Guide to the Family Service Association of San Diego Records

Finding Aid Authors: Amanda Lanthorne.

2012-04-18

5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050

San Diego, CA, 92182-8050

URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua

Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu

Phone: 619-594-6791

Guide to the Family Service Association of San Diego Records 1889/1980

Special Collections & University Archives

Overview of the Collection

Collection Title: Family Service Association of San Diego Records

Dates: 1889-1980

Bulk Dates: 1910-1976

Identification: MS-0489

Creator: Family Service Association of San Diego

Physical Description: 11.26 linear ft

Language of Materials: English

Repository: Special Collections & University Archives

5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050

San Diego, CA, 92182-8050

URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua

Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu

Phone: 619-594-6791

Historical Note:

The Family Service Association, originally named Associated Charities, formed in 1889 as a family welfare organization but was unable to sustain itself. In 1910, after community discussion, the Associated Charities was formally incorporated and given non-profit status. The organization served as a clearing house for social welfare agencies. The Associated Charities registrar investigated charity cases to ensure their legitimacy, and then sent deserving cases to the appropriate local social agency or charity for aid. During the First World War, Associated Charities provided refugee relief and child placement services as well.

The organization consisted of a board of directors; a central council with delegates from various local charities, churches, and agencies; as well as an advisory board that helped to investigate charity cases. Member subscriptions and local government subsidies initially funded the agency. Later, Associated Charities received funding through the San Diego Community Chest, a fundraising body for local social agencies. In addition, the Associated Charities also oversaw the Charities Endorsement, which verified the legitimacy of local charities during and after the First World War.

In 1938, the charity changed its name to the Family Service Association (FSA) of San Diego to better reflect its changing activities and mission. It remained a private, non-sectarian agency, and mediated domestic difficulties (such as alcoholism and marital disputes), taught families how to budget incomes, developed work skills, and provided material aid. FSA remained a Community Chest agency. Later, United Community Services and United Way became the organization’s main source of funding. In addition, as the association grew, it increased its staff and utilized various committees to help coordinate operations. FSA of San Diego also maintained membership with the national Family Service Association of America (FSAA). Starting in the late 1950s, affiliate agencies were formed in the greater San Diego area. These agencies were started by community members who saw a need for a social agency in their neighborhoods. As such, these satellite branches offered services and programs specific to their community's needs. By the 1970s, Carlsbad and Oceanside, Palomar, San Dieguito, the Foothills area, and Imperial Beach maintained affiliate agencies.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Geographic Name:

San Diego County (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- Sources

Topical Term:

Social service -- Research -- California -- San Diego -- History -- 20th century -- Sources

Volunteer workers in social service -- California -- San Diego County -- History -- 20th century --

Administrative Information

Accruals:

1979-011, 1980-003

Conditions Governing Use:

The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.

Conditions Governing Access:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation:

Identification of item, folder title, box number, Family Service Association of San Diego Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.

Related Materials:

Community Congress of San Diego Records

San Diego County Medical Society Records

Travelers Aid Society of San Diego Records

Arrangement of Materials:

