Microform Collections in Stauffer Library
ARCHIVES OF THE CHARITY ORGANISATION SOCIETY, 1869-1938
Description
This collection belongs to the Victorian Philanthropy and Social Problems Series 2, Part 1: Journals of the Charity Organisation Society, 1872-1938, and complements Series 1: The Archives of the Shaftesbury Society.
The Charity Organisation Society was founded in 1869 as a result of ongoing problems with poverty, crime, mendicancy, and squalor, along with the ineffectual administration of the Poor Law (a body of laws developed in the 16th Century and maintained with various revisions until after WWII) that hindered philanthropy from being carried out properly.
"The Society aimed primarily to promote co-operation between existing agencies rather than to provide direct assistance itself. It sought to operate 'not by doing other people's work for them, but by bringing Government, societies and individuals to do their share of the required work at the right time and in the right way.' The Society's function was not, however, purely administrative, and it provided an important forum for the discussion of topical social issues." -- Publisher's Guide, first page.
Publications in this collection:
- Charity Organisation Reporter (1872-1884): A weekly paper providing the proceedings of the Society's Council, reports from district committees, and articles and correspondences by its members on a host of subjects. It was succeeded by
- Charity Organisation Review (1885-1921): A monthly periodical, aimed at a wider circulation, which was then succeeded by
- Charity Organisation Quarterly (1922-1938): A more international outlook on many of the same major social issues, but also with new ones, such as the question on National Health Insurance, unemployment insurance, psychiatric care, and the development of the social sciences.
Microform Location and Call Number Stauffer Library Compact Shelving at Microfilm No. 16-253
Guide/Index Location and Call Number Stauffer Library Reference at HV245 .A77 1983
Collection Status Complete (16 of 16 Reels, plus Guide)