Collection #

M 0102
BV 1170–1232
BV 2004–2018
BV 1243–1249
OM 0123

 

 

The Family Service Association
of indianapolis records,
1879–1971

Collection Information

Historical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Series Contents

Cataloging Information

 

 

 

Processed by

Karen Larson
December 1978
Revised by Betsy Caldwell
29 March 2002
Updated 2 April 2, 2004

Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269

www.indianahistory.org

COLLECTION INFORMATION

VOLUME OF
COLLECTION:

9 manuscript boxes; 18 shoe boxes; 88 bound volumes; 1 oversize folder and photographs

COLLECTION
DATES:

1879–1971

PROVENANCE:

Records placed on permanent loan by the Family Service Association of Indianapolis, 615 N. Alabama St., Indianapolis IN. 46204, May 1978.

RESTRICTIONS:

All case records less than seventy-five years old are closed to researchers.  Case records and other materials regarding individuals who obtained service from the Association which are at least seventy-five years old are open to scholarly and genealogical research, pursuant to the regulations of the Indiana Historical Society Library.  Permission to publish or make extensive citation to case records or other materials regarding individuals who obtained service from the Association must be obtained in writing from the Executive Director of the Association.

COPYRIGHT:

 

REPRODUCTION
RIGHTS:

Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society and the Family Service Association of Indianapolis.

ALTERNATE
FORMATS:

None

RELATED
HOLDINGS:

None

ACCESSION
NUMBER:

1978.0509

NOTES:

The Family Service Association will deposit additional records in the future.

Historical SKETCH

The Family Service Association of Indianapolis has undergone a number of changes both in name and function since its founding as the Indianapolis Benevolent Society in 1835.  For most of the nineteenth century, it was one of the principal distributors of private charity in the city, providing an alternative to public relief which usually resulted in the breaking up of needy families.  By 1922, when the organization became the Family Welfare Society, it was specifically concerned with the welfare and counseling needs of families rather than individuals.  As the development of a strong public relief program reduced the need for private relief agencies, the organization began to concentrate on providing family counseling and education, rather than financial assistance.  In 1945, it changed its name to reflect its new function, becoming the Family Service Association.

When the Indianapolis Benevolent Society started in 1835, it was a purely volunteer organization devoted to helping the needy in the rapidly growing city.  The Society was only loosely organized, and relied on its members to both identify and assist those in need.  Because the Society kept few records, and those it did keep were apparently destroyed in a fire, the collection contains no material from the early period of the organization's existence.

By the late 1870s the Indianapolis Benevolent Society had become a feeble organization with few members and a depleted treasury.  In 1879, the remaining members, led by Rev. Oscar C. McCulloch, chose to reorganize the Society rather than disband.  The new Indianapolis Benevolent Society (I.B.S.) emphasized investigation to determine the best means of aiding each person requesting assistance.  Its structure was considerably tightened, with a central advisory committee overseeing all operations, a number of district committees to identify the needy, a full-time paid executive officer and the keeping of case records.  The following year, the Benevolent Society turned over its administrative and investigative functions to a new organization, the Charity Organization Society (C.O.S.).  From 1880 to 1923, the C.O.S. and the I.B.S. maintained separate identities, although they functioned as two arms of the same organization, having the same executive officer and Board of Directors.  The Charity Organization Society was responsible for investigating cases to identify those worthy of aid, for referring deserving cases to the appropriate charity, and for keeping detailed records of cases investigated.  The sole responsibility of the Indianapolis Benevolent Society was to provide assistance to those people approved by the C.O.S.

The Charity Organization Society started a number of agencies to deal with specific types of problems.  Although these agencies began as departments of the C.O.S., many were later transferred to other independent charities.  Those agencies whose records are included in the collection are:

1. The Society of Friendly Visitors.  This was a volunteer organization whose members handled cases in which the need was more for advice than for material support.  Each member was assigned one or two families to visit on a regular basis.

2. The Dime Savings and Loan was organized in 1887 to encourage thrift among the poor.  The subscribers deposited ten cents each week, and could withdraw their savings at any time.

3. The Summer Mission for Sick Children was started in 1889 after many infant children of poor families had died during the previous hot summer.  Its purpose was to care for sickly infants and new mothers by sending them to summer hospitals on the outskirts of the city.  In 1917, the Summer Mission became part of the Children's Aid Association, and in 1922, part on the Family Welfare Society although it retained a separate corporate identity for many years afterward.

