United Community Services Executive Office Records 88.25 Linear Feet (87 SB, 1 MB, 1 OS) 1917-1995, Bulk 1945-1995
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United Community Services Executive Office Records 88.25 linear feet (87 SB, 1 MB, 1 OS) 1917-1995, bulk 1945-1995 Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Finding aid written by Dallas Pillen on February 21, 2014 Accession Number: UR002463 Creator: United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit Acquisition: Records were deposited by United Community Services primarily in 1983, 1985, 1987, 1992, and 1995. Language: Material entirely in English. Access: Collection is open for research. Use: Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials. Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor. Notes: Citation style: “United Community Services Executive Office Records, Box [#], Folder [#], Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University” Related Material: Reuther collections: United Community Services and United Way collections. PLEASE NOTE: Material in this collection has been arranged by series ONLY. Folders are not arranged within each series – we have provided an inventory based on their original order. Subjects may be dispersed throughout several boxes within any given series. Abstract The United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit has its origins in the establishment of the Detroit Community Union in 1917. The Union was reorganized into the Council of Social Agencies of Metropolitan Detroit in 1932, and merged with the Detroit Community Chest in 1951 to become the United Community Services (UCS). UCS operated alongside the United Way for Southeastern Michigan (United Foundation until 1989), which was primarily a fundraising organization. They merged to form the United Way Community Services in 1995, which merged with the United Way for Oakland County to become the United Way for Southeastern Michigan in 2005. UCS was an umbrella organization for a wide range of social welfare agencies in the Metropolitan Detroit area, and sought to promote social services (including child care, family, health, recreation, and community planning) through the centralized planning, coordinating, and budgeting of those agencies. The Executive Office oversaw the various departments within UCS, and was headed by the Executive Vice President, who was the managing director of the organization. The United Community Services Executive Office Records consist of materials from the tenure of three Executive Vice Presidents: Richard Huegli, John MacInnes, and Geneva Williams. The collection demonstrates the administrative functions of UCS, including correspondence with the directors of other UCS departments, correspondence concerning social welfare agencies, minutes documenting the proceedings of UCS committees, reports concerning UCS programs and special projects, and budgetary proposals to the United Foundation. The collection also contains some photographs of UCS leadership and of the founders of the Detroit Community Union. Important Subjects: Community-based social services Detroit (Mich.) Public welfare Social service--Michigan--Detroit. United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit United Foundation (Detroit, Mich.) Important Names: Huegli, Richard MacInnes, John Williams, Geneva Arrangement The collection is arranged into 4 series. Folders in each series are simply listed by their location within each box. They are not arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout several boxes within each series. Series 1: Richard Huegli, 1923-1983 (Boxes 1-48) Series 2: John MacInnes, 1973-1993 (Boxes 49-74) Series 3: Geneva Williams, 1983-1995 (Boxes 75-88) Series 4: Audiovisual and Oversize Materials, 1917-1963 (Box 89) 2 Series 1 Box 1 1 UCS Admission Committee 2 UCS Admission Committee 3 Material for Admissions Committee Meeting, 1958 4 UCS Admissions Committee, 1955-1960 5 New Agencies, 1959 6 UCS Admisions Committee, 1964 7 UCS Membership Committee, Mimeograph Material and Special reports, 1952-1954 8 Membership Policies 9 UCS Admissions Committee, 1964-1965 10 UCS Admissions Committee, Big Brothers of Dearborn, 1958 11 UCS Admissions Committee, Big Brothers of Macomb County 12 UCS Admissions Committee, Boys' Division, Big Brother Program, Wayne County Catholic Social Services, 1957 13 UCS Admissions Committee, Birmingham Humane Society, 1958 14 UCS Admissions Committee, Blind Service Center, 1962 15 UCS Admissions Committee, Boys' Clubs, Detroit Engineering Society, 1959 16 UCS Admissions Committee, Boys' Club of Redford Township, 1960s 17 UCS Admissions Committee, Boys' Club of Redford Township, 1960s 18 