sw0109 International Social Service United States of America Branch records Jon Davidann, revised by Linnea M. Anderson University of Minnesota Libraries 1990, 2007
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EAD encoding by Linnea M. Anderson 2007 English University of Minnesota Libraries. Social Welfare History Archives [swha] International Social Service United States of America Branch International Social Service United States of America Branch records 1924-1979 556 linear feet, 449 record center cartons The International Social Service USA (ISS) records contain: administrative files; program and service records; statistics; documents relating to ISSUSA relations with other organizations, states or territories, and countries; and the administrative records of ISS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The records document a wide range of social services with an international dimension, including services to refugees and migrants and, particularly, international adoptions by families in the United States. The records also include two microfilm reels of minutes and reports from ISS and its predecessor, International Migration Service American Branch, dating from 1924 to 1967. Also included are over 500 linear feet of case records and case record indexes. sw0109 English Administrative Information Access to Materials

The records in series 1-7 are open for use in Social Welfare History Archives reading room. Case records and case record indexes in series 8 and 9 are restricted. Scholarly use requires permission from the International Social Service USA executive. For access to your case record; adoption searches; or post adoption services, please contact International Social Service directly.

Contact information is available on the ISS web site.

 Terms of Use

If access to case records is granted for scholarly purposes, researchers must agree to follow all privacy and confidentiality protections stipulated by International Social Service and the Social Welfare History Archives.

Copyright

Contact the Archives for copyright information.

 Acquisition information

Administrative and case records were given to the Social Welfare History Archives by International Social Service USA in 1968. Additional case records and related index files were received in 1972, 1975, 1978, 1995, 1999, and 2003. Additional administrative records were received in 1983 and 1994.

 Processing Information

The online version of the guide to the International Social Service USA records was revised by Linnea M. Anderson in February, 2007.

 Alternate Form Available

International Social Service USA board and International Migration Service American Branch minutes, reports and proceedings dating from 1924 to 1962 and 1963 to 1967 are available on two 35 mm microfilm reels. The microfilm includes proceedings of the American Committee of the International Migration Service; reports from International Migration Service American Branch and International Migration Service; and minutes of the board of directors and executive committee, as well as annual meeting proceedings, from International Social Service USA. There is a gap in the records from 1942 to 1947.

Other Finding Aid

Unpublished inventory available. Please contact Archives for more information.

Arrangement of the Records

The records are arrangement into nine series: Series 1. Administrative Records, 1927-1979 Series 2. Policies, Services, and Programs, 1927-1978 Series 3. Statistics, 1954-1977 Series 4. Other Organizations, 1946-1979 Series 5. State Files, circa 1960-1980 Series 6. Country Files, 1923-1977, 1980s Series 7. International Social Service Headquarters Administrative Files, Geneva, 1947-1978 Series 8. Case Record Indexes, 1930-1993 Series 9. Case Records, 1929-1995

Historical Note

International Social Service USA (ISS) provides casework services to individuals and families who require international cooperation and assistance in matters such as intercountry adoption, child support, custody, deportation, desertion, immigration, paternity claims, and repatriation. The ISS often acts as a liaison for local agencies involved in cases requiring coordination with agencies in other countries.

Growing out of efforts sponsored by the YMCA, the International Migration Service (IMS) was founded in 1924 with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and national branches in Europe and the United States. The American Branch was established as an affiliate bureau of IMS under the leadership of Mary Hurlbutt. In 1946, IMS changed its name to International Social Service. Since World War II, intercountry adoptions have become the single largest category of service provided by ISS.

International Social Service American Branch entered into several merges and affiliations during the 1970s through the 1990s. In 1972, ISS merged with the Travelers Aid Association of America to form Travelers Aid-International Social Service of America. The merger lasted until 1977, when the two separate organizations were reestablished. In 1983, ISS affiliated with the American Council for Nationalities. In 1994, ISS affiliated with Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, a arrangement which lasted until 2004.

ISS continues to offer international social services and case management; consulting, referral, mediation and coordination for individuals and families; and research and advocacy on the issue of international voluntary and forced migration.

Sources: Mary L. Ostling, "International Social Service-American Branch," in Peter Romanovsky ed. Social Service Organizations (Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 1978) vol. 1, pp. 367-373. A history of International Social Service USA is available on the branch web site. Histories and reports from the International Social Service USA records in the Social Welfare History Archives.

Scope and Content

The International Social Service USA records include 56 linear feet of general administrative correspondence and history files; minutes and reports from annual meetings, board of directors meetings, and administrative committee meetings; financial reports and budgets; and organizational statistics. The records also contain correspondence and reports concerning programs and services ISS offered and correspondence between ISS and other agencies, state social service agencies, and ISS branches in other countries. In addition, the records include administrative committee meeting minutes and reports, headquarters bulletins, and general administrative correspondence and history files from ISS Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The ISS records also include 500 linear feet of case records and case record indexes dating from 1929 to 1995.

The International Social Service USA records document efforts by ISS and other agencies to promote professional and legal social work practices and to establish standards and procedures for social services and across national borders. The records reflect human needs and social services in areas undergoing war, enforced migration, or other crisis as well as peacetime social and family services worldwide. In particular, the records deal with methods and problems in international adoption. The material from the Program and Services series concerning adoption, immigration, and migration comprise the most comprehensive and revealing set of files in the ISS records.

Index Terms

The International Social Service USA records are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

International Migration Service. American Branch International Social Service. American Branch Adoption Intercountry adoption Social service -- International cooperation Immigrants -- United States Series 1. Administrative Records, 1927-1979, 14 linear feet, Boxes 1-9 and 41-43

Series 1, Administrative Records, contains general correspondence and history files; agenda, reports, and minutes from annual meetings, board of directors meetings, and administrative committee meetings; personnel files and personnel manuals; Travelers Aid Association and ISS merger files; and financial reports, investments, and budgets. The administrative committee files include the work of the International Council and the ISS Executive Committee. A nearly complete set of board of directors minutes (1925-1976) has been added in box 41. Meeting summaries and reports dating from 1974 to 1977 are in boxes 42 to 43.

The Administrative Records also include two microfilm reels of minutes, proceedings, and reports from International Social Service USA board and International Migration Service American Branch. The microfilm includes proceedings of the American Committee of the International Migration Service; reports from International Migration Service American Branch and International Migration Service; and minutes of the board of directors and executive committee, as well as annual meeting proceedings, from International Social Service USA. The records date from 1924 to 1967, with a gap from 1942 to 1947.

International Social Service activity reports, circa 1965-1971 1 1 to 3 Annual meetings, 1966-1977 1 4 to 17

Agendas, reports, minutes, and proxies. 1967-1968 and 1972 are missing

 International Social Service meetings and reports 1974-1977 43 Board of Directors Committees, 1964-1971 1 18 Meetings, 1957, 1964-1967 1 19 to 23

Minutes, agendas, and reports. See also box 42

 Meetings, 1968-1978 2 1 to 12

Minutes, agendas, and reports.

 Meetings, 1974-1975 2 23 Bylaws, 1975-1977 2 24 Board Personnel Committee, 1974-1975 2 25 Meetings 1925-1976 42 Minutes and Reports 1924-1962

Microfilm reel #1

 Minutes and Reports 1963-1967

Microfilm reel #2

 Committees Development Committee, 1966-1971, 1973 2 26 to 27 Executive Committee, 1971-1976 2 28 to 47 Committee of Correspondence, 1960, 1966 3 1 Intercountry Adoption Committee, 1954-1958, 1963-1964 3 2 to 4

Reports, policies and procedures, and correspondence

 Intercountry Program Committee, 1975-1976 3 5 National Advisory Council minutes, 1971 3 6 National Council, 1969-1974 3 7

Reports and biographical information on members.