4. The Fairview Settlement was started in 1907 to provide housing for widows with children.  It included a day nursery where workingwomen could leave their children.  It became part of the Mothers Aid Society in 1916, and part of the Summer Mission in 1920.  Fairview was disbanded shortly after.

5. The Social Service Exchange operated as a clearinghouse, allowing all of the Indianapolis charities to share their case records.  It was originally part of the Charity Organization Society, became part of the Family Welfare Society in 1922, and was transferred to the Council of Social Agencies in 1941.

6. The Legal Aid Bureau was started in 1912 to provide free legal assistance for the poor.  It later became the independent Legal Aid Society.

The Charity Organization Society also assisted in the organization of two independent charities.  The Children's Aid Association was started in 1905 to provide advice for raising children, to find temporary homes for children whose parents are unable or unwilling to support them, and to distribute milk and medical care to needy children.  The Mothers Aid Society was started in 1907 to provide free homes for widows with children.

In 1922, the Charity Organization Society, the Indianapolis Benevolent Society, the Children's Aid Association, and the Mothers Aid Society recognized that much of their work was duplicative, and so agreed to merge into a new organization, the Family Welfare Society, which would address itself to problems of the family.  The society was divided into two divisions, each with its own supervisor, staff and methods.  The Service and Relief Division was responsible for providing counseling and financial assistance to needy families, and the Children's Bureau was responsible for orphans and children in need of public assistance.  In 1934, the Children's Bureau was transferred to the Indianapolis Orphan's Asylum.  As government at all levels began taking the primary responsibility for poor relief during the 1930s and 1940s, the Family Welfare Society ceased to be a relief agency, and increasingly emphasized its counseling services.

Sources:

Information in collection.

“Family Service Association of Central Indiana,” in Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994), pp. 560–561. F534.I55 E4 1994 (Reference Room and General Collection)

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

Approximately half of the collection is made up of the records of the Charity Organization Society and related agencies from the reorganization of the Indianapolis Benevolent Society in 1879 to the founding of the Family Welfare Society in 1922.  The records include minutes for the Indianapolis Benevolent Society, the Charity Organization Society, several district committees of the C.O.S., and the Children's Aid Association; various reports of the Charity Organization Society, the Children's Aid Association, the Mothers Aid Society, the Summer Mission for Sick Children, and the Legal Aid Society; scrapbooks of the Charity Organization Society and the Summer Mission for Sick Children; approximately seven thousand case records, 1879–99; and a graphic drawing of Plymouth Church.

Of the agency's post-1922 records, the collection includes minutes, 1922–52; monthly reports, 1922–53; ledgers, 1924–49; scrapbooks; photographs of Mr. Henry M. Graham; and case records 1927–70.  The case records are closed for seventy-five years following the date of creation.

series CONTENTS

Series 1: Charity Organization Society Papers, 1882–1928

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Miscellaneous papers, 1888–1928; includes papers regarding the national conference of Charities and Correction meeting in Indianapolis, May 1916; fund raising letters of the C.O.S. and related organizations; assorted programs and clippings

Box 1, Folder 1

Miscellaneous reports, 1911–22; includes reports recommending organizational changes; a 1913 report regarding care for the insane; and a 1922 audit report

Box 1, Folder 2

Minutes; includes 1893 Executive Committee minute book; 1910–11 minutes and case records; and index to the C.O.S. minutes

Box 1, Folder 3

Reports of the General Secretary; summaries of Annual Reports, 1914–22; Minutes of Annual Meetings, 1917–19; Report, 1920–21

Box 1, Folder 4

Reports of the General Secretary, Nov. 1921–Oct. 1922

Box 1, Folder 5

Minutes of District Meetings, 1882–84; Minutes of the Community Center Committee, 1911–13; Minutes of District Meetings, Dec. 1914–Jan. 1915, Jan.–Feb 1916; Northeast District Survey, ca. 1915

Box 1, Folder 6

Northwest District Meetings minutes, Nov. 1914–Mar. 1915; includes reports on new cases

Box 1, Folder 7

Series 2: Papers of Sub-Agencies and Related Agencies, 1905–1949

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Children's Aid Association.  Articles of Incorporation, 1905; Constitution; Applications for Endorsement by the Commercial Club of Indianapolis, Committee on Benevolent Associations, with summaries of annual reports, 1910–17; Annual Reports, 1916, 1917, 1920

