James R. Dumpson papers
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Speeches, conference papers, correspondence, scrapbooks, and publications of James R. Dumpson (1909–2012), New York City Commissioner of Welfare (1959–1965). When appointed Dumpson was the first African American welfare commissioner in the United States, and the first social worker to oversee welfare in New York. He later served as Dean of Fordham University's Graduate School of Social Service (1967–1974), and Administrator of New York City's Human Resources Administration (1974–1976). The collection includes material from Dumpson's time as United Nations Advisor and Chief of Training in Social Welfare to the Government of Pakistan (1953–1954), and from his work in South Vietnam during the 1960s and 1970s for the U.S. Senate Sub-Committee on Refugees and Escapees.
Biographical Note
Nicknamed "Little Dynamo" for the boundless enthusiasm contained by his diminutive frame, James Russell Dumpson (1909–2012) was, among his many roles, the first African American welfare commissioner in American history. Born in Philadelphia on 5 April 1909, Dumpson was the oldest of the five children of James T. Dumpson (1884–1934), a bank messenger, and Edythe (Smith) Dumpson (1892–1944), who taught public school before her marriage.
After high school, Dumpson attended State Teachers College at Cheyney, Pennsylvania (1930–1932), the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work (1937–1938), and Fordham University School of Social Service (1942–1944). He obtained bachelor's (1947) and master's (1950) degrees from the New School for Social Research before completing a Ph.D. at the University of Dacca, East Pakistan (1955). Dumpson was already working in Pakistan (1953–1954), where he had been appointed United Nations Advisor and Chief of Training in Social Welfare to the country's then newly-formed government.
Back in New York City he served as Director, Bureau of Child Welfare, in the Department of Welfare (1955–1958), and then as First Deputy Commissioner of Welfare (1958–1959). When Mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. appointed Dumpson the City's Commissioner of Welfare (1959–1965), he became the first African American to hold such a position in the United States. He was also the first trained social worker to oversee welfare in New York, and, as such, took exception to a Daily News editorial which attributed the City's welfare woes to ladies having "babies by assorted gentlemen so as to keep the relief checks growing fatter each year." Dumpson responded that the "only test for public assistance was a citizen's needs, not morals. With only a few exceptions . . . people on welfare, particularly children, desperately need the support." In 1964, after Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona had similarly disparaged welfare recipients, Dumpson referred to the soon-to-be Republican nominee for president as "the wealthy cowboy," dismissing his remarks as having "no place in the kind of war on poverty I am advocating."
Leaving the municipal sphere, Dumpson was briefly (1965–1967) professor and associate dean of the Hunter College School of Social Work before assuming deanship of Fordham University's Graduate School of Social Service (1967–1974). In his honor, the school would name the "James R. Dumpson Chair in Child Welfare Services" in 1980.
Mayor Abraham Beame lured Dumpson back to public service, appointing him Administrator of the New York City Human Resources Administration and Commissioner of the Department of Social Services (1974–1976).
At a time when less driven humans might have retired, Dumpson actively consulted or sat on—and often chaired—a dizzying number of charitable and philanthropic boards. In his 80s he was tapped by Mayor David Dinkins to oversee the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.
James R. Dumpson died in New York City on 5 November 2012, aged 103, survived by his widow, Goldie (Brangman) Dumpson, the former director of a nurse anesthesia program New York, and his daughter, the psychotherapist Jeree Wade.
[The most detailed chronology of Dumpson's life and work appears in Alma J. Carten, Reflections on the American Social Welfare State: The Collected Papers of James R. Dumpson, PhD, 1930-1990 (Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers Press, 2015), 233–236. A photocopy may be found in box 6, folder 14. See also "Friend to the Needy: James Russell Dumpson," in the New York Times, 18 July 1959, and "James R. Dumpson, a Defender of the Poor, Dies at 103," also in the New York Times, 9 November 2012.]
Arrangement
The James R. Dumpson Papers are organized in nine series:
Series I. Speeches, articles, papers, remarks, 1932-2005
Series II. Correspondence, 1930-2008
Series III. Memorabilia and Scrapbooks, 1928-2009
Series IV. Personal, 1950s-2012
Series V. Fordham University, 1965-1996
Series VI. International Social Welfare, 1952-2001
Series VII. Miscellaneous files, binders, and loose material, circa 1930-2015
Series VIII. Print matter, 1922-2009
Series IX. Audiovisual, 1946-1992
Scope and Contents
The James R. Dumpson Papers span Dr. Dumpson's long and busy working life—he remained active into his tenth decade—in the field of social welfare both at home and abroad. The collection includes a vast number of speeches, conference papers, and articles, not to mention the contributions Dumpson made to various publications. (See Series I and Series VIII.)
Dumpson's correspondence, while spread throughout the collection, is spotty, and grouped largely in nine folders covering the years 1930–2008. Of interest are the letters he received as New York City's Commissioner of Welfare, when social workers of his department staged a month-long strike for better pay and more manageable caseloads in January 1965. (See Series II.)
The collection includes a large amount of "memorabilia" (Dumpson's designation) that was originally stored in binders and in scrapbooks, a mixture of ephemera, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and publications documenting Dumpson's educational, professional, and private life. (See Series III.)
Personal material is limited to a few financial papers and receipts, citations, and a folder of photographs of Dumpson, either solo portraits, or posed with New York City officials and visiting dignitaries, at casual functions and award ceremonies. (See Series IV.)
From his tenure as dean of Fordham University's Graduate School of Social Service, the collection holds a mix of correspondence, administrative memos, accreditation reports, and information on the naming of a chair in his honor in 1980—the James R. Dumpson Chair in Child Welfare Services. (See Series V.)
Dumpson's international social welfare activities are documented by material from his time during the 1950s as United Nations Advisor and Chief of Training in Social Welfare to the then newly-formed Government of Pakistan, and his work during the 1960s and 1970s for the United States Senate Sub-Committee on Refugees and Escapees in South Vietnam. (See Series VI.)
The collection contains a number of single-topic files—such as those covering Dumpson's time as administrator of the New York City Human Resources Administration—and a significant amount of loose and unlabeled material that defies precise categorization, but relates broadly to the perennial issues of social welfare. (See Series VII.)
Dumpson assembled a range of printed publications—books, pamphlets, periodicals, government documents, and conference proceedings—many of which include chapters or prefatory contributions by him. While most publications in the collection center on social welfare generally, some focus on specific issues like aging, or black children in foster care. And some, such as a 1922 monograph on Renaissance art and poetry, seem to date from Dumpson's school days. (See Series VIII.)
Lastly, a small amount of phonograph and VHS recordings capture Dumpson's appearances on New York City-based radio and television broadcasts discussing, among other topics, juvenile delinquency, the AIDS crisis, and homelessness. (See Series IX.)
Researchers should be aware that the Fordham University Library Archives holds a significant collection of James R. Dumpson's papers (11 linear feet in 13 boxes). As of this writing (March 2019), Fordham's online finding aid [http://www.library.fordham.edu/archives/dumpsonpapers.html] is not functioning, but a copy saved by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine remains visible. (Paper copies may also be found in the present, New-York Historical Society, collection, in box 6, folder 14.)
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Access Restrictions
Open to qualified researchers. Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use.
Use Restrictions
This collection is owned by the New-York Historical Society. The copyright law of the United States governs the making of photocopies and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Unpublished materials created before January 1, 1978 cannot be quoted in publication without permission of the copyright holder. Photocopying undertaken by staff only. Limited to 20 exposures of stable, unbound material per day.
Note that the audiovisual material in Series IX is restricted due to its fragility and because the New-York Historical Society lacks the necessary playback equipment.
Preferred Citation
The collection should be cited as: James R. Dumpson Papers, MS 3078, The New-York Historical Society.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jeree Wade, daughter of James R. Dumpson, 2017.
About this Guide
Processing Information
Archivist Joseph Ditta arranged and described this collection in January-March 2019.
Repository
Series I. Speeches, articles, papers, remarks, reviews, etc., 1932-2005, inclusive
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Scope and Contents
Series I holds the myriad conference papers, speeches, articles, remarks, and reviews delivered by James R. Dumpson throughout his long and ever-evolving career in social work.
Arrangement
Series I is sorted chronologically. Undated items come last. The researcher may encounter duplication of papers revised for publication, or presented in multiple forums.
Speeches, articles, etc., 1932, 1938, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The Educated Man in the Time of Depression (30 May 1932).
The Administration of Public Assistance and its Relationship to Pressure Groups (December 1938).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1944, inclusive
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The Child and His Family During the Period of Foster Care (27 October 1944).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1951, inclusive
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The Menace of Narcotics to the Children of New York: A Plan to Eradicate the Evil (August 1951).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1955-1959, inclusive
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Statement, dedication of cottage at St. Agatha's, Nanuet, New York (22 April 1955).
