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DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-75
title: Lawrence Cooper interview, 1988

description: Cooper, Lawrence - Audio Oral History interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by Frances Lomas Feldman on June 2, 1988. An interview with Lawrence Cooper. ❧ Lawrence Cooper. Interviewed by Frances Feldman. Date of interview: 6-2-88. Length of interview: 2 hours and 53 minutes. Transcript of interview: 36 pp. ❧ INTERVIEW SUMMARY: An interview with Lawrence Cooper, as he discusses his work with United Way of Los Angeles, the Welfare Planning Council of Los Angeles, the All Nations Foundation, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and others. ❧ INTERVIEW TOPICS: Representative of business; volunteer with boards and agencies: Blue Cross; Mental Health Development Commission; role in reorganization of United Way. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: 1. Curriculum Vitae; 2. Business cards; 3. Program for National Alliance of Business, Los Angeles Metro, 10th Anniversary Dinner, 17 October 1978. Includes tribute to Lawrence Cooper; 4. Letter to Daniel Blain, Director of State Dept. of Mental Hygiene, from Edward Tuttle, president of Welfare Planning council. Includes mention of Lawrence Cooper. 5. LA Rotary list of members, including Lawrence Cooper.
DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-82
title: DiPaola, Selby & Green conversation, 1977

description: DiPaola, Selby and Green - Audio Oral History - CSWA ❧ Taped discussion on July 24, 1977. A conversation between Josephine DiPaola, Lola Selby and Rose Green in which they discuss their respective entrances into the field of social work, including education at USC; early work experiences; reasons for coming to USC; reflections on the social work program at USC. ❧ Josephine DiPaola (1908-1995). Green, Rose. Selby, Lola. Professors, University of Southern California School of Social Work. ❧ Josephine DiPaola, Lola Selby, and Rose Green: A Conversation about the School of Social Work, USC. No interviewer: taped discussion. Date of interview: 7-24-77. 1 cassette (1 duplicate). Length of interview: 32 minutes. Transcript of interview: 9 pp. (2 copies of rough draft of transcript). CD containing interview and transcript. ❧ TOPICS OF "CONVERSATION": Entrance into field of social work, including education at USC; early work experiences; reasons for coming to USC; reflections on social work program. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. In memoriam card for Josephine DiPaola. 2. 2 diskettes of transcript of interview. 3. Josephine DiPaola, "Helping Field Instructors Retool when a School Changes Its Approach to the Teaching of Methods." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Cleveland, Ohio, January 1969. 4. Idem, "The Field Work Sequence in the Revised Curriculum in the School of Social Work of the University of Southern California." Paper presented at the Western Regional Conference, Public Health Concepts in Social Work Education, 28 June 1965.
DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-518
title: Ellen Dunbar interview, 2015

description: Dunbar, Ellen - Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Ellen Russell Dunbar, PhD - Oral History Interview for the California Social Welfare Archvies (CSWA). ❧ An interview with Ellen Russell Dunbar, PhD she discusses her work as a NASW and CalSWEC leader who shaped practice, policy, and education to improve social work in rural communities. ❧ Interviewed by Dr. Nancy Humphreys. Date of interview: 10-10-15. Length of interview: 39 minutes. ❧ INTERVIEW TOPICS: (0:40) – Introductions. (1:10) – Group work in community center. (3:04) – Work in Watts and East Los Angeles with multi-cultural staff. (4:50) – Supervisor over program proposals. (6:05) – Grant writing for Sons of Watts Organization with Billy Tidwell, President Johnson’s changes in social work. (7:40) – SSG, teaching part-time, interdisciplinary degree program at USC for organizational change in correctional facilities in 1975. (9:45) – Her work as Graduate Director and Dean at Eastern Washington University, teaching rural social work, community organization, social policy, and field work with John O’Neil and faculty at Eastern Washington University. (11:15) – California Chapter of NASW, working on legislation. (13:13) – California Deans and Directors Program (CADP). (14:00) – Organizing social workers at NASW. (15:00) – Work on political social work with her student from CSU Stanislaus, Assemblywoman Susan Eggman. (17:00) – Creating an MSW program at CSU Stanislaus. (18:33) – Dealing with obstacles in her career: generalist vs. clinical programs. (20:10) – Advice for social workers: setting an example, setting goals. (21:30) – Most satisfying experiences at NASW. (23:00) – Difference between working at NASW and volunteering at NASW. (25:20) – Changes in political, social, and economic forces during her career: smaller profession has grown, wider horizon than there once was, community organization has fewer social workers, private agencies now do not have many social workers. (27:20) – Social work profession’s accommodation of increasingly conservative government; more public agency practice; Civil Rights and Women’s movement. (29:50) – More community development and more social worker involvement in politics. (32:40) – Suggestions for social workers. (34:12) – Civil Rights Committee in NASW, Civil Rights Movement in the nation and the profession. (35:10) – Work for the California Social Work Hall of Distinction. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. California Social Work Hall of Distinction Biography ( https://socialworkhallofdistinction.usc.edu/honorees/ ). 2. DVD with interview. 3. Biography from California Social Work Hall of Distinction Induction. 4. C.V.
DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-87
title: Meyer Elkin interview, 1992

