SCRAPBOOKS, 1921-1957

Summary: Scrapbooks documenting activities of the Council for Human Services in New Jersey. Document types within the scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, bulletins, conference programs, leaflets, cards, press releases, publications, correspondence, and buttons.

Most scrapbooks pertain to particular years, while a few are based on a subject such as one documenting the Common Sense Appeal (1937-1938).

Of particular interest is the 1929 scrapbook, which includes press releases on subjects discussed at the conference such as probation, child welfare and community health. Also of interest is the 1936 scrapbook, which includes material related to the demobilization of the New Jersey Emergency Relief Administration in that year, such as a list and analysis of qualifications of social workers available for employment, and a newspaper clipping about two babies who died of malnutrition after their relief was cut off.

Many of the newspaper clippings cover the Council's yearly conference, but there are also clippings concerning issues such as child welfare, foster homes, mental illness, and social work training. Documents printed or duplicated for the Council frequently include notes regarding their creation, distribution, and cost.