Series 8: Subject files, 1950-1957, bulk

Complementing the subject matter covered in the Program files (see Series 3), and overlapping somewhat with publications included in Series 6 and 7, this series is comprised of subject files on topics relating to the activities of BCSP. These files appear to have been used as reference materials by BCSP staff in planning their programs. Topics covered include: adoption, the aged, child care, child welfare, civil defense, court reform, day care, education, fluoridation of drinking water, health care, juvenile delinquency, summer camp, chronic illness, city planning, housing and health issues, housing discrimination, social welfare legislation, narcotics abuse (an extensive clipping file), Puerto Rican communities in New York City, and youth (including a large file of press clippings on gangs). Also included are files on Brooklyn history, and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, as well as U.S. Census Bureau surveys and files of statistics on various social welfare topics.

These files vary in size and comprehensiveness, and generally include press clippings, publications of various government and nonprofit organizations, articles from professional journals, directories, limited correspondence, and the occasional bibliography.