Documents about the Social Service Board and Family Service Bureau, 1949-1964

Name/Title

Documents about the Social Service Board and Family Service Bureau, 1949-1964

Entry/Object ID

2012.6.8

Description

Accession No. 12.6.8 Subject Category: City of Alameda Date or Period: 1949, 1954, 1964 Object: File Folder Description: Acid-free legal size manila folder with documents and newspaper clippings. Size folder L 14 3/4” x W 9” History of Object: Documents pertaining to the establishment of the Social Service Board, using Community Chest and ‘Relief Fund’ funds (1949), and subsequently transfer of the function from the Health Department to a separate Alameda Family Service Agency (1954). Includes undated letters from Mildred Meyers, President of the Agency, to City Manager Froerer; an appraisal from Jack Erwin Motors, 2314 Alameda Ave, for a car (to be transferred from the Social Service Department to the Family Service Bureau), and two 1964 clippings about the Agency’s work at that time. Acquired from: City of Alameda Cataloged: February 18, 2012