Box 1, Folder 8

Children's Aid Association reports and correspondence, 1915–23; includes correspondence regarding the disposal of the Association's property after 1922

Box 1, Folder 9

Summer Mission for Sick Children correspondence, financial papers and minutes, 1917–20

Box 1, Folder 10

Summer Mission for Sick Children papers 1920–27, 1949, includes correspondence, 1923 report, other legal papers and a 1949 letter regarding the history of the Summer Mission

Box 1, Folder 11

Mothers Aid Society reports, 1917–24

Box 1, Folder 12

Legal Aid Society reports and other papers, 1919–37

Box 1, Folder 13

Monthly Financial reports, 1912–13; contribution charts, 1907–12

Box 2, Folder 1

Monthly Financial reports, 1914–16

Box 2, Folder 2

Monthly Reports, Apr. 1921, Feb.–May 1922

Box 2, Folder 3

Monthly Reports, June–Oct. 1922

Box 2, Folder 4

Reports on Audit, 1918–22

Box 2, Folder 5

Series 3: Fairview Place Legal Papers, 1893–1923

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Abstract of Title, 1893 (1 of 2)

Box 2, Folder 6

Abstract of Title, 1893 (2 of 2)

Box 2, Folder 7

Warranty Deeds, 1894–1923

Box 2, Folder 8

Abstract of Title, 1907 (1 of 3)

Box 2, Folder 9

Abstract of Title, 1907 (2 of 3)

Box 2, Folder 10

Abstract of Title, 1907 (3 of 3)

Box 2, Folder 11

Abstract of Title, 1908

Box 2, Folder 12

Abstract of Title, 1911 (1 of 2)

Box 2, Folder 13

Abstract of Title, 1911 (2 of 2)

Box 2, Folder 14

Land Deed, 1911

Box 2, Folder 15

Abstract of Title, 1912

Box 2, Folder 16

Land Indentures, 1913, 1917, 1920

Box 2, Folder 17

Warranty Deed and Abstract of Title, 1917

Box 2, Folder 18

Guarantee Bond and Fire Insurance Policy, 1919–23

Box 2, Folder 19

Series 4: Family Welfare Society Papers, 1922–60

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Family Welfare Society miscellaneous papers, 1922–27; Articles of Incorporation, Reports, and Financial Papers

Box 3, Folder 1

Family Welfare Society, papers, 1932–ca.1960; includes reports on agency development; material regarding the Society's role in World War II; floor plans for the Family Services Association offices, ca. 1950; and undated notes

Box 3, Folder 2

Papers and Correspondence regarding the proposed merger of the Children's Bureau and the Indianapolis Orphan's Asylum, 1931–34; includes numerous letters from Family Welfare organizations in other cities regarding their experiences with children's aid, and a 1942 report regarding the possibility of the Children's Bureau rejoining the Family Welfare Society

Box 3, Folder 3

Letters and Papers relating to the Social Service Exchange, Indianapolis Council of Social Agencies, 1928–56

Box 3, Folder 4

Historical and Biographical Material; includes historical sketches of the organization, 1908, 1927, 1936, and 1950; history of the Indianapolis Flower Mission, 1926; and biographical material on Oscar McCulloch, William B. Schiltges, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sharpe

Box 3, Folder 5

Four photographs of Mr. Henry M. Graham, 1951

Visual Collections: Photographs, Folder 1

One large photograph of Mr. Henry M. Graham, 1951

Visual Collections: OVA Photographs, Folder 1

Poster entitled "Should We Charge for Services?" 1851

OM 0123

Graphic Drawing of Plymouth Church, Christmas, 1894

Visual Collections: Graphics

Trial Balance and Journal Sheets, 1922–26 (from General Funds Ledger)

Box 3, Folder 6

Transferred Accounts, 1922–26 (from General Funds Ledger)

Box 3, Folder 7

Comparative Budgets, 1923–27

Box 3, Folder 8

Comparative Budgets, 1927–33

Box 3, Folder 9

Budgets and Comparative Budgets, 1932–36

Box 3, Folder 10

Papers relating to the Proposed Budget, 1935–36

Box 3, Folder 11

Accounts Ledger, 1924–49, Special Funds: Cash and Journal (1 of 4)

Box 3, Folder 12

Accounts Ledger, 1924–49, Special Funds: Cash and Journal (2 of 4)

Box 4, Folder 1

Accounts Ledger, 1924–49, Special Funds: Cash and Journal (3 of 4)