 National Council annual meeting minutes, 1975 3 8 Nominating Committee, 1966-1974 3 9 to 10 Program Committee, 1973-1977 3 11 to 12 Public Relations Committee, 1967-1977 3 13 to 14 Staff Administrative Advisory Committee, 1963-1964 3 15 International Social Service corporate records, 1926-1957 3 16 to 17 General History and Description of Services "International Social Service, A History," 1921-1955 3 18 A History of the First 25 Years, 1921-1956 3 19 "An Introduction to International Social Service," 1960 3 20 Historical documents 47 General administrative and correspondence files 1928-1976 4 1 to 12

1928-1936, 1952, 1954-1957, 1964-1966, 1969-1971, 1973-1976

 Correspondence International Social Service Germany, circa 1976 4 13 International Social Service headquarters, 1966-1977 4 14 to 15 International Social Service Hong Kong, circa 1975 4 16 Miscellaneous correspondence and reports, circa 1966, 1976 4 17 to 19 International Social Service representative to United Nations, 1977-1980 4 20 Senators and congressmen, 1955-1970 4 21 Wayne Hurichs, acting director, Academy of Certified Social Workers 1975 4 22 Mailings, 1971-1972 4 23 to 24 Travelers Aid-International Social Service of America (TAISSA) Activities, circa 1973 5 1 Bylaws, 1972 5 2 Correspondence, 1974 5 3 Correspondence with headquarters and ISS in other countries undated 5 4 Purposes, 1972 5 5 Finances, Investments, and Taxes Budgets, circa 1961-1971 5 6 to 7 Capital Funds and Investment Committee, 1973 5 8 Direct mail, 1964, 1973 5 9 to 10 Finance Committee, 1973-1974 5 11 to 12 Financial investments, 1968-1970 5 13 Financial reports, 1974-1976 5 14 Financial statements, 1967, 1974, 1975 5 15 to 16 Memos concerning personnel, payroll, and investments, 5 17 Proposals for tax reform, 1969 5 18 Receipt of contributions, 1970-1972 5 19 Restricted funds, 1972-1977 5 20 Royalties from book, 1979 5 21 Tax and investment information, 1967-1970 5 22 Tax exempt status of Travelers’ Aid International Social Service of America, 1972 5 23 Tax information, 1967 5 23 United Way grant and other allocations to Travelers Aid International Social Service 1968-1971 5 24 International Social Service newsletters, 1957-1961 5 25 Personnel Affirmative Action program for Travelers Aid International Social Service, 6 1 Non-discrimination statements, 1975 6 2 Personnel manual, 1973 6 3 Personnel, 1972-1973 6 4 Old salary scales, 1969-1971 6 5 Staff Committee and Board Personnel Practices Committee, 1972-1976 6 6 Staff Personnel Committee, 1973-1976 6 7 Supervision and training, 1961-1962 6 8 Time studies, 1976 6 9 Volunteers, professional, 1973-1974 6 10 Volunteer Project, 1975 6 11 Merger Information Ballots taken in vote for merger of Travelers Aid and International Social Service American Branch, 1971 6 12 Merger, 1971-1972 6 13 Merger conference, Sep-72 6 14 Name Change Committee, 1961-1973 6 14 Report on the failure of the merger, 1976 6 15 Separation of ISS and Travelers Aid and new Board of Directors, 1977 6 16 National Advisory Council Members’ Biographical Files Mrs. Russell Ahrens 1960-1963 7 1 Mrs. DeLeslie Allen 1955-1963 7 2 Mrs. Glenn Austin 1966-1967 7 3 Mrs. Jon Byk 1966 7 4 Mrs. L. Stuyvesant Chanler 1957-191960 7 5 Mrs. Alden Carrigan 1959-191960 7 6 Mrs. Olcott Deming 1961 7 7 Mrs. Graham French 1965-191967 7 8 Mrs. Donald B. Freshwater, 1957-1960 7 9 Mrs. Augustine H. Gray 1958-1960 7 10 Grady Hardin 1963-1964 7 11 Mr. Gardner Jackson 1957-1960 7 12 Mrs. Benjamin F. Johnson 1960-1966 7 13 Mrs. Joseph Kessinger 1958-1959 7 14 Ana Lang 1964-1967 7 15 Mrs. James B. Long 1965 7 16 George deF. Lord 1957-1963 7 17 Patrick Murphy Malin 1949-1961 7 18 Mrs. William. B. Malouf 1957-1960 7 19 Harold Mansfield 1957-1961 7 20 George M. Mardikan 1955-1962 7 21 Mrs. Jerome Margulis 7 22 Mrs. Perle Mesta 1957-1963 7 23 Ralph Neely 1963-1968 7 24 Mrs. James K. Penfield 1959-1961 7 25 Mrs. Dale O. Smith 1960-1963 7 26 Mrs. Paul D. Smith 1957-1959 7 27 Leonard W. Staples 1961-1964 7 28 Mrs. Alfred Steele (Joan Crawford), 1959-1961 7 29 Charles H. Stephens 1957-1963 7 30 C. Kenneth Thies 1957-1960 7 31 Mrs. Thomas L. Tolan 1957-1963 7 32 Dr. Victor Umbricht 1961-1964 7 33 Mrs. Richard J. Walsh 7 34 Annie Clo Watson 7 35 Carroll B. Waterman 1957 7 36 Board of Directors Members’ Biographical Files Mrs. Sidney Cecil Borg 8 1 Mrs. William Burns 1925-1967 8 2 to 8 Joseph P. Chamberlain 1928-1952 8 9 to 13 Mrs. Stuyvesant L. Chanler 1959-1964 8 14 Elizabeth W. Clark 1949 8 15 Charles B. Coates 1957-1960 8 16 Julien Cornell 1948 8 17 James Curtis 1930-1952 8 18 to 19 Margaret Curtis 1927-1944 8 20 to 22 Mary W. Dewson 1927-1954 8 23 to 24 Dr. Stephen P. Duggan 1927-1951 8 25 Anthony Drexel Duke 1955-1957 9 1 Gertrude Ely 1927-1949 9 2 Mrs. Raymond Emerson 1929-1964 9 3 to 5 Homer Folks 1927-1932 9 6 Mrs. John Glenn 1927-1944 9 7 Mrs. C. B. Goodspeed 1927-1933 9 8 Basil P. Goulandris 1956-1960 9 9 Lester B. Granger 1961-1967 9 10 Professor Carlton J. H. Hayes 1927-1931 9 11 Mrs. William G. Hibbard 1927-1949 9 12 Mary E. Hurlbutt 1949-1959 9 13 to 14 Dr. Edith B. Jackson 1938-1960 9 15 to 16 Kenneth J. Johnson 1949-1958 9 17 Francis Fisher Kane 1928-1933 9 18 Mrs. David M. Levy 1957-1960 9 19 Dr. Henry Goddard Leach 1927-1929 9 20 Edward C. Lindeman 1927-1949 9 21 Dorothy F. Leet 9 22 H. Wilson Lloyd 1960 9 23 Dr. Henry Noble MacCracken 1927-1932 9 24 Mrs. Burnett Mahon 1953-1961 9 25 Judge Walter D. Makepeace 1930-1932 9 26 Dave Hennen Morris 1927-1933 9 27 Eleanor Neustaedter 9 28 David Ross 1947-1948 9 29 Julius F. Rothman 1952-1957 9 30 Anne Thorp 1924-1949 9 31 to 34 Mrs. Augustine Trowbridge 9 35 David W. Wainhouse 1934-1956 9 36 George L. Warren 1943-1957 9 37 to 38 Roger H. Weed 1951-1959 9 39 to 40 Eric West 1957-1962 9 41 Max E. Youngstein 1959-1961 9 42 Samuel S. Zagon 1954-1959 9 43 Series 2. Policies, Services, and Programs, 1927-1978, 12 linear feet Boxes 10-17 and 45-46

Series 2, Policies, Services and Programs, include reports, correspondence, and research material listed in alphabetical order. The records document services and issues surrounding international adoptions, migrant and refugee protection, child welfare, and family service cases. Reports and conference proceedings relating to services to children (1980s) have been added in boxes 45 and 46.