I. Board of Directors Files, 1889-1975

II. Committee Files, 1909-1976

1. Advisory Committee, 1909-1961

2. Case Policy Committee, 1915, 1958-1967

3. Educational Committee, 1946-1964

4. Executive Committee, 1945-1976

5. Executive Search Committee, 1975

6. Finance Committee, 1958-1976

7. Homemaker Committee, 1951-1967

8. Membership and Nominating Committee, 1947-1976

9. Neighborhood Legal Advisory Committee, 1973-1974

10. Personnel Committee, 1948, 1950-1975

11. Program and Planning Committee, 1966-1973

12. Public Relations Committee, 1949-1976

13. Research and Joint Committee, 1958-1966

14. Self-Study Committee, 1966

15. Southwest Advisory Committee, 1970

16. Special Funds Committee, 1969-1976

17. Visiting Nurses Bureau Committee, 1931-1934

III. Office Files, 1908-1977

IV. Endorsement and Funding Agenices, 1917-1976

1. Charities Endorsement Files, 1917-1920

2. Community Chest Files, 1945-1966

3. United Community Services Files, 1962-1974

4. United Way Files, 1973-1976

V. Affiliates, 1958-1980

Scope and Contents

The Family Service Association of San Diego Records document the organization’s operations and activities as well as San Diego’s general welfare needs, spanning from the organization’s inception through the 1970s. The collection includes correspondence, reports, budgets, agency program materials, news clippings, committee files, meeting minutes, fundraising materials, statistics, by laws, and more. Although the material dates from 1889 to 1980, there is no documentation between 1890 and 1908. The collection is divided into five series: Board of Directors Files, Committee Files, Office Files, Funding and Endorsement Agencies, and Affiliates.

The Board of Directors Files (1889-1975) document the decisions of the Board, as well as agency administration and operations. The Board of Directors served as the legal responsibility for FSA, and therefore determined agency policy and oversaw all agency activities. Filed chronologically, the series includes a full run of meeting minutes, correspondence, and reports. Of particular interest are the early Associated Charities minutes, which include statistics regarding the agency's cases. These statistics not only indicated the volume of cases, but also the marital status and ethnicity of aide applicants.

The Committee Files document the activities and tasks of various FSA committees. This series is organized into seventeen sub-series: Advisory Committee, Case Policy Committee, Educational Committee, Executive Committee, Executive Search Committee, Finance Committee, Homemaker Committee, Membership and Nominating Committee, Neighborhood Legal Advisory Committee, Personnel Committee, Program and Planning Committee, Public Relations Committee, Research and Joint Committee, Self-Study Committee, Southwest Advisory Committee, Special Funds Committee, and the Visiting Nurses Bureau Committee. Each sub-series is arranged chronologically and documents the actions of a specific committee. These files include meeting minutes, memorandums, correspondence, rosters, and reports. Highlights include the Advisory Committee meeting minutes. Since the Advisory Committee investigated charity cases, its meeting minutes are composed of case specifics, as well as the committee's recommendations for those cases. Case topics include out-of-wedlock pregnancy, tuberculosis patients, unemployment due to disability, marital disputes, and more. In one instance of pregnancy, the Committee suggested that they "try to get the boy to marry [Jennie] by scaring him with threat of arrest."

The Office Files document FSA's programs, general activities, and operations. Arranged alphabetically, this series contains correspondence, program files, reports, contracts, and subject files. The majority of materials date from the 1950s to the 1970s, but earlier files from Associated Charities are also included. Of particular interest is a subject file on Tuberculosis, as well as material on child and family placement during the Second World War.

The Funding and Endorsement Files document the activities and operations of FSA's funding and endorsement agencies as well as FSA's yearly allocations. Of particular interest are the Charities Endorsement files, which contain material on various charities around San Diego during and just after the First World War, including material on the Girl Scouts of America, the Helping Hand Home, and the Society for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. This series consists of reports, budgets, memorandums, rosters, and correspondence, and is divided into four sub-series: Charities Endorsement Files, Community Chest Files, United Community Service Files, and United Way Files. The Charities Endorsement Files date from 1917 to 1920 document applicants to Charities Endorsement, as well as inquiries about certain charities made by local residents. Charities Endorsement was set up and run by Associated Charities to assess and verify the legitimacy of local charities. Applying organizations were required to fill out an application stating its purpose and structure. Once the applying organization was approved, Charities Endorsement supplied it with a card identifying it as an approved charity. The sub-series includes correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, endorsement applications, and membership cards for various local social agencies and charitable organizations. The Community Chest Files (1945-1966) document FSA funding allocations over a twenty-year period, as well as the actions of the Community Chest budget committee. Filed chronologically, the sub-series consists of expense reports, correspondence, budget estimates, memorandums, committee rosters, and agreements. The United Community Service Files (1962-1974) document UCS Agency Relations Committee and Budget Committee operations and allocations, and includes memorandums, reports, rosters, correspondence, meeting minutes, budget requests, and recommendations. This sub-series is arranged chronologically. Lastly, the United Way Files document FSA funding requests and United Way funding allocations between 1973 and 1976. Filed chronologically, the files include correspondence, memorandums, reports, meeting minutes, and allocations.