description: Elkin, Meyer - Audio Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by David Kuroda on February 27, 1992. An interview with Meyer Elkin as he discusses the beginning of his career in social work; education in social work at Berkeley; early positions during social work career; work with the Jewish Committee for Personal Service; the Conciliation Court in Los Angeles. ❧ Meyer Elkin, a social worker with an MSW from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare, created the Conciliation Court in Los Angeles as a vehicle for the Court to provide mediation and counseling to families considering divorce. It became the prototype for other conciliation court programs elsewhere in the United States. ❧ Meyer Elkin. Interviewed by David Kuroda. Date of interview: 2-27-92. 1 cassette tape (1 duplicate tape). Length of interview: 1 hour and 24 mins. Transcript of interview: 29 pp. CD containing interview and transcript. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. Superior Court Obituary.
DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-7
title: Marilyn Flynn interview, 2003

description: Flynn, Marilyn - Audio Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by Monika White on December 15, 2003. An interview with Marilyn Flynn as she discusses her entrance into the field of social work; education; creating organizations; organizational consulting; international involvement; thoughts on research; and changes in social work. ❧ Marilyn Flynn Interview #1. Interviewed by Monika White. Date of interview: 12-15-03. Length of interview: 50 minutes. Transcript of interview: 17 pp. CD containing interview and transcript. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. California Social Work Hall of Distinction Biography ( https://socialworkhallofdistinction.usc.edu/honorees/ ). 2. Curriculum Vitae. 3. DVD containing interview.
DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-97
title: Dorothy Gantvoort interview, 1993

description: Gantvoort, Dorothy - Audio Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by Elizabeth McBroom on July 21, 1993. An interview with Dorothy Gantvoort as she discusses her recollections of Rosemary Cottage and Planned Parenthood. ❧ Dorothy Gantvoort, a resident of Flintridge, has been a long-time volunteer and board member in various organizations in the San Gabriel Valley, including the League of Women Voters, the Coleman Chamber Music Association, Planned Parenthood of Pasadena, Rosemary Cottage, and others. The focus of this interview is primarily on her relationship with Rosemary Cottage. ❧ Dorothy Gantvoort. Board member of Rosemary Cottage and Planned Parenthood. Interviewed by Elizabeth McBroom. Date of interview: 7-21-93. 1 cassette tape (1 duplicate tape). Length of interview: 42 minutes. Transcript of interview: 19 pp. CD containing interview and transcript. ❧ INTERVIEW TOPICS: Recollections of Rosemary Cottage and Planned Parenthood. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. Observations typed by Dorothy Gantvoort herself re Rosemary Cottage. 2. Subjects discussed at Planned Parenthood Board of Directors retreat. Prepared by Dorothy Gantvoort. 3. Additional facts, gathered by Dorothy Gantvoort, re Rosemary Cottage. 4. Review of past accomplishments of Planned Parenthood drawn up by Public Relations Committee of Planned Parenthood.
DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-527
title: Esther Gillies interview, 2016