What is Happening to Our Children Overseas? (29 March 1957).
Improving Social Relations, Developing Social Responsibility, and Enrichment of Life (23 September 1957).
Governmental Responsibility on the Mobilization of Resources for Program Planning and Development of the Social Services (October 1957).
Organized Guidance of the Family for its Socio-Economic Development (9 April 1958).
Exploring New Horizons: A Challenge to the Status Quo (26 April 1958).
Community Organization Responsibility of the Public Administrator (12 May 1958).
Relationships With Public Agencies for Children (22 May 1958).
How High the Ceiling (4 June 1958).
Philosophy, Convictions and Goals in Public Welfare (17 October 1958).
Teamwork Among Community Agencies for the Mentally Ill (30 October 1958)
Recent Developments in Public Services for Families (17 November 1958).
Public and Private Agency Responsibility (19 November 1958).
Are Residence Laws Necessary? (17 March 1959).
Serving the Multi-Problem Family: Implications for the Public Agency (1 April 1959).
How to Establish Community Programs: Special Problems and Needs of the Aging Among the Minority Groups (16 April 1959).
Public Welfare and Community Planning (9 September 1959).
"ADC and Human Rights" by Dean Wayne Vasey, discussed by James R. Dumpson (22 September 1959).
The Future of Public Welfare in New York City (19 October 1959).
A Changing City: New Issues and New Relationships (8 November 1959).
Public Welfare and the Newcomer (3 December 1959).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1960, inclusive
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A New Look at Medical Welfare in New York City (15 March 1960).
Mobility and Health and Living Conditions as These Affect the Young (28 March 1960).
Commencement address, State Teachers College, Cheyney, Pennsylvania (23 March 1960).
Speech on child welfare (26 May 1960).
Working Together on Old Problems in Child Welfare (9 June 1960).
Why Public Welfare is Everyone's Concern: A Statement of Philosophy, Convictions and Goals in Public Welfare (23 June 1960).
The Next Twenty-Five Years in Public Welfare (9 September 1960).
National Health and Welfare Needs and Programs (29 September 1960).
The Place of Public Welfare in an Affluent Society (2 October 1960).
Welfare Services - Private and Public Potentials from a Public Agency Point of View (26 October 1960).
"A Challenge of Service: Current Developments in Staff Training in Public Assistance" by Hilda Tebow, discussed by James R. Dumpson (5 November 1960).
Statement . . . to the Subcommittee on Public Welfare of the Temporary State Commission on Coordination of State Activities (14 November 1960).
The Welfare of Children is Everybody's Business. "Hindrances, Obstacles and Bottlenecks to a Good Program" (30 November 1960).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1961, inclusive
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The Next Twenty-Five Years in Public Welfare (19 January 1961).
Can We Afford Unmet Human Needs? (25 January 1961).
Statement on Child Welfare (1 February 1961).
Facts, Fallacies and Future: A Study of the Aid to Dependent Children Program of Cook County, Illinois (23 February 1961).
The Unmarried Mother and the ADC in New York City (25 March 1961).
Maladjustment Among Children (13 April 1961).
Protecting Our Children (17 April 1961).
Report to Asia Foundation of Assignment in Pakistan (April 1961).
Working Together in Behalf of Children (10 May 1961).
Hunger and Human Welfare at Home and Abroad (16 May 1961).
Statement at Conference of Greater New York Negro American Labor Council (10 June 1961).
A New Look at Medical Welfare in New York City (12 June 1961).
Working Together for Children (14 June 1961).
Emerging Needs, Trends and Issues in Medical Care (3 October 1961).
Myths and Misunderstandings About Public Welfare (26 October 1961).
Public and Voluntary Agency Partnership Responsibilities (30 October 1961).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1962, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Child Welfare: Whose Responsibility[?] (17 January 1962).
Public and Voluntary Agency Partnership Responsibilities (January 1962).
The ADC Family in the World of Today (1 March 1962).
Keynote Statement, Seminar on Harlem Youth Needs (20 March 1962).
Improving the Living of Children and Their Families (27 March 1962).
United States Social Work in International Community Development (9 April 1962).
A Program for Raising Minimum Wages and Lowering Welfare Costs (24 April 1962).
Human Welfare in the Next Decade (28 April 1962).
Day Care Week--Remarks at Annual Luncheon (30 April 1962).
New York Hospital--Welfare Project (15 May 1962).
How Efficiently are We Spending Public and Private Funds to Meet Family and Child Welfare Needs? (25 May 1962).
Public-Private Agency Relationship (25 May 1962).
Public Welfare Revisited: 1962 (Suggestions for Mayor Wagner's Address) (27 May 1962).
Introduction of Honorable Robert F. Wagner, Mayor, City of New York (27 May 1962).
Public Welfare Today--Implications of Current Developments for Services to the Aging (29 May 1962).
Leadership and Problems of Negro Family Disorganization (31 May 1962).
Crisis in the Metropolis and Intergroup Relations (5 June 1962).
Preventive and Restorative Services--Key to Public Welfare's Future (14 September 1962).
Grosvenor Neighborhood House--Cornerstone Ceremony (Comments) (17 October 1962).
Public Welfare Revisited (1 November 1962).
Voluntary-Public Partnerships in Programming for the Aged (8 November 1962).
Public Welfare Revisited (15 November 1962).
Statement before the Joint Legislative Committee on Health Insurance Plans (16 November 1962).
Challenge to Public Welfare in the 60's--Implications for Welfare Administrators (29 November 1962).
Impact of Automation on Welfare (10 December 1962).
Speeches, articles, etc. [part 1], 1963, inclusive
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Public and Voluntary Agency Partnership Responsibilities (25 January 1963).
How Efficiently are we Spending Public and Private Funds to Meet Welfare Needs? (5 February 1963).
The Local Outlook (Notes) (5 March 1963).
A Consideration: The General Welfare (13 March 1963).
Statement on Morland Commission Report (at Common Council) (14 March 1963).
Purchase of Care--Issues at Stake (25 April 1963).
Public Welfare: Today and Tomorrow (29 April 1963).
Place of Child Day Care in Meeting Children's Needs (1 May 1963).
Greetings, Angel Guardian Home Smoker (2 May 1963).
Public and Private Agency Responsibilities (12 May 1963).
Statement, Department of Welfare Symposium in Brooklyn (8 May 1963).
A Changing World--A Changing Profession (notes) (13 May 1963).
Notes on Public Welfare (for Graduate Seminar on Social Welfare Administration) (13 May 1963).
Outline for Leadership Workshop on Children's Needs (10 June 1963).
Statement at Public Hearing of Joint Legislative Committee on Health Insurance Plans (10 June 1963).
Challenge to Public Welfare in the 60's--Its Public Image (18 June 1963).
Social Welfare Problems and Needs (20 June 1963).
Statement--Memorial Meeting for Medgar W. Evers (27 June 1963).
Article on Public Assistance (Encyclopedia of Social Work) (June 1963).
The Public Welfare Amendments of 1962--Their Implications (August 1963).
Operation Alphabet (17 September 1963).
Urban Renewal's Challenge to Social Welfare (23 September 1963).
Remarks at Hearing on Rehabilitation Report of the City Planning Commission (24 September 1963).
New Directions in Catholic Child Care (28 September 1963).
Speeches, articles, etc. [part 2], 1963, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Automation--A Community Reponsibility: The Meaning of Automation to the Public Welfare Administrator (9 October 1963).
Why Public Welfare[?] (24 October 1963).
Statement before the Temporary State Commission on Low Income Housing (29 October 1963).
Remarks at Donor Dinner of Wiltwyck School for Boys (30 October 1963).
Statement at Luncheon--Manhattan Chapter, Childville (and Transcript of Interview on WNYC) (12 November 1963).
Philosophical Tenets Underlying Administration of New York City Department of Welfare (15 November 1963).
Translating Knowledge into Local and State Action (18 November 1963).
Statement at Day Care Council Annual Meeting (18 November 1963).
Notes on Types of Public Funding (20 November 1963).
Automation--A Community Responsibility (4 December 1963).
AFDC: Facts vs. Fiction (as Discussant) (5 December 1963).
The Social Impact of Automation (6 December 1963).
Emerging Horizons in Human Rights and Minority Groups (10 December 1963).
Speeches, articles, etc. [part 1], 1964, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The Efficient Spending of Public and Private Funds to Meet Social Welfare Needs in a Large Metropolitan Community (also notes based on above paper) (7 January 1964).
Some Crucial Issues in Child Welfare (21 January 1964).
The Second Vatican Council: Its Meaning for Mankind (20 February 1964).
