Charles Richmond Henderson (1848 – 1915): Minister, Professor, Sociologist and Prison Reformer by Ian Lewenstein who researched and transcribed this document Charles Richmond Henderson was born in Covington, Indiana, December 17, 1848. After attending the elementary schools of this native town, he entered high school at La Fayette, Indiana, where he studied until his graduation…
Continue Reading »In 1886, Smith was appointed general secretary of the Associated Charities of Boston and formally launched her professional career in the charity organization movement and social work education. Under her leadership, Associated Charities was successful in bringing together most of the charities and relief organizations operating in Boston. Building on the skills she learned earlier, Smith organized a central file of families being served, a system of district offices, paid agents and volunteer friendly visitors. In an 1887 presentation at the annual meeting of the National Conference of Charities held in Omaha, Nebraska, Smith described aspects of the relationship among committees, volunteer visitors and paid agents doing the service of Associated Charities:
Continue Reading »How To Get And Keep Visitors By Zilpha D. Smith General Secretary, Associated Charities of Boston Editor’s Note: This is the third entry about Friendly Visitors, an important component of the Charity Organization Movement. This entry is a presentation delivered by Ms. Smith at the 1887 annual meeting of the National Conference of Charities and…
Continue Reading »Volunteer Visiting: The Organization Necessary To Make It Effective. By Zilpha D. Smith Registrar Of The Boston Associated Charities. Editor’s Note: This is the first of three entries about Friendly Visitors, an important component of the Charity Organization Movement. This entry is a presentation delivered by Ms. Smith at the 1884 annual meeting of the…
Continue Reading »Mary Richmond is considered a principle founder of the profession of social work and the importance of professional education. She constructed the foundations for the scientific methodology development of professional social work. She searched for the causes of poverty and social exclusion in the interaction between an individual and his or her environment.
Continue Reading »THE SURVEY, a leading journal of the social work profession and social reform. The Survey was published in different forms from 1897 to 1952. It was edited by Paul Kellogg from 1912 to 1952; his brother Arthur Kellogg served as managing editor until his death in 1934. Between 1922 and 1932 two issues a month…
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