Box 4, Folder 2

Accounts Ledger, 1924–49, Special Funds: Cash and Journal (4 of 4)

Box 4, Folder 3

Accounts Ledger, 1924–49, Special Funds: Trial Balances (1 of 2)

Box 4, Folder 4

Accounts Ledger, 1924–49, Special Funds: Trial Balances (2 of 2)

Box 4, Folder 5

Series 5: Pamphlets

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Programme, Annual Meeting in the Interest of the Indianapolis Benevolent Society, Charity Organization Society, Flower Mission and Training School for Nurses, 2 Dec. 1883

Box 4, Folder 6

Annual Reports of the Indianapolis Benevolent Society and Charity Organization Society, 1884–85; Charities of Indianapolis, 1893–94; Charities of Indianapolis, 1894–95; Charity Organization Society, 1896

Box 4, Folder 7

Charity Organization Society of Indianapolis: A Brief Report, 1895–96, 1896–97 (3 copies); Charity Organization Society of Indianapolis, 1897–98, 1898–99 (2 copies); November Report of the Charity Organization Society of Indianapolis, 1898–99; Charity Organization Society of Indianapolis, 1 Nov. 1899–31 Oct. 1900, 1900–01; Report Indianapolis, 1901–02; Annual Report, 1903–04, 1904–05

Box 4, Folder 8

Annual Report, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1908–09; A Year of Social Service, 1911, 1912–13

Box 5, Folder 1

Ten Minute Talks on Phases of Charity, Annual Public Meeting of the Indianapolis Benevolent Society, 29 Nov. 1886?

Box 5, Folder 2

Year Book of Charities, 1886, 1886–87, 1888–89

Box 5, Folder 3

Indianapolis Year Book of Charities, 1889–90, 1890–91, 1891–92; Year Book of Charities Indianapolis, 1892–93

Box 5, Folder 4

McCulloch, Oscar.  The Tribe of Ishmael. Diagram (see Box 3 Folder 5 for Oscar McCulloch's The Tribe of Ishmael: A Study in Social Degradation, 1888)

Box 5, Folder 5

The Fifty-third Anniversary of the Indianapolis Benevolent Society, 1889–90

Box 5, Folder 6

The Fifty-fourth Anniversary of the Indianapolis Benevolent Society, 30 Nov. 1890

Box 5, Folder 7

Articles of Association of the Charity Organization Society of the City of Indianapolis, 1900

Box 5, Folder 8

List of Subscribers to the Charity Organization Society, 1 Nov. 1902–1 Jan. 1903

Box 5, Folder 9

Friendly Visiting, 1903

Box 5, Folder 10

Mothers’ Aid and Convalescent Work: An Investigation of Fifty-five Mothers Who Support Families By Their Own Labor, 1906–07

Box 5, Folder 11

A Partial Report of Four Months' Work of the Unemployed by the Charity Organization Society of Indianapolis, 1 Dec. 1907–1 Apr. 1908

Box 5, Folder 12

Mothers’ Aid Society, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13; First Annual Report of the Mothers’ Aid Society, 1908

Box 5, Folder 13

The District Committee of the Charity Organization Society of the City of New York, Dec. 1917

Box 5, Folder 14

Indiana Bulletin of Charity and Correction, No. 179, Feb. 1930

Box 5, Folder 15

Series 6: Family Service Association of Indianapolis

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Strengthening Family Life, Family Service Association Annual Reports, 1936–49

Box 5, Folder 16

Strengthening Family Life, Family Service Association Annual Reports, 1950–51; Families Served by Casework, 1952; They Make Headlines—but, 1953; through these doors… 1954; People—our business, 1955; Today’s Family…Blueprint for Tomorrow, 1956; Cross Section, 1957; The Legend of the Wooden Bowl, 1958; Facts and Figures for 1959; Case Closed, 1960; Family Service Association of Indianapolis, 1961–64; Focus on Families… 1965; Family Service Association, 1966; Strength to Families Under Stress, 1967; Family Service Association of Indianapolis, 1969; Strength to Families Under Stress, 1970; Family Service Association, 1971–77

