Research

Scope and Content Note

Ersa H. Poston compiled the records in this series while serving as Regional Director and later Youth and Work Coordinator for the Division for Youth. The records directly reflect the Division's mission and pertain to functions such as: the administration of projects focusing on community organization, education, recreation, policing, psychological and social casework, and other related youth services; the compilation and analysis of data regarding juvenile delinquency and the treatment of adolescents with anti-social behavior; the recruitment of staff to participate in youth services programs; and the development and implementation of programs designed to improve the employability of secondary school dropouts.

Records in the series include meeting agendas, minutes, and reports; press releases; newsletters; conference programs; published studies, program brochures, professional journals, and statistical reports; youth services program descriptions and project proposals; youth services job descriptions; grant applications; field work and research procedure manuals; sample data collection forms; field reports; draft speeches and background materials; correspondence with federal, State, and local government agencies, as well as private community service organizations; and correspondence with professionals in the fields of sociology and social work.