UCS Admissions Committee, Boys' Club of Detroit 19 UCS Admissions Committee, Boys' Clubs Camps 20 UCS Admissions Committee, Boys' Clubs of Metropolitan Detroit, 1966 21 UCS Admissions Committee, Child Appraisal Center 22 UCS Admissions Committee, Children's Orthogenic School, 1962 23 UCS Admissions Committee, Children's Orthogenic School 24 UCS Admissions Committee, Children's Orthogenic School 25 UCS Admissions Committee, Children's Orthogenic School, 1962-1963 26 UCS Admissions Committee, Children's Orthogenic School, 1963 27 UCS Admissions Committee, Children's Orthogenic School, Applications to UCS, 1962 28 UCS Admissions Committee, Detroit Council for Youth Service, 1964 29 UCS Admissions Committee, Detroit Memorial Hospital, 1964 30 UCS Admissions Committee, Detroit Music Settlement School 31 UCS Admissions Committee, Center House, Ferndale 32 UCS Admissions Committee, Christian Enterprise, Inc., 1963-1965 Box 2 1 UCS Admissions Committee, Clinton Valley Hospital, 1967 2 UCS Admissions Committee, Clinton Valley Hospital 3 UCS Admissions Committee, Church of Christ 4 UCS Admissions Committee, Dearborn Heights Boys Club 5 UCS Admissions Committee, Detroit District Michigan State Nurses Association 6 UCS Admissions Committee, Federation of Settlements 7 UCS Admissions Committee, Detroit Council for Youth Service, Inc., 1963-1964 8 UCS Admissions Committee, Detroit Transit Alternative Runaway House, 1973 9 UCS Admissions Committee, Music Settlement School, 1960s 10 UCS Admissions Committee, Detroit Job Training Center for Women 11 UCS Admissions Committee, Detroit Waldorf School, 1967 12 UCS Admissions Committee, Grateful Home, 1966 13 UCS Admissions Committee, Haven House, 1967 3 14 UCS Admissions Committee, Hubbard-Richard Community Council, 1969 15 UCS Admissions Committee, LaLeche League International, Inc., 1967 16 UCS Admissions Committee, Livonia Youth, Inc., 1966 17 UCS Admissions Committee, Lost Decibels, Oakland County, 1965 18 UCS Admissions Committee, Lutheran Home for Girls, 1962 19 UCS Admissions Committee, Marriage and Family Consultation Program of Oakland County, 1967- 1968 20 UCS Admissions Committee, McGregor Health Foundation, 1965 21 UCS Admissions Committee, Mediact, Inc. 22 UCS Admissions Committee, Metropolitan Programs, Inc., 1965 23 UCS Admissions Committee, Michigan Association for the Deaf, 1967 24 UCS Admissions Committee, Michigan Epilepsy Society, 1955 25 UCS Admissions Committee, Moore School of Observation, 1966-1967 26 UCS Admissions Committee, National Council of Jewish Women, 1963 27 UCS Admissions Committee, Northwestern Child Guidance Clinic, 1966 28 UCS Admissions Committee, Northwestern Child Guidance Clinic, 1966 29 UCS Admissions Committee, Oblates of St. France de Sales, 1967 30 UCS Admissions Committee, Oak Hills Homes, 1965-1968 31 UCS Admissions Committee, Operation Understanding, 1969-1970 32 UCS Admissions Committee, Peter Pan Nursery, 1956 33 UCS Admissions Committee, People's Community Civic League, Inc. 34 UCS Admissions Committee, Q-T Detroit, Inc. 35 UCS Admissions Committee, Rhein's Industries, 1964 36 UCS Admissions Committee, St. Boniface Community Action Center 37 UCS Admissions Committee, Religious Assistance and Protective Service, 1969 38 UCS Admissions Committee, Todd Phillips Children's Home, 1969 39 UCS Admissions Committee, Request of Richmond Recreation Board for Funds, 1963 40 UCS Admissions Committee, City of Southfield Parks and Recreation Commission, 1963 41 UCS Admissions Committee, Warren Boys' Clubs, 1966 42 UCS Admissions Committee, Detroit Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Services, 1964 43 UCS Admissions Committee, Warrendale Community Center, 1954 44 UCS Admissions Committee, Youth Anonymous, 1958 45 UCS Admissions Committee, Youth Center Organization, 1952 46 UCS Admissions Committee, Greater Detroit District Community Nursing Service, 1957-1958 47 UCS Admissions Committee, Evangelical Deaconess Hospital, 1957-1958 48 UCS Admissions Committee, Otsikita Girl Scout Council of Macomb County and Huron Valley Girl Scout Council, 1958 49 UCS Admissions Committee, Greater Detroit District Community Nursing Service, 1958 50 UCS Admissions Committee, Upper Teens Incorporated, 1958 51 UCS Admissions Committee, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Pontiac, 1958 52 Veterans Organizations, 1959 53 Allied Veterans Council, 1964 54 Disabled American Veterans, Wayne County Council, 1959 55 Amvets, 1958 56 UCS Support for Four Veterans Organizations, 1959 57 Wayne County Catholic War Veternas 58 Well Being Project on Aging, 1965-1967 59 Well Being Project on Aging, 1963-1964 Box 3 4 1 Aging Committee, 1954-1963 2 UF Capital Fund Division, 1964 3 UF