- Description
- 13 linear feet (13 boxes).
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence, addresses, articles, sound recordings, and other papers relating to Hodson's professional activities in the fields of social work, child welfare and social legislation.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Researchers must use cassette copies of the sound recordings.
- Additional Formats (note)
- available on audio cassettes.
- Source (note)
- Biography (note)
- William Hodson (1891-1943) was a social welfare administrator in Minnesota and New York City.
- Processing Action (note)
- Surveyed
- Cataloging updated
- Call Number
- MssCol 1410
- OCLC
- NYPW89-A558
- Author
Hodson, William, 1891-1943.
- Title
William Hodson papers, ca. 1910s-1943.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Access
Researchers must use cassette copies of the sound recordings.
- Additional Formats
Sound recordings available on audio cassettes.
- Biography
William Hodson (1891-1943) was a social welfare administrator in Minnesota and New York City. In Minnesota he was instrumental in establishing the laws that became Minnesota's children's code. He moved to New York City in 1922 and joined the Russell Sage Foundation, first as director of its Division of Child Welfare, then as director of its Dept. of Social Legislation. He was the executive director of the Welfare Council of New York City from 1924 to 1934 and was Commissioner of Welfare from 1934 to 1943. Hodson was also active in professional organizations, serving as president of the American Association of Social Workers and of the American Public Welfare Association.
- Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
Social workers.
- Research Call Number
MssCol 1410