 Adoption Adjustment of Foreign Children In Their Adoptive Homes, 1959 10 1 Adjustment of Korean-American Children in Their American Adoptive Homes, 1957 10 2 Adoption 1955-1958 10 3 Adoption correspondence 1953-1963 10 4 Adoption correspondence 1967 10 5 ISSAB Responsibility for the Care of the Child in Case of a Breakdown Prior to Legal Adoption 10 6 Bibliography on Intercountry Adoptions 10 7 Independent Adoption Schemes American Mission to Greeks 1957-1960 10 8 Angel Wing Ranch and Orphanage 1967 10 9 AHEPA 1954-1959 10 10 Brown, Reverend Lawrence K. 1954 10 11 Miscellaneous 1955 10 12 Cause, Al Hoosman 1960 10 13 Child Placement Service, Mrs. Oak Soon Hong 1955-1961 10 14 Christ is the Answer Foundation 1958 10 15 Clemmons, Mrs. Leroy 1957 10 16 DeFiguiredo, Dr. Thomas 1960 10 17 Diavitis, Reverend Spyrus 1960 10 18 Giambolvo, Peter 1959 10 19 Grammar, Mabel 1953 10 20 Hammond, Eric Bruce (Homes) 1962 10 21 Honegger, Alice 1955 10 22 Kupeck, Leon A. 1962 10 23 Latin American Orphanage 1963 10 24 Murphy, Reverand. U. G. 1956 10 25 Parents for Overseas Adoption 1963 10 26 Pickel, Aurelie 1957 10 27 Swanson, Everett (Evangelistic Association, Inc.) 10 28 World Vision 1955-1960 10 29 Holt, Harry I 1955-1957 10 30 Holt, Harry II 1958-1959 10 31 Holt, Harry III 1960-1963 10 32 Holt, Harry IV 1968-1972 10 33 Intercountry adoption, general 1954-1962 10 34 Intercountry adoption seminar 1960 10 35 Intercountry adoption conferences and workshops 10 36 Proxy adoptions 1954-1956 10 37 Proxy adoptions 1957-1966 10 38 Racially mixed children, adoption plans of 1954-1965 10 39 Children with U.S. citizenship born abroad 10 40 Comparison of adopted older foreign children study 10 41 Forms for adoption procedures 11 1 to 3 Home study of intercountry adoption applicants 11 4 Intercountry adoption, statistical and other reports 1954-1972 11 5 to 7 Review of intercountry adoption 1974 11 8 Adoption manuals and other printed material 11 9 to 10 Manuscript about adoption 11 11 Preparation outlines for adoptions 11 12 Adoption programs, Travelers' Aid International Social Service of America (TAISSA) circa 1971-1972 11 13 Proxy Adoption study 1959 11 14 Adoption questionnaires, circa 1966 11 15 Adoption by relatives, 1964 11 16 Adoption research, circa 1972 11 17 AID Reports 11 18 Case Examples "Waldo" 11 19 "Freundlich" 11 20 "Darmitz Green" 11 21 "Kenny" 11 22 "Rubin" 11 23 "Eckles" 11 24 "R" 11 25 "Jean Charles" 11 26 "Rubin" 11 27 "Doakes" 11 28 Case Histories 11 29 Case studies 12 1 Casework assistance 12 2 Child custody regulations 12 3 United States. Children’s Bureau, Standards for Care of Displaced Children Coming to U.S. under Displaced Children’s Act of 1948 1948 12 4 Institutes of Special Education 12 5 SOS Children’s Village, Austria 1960-1966 12 6 Newspaper clippings on child welfare issues 12 7 Child welfare, intercountry cooperation 1965 12 8 Children in Crisis Throughout the World, reports on children as refugees 12 9 Children in migration, circa 1954, 1964 12 10 Chinatown visits 12 11 Chinese casework 12 12 Chinese Immigration Project 1965-1970 12 13 Chinese Immigrant Children in the US book 12 14 Contracts with Government Correspondence 1955 12 15 State Department recognition 1954 12 16 Contracts 12 17 to 19 Billings 1955-1957 12 20 International Social Service American Branch consent forms and manual 1962 12 21 to 22 Consulates and embassies 1959 12 23 Cost Analysis Study to Determine Fees for ISS Service 12 24 Courts, service to 12 25 Exchange of staff in the U.S. and abroad 1968 12 26 Fee charging in agencies, circa 1964-1980 12 27 Filing references and forms 12 28 Group consultation meetings 1955-1959 12 29 "Guide to Methods of Work" 1966 12 30 Health care 1979 12 31 Health field 1974 12 32

Correspondence regarding Travelers' Aid International Social Service of America participation in outreach program

 Health Files General file 1968 12 33 Heart 1966 12 34 International Social Service to hospitals and health agencies, circa 1962-1963 12 35 Leprosy 1969 12 36 Mental health circa 1968 12 37 Multiple sclerosis 1974 12 38 Psychiatry 1960 12 39 International Year of the Child 1979 12 40 Illegitimacy reports 12 41 Immigration Immigration Act of 1965 1965 13 1 Admission of foreign orphans 1961 13 2 Commuter Alien Legal Residence Bill 1977 13 3 Minor Immigrants Bill 1967 13 4 Immigration and Naturalization Service Mentally afflicted or retarded 1968 13 5 Naturalization and amendment of birth certificate 1967 13 6 Policy revisions 1978 13 7 Rulings 1962-1963 13 8 State pre-adoption requirements 1963 13 9 Orphan legislation and implementation 1961-1963 13 10 Pre-adoption requirements 1957-1967 13 11 Recent Amendment to U.S. Immigration Law Affecting Fiancees of U.S. Citizens 1970 13 12 Repatriation assistance to U.S. citizens 1959-1968 13 13 Resettlement 1956-1961 13 14 Summary of projected immigration-related programs 1965-1968 13 15 Immigration conferences and legislation 1977-1978 14 1 Immigration and domestic employment 1958-1959, 1964 14 2 Immigration legislation, circa 1967 14 3 Immigration petition 14 4 Immigration regulations 1962-1975 14 5 to 7 Refugee Relief Act 1945-1958 14 8 Tuberculosis and immigration regulations 1958-1961 14 9 to 10 Intercountry program 1974 14 11 International welfare, collection of loans 1956-1963 14 11a Intern Project 1972 14 12 Interstate Compact on Juveniles 1974 14 13 Jamaican Project 1967-1969 14 14 to 15 Hochfield, Eugenie. "Problems in International Adoption, Dependency and Custody" 1973 14 16 Juvenile delinquency 1976 14 17 LaGuardia Community College internship program 1972 14 18 Laws and regulations regarding adoptions circa 1966-1969 14 19 Lawyer correspondence 1973 14 20 Legal advisors 1957-1958, 1968 14 21 Legal measures to protect children adopted outside their own country 14 22 Legal problems in intercountry adoptions 1961-1962, 1972 14 23 Subcommittee on Legislation 1968 14 24 Legislation 1959-1968 14 25 Liaison to Far East Region 1961-1965 14 26 Lobbying legislation 1972 14 27 Social welfare legislation, 1967-1972 14 28

