Robert A. McKibben papers

Collection no.:
0489

Description:
Rev. Dr. Robert A. McKibben was Executive Director of the All Nations Foundation and Pastor of the Church of All Nations in Los Angeles from 1927 until 1952, when he resigned reluctantly to accept appointment by the Methodist Episcopal Church to its National Board of Missions. McKibben's correspondence relating to the All Nations Foundation, including his uniquely effective fund raising letters, and his papers on church social work programs, are to be found with the records of that agency. Papers in this collection reflect his wide interests, his acquaintance with leading social welfare administrators throughout the West, and his national and international connections with social work associations, particularly those concerned with the developing specialty of group work, and with issues from the provision of services to youth, to narcotics education, and international student exchange programs. An influential figure in Los Angeles, McKibben was president of the Los Angeles County Coordinating Council's Executive Board, and a Vice-President of the Council of Social Agencies, on whose Executive Committee he served for many years.

Dates:
circa 1920s-1950s

Extent:
1.0 Linear feet

Language(s):
English

Subject(s):
Social group work--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources

Genre(s):
Correspondence

Personal Name(s):
McKibben, Robert A., (Robert Anderson), 1895-1984 -- Archives

Geographic Name(s):
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--Archival resources

Conditions governing access:
Advance notice required for access.

Preferred citation:
[Box/folder# or item name], Robert A. McKibben papers, Collection no. 0489, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Record date:
2012

Contact Information:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu