Walter A. Friedlander papers,
- Author:
- Friedlander, Walter A.
- Call Number:
- MSS GER-003 local
- Abstract:
- The Walter A. Friedlander Papers consist of 45 archival boxes of materials, dating primarily from 1932 to 1984, with a small number of items dating from as early as 1914. The largest part of the collection is comprised of Friedlander's voluminous correspondence. The collection also contains biographical materials, manuscripts and publications by Friedlander, as well as course materials and materials pertaining to national and international social welfare conferences, publications by other scholars, and materials collected by Friedlander on topics of interest, particularly social welfare topics.
- Historical Note:
- Walter Friedlander was born on September 20, 1891 in Berlin. He grew up under the socialist-oriented influences of his father and uncle. As a law student in Berlin and Munich, Friedlander became interested in the development of juvenile justice. He later met and married Li Bergmann in 1919. After 1918, social democratic policy regarding youth welfare in Germany was developed by Friedlander, Helene Simon, Hans Caspari, and Marie Juchacz. The Youth Welfare Commission was created in 1925, chaired by Friedlander until his dismissal in 1933. The committee drafted parliamentary resolutions, formulated proposals and compiled reports on problems of youth welfare. After his dismissal from the Commission, Friedlander left Germany and worked in Paris as co-director of a legal counseling service for political refugees from Germany. In 1936, Friedlander left Paris and went to the University of Chicago to become a lecturer. In 1943, Friedlander left Chicago to teach at the University of California at Berkeley, where he eventually became a professor in the School of Social Welfare. Friedlander continued to remain politically and socially active, as evidenced by his continued involvement with the Arbeiterwohlfarht in post-war Germany and his correspondence with American politicians. Friedlander published monographs and textbooks in the field of social work and social welfare. His most successful work, Introduction to Social Welfare, became the standard text for social welfare courses across the United States.
- Physical Description:
- 45 cu. ft
- Access Terms:
- Access to the collection is unrestricted.
- Notes:
- Part of the German and Jewish Intellectual E´migre´ Collection. local
- Subjects:
- Social advocacy Germany, Youth movements Germany, Juvenile justice, Administration of Germany, Social sciences Study and teaching, Social service, Human services, Human services, Juvenile justice, Administration of, Social advocacy, Social sciences Study and teaching, Social service, and Youth movements
- Genres/Forms:
- Correspondence. aat, Manuscripts. aat, Lecture notes. aat, Publications. aat, and Biography. aat
- Names:
- Friedlander, Walter A
- Corporate Names:
- Jugendbewegung, Fachkommission fur Jugendwohlfahrt (Youth Welfare Commission), and Independent Social Democrats
- Geographic Terms:
- Germany
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