Correspondence with Senator Edward Kennedy

Maintenance obligations 1928-1963, 1970 14 29 to 33 Maintenance obligations 1962-1968 15 1 to 2 Maintenance and support circa 1923-1934 15 3 to 5 Manual on Intercountry Service for Travelers Aid Agencies 1975 15 6 Matching procedures circa 1963 15 7 Migration Alien status 1928-1955 15 8 to 10 Appeals to New York Foundation 1926-1949 15 11 Committee on Migration, International Social Service American Branch 1966-1968 15 12 Deportation study 1931-1932 15 13 Expatriation study 1928 15 14 Legal assistance to migrants 1927-1959 15 15 Migration, proposed legislation affecting immigration of orphans 1957-1961 15 16 Migrants and Refugees Migrants and refugees, general 1942-1952 15 17 Hungarian unaccompanied minors coming to relatives in the U.S., 1957 15 18 Oswego Project 1944-1945 15 19 to 20 Possible project with Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1956-1958 15 21 Post-war Emergency Project on Refugees 1945 15 22 Preliminary report on a study in refugee camps 1944-1945 15 23 Refugee camps, circa 1944-1953 15 24 to 25 Refugee survey 1937-1938 15 26 Report on Swiss refugees and post-war migration and repatriation 1943-1945 15 27 Repatriation of aliens during the Great Depression 1929-1939 15 28 Repatriation of U.S. citizens from Salonika 1950-1952 15 29 Study of Polish migration to France 1926-1928 15 30 Survey of refugee camps 1944 15 31 Successful resettlement of immigrants 1947 15 32 Volksdeutche refugees 1951-1952 15 33 Minors in Migration conferences and committees Committee on Unaccompanied Minors 1981-1987 46 1 Committee on Minors in Migration 1986-1991 46 2 Minors in Migration, conference proceedings 1987 46 3 to 4 Amerasians 46 5 Convention on Rights of the Child 1987-1990 46 6 United Nations meeting on adoption and foster placement 1976-1979 46 7 Child abduction and sexual abuse 46 8 ICM seminar on adoption and integration 1983 46 9 Immigrants, refugee women and children, unaccompanied children 46 10 Adoption 47 Minors in detention 47 Alien Status and Treatment of Aliens Alien status and treatment of aliens 1930-1932 15 34

Legal-sized folder

 Oswego Project 1945-1946 15 35

Legal-sized folder

 Permanent Conference for the Protection of Migrants 1930 15 36

Legal-sized folder

 New York Foundation, appeals from American Committee on Migration 1926-1934 16 1

Legal-sized folder

 Mexican-American Project 1969-1971 16 2 to 3 Naturalization of adopted child 1971 16 4 National Conference on Refugees 1969 16 5 National Institute of Mental Health Proposed research project 1962-1963, 1967 16 6 Runaway project 1974 16 7 to 8 New York Chinese Immigration Project 1971 16 9 Non preference visas for minors 1978 16 10 Orphans, escort of 1970-1975 16 11 to 12 "Orphan" defined in U.S. immigration laws 1965 16 13 Orphan program circa 1954 16 14 Outreach agencies 1974 16 15 Prospective adoptive parents inquiries, forms and letters 16 16 Post-war planning circa 1947-1949 16 17 Preparation for adoption, miscellaneous material 16 18 President’s directive 1945-1946 16 19 Prisoners, 1977, 1981 16 20 International Social Service American Branch publications 16 21 Public social service, papers on 1973 16 22 Publicity kits 1967 16 23 Publicity materials 16 24 Public Relations Committee 1960-1964 16 25 Asian refugees 1979 16 26 Repatriation 1945 16 27 to 28 Regulations on social service, Travelers' Aid International Social Service of America action circa 1973 17 1 Report on activities of Pearl S. Buck Foundation (Korea) 17 2 Report on runaways 1973 17 3 Report on Japanese-American adoptions 1954-1961 17 4 Reports of International Conference of Social Work, Greece 1964 17 5 Single Parent 1974 17 6 Social work training 1965 17 7 Student seminar 1967-1970 17 8 Swedish seminar 17 9 Symposium 1959 17 10 "Teamwork Across National Boundaries" paper 1957 17 11 Texas Adoption Resource Exchange 17 12

Forms, policies, "Adoptable Child’s Information Sheet"

 Thesis on resettlement of refugees in the U.S., 1949 17 13 Thesis on re-migration problems in Poland 1934 17 14 International Social Service Travel Conference 1955-1956 17 15 Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration 17 16 to 17 Travel information 1968 17 18 American Council of Voluntary Agencies 1977 17 19 United States Escapee Program 1954-1960 17 20 Assistance to Unmarried Mothers Outside Their Own Country, International Social Service, Geneva 1963 17 21 Service to and unmarried mothers abroad 1962 17 22 United Nations Conference of Ministers Responsible for Social Welfare 1968 17 23 United Nations Report on Work of International Labor Organization on Behalf of Migrant Workers 1975 17 24 United Nations reports on international adoption law 1973 17 25 United Seaman’s Service 1957-1971 17 26 Volunteer reference checking manual for volunteer workers 1975 17 27 World Adoption International Foundation (WAIF), Children’s Branch of International Social Service 17 28 to 33 World Child Welfare Conference materials, Zagreb 1954 17 34 World refugee report 1978 17 35 World University Service 1955 17 36 Series 3. Statistics, 1954-1977, 1 linear foot, Box 18

The bulk of the material in Series 3, Statistics, documents programs administered by International Social Service American Branch between 1961 and 1970.

 Annual statistical reports 1971-1975 18 1 Annual intercountry statistics 1972 18 2 Cost data and service statistics 1968, 1973 18 3 Casework statistics 1969-1972 18 4 to 5 Monthly case count 1954-1965 18 7 Recommendations for statistical record keeping 1966 18 Statistics concerning adoption activity in Texas, Arkansas and New York City 1975 18 6 Statistical coding 1962-1964 18 Statistical reports, monthly 1957-191974 18 8 to 9 Statistical reports 1955 18 10 Statistics of International Social Service, 1966-1972 18 11 to 12 Statistics, service and intercountry adoption 1961-1969, 1975 18 13 State statistics 1977 18 14 Series 4. Other Organizations, 1946-1979, 6 linear feet, Boxes 19-23

Series 4, Other Organizations, documents the relationship between International Social Service American Branch and non-governmental organizations; agencies in other countries; advocacy and service groups, including those with religious affiliations; professional associations and conferences; and government offices, including the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The material consists mostly of correspondence between the outside organization and ISS.

 United States. Agency for International Development 1947-1971 19 1 American Aid Society in Paris 1966 19 2 American Bar Association 1958-1965 19 3 to 4 American Benevolent Society 1964-1968 19 5 American Immigration and Citizenship Conference 1973-1979 19 6 American Korean Foundation 1958-1968 19 7 American Medical Association 1969 19 8 American Mothers, Inc., 1967-1968 19 9 American Campaign Overseas Committee General 1964-1965 19 10 Field reports, Europe and Far East 1963-1964 19 11 to 12 Minutes 1962-1966 19 13 Printed materials 1960-1962 19 14 to16 Printed materials for radio, TV, 1964 19 17 Possible material to be used for press kit 1965 19 18 American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service 1966-1972 19 19 to 24 American Federation of International Institutes 1947-1955 19 25 AFL-CIO Department of Community Service 1969 19 26 American Friends Service Committee 1949-1957 19 27 American Immigration and Citizenship Conference 1956-1972 19 28 to 29 American Legion 1969 19 30 American National Red Cross 1946-1980 19 31 to 32 American Public Welfare Association 1963-1969 19 33 Adoptive parents groups 1972-1979 19 34 Arabian American Oil Company 1957-1959 20 1 B’nai B’rith 1974 20 2 Boston Children’s Service Association 1978 20 3 Camp Fire Girls 1979 20 4 Carnegie 1978 20 5 Catholic Relief Services 1971-1972 20 6 Child Welfare League of America 1967-1971 20 7 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association 1962 20 8 Chinese Immigrant Planning Project 1970 20 9 Chinese Newcomers Service Center circa 1969-1971 20 10 to 12 Christian Children’s Fund 20 13 Church World Service 1960 20 14 Church World Service, requests for renewal of support from International Social circa 1962-1969 20 15 Committee of Responsibility 1967-1970 20 16 Community Development Foundation 1967 20 17 Compassion 1966-1969 20 18 Council of Europe, 1967 20 19

