Southern California Building Funds records

Collection no.:
0491

Description:
This capital fund was established at the end of World War II by Southern California business leaders who recognized that the rapidly increasing population of the area could not adequately be served by health and welfare institutions operating in facilities that had already been outgrown and outworn during the Depression and war years. In the 38 years of its existence the fund disbursed over $26 million for construction purposes. Corporate mergers and acquisitions eroded its historic funding base in the 1980s, and when contributions dropped sharply during the business recession of the early 1990s fund members voted to discontinue the program, effective November 1, 1992.

Dates:
1961-1992

Extent:
4.0 Linear feet

Language(s):
English

Subject(s):
Nonprofit organizations--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources

Geographic Name(s):
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--20th century--Archival resources

Conditions governing access:
Advance notice required for access.

Preferred citation:
[Box/folder# or item name], Southern California Building Funds records, Collection no. 0491, 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