Box 5, Folder 17

Monthly Reports, 1922–27

Box 6, Folder 1

Monthly Reports, 1927–30

Box 6, Folder 2

Monthly Reports, 1930–35

Box 6, Folder 3

Monthly Reports, 1935–39

Box 6, Folder 4

Monthly Reports, 1939–46

Box 7, Folder 1

Monthly Reports, 1946–53

Box 7, Folder 2

Case Committee Minutes, 1923–54

Box 7, Folder 3

Miscellaneous Committee Minutes, 1923–55.  Vol. 1 A–N

Box 7, Folder 4

Miscellaneous Committee Minutes, 1923–55.  Vol. 2 P–Z

Box 8, Folder 1

Dime Savings and Loan, 1931–45.  Accounts and correspondence

Box 8, Folder 2

Press book, 1915–49.  Contains newspaper clippings relating to welfare and the Family Welfare Society

Box 8, Folder 3

Case Records, 1927–70

See Restrictions

Series 7: Records, 1879–1923

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Charity Organization Society Minute Book, 1879–1916. Includes Clippings, announcements, and letters. (Index to minutes, 1879–1920, see Box 1, Folder 3)

BV 1170

Charity Organization Society Minute Book, 1916–20

BV 1171

Charity Organization Society Subscription Book, 1889–96, list of subscribers to the Charity Organization's fund drives

BV 1172

Charity Organization Society Diary, 1895–96, daily log of office business and description of cases brought to the office's attention

BV 1173

Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1893–96, daily journal of a case worker in which visitations and other case-related work are described

BV 1174

Charity Organization Society Registrar's Day Book, 1910–18, list of cases brought to the Charity Organization Society

BV 1175

Charity Organization Society Registrar's Day Book, 1919–23

BV 1176

Charity Organization Society District Committee Meetings Minute Book, 1880–83

BV 1177

Indianapolis Benevolent Society Minute Book, 1879–1918, includes clippings, announcements and letters

BV 1178

Indianapolis Benevolent Society Order Book, 1884–86, orders for fuel, clothing, and food for needy families

BV 1179

Indianapolis Benevolent Society Order Book, 1886–91

BV 1180

Indianapolis Benevolent Society Order Book, 1891–95

BV 1181

Society of Friendly Visitors Minute Book, 1896–1901

BV 1182

Society of Friendly Visitors Secretary's Book, 1882–1916

BV 1183

Children's Aid Association Minute Book, 1908–10

BV 1184

Children's Aid Association Minute Book, 1911–15

BV 1185

Children's Aid Association Minute Book, 1916–19

BV 1186

Children's Aid Association Minute Book, 1920–22

BV 1187

Indianapolis Charity Aid Society, Account Book, 1905–15

BV 1188

Indiana Federation of Charity Organizations Secretaries Minute Book, 1912–19

BV 1189

Charity Organization Society Scrapbook, 1886–89

BV 1190

Charity Organization Society Indianapolis Benevolent Society Scrapbook, 1890–96, newspaper clippings, programs, and memorabilia

BV 1191

Indianapolis Benevolent Society Scrapbook, 1891–1909. Clippings, letters, and memorabilia. Includes the report of the General Secretary at the 1921 Annual Meeting

BV 1192

Summer Mission for Sick Children Scrapbook, 1890–99

BV 1193

Summer Mission for Sick Children Scrapbook, 1913

BV 1194

18th National Conference of Charities and Correction Scrapbook, with newspaper clippings about the conference, and programs and memorabilia, Indianapolis, 1891

BV 1195

Indianapolis Benevolent Society Application Book A, 1879.  Applications for aid and reports of investigations of the case

BV 1196

Indianapolis Benevolent Society Application Book B, 1880

BV 1197

Charity Organization Society Index to Records, name index to the case records

BV 1211

Ledger 1, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1880

BV 1198

Ledger 3, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1880

BV 1199

Ledger 4, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1880–81

BV 1201

Ledger 5, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1880–81

BV 1200

Ledger 6, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1881

BV 1202

Ledger 7, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1881–82

BV 1203

Ledger 8, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1882

BV 1204

Ledger 9, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1882–83

BV 1205

Ledger 10, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1883–84

BV 1206

Ledger 11, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1880–81

BV 1207

Ledger 12, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1881–82

BV 1208

Ledger 13, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1882–83

BV 1209

Ledger 14, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1883–84

BV 1210

Ledger 15, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1882–83 (Records same as in Ledger 17)

