DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-62
title: Genevieve Carter interview, 1994 Sep. 24

description: Carter, Genevieve by Monika White - Audio Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interview by Monika White; Participant, Frances Feldman on September 24, 1994. The purpose of this interview is to identify some of Gen's perceptions of the school of social work in the community in its many years. ❧ CONTENTS: (0:51) Introduction by Monika White. (1:45) The ideas people have of contributions the school of social work has made over the years. (9:30) Starting case records. (21:28) Setting up a neuropsychiatric institute in Anchorage, Alaska. (28:08) Carter's work on time and motion studies. (31:00) First involvement in industrial social work in 1980. (32:50) Carter's many involvements in committees. (42:45) The study of what case workers do and HMOs. (44:38) The roles of primary care physicians and case managers. (46:42) Carter's position in the Welfare Planning Council as Research Director. (54:46) The activity of Welfare Planning Council in fundraising and budgeting. (59:35) Working with Chamber of Commerce and their research committee. (1:07:27) Building the archives of many agencies. (1:19:35) Team from research department going into charity roles in skid row sections. (1:27:20) Carter writing about her issues. (1:36:40) Getting case management in counties and lobbying as President of the Board for Office of Senior Affairs. (1:44:15) Developing first national directory in identifying 300 agencies. (1:51:55) Discussing the Seminole study in case management. (2:05:41) Carrying job analysis to Federal Agency and making use of it. (2:17:28) The golden years under Johnson of expansion, grants, and community involvement. (2:29:35) Antagonism or beliefs against schools of social work that were insulting. (2:40:15) Carter's thoughts on gerontology and work in public health issues. (2:51:34) Interaction between United State schools and the Australian experiences. (3:00:25) Carter's various positions working in gerontology, research, and funding. ❧ Genevieve Carter (1907-1998). Social worker, researcher. Genevieve Carter Interview. Interviewed by Monika White; participant, Frances Lomas Feldman. Date of interview: 9-24-94. No cassette. Length of interview: 3 hours 4 minutes. Transcript of interview: 42 pp. (1 copy of 35 pp.). ❧ INTERVIEW TOPICS: Impressions of Arlien Johnson; Lanham Act; post-war Japanese relocation; Welfare Planning Council; mental health; passage of Doyle-Short Act; changes because of Act; quality improvement; committees of Welfare Planning Council; types of research; case management; research on public welfare mothers and job placement; other research projects; publication re medicaid; work in Australia; social gerontology; work on case management; more on gerontology; Carter's book; HEW; Eskimo research; coordination and integration of public and private social welfare. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. California Social Work Hall of Distinction Biography ( http://socialworkhallofdistinction.usc.edu/honorees/ ). 2. Personal biographical newsletter (2 copies). 3. Announcements of memorial tribute to celebrate life of Genevieve Carter. 4. Brief biographical outline. 5. 2 photographs of Genevieve Carter: 1 6 x 4 in. of G. Carter with Monika White and Frances Lomas Feldman (4-8-94). 6. Photocopies of Japanese-American relocation announcements and of maps of internment camps. 7. "Ansel Adams' Manzanar," Los Angeles Times (7 August 1999), Part VI: 1, 8. 8. Genevieve Carter, "The Service Side of the FAP Bill: What Does our Research Tell Us?." Paper presented at the Conference on Issues in Social Welfare Policy Curriculum, Center for Continuing Education, Chicago, Illinois, 29-30 November 1970. 9. Interview with Genevieve Carter re Helen Dean monograph. 9-24/25-94. 10. Rough draft of Helen Dean monograph. 11. 1 cassette tape from "Sound Portraits": Memories of Manzanar: Dr. Genevieve W. Carter's Own Words. 12. 1 diskette of transcript of Hamovitch interview. 13. 1 diskette of transcript of Feldman/White/Carter interview. 14. 1 diskette of transcript of Milner interview. 15. Los Angeles Times editorial (7-10-98): "Keeping Manzanar's Message."