Notes for Workshop on Poverty (7 March 1964).
Implications of the 1962 Public Welfare Amendments (notes-NASW) (19 March 1964).
The Challenge of War on Poverty to Unfinished Business (19 March 1964).
New York City Salutes Fifty Years of Service (20 March 1964).
Poverty Revisited: Challenge to the Urban League (9 April 1964).
Remarks at Parish Lay Chairmen's Annual Communion Mass and Breakfast, Catholic Charities Appeal (12 April 1964).
Working Together for Children (Philadelphia) (17 April 1964).
Working Together for Children (Oregon) (29 April 1964).
Public and Voluntary Agency Partnership Responsibilities (Notes for Institute--Oregon) (27-29 April 1964).
The World of Our Children--Working Together for Them (4 May 1964).
Statement at Colloquy on Training to Serve the Disadvantaged (4 May 1964).
Statement at Rehabilitation Institute (not delivered in person) (7 May 1964).
The Social Work Profession and Civil Rights: A Point of View (12 May 1964).
Statement at Annual Day Care Luncheon (13 May 1964).
Automation--A Community Responsibility (15 May 1964).
Notes for Seminar "The City" (20 May 1964).
Social Implications for Policy and Practice re: Poverty (JRD's Discussant Statement on Norman Lourie's Paper) (25 May 1964).
A Public Agency's New Approaches to Old Problems (not personally delivered; mailed to Buffalo) (29 May 1964).
Some Basic Considerations in Social Welfare Planning (11 June 1964).
Notes on NYC's Plan for the War on Poverty (17 June 1964).
Social Problems and the Negro Community (17 June 1964).
Challenges & Expectations in Pakistan: Conference Theme Address by JRD (20 June 1964).
Speeches, articles, etc. [part 2], 1964, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The Responsibility of the Legal Profession in the War Against Poverty (11 August 1964).
Planning by Social Agencies (16 September 1964).
Greer Responds to a Need (3 October 1964).
Remarks at Foster Family Day at World's Fair (4 October 1964).
The Effectiveness of Family and Child Welfare Programs for Meeting Problems of Dependency, Neglect and Delinquency (6 October 1964).
Remarks (Homemaker Service) (8 October 1964).
Public and Voluntary Agency Partnership Responsibilities (15 October 1964).
Selected Top Priority Needs for Public Welfare in New York City (16 October 1964).
The Responsibility of the Mental Health Volunteer in the War Against Poverty (18 October 1964).
Remarks at Stephen Smith Home (25 October 1964).
Notes on New York City's Plan for the War on Poverty (27 October 1964).
Remarks at Annual Day Care Council Meeting (9 November 1964).
Statement by JRD at Youth Consultation Service FORUM (12 November 1964).
The Challenge of the Negro Revolution (1 December 1964).
The Paradox of Poverty (12 December 1964).
Speeches, articles, etc. (folder 1 of 2), circa 1964-1970, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Social Welfare (undated).
Excerpt from Dean's Position Statement on Mission of the Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University (undated).
Excerpt from Dean's Proposal for the Organization of the Faculty (undated).
Reflections of a Dean: Five Years Later (undated).
Syracuse University Project, School of Social Work, V A Curriculum Building Workshop (27 April 1970).
N.A.S.W. Speech Re: Historical Perspectives on Social Work (undated).
Speeches, articles, etc. (folder 2 of 2), circa 1964-1970, inclusive
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Preparing Social Workers for Administrative Roles: An Overview of Curriculum Development in Social Work Education (undated).
Report of Discussion Group A: "The Social Worker in Social Policy and Social Planning." International Conference on Social Work Education, Population, and Family Planning (Honolulu, 8-13 March 1970).
Maternal and Child Health 4d: Welfare Programs and Their Relation to Public Health (1 May 1970).
"Alcoholism in a Drinking Society": Teaching of Addictions in the Schools of Social Work (6 May 1970).
Change: An Unending Need (Marymount College Convocation, 7 October 1970).
Comments for the Symposium of St. Francis College: "Can Urban Public and Private Colleges Co-exist?" (8 December 1969).
"The Place of Day Care in Meeting Children's Needs" (April 1964).
Discussion Paper: "Present Day Trends and Future Developments in Education for Social Work" (18 October 1968).
Human Rights and Child Welfare (Dallas, 25 May 1967).
Human Rights and Social Welfare (St. Louis, 11 October 1968).
"Ghettoes and Metropolitan Politics," by Robert C. Wood, Undersecretary of H.U.D., as discussed by James R. Dumpson (undated).
Statement in Support of Higher Minimum Wage Legislation (undated).
Presentation, Annual Scholarship Award Dinner, Mt. Zion Baptist Church (29 June [1968?]).
Speeches, articles, etc. [part 1], 1965, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Family Planning and the New York City Department of Welfare (21 January 1965).
Notes for Conference on Group Care for Infants and Young Children (22 January 1965).
Statement Submitted to Meeting of Advisory Council on Public Welfare of Department of Health, Education and Welfare (19 February 1965).
Critique of Secretary of Labor Frank Zorilla's Paper (19 February 1965).
The Who and Why of Poverty and the What of Its Elimination (1 March 1965).
Community Development--Theory and Practice (Notes) (9 March 1965).
Address at Marymount College Symposium--Christian Responsibility, etc. (13 March 1965).
Volunteers in the Field of Public Welfare (31 March 1965).
Remarks by JRD at Tesimonial Dinner in honor of Mrs. Mary Mass, Retiring President of CHILDVILLE (10 April 1965).
Our Children--What Does the Future Hold[?] (13 April 1965).
Notes for Panel on Anti-Poverty Program, Institute for Municipal Management (29 April 1965).
A Short Look Back and a Long Look Forward (30 April 1965).
Another Look at Public and Voluntary Agency Partnership (5 May 1965).
The American Family--Image and Reality (13 May 1965).
Speeches, articles, etc. [part 2], 1965, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Our Welfare System--Radical Surgery Needed (8 June 1965).
How High the Ceiling (13 June 1965).
Problems of Public Policy Arising Out of Tax-Supported Family Planning Clinics (9 August 1965).
The Role of Public Welfare in the Nation's War on Poverty (13 September 1965).
Relationship of Voluntary Health Agencies to Official Health and Welfare Agencies (24 September 1965).
Education for Public Welfare (23 October 1965).
Address, James J. Hoey Award for Interracial Justice (31 October 1965).
The Role of the Public and Voluntary Agency in Providing Services to Children (3 November 1965).
Education for Public Welfare (1 December 1965).
Index to Speeches by James R. Dumpson, Commissioner of Welfare, 1958-1965, inclusive
Speeches, articles, etc., 1966, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Toward the Development of Excellence (4 January 1966).
Preparation and Presentation of the Welfare Budget (5 January 1966).
The Relationship and Impact of Institutions on the Target Population (22 February 1966).
Implications of the Poverty War on the Social Work Profession (16 February 1966).
Implications of the Poverty War on the Social Work Profession (25 February 1966).
Statement for Panel on Professional Consensus (5 May 1966).
Draft statement to Subcommittee on Manpower, Employment and Poverty of Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare in re: S2993 (June 1966).
Meeting Human Need -- The Required Partnership (19 June 1966).
Social Work Education and School-Agency Relationship (20 October 1966).
Present Issues in Family Planning (30 November 1966).
Comments for Session on "Public Welfare and Its Alternatives" (6 December 1966).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1967, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Effects of a Federally Guaranteed Income on Public Welfare (12 January 1967).
Statement before the City Council, on the Organization of the Human Resources Administration (27 January 1967).
Special Legislation and Human Dignity (16 March 1967).
Hope for the Poverty Family (11 May 1967).
A Challenge to the Children's Village (11 May 1967).
Discussant's Remarks (26 August 1967).
Address, 66th Annual New Jersey State Welfare Conference (3 October 1967).
Breaking the Barriers to Self-Esteem for Millions of Americans (1967?).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1968, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Francis Cardinal Spellman and Charities (22 February 1968).
Implementation of the 1967 Amendments to the Social Security Act (unedited draft; 24 April 1968).
Public Welfare and Implementation of the 1967 Social Security Amendments (July 1968).
Comments, Jewish Guild for the Blind Symposium (26 September 1968).
Human Rights and Social Welfare (11 October 1968).
Present Day Trends and Future Developments in Education for Social Work (18 October 1968).
Social Welfare Education in a University: Its Objectives and Implementation (31 October 1968).
Removing the Barriers to Self-Esteem (13 November 1968).
Ghettoes and Metropolitan Politics (National Conference on Social Welfare, San Francisco, [1968?]; paper by Robert C. Wood, Undersecretary of H.U.D., as discussed by James R. Dumpson).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1969, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Statement to the New York City Council, Committee on Study of H.R.A. (18 March 1969).
