SAMPLE CASES FILES,, 1928-1935, bulk 1933-1935
Dates
- 1928-1935, bulk 1933-1935
Scope and Contents
Summary: Real and fictitious case records of New Jersey Emergency Relief Administration clients, used for educational purposes in the training programs. The case files illustrate workers' skill or difficulty in handling clients in areas such as evaluation, referral, intake and chronic health problems, and sometimes include a cover-sheet written by a supervisor or instructor which points out the teaching value of the record. Included with the administrative forms filled out by the case worker and hand- or typewritten recordings of conversations with clients and their families and correspondence to and from friends, doctors, bank officers, lawyers and others overseeing aspects of the client's welfare.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
(.5 cubic feet)
Restrictions
Names of individuals mentioned in case files and student assignments may not be cited; only information about such persons may be described or quoted. The remainder of this manuscript collection carries no restrictions.
Arrangement
Arrangement: Grouped together when possible by subject which the records illustrate (such as "Intake Interviews" and "Sex Education") or by provenance (such as from "Other States" or the Training Unit). Within these groupings, folders arranges alphabetically by heading. Files with no apparent subject or origin at end.
Part of the New Brunswick Special Collections Repository