FOREWORD
Foreword
PART
1: RESEARCHING SOCIAL SECURITY
Background
to Social Security & Its Records
Related
Sources in Other Federal Records
NARA's
Brief Overview of RG-47
PART 2: THE
FEDERAL RECORDS PROCESS AND RESEARCH AT NARA
The
Federal Records Process
Understanding
the NARA Filing System & How to Request Records
A
Brief Explanation of the NARA Finding Aids for Social Security Records
PART 3: DETAILED
INVENTORY
Introduction
to the Inventory
SSA's
Filing Codes
| Group
1- Records of the Committee
on Economic Security |
| Stack
130 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 1
|
Committee on Economic Security
- Staff Reports, 1934-35 |
3 boxes |
| B20
|
Records of the
Committee on Economic Security, 1934-1935 |
77
boxes |
| B21
|
Committee on Economic Security |
5 boxes |
| B22
|
Working Papers of the Committee
on Economic Security |
3 boxes |
| Group
2- Records of the Social Security
Board |
| Stack
130 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 25
|
Records of the Social Security
Board, Relating to Location of Field Offices, 1936 |
1 box |
| 28
|
Records of the Office of the
Commissioner-Notes of Proceedings of the Board of Social Security,
the Commissioner of Social Security, and the Welfare Commissioner
("Informal Notes"), 1936-67 |
16 boxes |
| B31
|
Records of the Social Security
Board, Central File, 1935-1947 |
563 boxes |
| B32
|
Records of the
Social Security Board, Records of the Office of the Commissioner,
Chairman's File, 1935-1942 |
135
boxes |
| B33
|
Records of the Social Security
Board, Records of the Office of the Commissioner, Executive
Director's File, 1935-1940 |
187 boxes |
| B34
|
Correspondence
of the Executive Director and Chairman of the Social Security
Board and Commissioner of the Social Security Administration,
1941-1948 |
456
boxes |
| 41
|
Social Security Board - Policy
Memorandums, 1938-1945 |
2 boxes |
| 53
|
Records of the Social Security
Board - Miscellaneous Records of the Social Security Board,
1935-47 |
8 boxes |
| 54
|
Records of the Social Security
Board, 1942-47 |
3 boxes |
| 72
|
Social Security Board Information
Service - Press Releases, 1936-48 |
3 boxes |
| 79
|
Office of the Board - Board
Minutes, 1937-49 |
3 boxes |
| Group
3- General Records of the Social
Security Administration |
| Stack
130 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 26
|
Social Security Administration,
1935-1947 |
30 boxes |
| 27
|
Social Security Administration-Submittals
for Meetings, 1935-67 |
133 boxes |
| 28
|
Records of the Office of the
Commissioner-Notes of Proceedings of the Board of Social Security,
the Commissioner of Social Security, and the Welfare Commissioner
("Informal Notes"), 1936-67 |
16 boxes |
| Group
4- Records of the Office of the Commissioner |
| Stack
130 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 3
|
SSA-Office of the Commissioner |
34 boxes |
| 4
|
SSA-Office of the Commissioner |
9 boxes |
| 5
|
Office of the Commissioner,
Official Correspondence Files, Consisting of the Commissioner's
Background Files, 1970 through 1972 |
11 boxes |
| 9
|
SSA-Office of the Commissioner |
5 boxes |
| B23
|
Records of the Office of the
Commissioner, Speeches and Articles, 1946-50 |
6 boxes |
| B24
|
Office of the Commissioner,
General Correspondence 1946-1950 |
58 boxes |
| 28
|
Records of the Office of the
Commissioner-Notes of Proceedings of the Board of Social Security,
the Commissioner of Social Security, and the Welfare Commissioner
("Informal Notes"), 1936-67 |
16 boxes |
| 65
|
Office of the Commissioner -
Commissioner's Decisions, 1935-1963 |
30 boxes |
| 66
|
Office of the Commissioner -
Commissioner's Correspondence, 1936-1969 |
