Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Administrative Files of the Virginia Dept. of Welfare, 1960-1978. Accession 30671, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Virginia Dept. of Social Services on April 3, 1980.

Processing Information

This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards. The original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.

Historical Information

On March 13, 1908, an act creating the Board of Charities and Corrections was passed by the General Assembly. The name of the board was changed to the Board of Public Welfare by the General Assembly on February 27, 1922, and the state government reorganization act of April 18, 1927, created the Department of Public Welfare. The General Assembly, on March 30, 1948, approved a reorganization of the state government that merged the Department of Public Welfare with the Department of Corrections to form the Department of Welfare and Institutions. This merger proved administratively unsatisfactory, so following several years of study, the General Assembly passed an act on March 9, 1974, separating the agencies to form the Department of Corrections and the Department of Welfare. On February 20, 1981, the General Assembly changed the name of the Department of Welfare to the Department of Social Services, effective July 1, 1982.

Scope and Content

Administrative Files, 1960-1978, include correspondence and subject files related to the Division of Field Services.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in original order.