New Developments in Social Work Education at Fordham University (24 March 1969).
Maintaining the City's Poor (5 May 1969).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1970, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Welfare and Income (with Paul Schreiber) (1970).
The Social Worker in Social Policy and Social Planning (8-13 March 1970).
Syracuse University Project, School of Social Work. V A Curriculum Building Workshop (27 April 1970).
Alcoholism in a Drinking Society: Teaching of Addictions in the Schools of Social Work (6 May 1970).
Change: An Unending Need (7 October 1970).
Remarks, dedication of William H. Wheelock Boy's Group Residence, Children's Aid Society of New York (28 October 1970).
Report to Unitarian Universalist Service Committee on Consultation Visit to Ban Co Center, Saigon, Vietnam (November 1970).
Keynote address, New York State Welfare Conference (1 December 1970).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1971, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Keynote address, Central Region Conference, Child Welfare League of America (31 March 1971).
Address, School of Social Work, West Virginia University (30 April 1971).
Opening address, Ladies of Charity, Diocese of Albany, Northeastern Regional Conference (18 October 1971).
Utilization of Data and Research Findings in Social Welfare Planning and Policy, International Symposium on Social Welfare Research (Washington, D.C., [1971?]).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1972, inclusive
Scope and Contents
An Adequate Welfare Program! (January 1972).
Breaking the Barriers to an Open Society (28 May 1972).
Untitled remarks in "Social Conscience, the Citizen, and His Government: A Report on the Centennial Conference of the State Communities Aid Association" (22-23 June 1972).
Issues in Social Planning for the Physically and Mentally Disabled (20-24 August 1972).
Address, convocation of Hunter College in recognition of Mr. Fairleigh Dickenson (7 December 1972).
Breaking the Barriers to an Open Society (1972).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1973, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Statement of Dr. James Dumpson and Mr. Wells Klein on Child Welfare Problems in South Vietnam Before Hearing Held by the Judiciary Subcommittee on Refugees (11 May 1973).
Statement . . . Before Sub-Committee on Labor, Health, Education and Welfare of the Committee on Appropriatons, United States House of Representatives (17 May 1973).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1974, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Closing dinner address, Conference on Children's Rights (4 April 1974).
Speech to National Associaiton of Community Developers (8 April 1974).
Statement . . . before Sub-Committee on Labor, Health, Education and Welfare of the Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives (9 May 1974).
Statement . . . before the Committee on Finance of the City Council, Executive Session (6 June 1974).
In Memory of Elinor Gordon (13 September 1974).
Transcription of taped conversation between James Dumpson and Mary L. Gottesfeld, editor, Clinical Social Work Journal (28 October 1974).
The Realities of Welfare (15 November 1974).
Speech for Annual Men's Day, Newman Memorial United Methodist Church, Brooklyn, New York (17 November 1974).
[Remarks] Harlem Interfaith Board Meeting (22 November 1974).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1975, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Welfare Reform and a Guaranteed Income (18 April 1975).
Draft, introduction to Linkage Study (6 May 1975).
Response . . . to Presidential Address: "Health as a Right: The Human and Political Dimensions" (11 May 1975).
Age-In-Action (28 May 1975).
Testimony on SSI (11 June 1975).
The Effects of Budget Cuts on Services to Youth in New York City (19 June 1975).
Testimony . . . Before New York State Department of Social Services Public Hearings on New York State's Proposed Annual Comprehensive Services Plan in New York City (31 July 1975).
Blacks and the Welfare System (for Amsterdam News, 31 October 1975).
Immigrants Among Us -- Whose Welfare is at Stake (7 November 1975).
Testimony . . . Before the Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (28 November 1975).
Opening remarks . . . Conference on Treatment of Violent-Prone Adolescents (11 December 1975).
James Cavanagh / James Dumpson Dinner by Chinese-American Democratic Association (23 December 1975).
[remarks] At Abe Lavene's Farewell Dinner, Albany, N.Y. (1975?).
Fund Raising in the Black Community [book review] (1975).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1976, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Response to the 1/15/76 Channel 13 interview of State Commissioner Stephen Berger Re: Administration of Public Welfare in N.Y.C. (16 January 1976).
Social Welfare and Social Justice (30 March 1976).
A Caring Society: Its Relation to Social Work Education (23 April 1976).
Changing Concepts in Mental Health: A Thirty Year View (7 May 1976).
Testimony . . . Before the Ways & Means Committee Subcommittee on Public Assistance, U.S. House of Representatives (11 June 1976).
Communication as a Means for Equal Opportunity (July 1976).
Response . . . to the final draft, "Training for Social Services in Public Welfare Agencies and the Role of Institutiions of Higher Education" (24 September 1976).
In Memory of Shad Polier (October 1976).
Title XX -- Present and Future for Families (17 November 1976).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1977, inclusive
Scope and Contents
[Speech to Rotary Club of Karachi, published in Karachi Rotarian, no. 28] (14 February 1977).
Comments to NASW Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona (25 February 1977).
JRD Opening Statement, CSWE (March 1977).
Critical Issues in Social Work Education (April 1977).
Social Welfare and Social Justice (13 April 1977).
Restructuring the Delivery of Social Services in New York City (August 1977).
Challenges to Social Work Education: Old and New (12 October 1977).
Preparing Social Workers for Administrative Roles: An Overview of Curriculum Development in Social Work Education (20 October 1977).
Options for Change (27 October 1977).
Statement, Association of Black Social Workers Tenth Anniversary Dinner (2 December 1977).
Welfare Reform: Work, the Incentives to Work, and Jobs (1977?).
The Social Worker Views the Criminal Justice System, co-written with Michael J. Dowling (1977?).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1978-1979, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Issues in Social Work Education (20 April 1978).
Shifting Responsibilities in the Field of Human Services (2 June 1978).
Notes for Mental Health Center Symposium (15 September 1978).
Administration of a Public Social Service Agency: A Retrospection Five Years Later (16 February 1979).
The Future Relationship Between Publicly Funded Social Services and Income Support Programs, co-written with Arnold Gurin (April 1979).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1980-1989, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Summary and Review of the XXth International Conference on Social Welfare (1981).
Social Development in Times of Economic Uncertainty (Conference Working Document, 1981).
For the Memorial Services of Richard Lodge (9 March 1981).
Add Life to Years (Symposium on Healthy Aging, 7 April 1982).
Statement in Favor [of] State Administration of Income Maintenance in New York State (27 January 1986).
Intergenerational Programs in New York City, introduction (December 1988).
Human Resource Administration Advisory Board Conference on the Homeless (23 May 1989).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1991-1992, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Towards a Caring Society in the 1990s (9 May 1991).
Transcript of Dumpson's inteverview conducted by Noel A. Cazenave, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology (May 1992).
Hunter College Commencement Address (3 June 1992).
Notes . . . for Citizens Union Foundation, New School's Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, New York City Forum (20 October 1992).
New York Medical College Inauguration of Rev. Harry C. Barrett (2 December 1992).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1993, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Culturally Competent Mental Health Care (Remarks by Billy E. Jones, Health Care Delivery to African Americans, South Carolina Department of Mental Health, 22 January 1993).
Dinner for Ruth Messinger at Hunter College (27 January 1993).
Achieving Diversity: Taking Stock and Looking Forward (1 March 1993).
JRD's Statement, Queens Hospital Center (9 March 1993).
James R. Dumpson Acceptance Statement of the Frederick Douglass Award, New York Urban League (6 May 1993).
[Speech in Cyrillic] (7 December 1993).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1994, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Reforming Welfare: Putting People to Work (1994).
HRA DSS Advisory, Annual Spring Conference, "Have We Learned From the Past?" (Meeting transcript, 14 June 1994).
Notes for panel presentation on violence (5 October 1994).
Minority Elderly, 1995 White House Conference on Aging (17 November 1994).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1995, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Potential Impact of the Personal Responsibility Act on Senior Citizens in New York City (April? 1995).
James S. Jackson, "Aging and the Life-Course Among African Americans" (April 1995).
Comments: Columbia University School of Social Work Alumni Conference (19 April 1995).
Comments Presenting Dr. Mary Ann Quaranta as Recipient of NASW NYC-PACE Award (27 April 1995).
The Issue of Privatization Contrasted to Government Provision of Health Care: The New York City Case Study (notes for St. Petersburg Panel, AIHA Conference, October 1995).
Black Family Task Force (November 1995).
Speeches, articles, etc., 1996-1998, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Creating a Caring Society for Children (1996?).
Staff Observations for Community Foundation Panel (8 September 1997).
Panel discussion, 30th Anniversary Conference, Northside Center for Child Development (1997?).
