Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of History
First Advisor
David Horowitz
Term of Graduation
Spring 1981
Date of Publication
5-13-1981
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.) in History
Department
History
Language
English
Subjects
Fruit and Flower Child Care Center -- History
DOI
10.15760/etd.3065
Physical Description
1 online resource (2, 99 pages)
Abstract
This thesis is a history of philanthropy in the field of child care.
Using a topical approach rather than a strict chronological method, the text discusses the specific subjects of private philanthropy and public funding as applied to the Fruit and Flower institution. At the same time, it traces the exact growth of that institution through a one hundred year maturing process--from its beginning in 1885 as a girls' club of "friendly visitors" to a modern child care center in 1978. This examination of the evolution of a specific social service institution also incorporates a review of the financial factors which initiated change in a day nursery program, and analyzes how federal funding has impacted the quality of that program.
The text of the history of Fruit and Flower represents an angle of perspective on an organization that found its identity in child care, and that endured because of its ability to adapt to the current environment of child care and to the idiosyncrasies· of the funding procedures which supported it.
Although personalities of participants in Fruit and Flower's history could certainly be considered in a sequel text, this study remains an historical inquiry into the social circumstances whose chemistry created a charitable institution distinguished by its responsiveness to the needs of a growing Portland community.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17973
Recommended Citation
Larson, Danielle Louise, "Fruit and Flower: the History of Oregon's First Day Care Center" (1981). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3074.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.3065
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