description: Gilles, Esther - Oral History Interview for the California Social Welfare Archives (CSWA) ❧ Interviewer: Colleen Friend, PhD. Date: April 22, 2016. An interview with Esther Gillies, as she chronicles her work in the area of child abuse and neglect over a period of 50 years from 1966 to 2016. She discusses a career closely intertwined with the history of the period – both reflecting and influencing the times. A period of rapid growth and change, it was also a period of great innovation and expansion of information and knowledge about child abuse and neglect. Ms. Gillies discusses programs in both the public and private sector in which she was involved that addressed the newly identified social problem of child sexual abuse, covering challenges, what worked, how the programs related to the times and contributed to child protection and treatment. Emphasis is on collaborative efforts, the development of multidisciplinary teams and interdisciplinary work, the importance of group work, and community organizing to address the problems. She describes the creativity, innovation, and enthusiasm that was pervasive during the launch of many remarkable programs and organizational efforts to deal with child abuse. ❧ CONTENTS: (00:22) - Introduction -- (1:17) Becoming a Social Worker 1966; 1976 -- (9:45) Child Sexual Abuse Project (CSAP) 1980 - 1985 Unique organizational structure; Population served; Cutting edge for its time -- (13:10) Interagency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN) -- (16:30) Using Parents Unite Model -- (29:10) Child Sexual Abuse Training Center at Children’s Institute International 1985 – 1990; People involved: Hank Giaretto;Senator John Vasconcellos; Organizational structure; Target groups; Methods of service delivery; Creation of CAPSAC and APSAC -- (42:41) Child Crisis Center - Harbor UCLA - MDIC's 1984 – 1988; McMartin sexual abuse case; Los Angeles County Child Safety Task Force; Development of the MDIC's, Child Advocacy Centers; Hotline after Something About Amelia -- (1:00:20) Cal-State Years 1990 – 2002; The Child Abuse and Family Violence Institute ; ASIST - A Child Interview Specialist Training; Funding Sources – OCJP (Office of Criminal Justice Planning and the Attorney General's Office -- (1:08:55) Children's Center of the Antelope Valley 1991 – 1999; Child abuse in the Antelope Valley – rural Los Angeles Countyl; Community activism; Innovative program services; Collaborative Efforts – AVANT; Family Preservation -- (1:33:25) DCFS - Bureau Chief 2000 – 2001; Super Bureau; Challenges -- (1:52:33) Lessons from when professional judgement is not heeded -- (1:56.22) USC School of Social Work 2002 – 2012; Introduction of Clinical Teaching Faculty -- (2:11:03) Present 2012 – 2016; California Social Welfare Archives 2007 to the present; Pasadena Village; Pasadena Senior Center -- (2:24:25) Her legacy. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. Curriculum Vita; 2. DVD of interview.
DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-102
title: Marilyn Graves interview, 2001

description: Graves, Marilyn - Audio Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by Katherine Schlottman on March 29, 2001. An interview with Marilyn Graves as she discusses her early interest in social work; the development of the Crippled Children's society; various positions held; and participation in commissions and committees focused on children and adults with disabilities. ❧ Marilyn Graves. Interviewed by Katherine Schlottman. Date of interview: 3-29-01. Length of interview: 45 minutes. Transcript of interview: 29 pp. CD containing interview and transcript. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1.Curriculum Vitae. 2. Photograph.
DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-114
title: Giles Hall interview, 1989

