Finding Aid for the Gladys H. Culp papers
Table of Contents
Finding aid prepared by Jane Adler and Clay Stalls, 2000 February 22
Summary Information
- Repository
- USC Libraries Special Collections
- Creator
- Culp, Gladys H., 1904-1993
- Title
- Gladys H. Culp papers
- Collection no.
- 0408
- Date [inclusive]
- 1941-1968
- Extent
- 0.21 linear ft., 1 box
- Language
- English
- Textual materials [Box]
- 1
- Abstract
- This collection consists of material documenting Gladys Culp’s undergraduate and graduate work at USC, and materials related to her career in social work with the Bureau of Public Assistance of the County of Los Angeles, especially in the 1960s.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Gladys H. Culp papers, Collection no. 0408, California Social Welfare Archive, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Biographical note
Gladys H. Culp was a sociology undergraduate student at the University of Southern California in the mid 1940s, who also did some graduate work at USC in the mid 1950s. By 1968 Culp had become a Supervising Social Worker at the Metro North District of the Bureau of Public Assistance of Los Angeles County. In 1964 she led a statewide demonstration project, undertaken by Adult Protective Services, to transfer patients, many of whom had been institutionalized for decades, from state hospitals and institutions for the mentally retarded and impaired out into the community. Over a four year period, Culp and the unit she headed--entirely made up of workers with "two years experience with the agency, but no professional social work training"--were responsible for the placement of 585 removed mental patients, mostly in private board and care and nursing homes. Culp was awarded certificates of commendation and appreciation for her work in this demonstration project. Of particular interest is her manuscript account of its accomplishment.
Scope and Content
The collection contains student materials from Culp's undergraduate and graduate years at USC, including book reports, term projects, examination papers, and essays on such topics eugenics, race relations, industrial sociology, and union leadership. It also contains a report, letter, commendation, and other materials related to her career in social work with the Bureau of Public Assistance of the County of Los Angeles, especially in the 1960s.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
USC Libraries Special Collections
2000 February 22
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
Revision Description
Finding aid edited, encoded, and updated by Sue Luftschein, 2010 December
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
The use of archival materials for on-site research does not constitute permission from the California Social Welfare Archive to publish them. Copyright has not been assigned to the California Social Welfare Archive, and the researcher is instructed to obtain permission to quote from or publish manuscripts in the CSWA’s collections from the copyright holder.
Acquisition
Donated by Gladys Culp, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Los Angeles County (Calif.). Bureau of Public Assistance. -- Correspondence
Genre(s)
- Clippings
- Letters
- Newsletters
- Reports
Geographic Name(s)
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--Archival resources
Personal Name(s)
- Culp, Gladys H., 1904-1993 -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Social service--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
- Social work education--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
- Social work with people with mental disabilities--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
- Social workers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
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[Undergraduate papers] 1945-1946 |
1 | 1 | ||
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[Undergraduate papers] 1945-1946 |
1 | 2 | ||
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[Undergraduate papers and notes] 1945-1946 |
1 | 3 | ||
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[Graduate papers] 1954 |
1 | 4 | ||
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[Adult Protective Services Demonstration Project] 1965-1968 Scope and ContentIncludes Bureau of Public Assistance newsletter, certificates of appreciation from Bureau of Public Assistance and Department of Social Services, Department of Social Services newsletters, and Alhambra Post Advocate clipping. |
1 | 5 | ||
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[Draft report], "The SIgnificant Other Person," Adult Protective Service Project, Los Angeles County circa 1968 |
1 | 6 | ||
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