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MISSISSIPPI CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL WORK RECORDS


Biography/History:

The Mississippi Conference on Social Work was founded by Dr. Alfred Hume, chancellor of the University of Mississippi, and Dr. N. B. Bond, a professor of sociology at the university. The organization held its first meeting on the University of Mississippi campus in 1927. The conference was concerned with delinquency, parole, professional training, relief, and welfare in the early 1930s. The organization focused on academic social work through visiting teacher and nutrition programs in the late 1930s. The conference elected Marie Hoffman as its first female president in the 1940s. During this time, agendas included casework services in hospitals and public health facilities and programs related to national defense and the war effort. The organization began revising its constitution in 1955 and later changed its name to the Mississippi Conference on Social Welfare in 1958. A newsletter, edited by George Clough, was the first publication distributed to conference members. The conference was concerned with client confidentiality, drug abuse, mental health centers, race relations, and staff training in the 1960s. The organization focused on social work in nursing homes and Title 20 social work with black families, development-grant proposals, and third-party funding in the 1970s.

Scope and Content:

This collection contains fourteen boxes. Boxes one through seven consist of files from the administrations of presidents Dr. Alfred Hume to Clayton R. Barnett.

  • Boxes 1-7:
    • President: General correspondence; copies of executive committee minutes; memoranda; agendas; announcements; financial statements.
    • Secretary: Reports; financial statements.
    • Legislation: Reports; newsclippings; memoranda on bills to be passed.
    • Policy committee: Constitution and bylaws; general correspondence.
    • Nominations committee: Voting procedures; announcement of winners; general correspondence.
    • Membership committee: Annual reports; membership applications; newsclippings.
    • Business meetings and executive committee: Minutes of meetings; reports.
    • Arrangements: Letters to hotels, airports, etc., about confirmations.
    • Resolutions: Copies of resolutions adopted.
    • Exhibits: Letters about conference exhibits.
    • Program manuscripts: Highlights of speeches, interviews, etc.
    • Miscellaneous: General correspondence.
  • Box 8:
    • Committees, 1938-1960.
    • National conference dues--membership.
    • Survey Associations, Inc., legislation, 1939-1940; 1943; 1946.
    • Audit reports, 1951-1953; 1958; 1960-1961.
    • Publicity--general correspondence, 1934; 1938; 1940; 1942-1944; 1947-1948.
    • Constitution and bylaws, 1938-1959.
    • Constitution.
    • Stationery.
    • Registration procedures.
  • Box 9:
    • Conference history.
    • Records committee.
    • Newsclippings.
    • Pictures and mats.
  • Box 10:
    • National Conference of Social Workers (bulletins from secretary), 1935; 1937; 1939; 1942; 1944; 1948-1949.
    • National Conference of Social Workers (state conference pamphlets), 1939-1940; 1948; 1951-1952.
    • Budgets; membership lists; newsletters; programs of annual conferences.
  • Boxes 11-14:
    • Addresses of conference members.

Series Identification:

  1. Administrative Files. 1937-1981. (boxes 1-7)
  2. Committees. 1938-1960. (box 8)
  3. National Conference Dues--Membership (box 8)
  4. Survey Associates, Inc., Legislation. 1939-1940; 1943; 1946. (box 8)
  5. Audit Reports. 1953; 1958; 1960-1961. (box 8)
  6. Publicity--General Correspondence. 1934; 1938; 1940; 1942-1944; 1947-1948. (box 8)
  7. Constitution and Bylaws. 1938-1959. (box 8)
  8. Constitution. 1953; 1958-1960. (box 8)
  9. Stationery. 1937-1959. (box 8)
  10. Registration Procedures. n.d. (box 8)
  11. National Conference of Social Workers (Bulletins from Secretary). 1935-1936; 1938-1939; 1942; 1948-1949. (box 10)
  12. National Conference of Social Workers (State Conference Pamphlets). 1939-1940; 1948; 1951-1952. (box 10)
  13. American Association of Social Workers. 1935; 1939-1940. (box 8)
  14. Budgets. 1949; 1960. (box 10)
  15. Membership List. n.d. (box 10)
  16. Conference History. 1927-1968. (box 9)
  17. Records Committee. 1927-1978. (box 9)
  18. Newspaper Clippings. 1936-1952. (box 9)
  19. Pictures and Mats. n.d. (box 9)
  20. Programs of Annual Conferences. 1932-1977. (box 10)
  21. Newsletters. 1962-1981. (box 10)
  22. Addresses of Members. n.d. (boxes 11-14)