306 boxes |
| 80
|
Commissioner's Action Minutes,
January 1952-January 1963 |
2 boxes |
| 83
|
Office of the Commissioner |
6 boxes |
| 84
|
Office of the Commissioner |
11 boxes |
| Stack
170 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
|
| 87
|
Office of the Commissioner |
24 boxes |
| 88
|
Office of the Commissioner -
Ernest W. Tallman - Material Containing Regional Conference |
3 boxes |
| 91
|
Office of the Commissioner -
Informational Service Files, 1939 through 12-31-47 |
115 boxes |
| Group
5- Records of the Bureau of Old-Age
and Survivors Insurance |
| Stack
130 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 19
|
General Correspondence of the
Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, 1936-46 |
24 boxes |
| 35
|
Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors
Insurance, 1936-45 |
478 boxes |
| 36
|
Records of the Bureau of Old-Age
and Survivors Insurance - Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Periodic Reports, 1936-40. |
13 boxes |
| 37
|
Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors
Insurance - Correspondence of Director Victor Christgau, 1954-1963 |
9 boxes |
| 39
|
Copies of Correspondence of
the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, 1936-46 |
9 boxes |
| 57
|
Bureau of Retirement Survivors
Insurance - Division of Management Resources - Policy and Precedent
Subject Files, 1938-1961 |
78 boxes |
| Group
6- Records of Actuarial and Research
& Statistics Organizations |
| Stack
130 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 40
|
Division of Program Research,
General Correspondence |
51 boxes |
| B42
|
Office of the Actuary, General
Correspondence, 1946-1950, |
41 boxes |
| 43
|
Division of Actuary, General
Correspondence, 1951-59 |
70 boxes |
| 44
|
Office of the Actuary, Actuarial
Studies, 1967-86 |
2 boxes |
| B46
|
Division of Research & Statistics,
General Correspondence (1946-1950) |
58 boxes |
| 47
|
Division of Research and Statistics,
Statistical Reports Relating to Family Composition, 1941-1942 |
2 boxes |
| 61
|
Office of the Actuary, Actuarial
Studies Files, 1957 |
1 box |
| Stack
170 Records |
|
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 92
|
Office of Research and Statistics,
Subject File - Master File, General correspondence, 1960-1964 |
11 boxes |
| 93
|
Office of the Actuary, Actuarial
Subject File - Master File, General Correspondence, 1960-1964 |
14 boxes |
| Group
7- Records of Welfare Organizations
and Topics |
| Stack
130 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 28
|
Records of the Office of the
Commissioner-Notes of Proceedings of the Board of Social Security,
the Commissioner of Social Security, and the Welfare Commissioner
("Informal Notes"), 1936-67 |
16 boxes |
| 29
|
Cuban Refugee Program, 1962-1966 |
6 boxes |
| 30
|
Bureau of Supplemental Security
Income-State Supplemental Agreements, 1974-77 |
25 boxes |
| 48
|
State Emergency Welfare File,
1963-67 |
5 boxes |
| 49
|
Organizational Planning Studies
(Welfare Admin./SRS), 1967 |
1 box |
| 50
|
AFDC Eligibility Review, 1962-64 |
18 boxes |
| 51
|
Bureau of Public Assistance
- State Letters, Policies, and Regulations Relating to Public
Welfare Programs, 1942-1971 |
11 boxes |
| 58
|
Office of Supplemental Security
Income - Division of Payment Policy - Supplemental Security
Income State Agreement Files, 1973-74 |
2 boxes |
| 67
|
Bureau of Public Assistance
- Correspondence Relating to Public Assistance Plans and Programs,
1935-1948 |
220 boxes |
| 68
|
Bureau of Public Assistance
- Regional File of Civilian War Assistance to Enemy Aliens,
1940-1948 |
4 boxes |
| 69
|
Bureau of Public Assistance