description: Hall, Giles - Audio Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by September 25, 1989. An interview with Giles Hall as he discusses his entrance into the field of social work; his various roles and positions held throughout his professional career; other activities he has been involved in regarding social work and volunteering. ❧ A Los Angeles native, Giles hall is descended from an early California family. His wife's grandfather was Ozra Childs, who came to Los Angeles in the 1850s, made a fortune in real estate as well as a horticulturist, and was one of three contributors of the land on which the University of Southern California was established in 1880. Giles Hall was, for many years, the Director of Personnel for Electrodynamics Corporation in Pasadena; when it was taken over by another company, he went to the California Institute of Technology to head its Industrial Relations Council, where he remained until his death in the early 1990s. He was an active volunteer with a number of Pasadena and California organizations. ❧ Giles Hall (1903-1990). Volunteer with social welfare agencies and organizations. Interviewed by Frances Lomas Feldman. Date of interview: 9-25-89. 2 cassette tapes (2 duplicate tapes). Length of interview: 1 hour and 13 minutes. Transcript of interview: 13 pp. CD containing interview and transcript. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. Brochure for "Productivity/Quality Forum" at California Institute of Technology. Giles Hall Assistant Director. 2. Photocopy of program for the Annual Awards Banquet of the National Vocational Guidance Association, Los Angeles Branch, (1956). Awardees include Giles Hall. 3. Report on interview, by Frances Lomas Feldman (9-25-89). 4. Letter dated 9-5-89 from Frances Lomas Feldman to Giles Hall re interview. 5. Letter dated 11-22-89 from Giles Hall to Frances Lomas Feldman re supplemental material to interview. 6. Curriculum Vitae. (2 copies)
DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-58
title: Genevieve Carter interview, 1987 Feb. 25

description: Carter, Genevieve by Maurice Hamovitch - Audio Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by Maurice Hamovitch on February 25, 1987. An interview with Genevieve Carter as she discusses the development of her interest in social work; statistical research at Children's Bureau; work with Welfare Planning Council; Research Department of Welfare Planning Council; evaluation of Community Chest agencies; growing role of state agencies in public welfare; methods of research in her field; general conclusions of social welfare research; position as director of research at Welfare Planning Council; census data; major studies; pioneering methodology and needs assessment studies; planning; interaction with other groups; persons and their background involved in Research Department; Social Work Research Group; Director of Welfare Planning Council; work with HEW in Washington; research on national level; social gerontology; changes in social welfare; her work after retirement. ❧ Genevieve Carter (1907-1998). Social worker, researcher. Interviewed by Maurice Hamovitch. Date of interview: 2-25-87. 1 cassette tape (1 duplicate tape). Length of interview: 1 hour and 30 minutes. Transcript of interview: 27 pp. (4 copies of rough draft of transcript). ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. California Social Work Hall of Distinction Biography ( https://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."
DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-73
title: Carmen Combs interview, 1990

description: Combs, Carmen - Audio Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by Elizabeth McBroom on August 14, 1990. An interview with Carmen Combs as she discusses her early childhood in Iowa; graduation from Yale School of Law in 1927; early law practice; work at USC in Legal Aid Clinic; work with "Okie" families; referee in juvenile courts in Los Angeles area; House of Good Shepherd and Boys Republic; detention of children at McClaren Hall; appointment from Earl Warren to city's advisory committee; career with League of Women Voters and issues addressed; involvement with grand jury investigations; "Woman of the Year" award; volunteer for Pasadena School District; work with League of Women Voters and its involvement with migrant workers; philosophy as working mother; changes in child welfare and lives of children; effectiveness of social welfare agencies in working with juvenile delinquents; opinion of probation officers. ❧ Carmen Combs was an attorney who spent a number of years as a referee in the Juvenile Court of Los Angeles. She also was an active volunteer in various committees and organizations that focused on juvenile justice and related issues. Among her activities was work with the Legal Aid Society, Los Angeles; the University of Southern California Center on Law and Poverty; the Governor's (Warren) Committee on Juvenile Justice; the League of Women Voters; and the Boys' and Girls' Republic. This interview describes some of her activities in these organizations. ❧ Carmen Combs (1903-1991). Lawyer. Referee in Los Angeles Juvenile Court. Interviewed by Elizabeth McBroom. Date of interview 8-14-90. 1 cassette tape (1 duplicate tape). Length of interview: 1 hour and 12 minutes. Transcript of interview: 24 pp. CD containing interview and transcript. ❧ INTERVIEW TOPICS: Early childhood in Iowa; graduation from Yale School of Law in 1927; early law practice; work at USC in Legal Aid Clinic; work with "Okie" families; referee in juvenile courts in Los Angeles area; House of Good Shepherd and Boys Republic; detention of children at McClaren Hall; appointment from Earl Warren to city's advisory committee; career with League of Women Voters and issues addressed; involvement with grand jury investigations; "Woman of the Year" award; volunteer for Pasadena School District; work with League of Women Voters and its involvement with migrant workers; philosophy as working mother; changes in child welfare and lives of children; effectiveness of social welfare agencies in working with juvenile delinquents; opinion of probation officers. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: 1. Program and correspondence for "Models for Tomorrow: The Multi-Service Center, the Multi-Purpose Worker." 2. Carmen Combs, "Juvenile Justice or Do Too Many Rights Make a Wrong?." 9 page manuscript of article published in Glendale Law Review, 1976. 3. Obituary from League of Women Voters newsletter, October 1991. 4. Minutes of Advisory Committee on Detention Practices, 5-2-74. (Combs a member.) 5. Carmen Combs, Short Tales from a Long Life (1988).
DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-76
title: Lawrence Cooper interview, 1988

