1976
2
33
Pullman from A to Z
2
34
Pullman Welfare
Committee
2
35
Referral Case Files
2
36
Referral Directories and
Lists
1970-1979
2
37
Release of Liability for Services
Provided
2
38
Rubber Stamp:
"FISH"
2
39
State of Washington Department of
Public Assistance, Application and Guidelines
2
40
The Story of Fish, Fish International
Brochure
2
41
Washington State Pharmaceutical
Association Handbook
2
42
The Whitman, Asotin, Garfield County Volunteer
Times
2
43
Whitman County Community Resource
Directory