Machinery and operation of the European Convention on Human Rights reports

 Council on Foundations, Inc. 1967 20 20 Executive Council of the Episcopal Church 1959 20 21 Family Location Service 1960-1961 20 22 Federal Service Overseas Campaign General 1961-1963 20 23 Campaign material 1959 20 24 Minutes 1960-1964 20 25 Publicity 1956-1961 20 26 to 29 Federation for Community Planning 1979 21 1 Foreign Policy Association 21 2 Friends of the Children of Vietnam 1972-1973 21 3 Experiment in International Living 1979-1980 21 4 Foster Parents Plan 1967-1974 21 5 Friends Meeting for the Suffering of Vietnamese Children 1964-1968 21 6 Greek Archdiocese of North and South America 1958-1964 21 7 Hague Conference on Private International Law 1960-1965 21 8 to 9 United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare General correspondence 1978 21 10 National Institutes of Health 1967-1968 21 11 Repatriation 1957-1971 21 12 Social Security 1962-1972 21 13 Holt Adoption Agency 1975 21 14

(see also: Box 10, "Independent Adoption Schemes")

 Great Britain. Home Department, Report of the Care of Children Committee 1946 21 15 Indochinese Mutual Assistance Association 1977-1978 21 16 Institute of International Education 1980 21 17 Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration 1954-1972 21 18 to 20 International Career Training, School for International Training 1969-1970 21 21 International Conference on Social Welfare 1968 21 22 International Conference of Social Work General 1954-1964 21 23 Latin American Project 1962 21 24 Conferences 1964, 1966 21 25 to 26 International Legal Aid Association 1951-1965 21 27 International Red Cross, legal assistance 1949-1952 21 28 International Rescue Committee 1950-1971 21 29 International Society for Rehabilitation of the Disabled 1959-1967 21 30 International Society for Community Development 1968 21 31 International Year of the Child 1975 22 1 Junior League, New York City Volunteer Program 1956-1967 22 2 Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, juvenile delinquency, circa 1974 22 3 League of Nations 1925-1938 22 4 League for Orphan Victims in Europe, Inc., 1955-1965 22 5 Legal Aid Society 1958-1960 22 6 Local agency relationships 1967 22 7 Methodist Committee For Overseas Relief 1955-1970 22 8 National Social Welfare Assembly (NSWA), 1969-1971 22 9 National Association for Foreign Student Affairs 1964, 1979 22 10 National Association of Retarded Children, Inc., 1959-1961 22 11 National Association on Service to Unmarried Parents 1960-1964 22 12 National Catholic Welfare Conference 1954 22 13 National Committee for an Adequate Overseas U.S. Information Program 1955-1957 22 14 to 15 National Conference on Social Welfare 1954-1971, 1978-1980 22 16 to 22 National Council of Adoptive Parents Association 1968-1969 22 23 National Council on Illegitimacy 1967 22 24 National Jewish Hospital and Research Center at Denver 1959-1970 22 25 National Legal Aid and Defender Association 1955-1961 22 26 National Public Relations Council 1968-1969 22 27 National Recreation and Park Association 1968-1980 22 28 National Social Welfare Assembly, Committee on Residence Laws 1957-1961 22 29 National Social Welfare Assembly, Inc., 1952-1968 22 30 to 32 National Urban League, Inc., 1955-1969 22 33 Near and Far Aid, Inc., 1961-1964 22 34 NET Television 1971 22 35 New York Committee on Immigration and Naturalization 1957 22 36 New Transcentury Foundation 1980 22 37 New York School of Social Work 1953-1957 22 38 Pan American Union 1952-1967 22 39 Paraiso Infantil 1967-1969 22 40 Pearl S. Buck International (Pearl S. Buck Foundation) 1965 22 41 Project Concern 23 1 Organization of American States 1978 23 2 Salvation Army 1961-1969 23 3 Save the Children Federation 1968 23 4 Social and Educational Association for Seafarers, Inc., 1978 23 5 Social Work Recruiting Center 1968-1970 23 6 Social Work Vocational Bureau 1964-1971 23 7 Southern Christian Leadership Conference 1972 23 8 Terre des Hommes 1965-1966 23 9 Transatlantic Brides and Parents 1961-1969 23 10 Travelers Aid Association of America General 1952-1967 23 11 Proposed Affiliation with International Social Service 1949 23 12 Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Inc., 1956-1967 23 13 Unitarian Universalist UN Office 1977-1979 23 14 United Nations and International Social Service Seminar on Intercountry Adoptions 1956-1960 23 15 United Nations Conference of Ministers Responsible for Social Welfare, 1968 23 16

New York City, September, 1968

 United Nations Proposed conference on international adoption 1973-1975 23 17 United Nations World Adoption Conference 1971-1973 23 18 United States Armed Forces Armed Services 1955 23 19 CHAP, Children Have a Potential, US Air Force 1972-1974 23 20 Department of Defense manuals on intercountry adoption 1958 23 21 Department of Defense, negotiations for contract 1955-1970 23 22 Military research file 1955-1979 23 23 Veterans Aid 1969 23 24 United States Catholic Conference, Inc., circa 1967-1971 23 25 United States Civil Service Commission 1967 23 26 United States Committee for the Care of European Children, Inc., 1945-1956 23 27 United States Committee, International Council of Social Welfare 1955-1978 23 28 U.S. Committee for Refugees General 1959-1967 23 29 to 31 World Refugee Report 1966-1967 23 32 Vietnam Orphan Care 1968 23 33 Welcome House 1955 23 34 World Veterans Foundation 1955-1962 23 35 Series 5. State Files, 1960-1980, 6 linear feet, Boxes 24-27, 44

Series 5, State Files, consists of communications between state agencies and International Social Service American Branch concerning ISS activities involving adoptions and other casework. Each state listed has at least one adoption file and one general administrative file. Files on negotiations with states to provide fee-for-service funding (1980s) are in box 44.

