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Subject(s)

• United States Children's Bureau—Archives [Browse]
• Children—United States—Sources [Browse]
• Child welfare—United States—Sources [Browse]
• Maternal and infant welfare—United States—Sources [Browse]

Series

Public Health Archives : Public Health in Modern America, 1890-1970. [More in this series]

Summary note

This collection, sourced from the National Archives Records Agency (NARA), covers a broad portion of the work of this this storied agency. The Children's Bureau was the first federal agency within the U.S. government-in fact, in the world-to focus exclusively on improving the lives of children and families. Created by President Howard Taft in 1912, the bureau tackled some of the nation's most pressing social issues, including infant and maternal death, child labor, orphanages, child health and recreation, delinquency and juvenile courts, family economic security, abused and neglected children, and foster care. This collection includes, among other things, the progress reports on maternal and child health for all U.S. states and Puerto Rico from the years 1936 through 1942 (a total of roughly 350 reports for that critical period in American public health history). Researchers will also find state-level statistical reports for the bureau's "Crippled Children's Program" from 1948 through 1953, its "Report of Activities in Nutrition Services" from selected states for 1937-1940, and statements by the bureau staff at Congressional hearings (esp. 83rd-87th sessions, 1953-1961). Finally, this collection features articles, correspondence, reports, surveys and other documentation on a vast array of topics such as maternal and childhood disease and illness; prevention and treatments; legal treatment and enforcement; and health policy.

Notes

• Date of documents: 1912-1969.
• Reproduction of the originals from the National Archives (United States).

Contents

• Subcollections : Maternal and child health : children in need of special care
• Maternal and child health : maternal and child health research
• Maternal and child health : maternal and child health and crippled children's services (under Social Security Act)
• Maternal and child health : maternal and child health and crippled children's services treatment program.

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OCLC

1104405790

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