The Affiliate Files (1958-1980) document the administration and actions of other Family Service Association agencies in San Diego County. The Family Service Association of San Diego maintained affiliates in Carlsbad and Oceanside, Foothills, Imperial Beach, Palomar, and San Dieguito. Arranged alphabetically by affiliate name, the series includes reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, rosters, master plans, fact-sheets, and volunteer guides. Highlights include five-year master plans that document the changes in services to meet changing community needs.

Detailed List of Contents

Board of Directors Files

Box 1, Folder 1

Book of by-laws and Record of Minutes 1898

Box 1, Folder 2

Minutes of Central Council Meeting and Board of Directors 1909 - 1913

Box 1, Folder 3

Board of Directors Minutes January 1911 - March 1916

Box 1, Folder 4

Board of Directors Minutes August 1916 - August 1919

Box 2, Folder 1

Board of Directors Minutes September 1919 - March 1922

Box 2, Folder 2

Board of Directors Minutes April 1922 - December 1923

Box 2, Folder 3

Board of Directors Minutes January 1924 - October 1925

Box 2, Folder 4

Board of Directors Minutes October 1925 - October 1927

Box 2, Folder 5

Board of Directors Minutes November 1927 - July 1929

Box 2, Folder 6

Board of Directors Minutes August 1929 - December 1932

Box 2, Folder 7

Board of Directors Minutes August 1929 - December 1932

Box 3, Folder 1

Board of Directors Minutes January 1933 - December 1933

Box 3, Folder 2

Board of Directors Minutes January 1934 - December 1936

Box 3, Folder 3

Board of Directors Minutes January 1934 - December 1936

Box 3, Folder 4

Board of Directors Minutes January 1937 - December 1939

Box 3, Folder 5

Board of Directors Minutes January 1939 - January 1945

Box 3, Folder 6

Board of Directors Minutes 1945 - 1957

Box 4, Folder 1

Board of Directors Minutes 1945 - 1950

Box 4, Folder 2

Board of Directors Minutes 1951 - 1956

Box 4, Folder 3

Board of Directors Minutes 1957 - 1961

Box 4, Folder 4

Board of Directors Minutes 1957 - 1961

Box 4, Folder 5

Correspondence June 1958 - December 1963

Box 4, Folder 6

Board of Directors Minutes 1962 - 1966

Box 4, Folder 7

Board of Directors Minutes 1962 - 1966

Box 5, Folder 1

Correspondence January 1964 - May 1966

Box 5, Folder 2

Correspondence May 1966 - August 1970

Box 5, Folder 3

Board of Directors Minutes May 1966 - June 1970

Box 5, Folder 4

Board of Directors Minutes May 1966 - June 1970

Box 5, Folder 5

Board of Directors Minutes September 1970 - August 1973

Box 6, Folder 1

Board of Directors Minutes September 1970 - August 1973

Box 6, Folder 2

Correspondence January 1971 - September 1973

Box 6, Folder 3

Correspondence 1973 - 1976

Box 6, Folder 4

Board of Directors Minutes 1973 - 1976

Box 6, Folder 5

Board of Directors Minutes 1973 - 1976

Box 7, Folder 1

Board of Directors Minutes 1973 - 1975

Committee Files

Advisory Committee

Box 7, Folder 2

Advisory Committee Minutes 1909 - 1912

Box 7, Folder 3

Advisory Council Minutes November 1911 - April 1961

Box 7, Folder 4

Advisory Council Minutes April 1916 - August 1921

Case Policy Committee

Box 8, Folder 1

Case Policy Committee May 1915, November 1958 - April 1967

Educational Committee

Box 8, Folder 2

Educational Committee Minutes 1946 - 1956

Box 8, Folder 3

