Originally established in 1937 as the Board of Social Welfare by the 47th General Assembly, the duties of the agency has undergone numerous changes. In 1967, the 62nd General Assembly combined a number of functions of the former Board of Control and of the Board of Parole with Social Welfare to create the Department of Social Services. Renamed the Department of Human Services in July 1983 administrative responsibility for prisons, community corrections, and prison industries, assigned to the agency in 1967, were then transferred to the Department of Corrections. The following is a partial list of records:
General Series | Date Span |
|---|---|
Budget Manuals | 1974-1975 |
Commissioner, Subject Files | 1972-1977 |
Correspondence, Adult Corrections | 1973-1978 |
Minutes, Council on Social Services | 1976-1983 |
Minutes, Council on Human Services | 1984-1992 |
Employee Manuals | 1940-1985 |
Nancy Norman Papers re: Reorganization of State Government | 1983-1986 |
Photographs, Take Pride in Iowa | No Dates |
Eldora Reform School Series - Restricted Records | Date Span |
|---|---|
Account Book, Ledger, Receipts and Expenditures | 1868-1885 |
Industrial School Payroll | 1898-1910 |
Merit Book | No Dates |
Minutes of the Iowa State Reform School, Board of Trustees | 1868-1884 |
Mental Health and Disability Services Series | Date Span |
|---|---|
Commission Minutes | 2000-2005 |