Indiana Department of Public Welfare collection
Collection
Identifier: L196
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, reports, essays, organizational histories, newsletters, and constitutions from Indiana Department of Public Welfare, and its predecessor, the Indiana Board of States Charities, ranging from 1847 to 1964 regarding charity work, welfare topics, vulnerable groups, and institutions in the state.
Dates
- 1847-1964
Creator
- Indiana. Department of Public Welfare (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Administrative History
The Indiana Public Welfare Act of 1936 made Indiana eligible to receive grants-in-aid from the federal government for aid to the aged, the blind, and dependent children. The Indiana General Assembly established the State Department of Public Welfare to supervise the programs. Additionally, the duties and responsibilities formerly delegated to the Indiana Board of State Charities (IBSC), established in 1889, were transferred to the new state department. Amos W. Butler served as secretary of the IBSC early in its existence.
Extent
0.35 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 1 medium oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/06/03 by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid created 2015/06/04 by Brent Abercrombie. Collection reprocessing completed 2024/07/16 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2024/07/16 by Brittany Kropf.
- Blind -- Rehabilitation
- Charities -- Indiana
- Child welfare
- Children with disabilities
- Congresses and conventions
- Congresses and conventions -- Indiana
- Constitutions
- Correspondence
- Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887
- Essays
- Minutes (Records)
- Newsletters
- Nicholson, Timothy
- Older people
- People with disabilities
- Philanthropy
- Public welfare
- Rodgers, Helen
- Social problems -- Indiana
- Social reformers -- Indiana
- Social service
- Tuberculosis
Creator
- Indiana. Department of Public Welfare (Organization)
- Indiana. State Board of Charities (Organization)
- Butler, Amos W. (Amos William), 1860-1937 (Compiler, Person)
- Citizens Humane Society (Indianapolis, Ind.) (Organization)
- Indiana Association of County Welfare Directors (Organization)
- Indianapolis Council of Social Agencies (Organization)
- Mother's Aid Society of Indianapolis (Ind.) (Organization)
- Title
- Indiana Department of Public Welfare collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
