This collection is a sampling of miscellaneous case files from various social assistance programs administered by the Department of Rehabilitation and Social Improvement and its predecessors (it does not include Children in Care or Adoption files.) These files were begun at various dates, but all were closed no later than December 31, 1971. The records are filed in alphabetical order by name of the community in which the file was closed. This represents a one per cent random sampling of all such files closed at that date. The sample was pulled by staff in each office where records were held in accordance with written instructions. The various types of files are intermingled.
Files from the following offices are included: Abbotsford, Burns Lake, Campbell River, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Courtney, Cranbrook, Creston, Dawson Creek, Duncan, Fort St. John, Grand Forks, Hope, Kelowna, Kitimat, Langley, Mackenzie, Mission, Nanaimo, Nelson, New Denver, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Oliver, Parksville, Penticton, Port Coquitlam, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Queen Charlotte, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Sidney, Smithers, Squamish, Terrace, Trail, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Victoria, West Vancouver, and White Rock.
British Columbia. Dept. of Rehabilitation and Social Improvement