Board and Committees. Ad Hoc Committees. Self Study Committee 1959-1961. Social Education and Action Resolutions subcommittee. (Box 34, Folder 8)
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National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers
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This folder contains records created/collected by the National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers, now United Neighborhood Centers of America, including correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, financial records, photographs, and other documents. The Federation, which was founded in 1911, included local settlement houses and neighborhood centers from across the United States and Canada. The records document the programs, methodology, member agencies, and administration of the Federation, which was known as the National Federation of Settlements from 1911 to 1949; National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers from 1949 to 1979; and United Neighborhood Center of America beginning in 1980. Information about issues and individuals makes this a key resource for the study of social welfare in twentieth century America. This folder contains recThe Self-Study Committee, which existed from 1959 to 1961, undertook a thorough study of the National Federation's structure and then made suggestions for future changes. The self-study focused on the practical operation of the Federation, complementing the more visionary approach of the Neighborhood Goals project. The Self-Study Committee had several subcommittees which reflect the facets of the settlement movement at this time. These subcommittees were: the subcommittee on services, subcommittee on social education and action resolutions procedure, subcommittee on financial framework and development, subcommittee on relations with other national organizations, and subcommittee on structure. There was also a Follow-up Committee formed to work at implementing the report generated by this ad hoc committee. The committee folders contain progress reports, subcommittee and committee reports, questionnaires, minutes of committee meetings, tabulations...
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