- State File of Civilian War Assistance to Enemy Aliens, 1940-1948 |
16 boxes |
| 70
|
Bureau of Public Assistance
- Master File of Civilian War Assistance to Enemy Aliens, 1940-1948 |
15 boxes |
| 71
|
Bureau of Public Assistance
- Constructive Accounting Reports, 1936-1948 |
3 boxes |
| 77
|
Bureau of Public Assistance
- Emergency Welfare Services Files, 1948-58 |
4 boxes |
| 78
|
Bureau of Family Service - Budget
Files, 1937-62 |
21 boxes |
| 81
|
Bureau of Public Assistance
- Family Services Master Subject Files, 1954-58 |
26 boxes |
| 82
|
Bureau of Public Assistance
- Family Services Regional Subject Files, 1954-58 |
6 boxes |
| Stack
170 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 85
|
Bureau of Public Assistance
- Administration - Personnel & General Services, Records
Section, 1935-1942 |
339 boxes |
| 94
|
Bureau of Public Assistance
- Administration - Personnel & General Services, Records
Section |
33 boxes |
| 113
|
Bureau of Public Assistance
- Administration - Personnel & General Services, Records
Section |
17 boxes |
| Group
8- Records of Other SSA Organizations |
| Stack
130 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 8
|
ORSI (Formerly BRSI) Claims
Manual Transmittal History File Folders dated January 1975 to
December 1978 |
34 boxes |
| 10
|
The Organization Policy PLAN
Records Related to District Office Programs - Records of Hugh
F. McKenna, |
5 boxes |
| 11
|
State Books, 1968-1975 |
10 boxes |
| 45
|
Records of the Office of Program
Policy and Planning - Records Relating to the Universal Social
Security Coverage Study, 1979-80 |
5 boxes |
| 52
|
Records of the Bureau of Federal
Credit Unions - Records of the Progress and Reports Branch -
IBM Tabulating cards Relating to Federal Credit Unions statistics
for the year ended December 31, 1949, 1950 |
2 flat boxes |
| 62
|
Office of Systems Operations
- Program Directives and Instructions Files, 1938-1976 |
53 boxes |
| 63
|
Office of Systems Operatives
- Office of Computer Processing - Contract Files, 1988 |
8 boxes |
| 64
|
Office of Systems Operations
- Systems Planning Files, 1983-1988 |
111 boxes |
| 73
|
Office of Public Affairs - Office
of Information - Publication History Files, 1967-1968 |
2 boxes |
| 74
|
Bureau of Hearings & Appeals
- Office of the Director - Professional Liaison and Briefing
Files, 1929-1976 |
50 boxes |
| Stack
170 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 89
|
Office of Management - Organization
Planning and Policy Records, 1938-1953 |
2 boxes |
| 90
|
Office of Regulations, History
Files of published Rulings, in numerical sequence from Social
Security Ruling (SSR) SSR-1 to SSR-27, plus history files for
quarterly January and April 1984, July and October 1984 |
2 boxes |
| 101
|
DHEW, BOASI, SSA - Management
Planning & Service - Administrative Management, 1943-1950 |
4 boxes |
| Group
9- Miscellaneous Topics |
| Stack
130 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 6
|
Social Security Handbook, Sixth
Edition, History Files, 1978 |
2 boxes |
| 12
|
Policy Procedure Records, 1974-1975 |
9 boxes |
| 13
|
[47-89-002] (Materials for project
to automate notice-generation, 1987) |
11 boxes |
| 38
|
Scripts for Radio Broadcasts,
1950-51 |
2 boxes |
| 55
|
Non-record material relating
to group 47 - Finding Aids and Annual Reports, 1935-1948 |
24 boxes |
| 114
|
Selected records related to
the John F. Kennedy Assassination |
1 box |
| Group
10- Agency Internal Instructional
Manuals and Related Materials |
| Stack
170 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 86
|
SSA Regulation and Notice Records
Dated 1978 |
1 box |
| 96
|
SSA-OPD, History Files, April
