Overview of the Collection
Historical NoteFounded in 1905 as the Associated Charities of Spokane, the Family Counseling Service has had a long history of mental health and social service activity for the people of Spokane. It soon became the city’s chief agency for administering both public and private funds to relieve poverty, sickness, and family problems. During the Depression, the Service assisted in the development of the Department of Social and Health Services. Earlier in its history, the Service initiated the city’s first free employment service and developed work relief programs. It created a special Women’s Employment Service and sponsored Spokane’s first commercial school. Many services and agencies resulted from the Service’s work, including: the Salvation Army Maternity Center, the casework services for the Florence Crittenden Home, the Spokane Children’s Home, and the Prisoner’s Aid Service, which became the community’s first probation service Content DescriptionThe collection includes minutes of board meetings, 1918-1959; Travelers Aid board meeting minutes, 1952-1961; several reports and scholarly papers on social service and social counseling topics; and descriptive histories of the Service. Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Collection is not restricted. Restrictions on Use :Collection is open for use. Preferred Citation :Family Counseling Service Records (Ms 11), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA. Administrative Information
Arrangement :
The materials arranged by type of material.
Acquisition Information :
Donated by Family Counseling Service, 1983. Additional Reference Guides :Described in: A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Eastern Washington State Historical Society / Edward W. Nolan (1987), entry 81 Related Materials :See also: Ladies' Benevolent Society/Spokane Children's Home Records (Ms 42) Young Women's Christian Association of Spokane Records (Ms 207) Detailed Description of the Collection
SubjectsThis collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.
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