BV 1212

Ledger 16, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1884

BV 1213

Ledger 17 Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1882–84

BV 1214

Ledger 18, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1884–86

BV 1215

Ledger 19, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1886–89

BV 1216

Ledger 20, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1884–85

BV 1217

Ledger 21, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1885–86

BV 1218

Ledger 22, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1886–87

BV 1219

Ledger 23, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1887–89

BV 1220

Ledger 24, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1884–86

BV 1221

Ledger 25, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1886–87

BV 1222

Ledger 26, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1887–89

BV 1223

Ledger 27, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1889–91

BV 1224

Ledger 28,Vacant

BV 1225

Ledger 29, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1889–91

BV 1226

Ledger 30, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1892–93

BV 1227

Ledger 31, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1893–94

BV 1228

Ledger 32, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1889–98

BV 1229

Ledger 34, Charity Organization Society Case Book, 1889–90

BV 1230

Application Book, 1905–17

BV 1231

Series 8: Family Welfare society, Family Service Association Records, 1922–1971

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Minutes, 1922–25, includes minutes of the Executive Committee Meetings, Board of Directors Meetings, Annual Meetings, and various committee meetings

BV 1231a

Minutes, 1925–35

BV 1231b

Minutes, 1935–42

BV 1231c

Minutes, 1943–52

BV 1231d

Reference Book for Minutes, 1920–32, correspondence, reports and other papers referred to in the minutes

BV 1232

Family Welfare Society Scrapbook, 1922–41; newspaper clippings

BV 1243

Family Welfare Society Scrapbook, 1942–51

BV 1244

Family Welfare Society Scrapbook, 1951–54

BV 1246

Family Welfare Society Scrapbook, 1955–60

BV 1247

Family Welfare Society Scrapbook, 1960–63

BV 1248

Family Welfare Society Scrapbook, 1964–68

BV 1249

Family Welfare Society Scrapbook, 1968–71

BV 1245

Series 9: M.A. Theses

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Thorman, George, Marriage Counseling and Social Casework, Indiana University, June 1951

BV 2004

DeVoe, Marcella Lucille et al., Homemaker Service in the Family Service Association of Indianapolis, Jan. 1, 1952–Dec. 31, 1952, Indiana University, 1953

BV 2005

Seeley, John R. and others, for Community Surveys, Inc.  Community Chest: A Case Study in Philanthropy, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1956 (Volume 1)

BV 2006a

Seeley, John R. and others, for Community Surveys, Inc.  Community Chest: A Case Study in Philanthropy, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1956 (Volume 2)

BV 2006b

Boswell, Charles H.  An Analysis of the Co-operation Between a Private Family Welfare Agency and Three Public Agencies, M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1940

BV 2007

Brenneman, Myra L. et al.  Brief Service Cases in the Family Service Association of Indianapolis, January 1, 1952–June 30, 1952, M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1953

BV 2008

Morgan, Ralph W.  Casework Methods Used in the Treatment of Problems of Parent-Child Relationships in a Family Agency, M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1950

BV 2009

Stephenson, Mildred.  A Study of Intake in the Family Service Association of Indianapolis with Special Reference to Rejected Applications, M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1950

BV 2010

Kaye, Bernice E.  A study of 114 Brief Service Cases in the Family Service Association of Indianapolis, January 1, 1962–June 30, 1962, M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1963

BV 2011

Klinck, Herbert G.  A Study of Practice Under the Referral Agreement Between the Marion County Juvenile Court and the FSA of Indianapolis, M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1951

BV 2012

Beard, Mildred Pauline.  The Needs of and Services Available to the Aged in Indianapolis and Marion County as Indicated by a Study of Selected Voluntary Agencies in Indianapolis, M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1955

BV 2013

Bellard, Patricia.  A Study of the Social and Economic Status of a Selected Group of Applicants in Cases Active with the Family Service Association of Indianapolis.  August 31, 1949.  M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1951

BV 2014

Moore, Jeanne Anne.  Use of a Research Project in Planning a Family Life Education Program for a Family Agency, M.A. thesis, Boston University, 1952

BV 2015

Little, Ruby.  History of the Family Service Association of Indianapolis, Indiana, 1835 to 1950, M.A. thesis, University of Chicago, 1951

BV 2016

Hosmer, Doris Harpole.  Evaluation of Case Results: A Study of the Evaluation Process in 100 Service Only Cases in the Family Welfare Society of Indianapolis, M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1942

BV 2017

Rusterholtz, Hazel.  A Study of the Relief Practices of the Family Service Association of Indianapolis, January–June, 1949, M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1952

BV 2018

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