 Alabama circa 1960-1980 24 1 to 2 Alaska circa 1960-1980 24 3 Arizona circa 1960-1980 24 4 to 5 Arkansas circa 1960-1980 24 6 to 7 California circa 1960-1980 24 8 to 14 Colorado circa 1960-1980 24 15 to 16 Connecticut circa 1960-1980 24 17 to 19 Delaware circa 1960-1980 24 20 to 21 District of Columbia circa 1960-1980 24 22 to 23 Florida circa 1960-1980 24 24 to 25 Georgia circa 1960-1980 24 26 to 27 Hawaii circa 1960-1980 24 28 to 30 Idaho circa 1960-1980 24 31 to 32 Illinois circa 1960-1980 25 1 to 4 Indiana circa 1960-1980 25 5 to 6 Iowa circa 1960-1980 25 7 to 8 Kansas circa 1960-1980 25 9 to 10 Kentucky circa 1960-1980 25 11 to 12 Louisiana circa 1960-1980 25 13 to 14 Maine circa 1960-1980 25 15 to 16 Maryland circa 1960-1980 25 17 to 18 Massachusetts circa 1960-1980 25 19 to 23 Michigan circa 1960-1980 25 24 to 25 Detroit Circuit Court and report on friends of the court circa 1960-1980 25 26 Minnesota circa 1960-1980 25 27 to 28 Mississippi circa 1960-1980 25 29 to 30 Missouri circa 1960-1980 25 31 to 32 Montana circa 1960-1980 25 33 to 34 Nebraska circa 1960-1980 25 35 to 36 Nevada circa 1960-1980 25 37 to 38 New Hampshire circa 1960-1980 25 39 New Jersey circa 1960-1980 26 1 to 3 New Jersey circa 1960-1980 26 4

Establishment of policies and procedures regarding cooperation with ISS

 New Mexico circa 1960-1980 26 5 to 6 New York City adoptions circa 1960-1980 26 7 New York State Certificate of Report of Existence circa 1960-1980 26 8 Social Welfare Law circa 1960-1980 26 9 Adoption circa 1960-1980 26 10 to 11 Consent Manual, New York State Board circa 1960-1980 26 12

Certificate giving ISS-American Branch authority to consent to adoption

 Dr. Samuel Karelitz circa 1960-1980 26 13 General file circa 1960-1980 26 14 to 15 Rockefeller Project circa 1960-1980 26 16 Social Services Department circa 1960-1980 26 17 Welfare Department circa 1960-1980 26 18 North Carolina circa 1960-1980 26 19 to 20 North Dakota circa 1960-1980 26 21 to 22 Ohio circa 1960-1980 26 23 to 24 Cleveland Ohio International Program circa 1960-1980 26 25 Oklahoma circa 1960-1980 26 26 to 27 Oregon circa 1960-1980 26 28 to 29 Pennsylvania circa 1960-1980 26 30 to 31 Pennsylvania, Purchase of Service circa 1960-1980 26 32 Rhode Island circa 1960-1980 26 33 to 34 South Carolina circa 1960-1980 27 1 to 2 South Dakota circa 1960-1980 27 3 to 4 Tennessee circa 1960-1980 27 5 to 6 Texas circa 1960-1980 27 7 to 9 Utah circa 1960-1980 27 10 to 11 Utah Children’s Society circa 1960-1980 27 12 Vermont circa 1960-1980 27 13 to 14 Virginia circa 1960-1980 27 15 to 16 Washington circa 1960-1980 27 17 to 18 West Virginia circa 1960-1980 27 19 to 20 Wisconsin Wisconsin circa 1960-1980 27 21 to 22 Wisconsin Welfare Council Conference circa 1960-1980 27 23 Wyoming circa 1960-1980 27 24 to 25 Panama Canal Zone circa 1960-1980 27 26 Panama Canal Zone General 1964-1969 36 15 Guam circa 1960-1980 27 27 Puerto Rico circa 1960-1980 27 28 to 29 American Samoa circa 1960-1980 27 30 Virgin Islands circa 1960-1980 27 31 State funding attempts (fee for service) General (Harvey Steinberg and Marie Mercer) 1978 45 10 Alabama 1978 45 11 Alaska 1978 45 12 Arkansas 1978 45 13 California 1978 45 14 Connecticut 1978 45 15 Delaware 1978 45 16 Florida 1978 45 17 Georgia 1978 45 18 Hawaii 1978 45 19 Illinois 1978 45 20 Indiana 1978 45 21 Iowa 1978 45 22 Kansas 1978 45 23 Maine 1978 45 24 Maryland 1978 45 25 Massachusetts 1978 45 26 Michigan 1978 45 27 Minnesota 1978 45 28 Mississippi 1978 45 29 Missouri 1978 45 30 Montana 1978 45 31 Nebraska 1978 45 32 New Hampshire 1978 45 33 New York 1978 45 34 Ohio 1978 45 35 Oklahoma 1978 45 36 Oregon 1978 45 37 Pennsylvania 1978 45 38 Rhode Island 1978 45 39 South Carolina 1978 45 40 Tennessee 1978 45 41 Texas 1978 45 42 Utah 1978 45 43 Vermont 1978 45 44 Virginia 1978 45 45 Washington 1978 45 46 Wyoming 1978 45 47 U.S. Dept. of Defense (military families) 1978 45 48 Series 6. Country Files, 1923-1977, 1980s, 16 linear feet Boxes 28-39 and 43-44

Series 6, Country Files, reflects the activities of International Social Service American Branch worldwide. The records consist of correspondence between ISS and agencies in the countries listed. Additional files for the 1980s are in boxes 43 and 44.

 Africa Excerpts from Casework Division reports 1959-1962 44 13 Albania Albanian refugees 1990-1991 44 14 Argentina Correspondence and reports 1958-1990 44 15 Armenia Takooshian, Harold. "Armenian Immigration to the United States from the Middle 1988 44 16 Australia Newsletters 1967-1983 28 1 Refugees 1958-1972 28 2 Reports 1955-1979 28 3 Reports and publications 1980-1990 44 17

Most relate to services for refugees and migrants

 Austria Adoptions 1955-1973 28 4 Correspondence 1949-1972 28 5 Resettlement of unaccompanied Hungarian youth 1960-1961 28 6 History, 1950-1977 1977 44 18

German language document

 Bangladesh General 1972 28 7 to 9 Adoptions 1972 28 9a Agreement with International Social Service for intercountry adoption 1972 28 10 Canadian International Social Service involvement 1972 28 11 Church World Service 1972 28 12 Documents and correspondence with Bangladesh government 1972 28 11 Funds and Aid, Non-Government 1972 28 12 General 1972 28 13 International Social Service headquarters 1972 28 14 Marie Levine, International Social Service coordinator in Bangladesh, 1972-1973 28 15

Correspondence and reports

 Memoranda and reports 1972 28 16 to 17 Newspaper clippings 1972 28 18 Projects 1972 28 19 Report of sexual assaults against women in Bangladesh 1972 28 20 Reports 1972, 1981 44 19

Social services, especially adoption

 Belgium Finance 1956 28 21 Reports 1948-1962 28 22 Foreign students in Belgium 1970 44 20 Biafra Relief programs and needs 1968-1969 44 22 Brazil Adoption Law 1957-1965 28 23 Non-International Social Service country reports 1952-1968 28 24 Correspondence 1957-1981 44 23

Intercountry adoption, adoptions of mixed race German children, Japanese immigration

 British Honduras (Belize) Ordinance authorizing adoptions 1953 44 21 Cambodia Social agency summaries 44 24 Canada General 1965-1969 29 1 Canadian Welfare Council Adoption 1957-1971 29 2 to 3

ISS affiliate

 General 1927-1970 29 4 to 6

ISS affiliate

 Canadian Council on Social Development 1971-1974 29 7

ISS affiliate

 Correspondence, reports, publications 1980-1990 44 25 Central America Migration from Central America 1985 44 26 Chile Adoption laws and policies 1969-1985 44 27 China General 1952-1977 44 28

Includes resettlement of European refugees living in China

 Colombia Intercountry Adoption programs 1979-1981 44 29

Includes establishment of program by ISS

 Costa Rica Adoption and general 1957-1969 29 8 Adoption law 44 30 Cuba Cuban refugees 1960-1966 44 31 Dominican Republic Refugee settlement 1940 29 9 Ecuador Adoption procedures 1972-1973 44 32 East Asia Correspondence, conference proceedings. 1973-1983 44 33

Unaccompanied refugee minors; conference on the role of ISS in south east Asia area.

 El Salvador Adoption law 44 34 Finland Adoption and group homes 1968, 1979 44 35

Includes Save the Children Association group home report.

