Department of Social Services records
Scope and Content
Series 1. Pauper Accounts, 1809-1917, contains 8 volumes.
Series 2. State Board of Charities Letterbooks, 1883, 1895-1909, contains 10 volumes.
Series 3. Minutes, 1893-1951, contains minutes of the State Board of Charities, Department of Welfare, Public Welfare Council, and Supervisor meeting.
Series 4. Secretary's Diary, 1903-1922, contains 5 folders.
Series 5. Reports and Reference Material, 1923-1959, contains several reports including child welfare, legislation, and organizational. Also contains services to Indians, 1936-1953, undated.
Series 6. Temporary Homes, 1889-1916, contains records from Litchfield County Temporary Home, 1908-1915; and New Haven County Temporary Home, 1889-1916.
Dates
- 1775-1959
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
These records are stored at an off-site facility and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
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Historical Note
The Department of Social Services provides assistance to families and individuals through programs such as child-care block grants, energy assistance, vocational rehabilitation, refugee assistance, programs for the elderly, temporary assistance for needy families, food stamps, Section 8 housing vouchers, and the state child support enforcement plan. The Department has evolved through several titles that reflect the changes in public policy toward those citizens in need: State Board of Charities was established in 1873; name changed to Commission on Public Welfare in 1919; in 1921 name changed to Department of Public Welfare; 1935, name changed to Public Welfare Council; Office of the Commissioner of Public Welfare was established in 1935; 1953, name changed to State Welfare Department and the Welfare Commissioner; 1975, name changed to Department of Social Services; in 1979 Social Services split in two. The direct successor agency is the Department of Income Maintenance, which retains the same Commissioner and Statutory authority as Social Services. The other is the Department of Human Resources. In 1993 the Department of Social Services reformed by merger of: Department of Income Maintenance, Department of Human Resources, and Department on Aging.
See also the Department of Social Services Agency History.
Extent
9.5 cubic feet
Abstract
The Department of Social Services provides a broad range of services to the elderly, persons with disabilities, families, and individuals who need assistance in maintaining or achieving their full potential for self-direction, self-reliance and independent living.
Arrangement
Arranged into six series:
Series 1. Pauper Accounts, 1809-1917
Series 2. State Board of Charities Letterbooks, 1883, 1895-1909
Series 3. Minutes, 1893-1951
Series 4. Secretary's Diary, 1903-1922
Series 5. Reports and Reference Material, 1923-1959
Series 6. Temporary Homes, 1889-1916
- Account books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Children -- Institutional care -- Connecticut Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Connecticut. Board of Charities -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Connecticut. Dept. of Social Services -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Connecticut. Public Welfare Council -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Connecticut. State Welfare Dept. -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Letter books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Public welfare -- Connecticut Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- RG 019, Department of Social Services
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