Child Welfare--A Vision (1998).
Speeches, articles, etc., 2000-2005, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Now That I Am Older (6 June 2000).
JRD Notes for International Day of Older Person (5 October 2000).
Remarks introducing Nina Bernstein for the National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning at Hunter College School of Social Work (3 December 2001).
Social Work Practice: Its Evolution and Application in the Current Environment (2003?).
Statement of welcome, JRD Chair in Welfare Studies Colloquium on Traumatized Children in Child Welfare (16 April 2004).
Remarks, National Association of Social Workers (11 May 2005).
Statement, Forham University Commencement (2005).
Helping Traumatized Youth in Child Welfare: Perspectives of Mental Health and Children's Services Practitioners (2005?).
Speeches, articles, etc., undated, inclusive
Series II. Correspondence, 1930-2008, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Although correspondence may be found throughout much of the collection—see, for instance, Dumpson's personal letters from Pakistan (1953) in Series VI (box 8, folder 6)—the present series gathers only those letters that were specifically filed as such. That Series II spans seventy-eight years (1930–2008) in just nine folders gives some idea of the spottiness of the correspondence. Of historical interest are the letters Dumpson received in January 1965 during his tenure as New York City's Commissioner of Welfare, when social workers of his department staged a month-long strike for better pay and more manageable caseloads (see box 3, folder 15).
Arrangement
Series II is sorted chronologically.
Correspondence, 1930-1935, inclusive
Correspondence, 1940, inclusive
Correspondence, 1951-1959, inclusive
Scope and Contents
See also box 8, folder 6, for personal letters from Pakistan dated 1953.
Correspondence, 1960-1965, inclusive
Correspondence (letters re: Beame's appointment of Dumpson as HRD Administrator), 1961-1985 (bulk, 1974), inclusive
Correspondence (letters re: Welfare Strike), 1965, inclusive
Correspondence, 1966-1979, inclusive
Correspondence, 1980-1989, inclusive
Correspondence, 1992-2008, inclusive
Series III. Memorabilia and Scrapbooks, 1928-2009, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Before its arrival at the New-York Historical Society, a portion of the Dumpson collection was grouped into binders (probably by someone other than James R. Dumpson) and labeled "Memorabilia I," Memorabilia II," etc., through "Memorabilia VIII," but skipping "Memorabilia VII." Two additional binders were simply marked "Memorabilia" without numerical designations. There is little difference between this "memorabilia" (now rehoused in folders) and the material found in the collection's scrapbooks, which contain a mixture of ephemera, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and publications documenting Dumpson's educational, professional, and personal life. Researchers should also consult the loose files and miscellaneous binders of Series VII for additional items in this same broad category.
Arrangement
Series III is divided by format--Memorabilia and Scrapbooks--and sorted in rough chronological order.
Memorabilia I, II, III, circa 1954-2009, inclusive
Memorabilia IV, VI (2 folders), circa 1964-2006, inclusive
Memorabilia, circa 1965-1970, inclusive
Memorabilia, circa 1973-1987, inclusive
Memorabilia V, circa 1987-1992, inclusive
Memorabilia VIII, circa 1991-1993, inclusive
Scrapbook. School records, 1927-1947, inclusive
Scrapbook, 1928-1930, inclusive
Scrapbook. Cheyney State Teachers College, 1930-1932, inclusive
Scrapbook, 1931-1935, inclusive
Scrapbook, circa 1932-1941, inclusive
Scrapbook, 1938-1948, inclusive
Scrapbook, 1948-1955, inclusive
Scrapbook, 1948-1960, inclusive
Arrangement
Contents in reverse chronological order.
Scrapbook, 1952-1958, inclusive
Scrapbook, 1953-1960, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs and ephemera of James R. Dumpson's time in Pakistan.
Scrapbook, 1959-1960, inclusive
Scrapbook, 1961-1964, inclusive
Scrapbook, 1961-1975, inclusive
Series IV. Personal, 1950s-2012, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
A small amount of personal material found scattered throughout the collection. Of chief interest are the photographs of Dumpson (box 5, folder 7), either alone, or posed with New York City officials or other dignitaries, both casually and at award ceremonies.
Arrangement
Series IV is sorted in rough chronological order.
Personal. Press photos, circa 1950s-2008, inclusive
Personal. Award, blue ribbon, circa 1965, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Approximately 100-inch (or 8.33-foot) blue ribbon "To Comm. James R. Dumpson," with hundreds of typed names. Likely presented to Dumpson on his 1965 resignation as New York City Welfare Commissioner.
Personal. Cards and programs, 1968-2012, inclusive
Personal. 1270 Fifth Avenue theft, 1980 September, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Four-page itemized inventory of "articles stolen from Apt. 15N, 1270 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan," between September 5-8, 1980.
Personal. 1270 Fifth Avenue Cooperative, Inc. Board Minutes, 2007 July 10
Personal. Financial, 1984-1986, inclusive
Personal. Financial (2 folders), circa 2006-2007, inclusive
Personal. Award, "Spirit of Life", 1992 April 24
Scope and Contents
State of New York "Legislative Resolution honoring Dr. James R. Dumpson upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 'Spirit of Life' Award."
Personal. "Hanging By a Thread: Gonna Make Me a Quilt" (Jeree Wade thesis), 1995, inclusive
Personal. P.C. [Personal Computer] Info and Brother Fax Machine, circa 1997-2007, inclusive
Personal. Medical insurance, 2006-2008, inclusive
Personal. Poems by David Walker, undated, inclusive
Series V. Fordham University, 1965-1996, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Series V holds a mixture of correspondence, administrative memos, and accreditation reports. Dumpson served as Dean and Professor of Fordham University's Graduate School of Social Service, 1967–1974. The school named a chair in his honor—the James R. Dumpson Chair in Child Welfare Services—in 1980. In 1994 the Fordham University Library Archives made available a 13-box collection of Dumpson's papers; see the finding aid in box 6, folder 14.
Arrangement
Series V is sorted chronologically.
Fordham University [binder] (2 folders), 1965-1982, inclusive
Fordham University [binder], 1971-2002, inclusive
Fordham University, 1972-1997, inclusive
Fordham University, Report to Commission on Accreditation, 1974 March, inclusive
Fordham University, Dumpson Chair (4 folders), 1980-1996, inclusive
Fordham University, Dumpson Chair, correspondence, 1981, inclusive
Fordham University. Social Work Accreditation Site Visitor, circa 1991-1992, inclusive
Fordham University [binder] (2 folders), 1992-2008, inclusive
Fordham University. Career highlights and Guide to the James R. Dumpson Papers [at Fordham], circa 1994, inclusive
Odyssey Forum [Fordham?] (2 folders), 1996, inclusive
Series VI. International Social Welfare, 1952-2001, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Series VI brings together material documenting James R. Dumpson's social welfare work in the international sphere, notably from his time in the 1950s as United Nations Advisor and Chief of Training in Social Welfare to the Government of Pakistan, and from his work in South Vietnam during the 1960s and 1970s for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and the U.S. Senate Sub-Committee on Refugees and Escapees.
Arrangement
Series V is sorted first alphabetically, by the name of the country or city of interest, and then chronologically under that place.
Geneva. Conference on Employment Problems, 1964 July 20-24, inclusive
Ghana, 1984, inclusive
Ghana (4 folders), 1999-2001, inclusive
Scope and Contents
In 2000 James R. Dumpson was installed as Nana Bonsu Abadio by the Minister of Culture Nana Akuoko Sarapong of the Republic of Ghana.
Hong Kong. Reading/Reference materials, International Social Welfare (2 folders), circa 1969-1978, inclusive
Hong Kong. Southeast Asia Development Advisory Group of the Asia Society (SEADAG) (2 folders), 1971-1975, inclusive
Hong Kong. 20th International Conference on Social Welfare, 1980, inclusive
Japan. Great Cities Study, 1976, inclusive
Japan. 23rd International Conference on Social Welfare (4 folders), 1986, inclusive
Kenya, 1974, inclusive
Kenya, 1982, inclusive
Kenya, 1984, inclusive
Kenya & Ethiopia, 1984, inclusive
Pakistan. Papers, memos, reports, 1952-1953, inclusive
Pakistan. Personal letters, 1953, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes poetry composed by Dumpson in the 1930s.