 France Adoption and general 1956-1971 29 10 to 11 Annual reports, circa 1964-1981 29 12

Some years are missing

Articles and reports 1923-1951 29 13 Home for Invalids: Chatenneuf-sur-Cher 1971 29 14 Operations in North Africa 1942-1947 29 15 Paris, general and reports 1925-1946 29 16 Placement and Adoption of Foreign Children 1973 29 17 Report, proposal, correspondence 1979-1982 44 36

Includes a French language proposal for a maternity hospital, possibly in Senegal.

 Germany Adoption 1953-1970 30 1 Amended birth certificate 1956-1959 30 2 Exchange program 1961-1969 30 3 General 1955-1973 30 5 to 7 Instructions for checking references in Germany 1970 30 8 Legal authority in intercountry placement cases 1959-1960 30 9 Manual on stepfather adoptions 1958-1964 30 10 Manual on legitimation 1950-1963 30 11 Statistics regarding activity 1957-1965 30 12 Stepfather adoptions 1956-1963 30 13 U.S. military adoption boards, military cases 1955-1966 30 14 Adoption, legal guardianship, and custody 1957-1977 44 37

In particular, adoption in relation to military families

 Ghana Marriage of British and Ghanaian citizens 1965 44 38 Great Britain Adoption 1963-1971 30 15 Correspondence and publications regarding immigrants at London Airport 1966-1969 30 16 Correspondence between British and American International Social Service 1970 30 17 General 1961-1969 30 18 Manual on legal procedures 1955-1961 30 19 The National Council for the Unmarried Mother and her Child 1954-1969 30 20

Also regarding "mixed marriage"

 Reports, brochures, publications. 1956-1990 44 39 Greece Adoptions 1955-1972 31 1 to 4 Cooperation Between National Institutes of Health and medical facilities in Greece 1969-1976 31 5 Correspondence Between Travelers' Aid International Social Service of America and Greek branch 1964-1974 31 6 Family law, marriage 1954 31 7 Finance 1972 31 8 General 1952-1972 31 9 Greek consulates 1959-1963 31 10 Greek family law 1964 31 11 Health clearances and medical problems 1957-1959 31 12 Legal procedures 1957-1962 31 13 Manual on amended birth certificates 1957-1963 31 14 Metera Babies Center 1957-1962 31 15 Adoption law 1970s-1980s 44 40 Guyana General 1963, 1982 44 41 Haiti Migration of children for adoption 1966 44 42 Hong Kong General 31 16 Adoptions and general 1965-1971, 1975 31 17 to 19 Adoptions and general 1960-1967 32 1 to 5 Adoption laws 1959-1965 32 6 to 7 Finance 1964-1967 32 8 Foster home program 1960-1965 32 9 General 1956-1959, 1970-1971 32 10 to 11 Health and medical Information 1959-1962 32 12 Immigrant Counseling Service 32 13 Immigrant Counseling Service, lists from Hong Kong 32 14 Reports 1962-1969 32 14 Special Hong Kong Airlift flight financial information 1962-1963 32 15 to 16 Reports, papers, correspondence 1964-1990 44 43

In particular, regarding Chinese immigrants and refugees (7th Preference Program)

 Hungary Resettlement of Hungarian refugees 1957-1958 32 17 India Adoption and general 1953-1969 32 18 Tibetan refugees circa 1961 32 19 Correspondence and reports on adoption law. 1977, 1985 44 44 Indonesia Adoption procedures 1978 44 45 Iran Adoption procedures 1961 44 46 Ireland Adoption act 1952 32 20 General 1956-1962 32 21 Adoption procedures 1978 44 47

1954, 1962

 Israel "Promotion of Social Welfare through Self-help and Cooperative Action" 1954, 1983 44 48

Seventh International Conference of Social Work, Toronto. Also contains legal information

 Italy Adoption 1956-1968 33 1 to 4 Adoption questionnaires 1971-1972 33 5 Consular authorization forms 1964 33 6 Finance 1964-1970 33 7 General 1948-1952, 1962-1972 33 8 to 10 Legal procedures and consular authorization 1958-1966 33 11 Legalization of U.S. Adoptions of Italian children 1971-1972 33 12 Manuals 1954-1963 33 13 Reports 1954-1961 33 14 Adoption law 1983 44 49 Jamaica Adoption law and social services 1956-1985 44 50

Includes a proposal for services to West Indian families in New York City, 1985

 Jamaica (Non-ISS) Adoption board 1969 33 15 Finance 1960-1967 33 16 to 17 General and adoptions 1956-1972 33 18 Report 1969-1970 33 19 Japan Administrative correspondence 1963-1971 34 1 Adoptions 1959-1967 34 2 to 4 Finance 1956-1962 34 5 to 6 General 1955-1972 34 7 to 12 Manual (Adoption Laws and Procedures) 34 13 Rejects 1969-1972 34 14 Reports 1955-1964 34 15 to 17 Bi-racial children. 1974-1975 44 51 Jordan Child custody regulations undated 44 52 Kenya Center for displaced children 1989 44 53 Korea Administrative correspondence 1967-1973 34 18 to 19 Adoptions General 1957-1974 34 20 to 24 Laws 1965-1967 34 25 Questions 1958-1962 34 26 Agencies and Foundations working in or for Korea 1966-1969 35 1 Child Placement Service 1964-1972 35 2 to 5 Correspondence between Korea and International Social Service American Branch 1960, 1966-1972 35 6 to 7 Finance 1962-1967 35 8 to 9 Financial material 1966 35 10 Financial summary and statement 1959-1963 35 11 General 1954-1973 35 12 to 18 Intercountry Adoptions 1972 35 18a Manual on adoption law 1953-1960 35 19 Missions in Korea 1967 35 20 Non-ISS, Korea Social Service 1956-1966 35 21 Operation Outreach 1974 35 22 Oxford Committee For Famine Relief 1957-1966 35 23 Refugee Relief Program 1954-1956 35 24 to 25 Reports and visits circa 1956-1972 35 26 to 28 Split home studies 1968-1971 35 29 Child Placement Service 1970-1975 44 54

Includes paper on "the Socialization of the Adopted Korean Child" by Susan Laning, 1978

 Latin America Adoption laws and policies 1973-1982 44 55

Especially regarding children from Colombia, Ecuador, and Costa Rica

 Malaya Adoption ordinance 1952 44 56 Malaysia Adoption bill 1972 44 57 Mexico Direct corresponding agency 1966-1971 36 1 Direct corresponding country 1955-1965 36 2 Negotiations concerning a study by Travelers Aid in Mexico 1964 36 3 Reports 1964-1966 36 3 Mexican-American Family Reunion Project 1970 44 58 Middle East Correspondence and reports 1943-1967 36 4 Morocco Adoption and general 1960-1972 36 5 Netherlands Procedure in Immigration Program 1955 36 6 Finance 1969 36 7 General 1956-1970 36 8 Netherlands immigrant settlers in Grand Rapids, Michigan 1955-1957 36 9 to 11 Resettlement plans for immigrants 1958-1959 36 12 Adoption, child custody, foreign nationals 1972-1987 44 59 New Zealand Adoption regulations 1972-1976 44 60 Okinawa Finance 1958-1965 36 13 ISS services 1968-1978 44 61

Includes "Ten Years of Intercountry Social Work Service, 1958-1968" history of ISS Okinawa

 Pakistan General 1959-1971 36 14 Paraguay General 1954-1955 36 16 Peru General 1964-1971 36 17 Peru earthquake orphans 1970 36 18 Philippines Administrative correspondence 1961- 36 19 Finance 1966-1973 36 20 Adoption and child welfare regulations 1970-1978 44 62 Poland Field reports 1925-1944 36 21 General 1946-1971 36 22 Adoption procedures 1970-1971 44 63

Documents are in French

 Portugal General 1959-1971 36 23 Adoption regulations and guidelines 1978 44 64 Romania Adoption regulations and problems 1989-1991 44 65

Child welfare and adoption crisis in Romania.

