Youth -- Services for -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Big Brothers of America records
Collection
Identifier: sw0009
Abstract
Records of the Big Brothers of America (BBA). The topics discussed include promotion of the BBA program, recruiting and training of volunteer workers, and service standards. The bulk of the material dates from 1946 to 1959.
Dates:
1912-1970; Majority of material found within ( 1946-1959)
National Commission on Resources for Youth records
Collection
Identifier: SW 118
Abstract
The collection includes project files, project reports, training exercises, indexes, abstracts. Resources include a collection of bound materials by other organizations and 11 films and a videotape on a variety of topics.
Dates:
1980-1983
Project Girl records
Collection
Identifier: sw0083
Abstract
From 1973 to 1975, the University of Minnesota's Center for Youth Development and Research conducted a study on the "needs, concerns, and aspirations" of adolescent girls. Dr. Gisela Konopka of the University of Minnesota was the project director. Ultimately, nearly one thousand adolescent girls in the United States and Puerto Rico were interviewed. The girls ranged from 12-18 years of age and represented a variety of ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic groupings. All the interviews were...
Dates:
1972-1976
Found in:
Social Welfare History Archives
/
Project Girl records