Pakistan. Reports to Eleanor Hinder UN-TIA (2 folders), 1953, inclusive
Pakistan. U.N. Reports (3 folders), 1952-1954, inclusive
Pakistan. U.N. Technical Assistance Administration Pakistan Social Welfare Project, 1953, inclusive
Pakistan. Published reports, 1954-1956, inclusive
Pakistan. Training for Social Work in Pakistan, 1955, inclusive
Pakistan. Fordham University Institute of Mission Studies, 1957, inclusive
Pakistan. Asia Foundation, 1961-1963, 1977, inclusive
Pakistan. 18th International Conference on Social Welfare, 1976, inclusive
Pakistan, 1977, inclusive
Pakistan & Vietnam reports & miscellaneous, 1970s, inclusive
Thailand. ECAFE Seminar, vol. 1, 1962, inclusive
Thailand. ECAFE Seminar, vol. 2, 1962, inclusive
Thailand. Training for Family and Child Welfare, 1962, inclusive
Thailand. Thailand project [+ misc.], 1980s, inclusive
Thailand. Field Instruction Project, 1992-1993, inclusive
U.S.S.R. Leadership Conference, 1991, inclusive
Ukraine trip, 1992-1993, inclusive
Vietnam. Social Welfare Background Material, 1962-1967, inclusive
Vietnam. James R. Dumpson in Saigon and Japan, 1967, inclusive
Vietnam. Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (5 folders), circa 1969-1972, inclusive
Vietnam. Interagency Vietnam Adoption Committee (IVAC) Materials, 1973, inclusive
Vietnam. Conference on Placement and Adoption of Vietnamese Children, 1973, inclusive
Vietnam. A.I.D. Meeting on Child Welfare in Vietnam, 1973, inclusive
Vietnam. Official memoranda, cables, etc., 1973, inclusive
Vietnam. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Refugees, 1973, inclusive
Vietnam. Senator Kennedy's releases and others, 1973, inclusive
Vietnam. Statistics, 1973, inclusive
Vietnam. Southeast Asia Development Advisory Group of the Asia Society (SEADAG) (2 folders), 1973-1974, inclusive
Vietnam. General (1-7 of 9 folders), circa 1965-1974, inclusive
Vietnam. General (8-9 of 9 folders), circa 1965-1974, inclusive
International Social Development teaching materials (2 folders), 1986, inclusive
International Social Welfare. U.N. Conference, 1968, inclusive
International Social Welfare. General (7 folders), 1960s-1990s, inclusive
Series VII. Miscellaneous files, binders, and loose material, circa 1930-2015, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Series VII gathers a mix of single-topic files revolving around the perennial issue of social welfare that do not fold neatly into the preceding five series. Of particular interest are the folders covering Dumpson's time as administrator of the New York City Human Resources Administration (box 12, folders 14–15, and box 13, folder 1), and board chairman of the Health and Hospitals Corporation (box 12, folders 10–13). Series VII also includes a significant amount of loose material, and miscellaneous items that came to the New-York Historical Society in unlabeled binders.
Arrangement
The files of Series VII are sorted alphabetically by their titles supplied by James R. Dumpson. The remaining folders of loose material and items from unlabeled binders are grouped in rough chronological order.
Baltimore NAACP Fiasco, 1962, inclusive
Commissioner of Welfare reports, etc., 1957-1965, inclusive
Council on Social Work Education, circa 1967-1974, inclusive
Decentralizing Social Services in New York City, 1975, inclusive
Dorsey, Norbert M., "Pierre Toussaint of New York", 1966, inclusive
The Effects of Social Intervention, Book 1 [book draft], 1971, inclusive
The Effects of Social Intervention, Book 2 [book draft] (2 folders), 1971, inclusive
HARYOU-ACT Evaluation [Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited-Associated Community Teams], 1965, inclusive
HHC Clippings (2 folders), 1962-2005, inclusive
HHC [New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation] Memos, 1990-1993, inclusive
HHC / Dinkins Administration, 1991-1993, inclusive
[HRA Budget Crisis] (2 folders), 1965-2002, inclusive
HRA and the Dumpson Administration, 1965-1977, inclusive
Interviews, circa 1988-1994, inclusive
The Many Faces of Aging: Challenges for the Future, 1995, inclusive
National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS [binder], 1995-1998, inclusive
National Conference on Social Welfare. Dumpson's presidency (2 folders), 1971-1972, inclusive
Scope and Contents
See box 22, volume 10 for The Social Welfare Forum, 1972. Official Proceedings, 99th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Chicago, Illinois. The conference was originally planned for Anaheim, California, but switched to Chicago when area activists pointed out the tone-deafness of the NCSW in funneling revenue into a city that ignored the plight of its disadvantaged ethnic minorities.
Newburgh, N.Y. welfare problems, 1961, inclusive
New York Community Trust Retirement, 1981, inclusive
News clippings, program announcements, and clippings re: JRD, circa 1937-1988, inclusive
Non-Profit Decline & Dissolution Project Report, circa 1967-1978, inclusive
Northside Center for Child Development. Board Meeting, 2009 October 1
Northside Center for Child Development. Board Meeting, 2009 December 3
Proposal abstract, circa 1977-2007, inclusive
Publicity & Publications, 2003, inclusive
Removing Risks from Children [book draft] (3 folders), circa 1997, inclusive
Status of Black New York Report [Professor Alma Carten's reserve readings, New York University], 1984, inclusive
Task Force on Social Services report (draft), 1966, inclusive
Task Force on "Welfare Reform." Book 1 (2 folders), 1938-2010, inclusive
Task Force on "Welfare Reform." Book 2 (2 folders), 1938-2010, inclusive
Task Force on "Welfare Reform." Book 3 (2 folders), 1938-2010, inclusive
Tropnas, Joan. "Factors Associated with Social Support on African American Women With AIDS in their Parenting Role" [Fordham University Ph.D. dissertation], 1999, inclusive
Wilder litigation (3 folders), 1984, 1993, inclusive
Loose material, 1930-1955, inclusive
Loose material, 1960-1966, inclusive
Loose material, 1967-1969, inclusive
Loose material, 1970-1975, inclusive
Loose material, 1976-1979, inclusive
Loose material, 1980-1989, inclusive
Loose material, 1990-1992, inclusive
Loose material, 1993-1999, inclusive
Loose material, 2000-2015, inclusive
Loose material, undated, inclusive
Miscellaneous binder (2 folders), circa 1961-2009, inclusive
Miscellaneous binder (2 folders), circa 1967-1999, inclusive
Miscellaneous binder (3 folders), circa 1968-2002, inclusive
Miscellaneous binder, circa 1977-1993, inclusive
Miscellaneous binder (2 folders), circa 1981-2003, inclusive
Series VIII. Print matter, 1922-2009, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Books, pamphlets, and periodicals assembled by James R. Dumpson over the course of his long life. Many bear his initials or signature inside the front cover or on the flyleaf. While most publications concern social welfare broadly, some focus on particular issues, such as aging, or black children in foster care. Some items—like a 1922 monograph on Renaissance art and poetry (box 20, volume 10)—appear to date from Dumpson's school years. Publications including chapters or contributions by Dumpson have been noted when obvious.
Arrangement
Series VIII is organized in five sub-series:
Sub-series VIII.A. Pamphlets and softbound publications, 1931-2005
Sub-series VIII.B. Periodicals, 1955-2009
Sub-series VIII.C. Government documents, 1951-1973
Sub-series VIII.D. Hardbound publications, 1922-1992
Sub-series VIII.E. Proceedings of the National Conference of Social Work , 1939-1981
Except for Sub-series VIII.E, which is sorted chronologically, all publications are grouped alphabetically by title.
Sub-series VIII.A. Pamphlets and softbound publications, 1931-2005, inclusive
Extent
Adolescents at Risk: Medical and Social Perspectives. Cornell University Medical College Seventh Conference on Health Policy | David E. Rogers and Eli Ginzberg, eds., 1992, inclusive
Aging: An International Perspective. Proceedings of a Conference. Brookdale Institute on Aging and Adult Human Development, 1982 March 11
AIDS: An Expanding Tragedy. The Final Report of the National Commission on AIDS, 1993 June, inclusive
AIDS is Your Business: A Guide to Corporate HIV/AIDS Grantmaking, undated, inclusive
American Public Welfare Association. Selected Biennial Round Table Conference Papers, 1963 December 4–7, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes James R. Dumpson, "The Human Side of Automation."
Beyond Civil Rights: The Right to Economic Security | James R. Dumpson, et. al, 1976 November, inclusive
Beyond Tradition: New Models of Community-Based Family Services, 1994 May, inclusive
The Case Against Urban Desegregation | Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward, 1967 January, inclusive
Celebrating Social Work: Faces and Voices of the Formative Years | Elizabeth Wichers DuMez, ed, 2003, inclusive
Child Welfare League of America, Inc. Implementing Adoption Assistance & Child Welfare Act of 1980, 1980, inclusive
Child Welfare Revisited: An Africentric Perspective | Joyce E. Everett, ed, 2004, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes Alma J. Carten and James R. Dumpson, "Family Preservation and Neighborhood-Based Services: An Africentric Perspective."