 Singapore Adoption laws 1970-1972 45 1 Spain General 1957-1974 36 24 Position papers 45 2

Papers on social welfare, child welfare, adoption, immigration and the history of ISS services in Spain.

 Sweden Administrative correspondence 1953-1956 37 1 Non-ISS 1948-1971 37 2 to 3 Adoption, child welfare, and citizenship policies 1974-1982 45 3 Switzerland Administrative correspondence 1959-1965 37 4 Annual reports circa 1964-1977 37 5 Finance 1962-1966 37 6 General 1964-1977 37 7 Reports 1930-1966 37 8 Swiss aid to Europe 1950-1954 37 9 Miscellaneous 1973-1984 45 4 Taiwan Adoption 1961-1969 37 10 Correspondence 1963-1969 37 11 to 12 Finance 1964-1965 37 13 General 1964-1969 37 14 Thailand General 1956-1971 37 15 Adoption regulations, procedures, problems 1965-1986 45 6 Trinidad General 1967-1968 37 16 Trinidad & Tobago Adoption ordinance 1950 45 5 Turkey General 1958-1971 37 17 Citizenship of adopted children 45 7 Uruguay General 1955-1957 37 18 USSR Non-ISS 1930-1969 37 19 Venezuela Finance 1961-1966 37 20 General 1954-1972 37 21 to 24 Adoption procedures 1983 45 8 Vietnam Administrative files 1959-1965 38 1 to 4 Adoptions General 1966-1971 38 5 to 8 Babylift 1975 38 9 to 10 Meeting of International Social Service 1971 38 11

Minutes and reports

 Proceedings 1976 38 12 Programs other than Travelers' Aid International Social Service 1974 38 13 Airlift 1976 38 14 Conference on the Special Needs of Children in Vietnam 1971 38 15 Conference on Children of Vietnam 1966 38 16 Critique on the special needs of Vietnamese children 1972 38 17 Finance 1966-1972 38 18 General 1967-1970 38 19 to 23 General 1971-1977 39 1 to 7 Grants 1971 39 8 to 9 Information 1972-1974 39 10 Interagency Vietnam Adoption Committee 1974 39 11 Legislation 1971-1973 39 12 List of adoptions, Vietnam 1974-1975 39 13 List of adoptable Vietnamese Children 39 14 Refugees 1978-1979 39 15 Reports 1966 39 16 Report of the Social Welfare Task Force to USAID/Vietnam 1967 39 17 Statistics 1971 39 18 Waivers of Pre-adoption requirements 1966-1967 39 19 Court proceedings concerning immigration of children in the 1975 Vietnam Babylift 40 1

Legal-sized Documents

 Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration 1971-1975 40 2

Legal-sized Documents

 List of children processed by International Social Service Vietnam 1975-1976 40 3

Legal-sized Documents

 Child welfare, child refugees, family services 1971-1977 45 9 West Indies General and policy 1958-1975 39 20 to 21 Yugoslavia General 1956-1971 39 22 Series 7. International Social Service Headquarters Administrative Files, Geneva, 1947-1978, 2 linear feet

Series 7, International Social Service Headquarters Administrative Files, consists of administrative committee meeting minutes and reports, Headquarters Bulletins, and general administrative correspondence and history files from ISS Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Records in the two boxes may overlap.

General 1947-1970 48 Activity Reports 1964-1969 41 1 to 2 Asia-Oceania Conference of International Social Service, Tokyo 1973 41 3 Description of services and countries 1977 41 4 Executive Committee meetings circa 1966-1978 41 5 to 15

Minutes and reports

 Correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports 1970-1973 41 16 to 31 General Secretariat committee material 41 32 Gubbio seminar 1972 41 33 International Council Executive Committee meeting 1966-1967 41 34 to 35 International Council meeting 1963 41 36 ISS Headquarters Monthly Newsletter, ISS in Brief 1977-1978 41 37 Professional Advisory Council 1969-1971 41 38 Budget 1978 44 1 Statistics 1978 44 2 General 44 3 Plan D 44 4 International Council members 1978 44 5 PAC meeting 1978 44 6 Executive Committee meetings 1978-1979 44 7 Executive Committee meetings 1978 44 8 Standing Group 1978 44 9 International Conference on Social Welfare 1978 44 10

One letter

 Activity Reports 1978-1980 44 11 Report on visit of Helen Thomaides to Denmark 1979 44 12 Series 8. Case Record Indexes, 1930-1993, 241 card file boxes

Series 8, Case Record Indexes, consists of index cards providing access to cases handled by International Social Service American Branch. There are four sets of index cards: alphabetical, numerical, summary, and a set of cards from the U. S. Committee for the Care of European Children.

Access to case records is restricted. Requires permission from the International Social Service USA executive. If access to case records is granted for scholarly purposes, researchers must agree to follow all privacy and confidentiality protections stipulated by International Social Service and the Social Welfare History Archives.

Alphabetical Index Cards, 1-112 and 242-251

The alphabetical index cards consist of two sets of cards. The first set contains one 3 by 5 inch card for each name represented in the cases dating from before 1978. White cards represent the name around which the case was formed; blue cards are cross-references for other names. Includes name, opening date, case number, and country. The second set of index cards consists of 5 by 8 inch cards for cases dating after 1978.

Access to case records is restricted. Requires permission from the International Social Service USA executive.

 Numerical Index Cards, 113-152 and 252

The numerical index cards consist of one 3 by 5 inch card for each case dating from 1948 to 1978, arranged numerically. They include essentially the same information as the alphabetical cards. Beginning in early 1960s, these cards also include a problem code that identifies the type of case. Box 252 contains a presumably incomplete set of numerically arranged cards dating after 1978.

Access to case records is restricted. Requires permission from the International Social Service USA executive.

 Summary Index Cards, 1957-1993 156-241

The summary index cards consist of one or more 5 by 8 inch cards per case containing a brief summary of action on that case. The cards are arranged in numerical order. A “Dest.” notation indicates that the full case record was destroyed by International Social Service prior to the transfer of records to the Archives.

Access to case records is restricted. Requires permission from the International Social Service USA executive.

 U. S. Committee for Care of European Children, 1940-1954 153-155

The U. S. Committee for Care of European Children index consists of one 3 by 5 inch card for each child brought to the U.S. under the Committee’s auspices, circa 1940 to 1953. The International Social Service USA assumed responsibility for active cases when the Committee was dissolved in 1953, and it received the card file at that time. There are not any case files to accompany the cards. The cards indicate the date of the child’s arrival in the U.S. and the agency that assumed responsibility for the adoption.

Access to case records is restricted. Requires permission from the International Social Service USA executive.

 Series 9. Case Records 1929-1995, 500 linear feet in 402 record cartons

ISS provides casework services to individuals and families who require international cooperation and assistance in matters such as intercountry adoption, child support, custody, deportation, desertion, immigration, paternity claims, and repatriation. The ISS often acts as a liaison for local agencies involved in cases requiring coordination with agencies in other countries. As a result, the records may not document all aspects of an individual case. In addition, ISS selectively sampled or destroyed a portion of its case records. The files in the archives are not a comprehensive record of all cases handled by ISS.

Access to case records is restricted. Requires permission from the International Social Service USA executive. If access to case records is granted for scholarly purposes, researchers must agree to follow all privacy and confidentiality protections stipulated by International Social Service and the Social Welfare History Archives. Contact the Social Welfare History Archives for a copy of the application form for scholarly use.

For access to your case record and adoption searches, please contact International Social Service directly. Contact information is available on the ISS web site.