description: Cooper, Lawrence - Audio Oral History interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by Frances Lomas Feldman on June 2, 1988. An interview with Lawrence Cooper. ❧ Lawrence Cooper. Interviewed by Frances Feldman. Date of interview: 6-2-88. Length of interview: 2 hours and 53 minutes. Transcript of interview: 36 pp. ❧ INTERVIEW SUMMARY: An interview with Lawrence Cooper, as he discusses his work with United Way of Los Angeles, the Welfare Planning Council of Los Angeles, the All Nations Foundation, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and others. ❧ INTERVIEW TOPICS: Representative of business; volunteer with boards and agencies: Blue Cross; Mental Health Development Commission; role in reorganization of United Way. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: 1. Curriculum Vitae; 2. Business cards; 3. Program for National Alliance of Business, Los Angeles Metro, 10th Anniversary Dinner, 17 October 1978. Includes tribute to Lawrence Cooper; 4. Letter to Daniel Blain, Director of State Dept. of Mental Hygiene, from Edward Tuttle, president of Welfare Planning council. Includes mention of Lawrence Cooper. 5. LA Rotary list of members, including Lawrence Cooper.
DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-85
title: Robert Dockson interview, 1989

description: Dockson, Robert - Audio Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by Frances Feldman on February 22, 1989. An interview with Robert Dockson as he discusses his early interests in social welfare; education and teaching career; work with Community Chest ("Red Feather"); involvement in Welfare Planning Council; attempt to bring social workers into his company; United Way; involvement with organizations after United Way work; conference on housing; Orthopedic Hospital; Haynes Foundation; contributions of lay volunteers to social welfare organizations and agencies. ❧ Robert Dockson (1917-2013). Dean of University of Southern California Business School. Chair of the Board of California Federal Savings and Loan Association. Volunteer for social welfare agencies and organizations. Interviewed by Frances Feldman. Date of interview: 2-22-89. 1 cassette tape (1 duplicate tape). Length of interview: 45 minutes. Transcript of interview: 16 pp. CD containing interview and transcript. ❧ INtERVIEW TOPICS: Early interests in social welfare; education and teaching career; work with Community Chest ("Red Feather"); involvement in Welfare Planning Council; attempt to bring social worker into his company; United Way; involvement with organizations after United Way work; conference on housing; Orthopedic Hospital; Haynes Foundation; contributions of lay volunteers to social welfare organizations and agencies; requests for material from Robert Dockson. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. 1 diskette of transcript of interview. 2. 1 5 x 7 in. photograph of Robert Dockson. 3. Report of the Citizens' Independent Study Committee for United Way, Inc. September 8, 1986. 4. Biographical information sheet. 5. Brochure for "The Robert R. Dockson Dean's Chair," School of Business Administration, University of Southern California.