1978-April 1980 |
25 boxes |
| 97
|
SSA-OPD, [47-89-0102] (Transmittals,
drafts of transmittals, correspondence relating to transmittals
for SSA's Program Operations Manual System) |
18 boxes |
| 98
|
SSA-OPD, [47-89-0104] (Transmittals,
drafts of transmittals, correspondence relating to transmittals
for SSA's Program Operations Manual System) |
80 boxes |
| 100
|
History Folders |
28 boxes |
| 103
|
Agency: OOPP, OIP, PMB |
11 boxes |
| 104
|
Agency: OPO, OOSC, Division
of Instructions |
8 boxes |
| 105
|
SSA-OPD, History Files |
21 boxes |
| 106
|
47-89-0101 (Transmittals, drafts
of transmittals, correspondence relating to transmittals for
SSA's Program Operations Manual System) |
46 boxes |
| 107
|
SSA-DP, PDS, PPB |
41 boxes |
| 108
|
SSA-OPD |
14 boxes |
| 109
|
SSA-OPD |
7 boxes |
| 110
|
[47-89-0105] (Transmittals,
drafts of transmittals, correspondence relating to transmittals
for SSA's Program Operations Manual System) |
11 boxes |
| 111
|
SSA-OPD |
5 boxes |
| 112
|
SSA-OPD [47-89-0093] |
44 boxes |
| Group
11- Health Insurance and Disability
Insurance Organizations & Topics |
| Stack
130 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 7
|
History Files for the Office
of Disability, 1960-1980 |
68 boxes |
| 14
|
Bureau of Health Insurance,
Intermediary-Carrier Contract Files (174 boxes) |
174 boxes |
| 15
|
Disability Advisory Council
- Records Relating to Meetings/Field Hearings, 1987 |
22 boxes |
| 16
|
Disability Advisory Council
- Reports and Related Records, 1987-1988 |
14 boxes |
| 17
|
Disability Advisory Council
- Records Relating to the History of the DAC, 1985-1985 |
5 boxes |
| 18
|
Disability Advisory Council
- Subject Files |
12 boxes |
| 56
|
Bureau of Health Insurance -
Division of Contractor Operations - Intermediary-Carrier Contract
Files, 1966-1975 |
16 boxes |
| 60
|
Bureau of Disability Insurance
- Division of Disability Policy and Procedure - Disability Program
Policy Files, 1938-1967 |
12 boxes |
| 75
|
Bureau of Health Insurance -
Division of Program Review - Policy Precedent Files, 1965-1974 |
64 boxes |
| Stack
170 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 99
|
Office of Disability, Division
of Disability Process Policy, Policy Support Branch, Issuances
Background Files, January 1984 through December 1985 |
23 boxes |
| Group
12- Administration & Personnel |
| Stack
130 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 2
|
Agency and Administration organizations,
functional and position charts, 1936-48 |
2 boxes |
| 59
|
Office of Management & Personnel
Liberty Service & Information Branch - Identical Memoranda,
1938-1969 |
11 boxes |
| 76
|
SSA / Federal Security Agency
- Admin. Orders, 1935-56; Agency Circulars, 1939-43; Federal
Sec. Agency Orders, 1948-49; Admin. Bulletins, 1945-56; SSA
Plans, 1941-58 |
2 boxes |
| Stack
170 Records |
| Table No. |
Description |
No. Boxes |
| 95
|
Administration - Administrative
Surveys Division Reports, 1937-1941 |
7 boxes |
| 102
|
The "WHY" Survey of
existing operations and activities of the Bureaus during years
1940 to 1942 |
1 box |
PART 4: SSA ORGANIZATIONAL
CHARTS
Chart 1-
Organization of the Social Security Board in 1937
Chart 2- Organization
of the Social Security Board in the Federal Security Agency, November
1939
Chart 3- Organization
of the Social Security Administration, Federal Security Agency, July
1946
Chart 4- Organization
of the Social Security Administration, Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare, March 1969
Chart 5- January
1979 SSA Reorganization
Chart 6- May
1983 SSA Reorganization
Chart 7- July
1987 SSA Reorganization |
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