Children Need Families: A Second Look at Delinquency Prevention, 1955, inclusive
Colored Orphan Asylum (2 pamphlets), undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Contains:
Colored Orphan Asylum: A Short Account of its History, Work and Present Needs (undated).
The Story of Riverdale Children's Association, Founded in 1836 as the Colored Orphan Asylum (undated).
Commission on Accreditation, Roster of Certified Site Visitors, Council on Social Work Education, 1990-1992, inclusive
Community Values and Conflict, 1967: A Conference Report, 1967, inclusive
A Comparison of Diagnostic and Functional Casework Concepts. Report of the Family Service Association of America Committee to Study Basic Concepts in Casework Practice | Cora Kasius, ed, 1950, inclusive
Conserving New York State's Most Important Resource, 1975 April, inclusive
Dedication of the Black Press Archives and Gallery of Distinguished Newspaper Publishers on the Occasion of the Sesquicentenary of the Founding of the Black Press in the United States. Morrland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University, 1977 March 18, inclusive
A Death in the Family: Orphans of the HIV Epidemic | Carol Levine, ed, 1993, inclusive
Economically Productive Aging in New York City: Employment Opportunities and Constraints, 2005, inclusive
Essentials of Social Work Programs in Hospitals (Chicago: American Hospital Association), 1971, inclusive
Ethnic Minorities in Social Work Education | Carl Scott, ed, 1970, inclusive
Evaluating Student Learning: Baccalaureate Programs and the Community College Transfer Student | Edward J. Mullen, 1976, inclusive
Facing the Challenge. Plenary Session Papers from the 19th Annual Program Meeting. Council on Social Work Education, 1973 February, inclusive
Foster Care 1984: A Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Mayor's Task Force on Foster Care, 1984, inclusive
Maestri del Colore: Giotto in Assisi (Bergamo: Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche), 1957, inclusive
Growing Older in New York City in the 1990s: A Study of Changing Lifestyles, Quality of Life, and Quality of Care, volumes 3-5, 1993 September, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Contains:
Volume 3 | The Impact of Health Problems on the Quality of Life of Older New Yorkers
Volume 4 | New York City as a Place of Residence for Older People: Life Space, Environment, and Impact of Crime
Volume 5 | Family and Community Support Systems of Older New Yorkers
Human Services for the Asian American Elderly in New York City, 1996, inclusive
The Impact of Welfare on Family Stability | Blanche Bernstein and William Meezan, 1975 June, inclusive
International Council on Social Welfare. "The Relationship Between ICSW and Governmental Bodies: Reality and Expectations", 1982, inclusive
Interviews, Interviewers and Interviewing in Social Case Work. Articles Reprinted from "The Family" (New York: Family Welfare Association of America), 1931, inclusive
Leaving Foster Care: Black Children Returning to Home and Community, 2002 October, inclusive
Living in Harlem: A Survey of Residents' Attitudes, 1973 November, inclusive
The Metropolitan Life Survey of the American Teacher 1993. Violence in America's Public Schools, 1993, inclusive
The Metropolitan Life Survey of the American Teacher 1994. Violence in America's Public Schools: The Family Perspective, 1994, inclusive
Minority Elders: Longevity, Economics, and Health. Building a Public Policy Base, 1991, inclusive
National Institute of Social Sciences, [1978], inclusive
The Nature of Process: Its Implications for Social Work | Saul Hofstein, 1964, inclusive
New York City Child Care Programs: Challenges Ahead, 1974 July, inclusive
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation's Response to Stanley H. Lowell's Report, Special Counsel to the Health and Hospitals Corporation of New York | James R. Dumpson, 1991 November 20
North American Approaches to Meeting Human Needs: Some Issues and Challenges, 1981, inclusive
Northside Center for Child Development. Annual Report, 1980-1981, inclusive
Ohio's African-American Males: A Call to Action. Volume 2, Education, Health, Employment and Criminal Justice. (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Office of Black Affairs), 1990 June, inclusive
Personnel in Anti-Poverty Programs: Implications for Social Work Education, 1967, inclusive
Perspectives on Social Work Education in the 1970s: A Report of a Faculty Development Workshop. Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 1971 September, inclusive
Prescription for Longevity: Fads and Reality, 1997, inclusive
Proceedings of the Black Family Summit Convened by: The National Urban League, Inc. & The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1985 March, inclusive
Proceedings of the New York State Conference on Children's Rights. New York State Senate Sub-Committee on Children's Rights of the Judiciary Committee, New York State Assembly Committee on the Judiciary, 1974 April 3–4, inclusive
Professional Social Worker in Public Social Welfare | Lawrence Podell, undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Introduction by James R. Dumpson.
Proposals Concerning Professional Qualifications and Education for Professional Social Welfare Workers (Working Party on Social Welfare Education), 1986 August 1
Redirecting Foster Care: A Report to the Mayor of the City of New York (3 copies), 1980, inclusive
Report of Ad Hoc Committee on Public Welfare to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961 September, inclusive
Social Work With Older People: Understanding Diversity (undated), undated, inclusive
Ruth Williams Memorial Lectures | Margaret Hickey, ed, undated, inclusive
Services for People: Report of the Task Force on Organization of Social Services, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1968, inclusive
Seventh NASW [National Association of Social Workers] Professional Symposium: "Social Work Practice in a Turbulent World", 1981 November 18-21, inclusive
Some Economic Effects of Discrimination in Employment, 1967, inclusive
The State of Black America 1987 (National Urban League, Inc.), 1987 January, inclusive
A Survey of Leadership Attitudes Toward the Quality of Life in Harlem, 1973 November, inclusive
The Tarrytown Conference: The Shaping of Social Welfare Policy, 1983 November 13–15, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Preface by Dumpson.
Three Public Policy Issues in Perspective (2 copies), 1990 January, inclusive
Title XX Senior Services: The First Year, 1976, inclusive
Toward a More Humane Society. Graduate School of Social Service, 2000 Dean's Report. Fordham University. (5 copies), 2000, inclusive
Toward Education for Effective Social Welfare Administrative Practice | James R. Dumpson et. al, 1978, inclusive
Training for Social Services in Public Welfare Agencies and the Role of Institutions of Higher Learning, 1976 September, inclusive
Unplanned Parenthood: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, 1995, inclusive
Urban Development in the United States: Implications for Social Welfare | Lawrence K. Northwood, 1966 September, inclusive
U.S. Immigration Policy and Global Interdependence, 1982 June, inclusive
Why the Ghetto Must Go | Sterling Tucker, 1968, inclusive
Workshop on Street Children, 1999 November 23-24, inclusive
Sub-series VIII.B. Periodicals, 1955-2009, inclusive
Extent
Administrative Science Quarterly, vol. 23, 1978 September, inclusive
Child Welfare Watch, vol. 17, 2009 Winter, inclusive
Dædalus: Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. 103, no. 2, "Slavery, Colonialism, and Racism.", 1974 Spring, inclusive
Foundation News: The Journal of Philanthropy, vol. 15, no 4, 1974 July/August, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Photo of Dumpson p. 5.
