Gertrude Vaile papers, 1892-1954

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Series I: Gertrude Vaile papers, 1892-1954

Order of arrangement is chronological by position held by Gertrude Vaile. Here and on the folders the names of employing institutions, followed by titles of positions occupied, are given on the left side; dates of such positions are given.



Box 1 East Denver High School - Student, 1892-1896


Box 1 Vassar College - Student, 1896-1900


Box 1 Denver Residence - Daughter and Home-maker, 1900-1909


Box 1 Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy - Student, 1909-1910


Box 1 Chicago United Charities - District Visitor, then District Supervisor, 1910-1912


Box 1 Denver Department of Charities - Board Member, then Executive Secretary, 1913-1917


Box 1 American Red Cross, Mountain Division - Director of Civilian Relief, 1917-1919


Box 1 American Association for Organizing Family Social Work - Western Field Representative, 1919-1924


Box 1 Colorado State Department of Charities and Corrections - Secretary, 1925


Box 1 National Conference of Social Work - President, 1926


Box 1 Ames (Iowa) Social Service League - Secretary of League, and also County Social Worker of Story County, 1926-1928


Box 1 Denver Residence. Rester, 1928-1929



Box 2 North Carolina University - Student and Part-time Teacher, 1929-1930


Box 2 Cultural Sociology and Social Psychology - Summaries of courses at Cornell


Box 2 Family - course material


Box 2 Rural Sociology - course material


Box 2 Educational Sociology - course material


Box 2 Social Law


Box 2 Social Research Methods


Box 2 Social Case Study and Social Case Work - course taught by Gertrude Vaile


Box 2 Letters to Wilma van Dusseldorp


Box 2 Miscellaneous


Box 2 Thesis for M.A. - "Some Aspects of Family Social Work in Rural Counties in Iowa"


Box 2 Minnesota University - Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of Training Class for Social and Civic Work, (later) Graduate School of Social Work, 1930-1946


Box 2 Appointment


Box 2 Papers and addresses


Box 2 Brookings Institute Survey by Graduate Students of Social Work School


Box 2 Schools of Social Work – Organization and Administration



Box 3 Sabbatic Leave - England, Sweden, Norway, Russia


Box 3 Sabbatic Leave - Australia


Box 3 Correspondence


Box 3 Students' theses


Box 3 Miscellaneous


Box 3 Teaching Outlines - Historical Development of Social Work


Box 3 Teaching Outlines - Public Welfare Administration



Box 4 Teaching Outlines - Rural or County Social Work


Box 4 Teaching Outlines - Casework Methods


Box 4 Teaching Outlines - Special Topics: Aid to Dependent Children, Political Interference, Non-residents and Legal Settlement, Old Age Assistance, Personnel, Public and Private Relief, Social Insurance, Work Relief


Box 4 Teaching - Miscellaneous


Box 4 Denver University School of Social Work - Lecturer, 1946-1947


Box 4 Denver Bureau of Public Welfare - Consultant, 1948-1950


Box 4 Surveys including material on proposed Children's Code for Colorado


Box 4 Colorado Conference on Social Work - Representative on Joint Planning and Legislative Committee, Secretary of Committee, 1948-1950


Box 4 Denver Residence - Retired Social Worker, 1951-1954


Box 4 Personal data including list of publications