Educational Committee Minutes 1958 - 1964

Executive Committee

Box 8, Folder 4

Executive Reports 1945 - 1954

Box 8, Folder 5

Executive Reports 1954 - 1960

Box 8, Folder 6

Executive Committee Meetings 1960 - 1967

Box 8, Folder 7

Executive Reports 1971 - 1973

Box 8, Folder 8

Executive Directors Report 1974 - 1975

Box 9, Folder 1

Executive Committee Meetings 1975 - 1976

Box 9, Folder 2

Executive Directors Report 1975 - 1976

Executive Search Committee

Box 9, Folder 3

Executive Search Committee 1975

Finance Committee

Box 9, Folder 4

Finance Committee October 1958 - May 1964

Box 9, Folder 5

Finance Committee Minutes August 1966 - December 1975

Box 9, Folder 6

Finance Committee Minutes January 1971 - August 1973

Box 9, Folder 7

Finance Committee Binder 1973 - 1976

Homemaker Committee

Box 10, Folder 1

Homemaker Committee 1951 - 1958

Box 10, Folder 2

Homemaker Committee September 1959 - February 1967

Membership and Nominating Committee

Box 10, Folder 3

Membership and Nominating Committee Meetings 1947 - 1957

Box 10, Folder 4

Membership and Nominating Committee 1958 - 1965

Box 10, Folder 5

Membership and Nominating Committee April 1966 - July 1973

Box 10, Folder 6

Membership Committee Information 1973 - 1975

Box 11, Folder 1

Nominating Committee Minutes 1973 - 1976

Neighborhood Legal Advisory Committee

Box 11, Folder 2

Neigborhood Legal Advisory Committee 1973 - 1974

Personnel Committee

Box 11, Folder 3

Personnel Committee Minutes 1948, 1950 - 1958

Box 11, Folder 4

Personnel Committee Minutes April 1958 - November 1965

Box 11, Folder 5

Personnel Practices and Committee October 1965 - December 1970

Box 11, Folder 6

Personnel Practices and Committee January 1971 - 1973

Box 11, Folder 7

Personnel Committee 1973 - 1975

Program and Planning Committee

Box 11, Folder 8

Program and Planning Committee October 1966 - January 1973

Public Relations Committee

Box 11, Folder 9

Public Relations Committee 1949, 1952 - 1958

Box 12, Folder 1

Public Relations and Issues Committee 1958 - 1965

Box 12, Folder 2

Public issues and Relations Committee January 1966 - March 1973

Box 12, Folder 3

Public issues and Advocacy Committee 1973 - 1976

Research and Joint Committee

Box 12, Folder 4

Research and Joint Interorganization Minutes October 1958 - 1966

Self-Study Committee

Box 12, Folder 5

Self Study Committe April 1966 - August 1966

Box 12, Folder 6

Self Study Committee April 1966 - August 1966

Southwest Advisory Committee

Box 12, Folder 7

Southwest Advisory Committee September 1970

Special Funds

Box 12, Folder 8

Special Funds Committee May 1969 - August 1973

Box 13, Folder 1

Special Funds Committee May 1969 - August 1973

Box 13, Folder 2

Special Funds Committee 1973 - 1976

Box 13, Folder 3

Special Funds Committee 1973 - 1976

Visiting Nurses Bureau

Box 13, Folder 4

Visiting Nurses Bureau - Minutes and Reports 1931 - 1934

Office Files

Box 13, Folder 5

B Street School Building 1910 - 1911

Box 13, Folder 6

By-laws and Minutes 1910

Box 13, Folder 7

By-laws and Articles of Incorporation 1938 - 1952

Box 13, Folder 8

By-laws and Articles of Incorporation 1938 - 1952

Box 14, Folder 1

Alcoholism Services, Non-Residential in East County Region Proposal, Not Funded 1952 - 1977

Box 14, Folder 2

Alcoholism Services, Non-Residential in East County Region Proposal, Not Funded 1952 - 1977

