This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated February 19, 1963 reads, "Volunteer bureaus refer individuals and groups who want to give time to welfare agencies in the area. In above left photo, Mrs. Harris Young, volunteer (back), assists Mrs. Beverly Frageorgia, public health nurse, in weighing 1 1/2-year-old Joy Hurst, North Hollywood, at Child Health Clinic in the Van Nuys Health Center. Reports of patients are studied in top right photo by Mrs. William E. Nollenburger, mental health volunteer worker (seated), as Mrs. Lowell Heacock, Hilltoppers president (left), and Mrs. Marvin Egle, chairman of Valley Volunteer Bureau, observe her clerical duties. In left lower photo, Mrs. Lawrence Walters, North Hollywood, a five-year volunteer at Foothill Sanitarium, Tujunga, writes letters for polio patients Mel Ransom and Audrey Durham. At lower right, Mrs. Lester Reed, volunteer superintendent in workshop for handicapped at Rancho del Valle, Canoga Park, takes Mrs. John Stratton, president of Volunteer League, on a tour of the workshop for young adults."; See images #00141383 through #00141385 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
San Fernando Valley Volunteer League Associations, institutions, etc.--California--San Fernando Valley Volunteer workers in hospitals--California--San Fernando Valley Hospital administrators--California--San Fernando Valley Sanatoriums--California--San Fernando Valley Patients--California--San Fernando Valley Children--California--San Fernando Valley Nurses--California--San Fernando Valley Women--California--San Fernando Valley Men--California--San Fernando Valley Poliomyelitis Letters San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
