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Adoption reform

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

E. Wayne Carp papers

 Collection
Identifier: sw0330
Abstract The E. Wayne Carp papers include research files, legal documents, interviews, publications and other materials related to the history of adoption policy in the United States, individuals and organizations active in the areas of adoptee rights and access to adoption case records, and Carp's research and legal consulting related to adoption policy. In particular the papers include information on Jean Paton, a founder of the adoptee rights and open records movements. Other topics of note...
Dates: 1890-2008; Majority of material found within 1995-2008

Jean Paton papers

 Collection
Identifier: 252-sw0252
Abstract

The Jean Paton papers includes personal papers about research into her own adoption and family history, sketches and artworks pertaining to her career as a sculptor. The papers also include records regarding Orphan Voyage, a research and communication center for adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1950-1990