Children's
Aid and Family Service Records, 1910-1981
7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 8
Children's
Aid and Family Service Records
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Children's
Aid and Family Service Records, 1910-1981
7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 8
Abstract:
Agency
providing traditional child and family service and extensive
mental health services that worked closely with the SPCC, was
a member in the Child Welfare League of America, and was the
Northampton representative for the National Association of
Travelers Aid Societies. Includes 10 versions of the
constitution, typed personal recollections from the 25th
anniversary, annual reports, minutes, and the correspondence
of President Miriam Chrisman (1952-1957). Of special note,
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge was the Chair of the Home Finding
Committee of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children which helped to found the
CAFS.
Terms of Access and Use: There are no restrictions on access to the records; however, the confidentiality and anonymity of all clients mentioned in the records must be maintained in published works that reference the records. Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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