Health & Social Work: A Journal of the National Association of Social Workers, vol. 1, no. 1, 1976 February, inclusive
International Social Work, vol. 31, no. 3, 1988 July, inclusive
Journal of Current Social Work Thought, vol. 2, no. 1, 1969 June, inclusive
Public Welfare: The Journal of the American Public Welfare Association, vol. 19, no. 4 (2 copies), 1961 October, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes James R. Dumpson, "Public Welfare and the Newcomer in the Community"
Public Welfare: The Journal of the American Public Welfare Association, vol. 20, no. 3, 1962 July, inclusive
Public Welfare: Journal of the American Public Welfare Association, vol. 51, no. 1, 1993 Winter, inclusive
SCAA Viewpoint: An Occasional Publication Concerning Public Health and Social Welfare, no. 15, 1968 Winter, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes James R. Dumpson, "Breaking the Barriers to Self-Esteem for Millions of Americans"
Social Work Education Reporter (scattered issues), 1969–1972, inclusive
Social Work Education Reporter (scattered issues), 1973-1976, inclusive
The Welfarer [published by the New York City Department of Welfare], vol. VII, 1955, inclusive
The Welfarer [published by the New York City Department of Welfare], vol. VIII, 1956, inclusive
The Welfarer [published by the New York City Department of Welfare], vol. IX, 1957, inclusive
The Welfarer [published by the New York City Department of Welfare], vol. XI, 1959, inclusive
The Welfarer [published by the New York City Department of Welfare], vol. XII (2 copies), 1960, inclusive
The Welfarer [published by the New York City Department of Welfare], vol. XIII, 1961, inclusive
The Welfarer [published by the New York City Department of Welfare], vol. XIV, 1962, inclusive
The Welfarer [published by the New York City Department of Welfare], vol. XV, 1963, inclusive
Sub-series VIII.C. Government documents, 1951-1973, inclusive
Extent
Civilian Casualty, Social Welfare, and Refugee Problems in South Vietnam. Hearings Before the Subcommittee to Investigate Problems Connected With Refugees and Escapees of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninetieth Congress, First Session, 1967 May-October, inclusive
Investigation of Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce. Hearings Before the Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, Eighty-Second Congress, First Session, 1951 May-June, inclusive
Juvenile Delinquency (New York Programs for the Prevention and Treatment of Juvenile Delinquency). Hearing Before the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-Fifth Congress, First Session, 1957 December 4
Juvenile Delinquency. Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate (86th Cong., 2d Sess.) Made By its Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency, 1960 June 15, inclusive
Poverty in the United States. Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eighty-Eighth Congress, Second Session, 1964 April, inclusive
Relief and Rehabilitation of War Victims in Indochina. Part II: Orphans and Child Welfare. Hearing Before the Subcommittee to Investigate Problems Connected With Refugees and Escapees of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-Third Congress, First Session (3 copies), 1973 May 11
Relief and Rehabilitation of War Victims in Indochina. Part IV: South Vietnam and Regional Problems. Hearing Before the Subcommittee to Investigate Problems Connected With Refugees and Escapees of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-Third Congress, First Session (2 copies), 1973 August 1
Report of Findings of Special Review of Aid to Families With Dependent Children in New York City. Transmitted to the Committee on Ways and Means by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the New York State Department of Social Services (2 copies), 1969 September 24
Sub-series VIII.D. Hardbound publications, 1922-1992, inclusive
Extent
Beyond Homelessness: Frames of Reference | Benedict Giamo and Jeffrey Grunberg, 1992, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes interview, "The Social Welfare: James R. Dumpson."
Competition and Compassion: Conflicting Roles for Public Hospitals | Stuart H. Altman et al., eds, 1989, inclusive
Evaluation of Social Intervention | Edward J. Mullen, James R. Dumpson, et al, 1972, inclusive
Fifty Years of Care, 1918-1968. State of New Jersey, Department of Institutions and Agencies. Golden Anniversary Edition., 1968 December, inclusive
Jamshed Nusserwanjee: A Memorial (Karachi: The Jamshed Memorial Volume Committee), 1954, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta (1886-1952) was the first elected mayor of Karachi, Pakistan. Volume inscribed to Dumpson by the members of the Social Services Coordinating Council, 1956.
Profiles in Social Work | Mary L. Gottefeld and Mary E. Pharis (2 copies), 1977, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Chapter 7, interview with James R. Dumpson.
Profiles of African Leaders | Thomas Patrick Melady, 1961, inclusive
Psychotherapy in Child Guidance | Gordon Hamilton, 1947, inclusive
Reir y Aprender [Laugh and Learn] | Miguel Gabriel, 1941, inclusive
The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry | Walter Pater, 1922, inclusive
Social Security in International Perspective: Essays in Honor of Eveline M. Burns | Shirley Jenkins, ed, 1969, inclusive
Theory and Practice of Social Case Work. 2nd edition | Gordon Hamilton, 1951, inclusive
Volta: Man's Greatest Lake | James Moxon, 1969, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Lake Volta, in Ghana, is the largest artificial reservoir in the world.
Working with Teen-Age Gangs: A Report on the Central Harlem Street Clubs Project | Paul L. Crawford et. al. (3 copies), 1950, inclusive
Sub-series VIII.E. Proceedings of the National Conference of Social Work, 1939-1981, inclusive
Extent
Proceedings of the National Conference of Social Work. Selected Papers, Sixty-Sixth Annual Conference, Buffalo, New York (2 copies), 1939 June 18–24, inclusive
Proceedings of the National Conference of Social Work. Selected Papers, Sixty-Eighth Annual Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey (2 copies), 1941 June 1–7, inclusive
Proceedings of the National Conference of Social Work. Selected Papers, Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Meeting, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1948 April 17–23, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum. Official Proceedings, 76th Annual Meeting, National Conference of Social Work, Cleveland, Ohio, 1949 June 12–17, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1950. Official Proceedings, 77th Annual Meeting, National Conference of Social Work, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1950 April 23–28, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1951. Official Proceedings, 78th Annual Meeting, National Conference of Social Work, Atlantic City, New Jersey (2 copies), 1951 May 13–18, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1958. Official Proceedings, 85th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Chicago, Illinois, 1958 May 11–16, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1961. Official Proceedings, 88th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1961 May 14–19, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Include James R. Dumpson, "Hunger and Human Welfare."
The Social Welfare Forum, 1962. Official Proceedings, 89th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, New York, New York, 1962 May 27–June 1, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1963. Official Proceedings, 90th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Cleveland, Ohio, 1963 May 19–24, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1966. Official Proceedings, 93d Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Chicago, Illinois, 1966 May 29–June 3, inclusive
Social Work Practice, 1967. Selected Papers, 94th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Dallas, Texas, 1967 May 21–26, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1968. Official Proceedings, 95th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, San Francisco, California, 1968 May 26–31, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1969. Official Proceedings, 96th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, New York, New York, 1969 May 25–29, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1970. Official Proceedings, 97th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Chicago, Illinois (2 copies), 1970 May 31–June 5, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1971. Official Proceedings, 98th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Dallas, Texas, 1971 May 16–21, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1972. Official Proceedings, 99th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Chicago, Illinois, 1972 May 28–June 2, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes frontispiece portrait of Dumpson and his paper "Breaking the Barriers to an Open Society." For correspondence and other documentation of the controversy surrounding the location of this conference, which was originally planned for Anaheim, California, but switched to Chicago, see box 13, folders 5-6.
The Social Welfare Forum, 1973. Official Proceedings, 100th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1973 May 27–31, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1975. Official Proceedings, 102d Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, San Francisco, California (2 copies), 1975 May 11–15, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes James R. Dumpson's response to Melvin A. Glaser's "Health as a Right: The Human and Political Dimensions."
The Social Welfare Forum, 1976. Official Proceedings, 103d Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Washington, D.C., 1976 June 13–17, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1977. Official Proceedings, 104th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, Chicago, Illinois, 1977 May 15–18, inclusive
The Social Welfare Forum, 1981. Official Proceedings, 108th Annual Forum, National Conference on Social Welfare, San Francisco, California, 1981 June 7–10, inclusive
Series IX. Audiovisual, 1946-1992, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Phonograph and VHS recordings of appearances by James R. Dumpson on New York City-based radio and television programs discussing topics such as juvenile delinquency, the AIDS crisis, and homelessness.
Arrangement
Series IX is organized in two sub-series:
Sub-series IX.A. Phonograph records, 1946-1965
Sub-series IX.B. VHS tapes, 1984-1992
Items are sorted chronologically within each sub-series.
Sub-series IX.A. Phonograph records, 1946-1965, inclusive
Extent
Access Restrictions
The phonograph records are restricted because of their fragility and because N-YHS has no equipment on which to play them.
[10-inch] New York Post. Learn-A-Language Record Course: Spanish. (4 discs + 4 manuals), 1946, 1955, inclusive
[12-inch] Campus Press Conference (2 discs), 1959 September-October, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Labeled "DATE OF PROGRAM 9-20-59 / DATE RECORDED: 10-28-59."
[10-inch] Metropolitan Probe, WNEW-TV, 1959 November 15
[12-inch] Direct Line, NBC-TV, 1960 July 17
[12-inch] The Searchlight, NBC-TV, 1960 July 17
[10-inch] The Searchlight, NBC-TV, 1961 March 5
[12-inch] The Searchlight, NBC-TV, 1962 January 28
[10-inch] City Close-Up, WNYC, 1963 December 1
[10-inch] Let's Find Out, CBS, 1964 January 5
[10-inch] The Searchlight, NBC-TV, 1964 January 12
[10-inch] Let's Find Out, CBS, 1964 July 12
[10-inch] Community Dialogue, WNEW-TV, 1964 August 2
[10-inch] Radio Press Conference, ABC, 1965 January 3
[10-inch] Page One, ABC-TV, 1965 January 10
[10-inch] Let's Find Out, CBS, 1965 January 17
[10-inch] J.R. Dumpson, Arthur Clinton on Delinquency, undated
[10-inch] J. Dumpson interviewed on narcotic drugs, undated
Sub-series IX.B. VHS tapes, 1984-1992, inclusive
Extent
Access Restrictions
The VHS tapes are restricted because of their fragility and because N-YHS has no equipment on which to play them.