Box 14, Folder 3

Boys and Girls Aid Society 1942 - 1943

Box 14, Folder 4

Budget Reports June 1968 - December 1970

Box 14, Folder 5

Budget Reports June 1968 - December 1970

Box 14, Folder 6

Budget Reports January 1971 - December 1972

Box 14, Folder 7

Budget Reports January 1971 - December 1972

Box 14, Folder 8

Budget Reports January 1971 - December 1972

Box 14, Folder 9

Child and Family Placement during World War II 1941 - 1943

Box 14, Folder 10

Christmas Children of the Associated Charities December 1912

Box 14, Folder 11

Compulsory Education and Child Labor in California April 13th, 1911

Box 14, Folder 12

Contracts 1975 - 1976

Box 15, Folder 1

Contracts 1975 - 1976

Box 15, Folder 2

Contracts 1975 - 1976

Box 15, Folder 3

Correspondence 1909 - 1912

Box 15, Folder 4

Correspondence 1909 - 1912

Box 15, Folder 5

Deaf Children in City of San Diego 1910

Box 15, Folder 6

Directors Report September 1958 - June 1973

Box 15, Folder 7

Directors Report September 1958 - June 1973

Box 15, Folder 8

Donations, Membership Subscriptions and Expenses 1909 - 1911

Box 15, Folder 9

Family Service of San Diego Pamphlet January 1952

Box 15, Folder 10

Family Service Association of America (FSAA) Field Visit 1963

Box 15, Folder 11

Family Service League 1963-1975

Box 15, Folder 12

First National Conference on Housing in America - Second Amendment June 1911

Box 15, Folder 13

Helping Hand Home 1941 - 1943

Box 15, Folder 14

History - Social Change and the Private Agency by Gladys Fredericks 1964

Box 15, Folder 15

Indians [Native Americans] 1911

Box 16, Folder 1

Linda Vista Summer Youth Mobilization Program 1971

Box 16, Folder 2

Linda Vista Summer Youth Mobilization Program 1971

Box 16, Folder 3

National Association of Societies for Organizing Charity Monthly Report, vol. 1 no. 2 December 1, 1911 - January 31, 1912

Box 16, Folder 4

Needy Children Known by the Associated Charities 1911

Box 16, Folder 5

Needy Families of Associated Charities November 1911

Box 16, Folder 6

News Clippings 1909 - 1912

Box 16, Folder 7

Past Programs Funded - Adult Drug Diversion 1974

Box 16, Folder 8

Past Programs Funded - Adult Drug Diversion 1974

Box 16, Folder 9

Past Programs Funded - Adult Drug Diversion 1974

Box 16, Folder 10

Past Programs Funded - Medical United (Zapella, M.D.) 1970

Box 16, Folder 11

Past Programs Funded - Neighborhood Legal Services (Includes Contract) 1968 - 1969

Box 16, Folder 12

Past Programs Not Funded - Friendship Center 1972 - 1973

Box 16, Folder 13

Past Programs Not Funded - Linda Vista Community Program, Training Community Workers

Box 16, Folder 14

Past Programs Not Funded - Miramar Planning 1972

Box 17, Folder 1

Past Programs Not Funded - Project SEED 1972 - 1973

Box 17, Folder 2

Programs Not Funded - Child and Youth Proposal to City May 13, 1976

Box 17, Folder 3

Programs Not Funded - NL and FS Proposal to City May 13, 1976

Box 17, Folder 4

Programs Not Funded - Strengthening Family Life 1974

Box 17, Folder 5

Project Descriptions July 1955

Box 17, Folder 6

Project STAR (Service To Advance Rehabilitation)

Box 17, Folder 7

Receipt Books List January 8, 1910

Box 17, Folder 8

Report of Study of FSA by Community Welfare Council June 1958

Box 17, Folder 9

Revenue Sharing Program 1974

Box 17, Folder 10

Roseberry Liability and Compensation Law of California September 1, 1911

Box 17, Folder 11

San Diego Children's Home and Helping Hand Home 1942

Box 17, Folder 12

San Dieguito Summer Headstart Program 1968

Box 17, Folder 13

Self-Study 1966

Box 17, Folder 14

Southeast Branch Binder

Box 18, Folder 1

Southeast Branch Binder

Box 18, Folder 2

St. Mary's Convalescent Hospital Agreement and Kearny Mesa Convalescent Home

Box 18, Folder 3

Statistical Report of Associated Charities and Philanthropies May 1908 - April 1909

Box 18, Folder 4

Thanksgiving Basket November 1912

Box 18, Folder 5

Thrift Shop Regulations

Box 18, Folder 6

Treasurer's Report 1945 - 1950

Box 18, Folder 7

Treasurer's Report 1951 - 1955

Box 18, Folder 8

Treasurer's Report 1951 - 1955

Box 18, Folder 9

Treasurer's Report 1956 - 1960

Box 19, Folder 1

Treasurer's Report 1956 - 1960

Box 19, Folder 2

Treasurer's Report January 1961 - November 1967

Box 19, Folder 3

Treasurer's Report January 1961 - November 1967

Box 19, Folder 4

Trusts 1976

Box 19, Folder 5

Tuberculosis 1910 - 1911

Box 19, Folder 6

Widows with Children Schedule 1910

Funding and Endorsement Agencies

Charities Endorsement

Box 19, Folder 7

Associated Charities, Armenian Relief 1917, 1919

Box 19, Folder 8

Boys and Girls Aid Society 1919

Box 19, Folder 9

Boys and Girls Home, Bethel Mission, Boy Scouts 1917 - 1918

Box 19, Folder 10

California Committee for Relief in Belgium, Colored Young Men's Christian Association, Czcho-Slovak Relief Committee, San Diego Children's Home Association, California Committee for Relief in Serbia; Northern France, Children's Home Society of California 1917 - 1920

Box 19, Folder 11

Delta Gamma Delta Psi Association 1918

Box 19, Folder 12

Girl Scouts; Girls Home of San Diego; Door of Hope No. 77; Girls Rescue Home of San Diego 1918 - 1919

Box 19, Folder 13

Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society; San Diego Humane Society; Hebron Home for Aged People; Helping Hand Children's Home; Imperial Children's Home 1919

Box 19, Folder 14

Kosmon Home 1917

Box 19, Folder 15

National Bureau of Information; Bureau of Advice and Information; American Association for Organizing Family Social Work 1919 - 1920

Box 19, Folder 16

Neighborhood House; Merchants Association; Open Door Mission 1917 - 1919

Box 19, Folder 17

San Diego Federation of Parent - Teacher Association; School Children's Clothing Bureau of Parents Peachu Federation 1919

Box 19, Folder 18

San Diego Rescue Mission; Rockwood Sanitarium and Old People's Home 1918 - 1919

Box 19, Folder 19

San Diego Tuberculosis Association; Anti-Tuberculosis Study of San Diego; San Diego Society for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis 1917 - 1919

Box 20, Folder 1

San Diego Woman's Building and Trades Extension School 1920

Box 20, Folder 2

Second Zionist Restoration Fund 1919

Box 20, Folder 3

Square Deal Home 1917

Box 20, Folder 4

Tag Days 1919

Box 20, Folder 5

Volunteers of America 1920

Community Chest

Box 20, Folder 6

Community Chest 1945 - 1953

Box 20, Folder 7

Community Chest 1954 - 1958

Box 20, Folder 8

Community Chest 1954 - 1958

Box 20, Folder 9

Community Chest and Services July 1958 - May 1966

United Community Services

Box 20, Folder 10

United Community Services June 1962 - December 1962

Box 20, Folder 11

United Community Services June 1962 - December 1962

Box 21, Folder 1

United Community Services January 1963 - December 1963

Box 21, Folder 2

United Community Services January 1963 - December 1963

Box 21, Folder 3

United Community Services Agency Relations Division Manual 1965

Box 21, Folder 4

Family Services Association Appeal to United Community Services - Allocation 1971

Box 21, Folder 5

United Community Services of San Diego County 1971

Box 22, Folder 1

United Community Services of San Diego County Binder 1972 - 1973

Box 22, Folder 2

United Community Services of San Diego County Binder 1972 - 1973

Box 22, Folder 3