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Social Security Archives
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Guide to NARA Collection
Social Security Textual Records in NARA II
Researching Social Security History at the National Archives- SSA's Filing Codes- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Category
Sub-Level
Headings for 600 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE Category
600
GENERAL
610
State Legislation
620
Federal-State Relations
630
Finance
640
Statistics and Studies
650
Personnel
660
State Administration
670
Operating Standards and Practices
600
General
600
GENERAL
600.01
Assistance in rural areas
600.02
Assistance in urban areas
600.03
Terminology
600.04
Effect of other programs on Public
Assistance
600.05
Historical development of welfare
program
600.1
Aid to special groups
600.11
Racial groups
600.111
Indians
600.112
Mexicans
600.113
Negroes
600.12
Non-settled persons
600.121
Transients
600.122
Vagrants
600.13
Veterans
600.131
Confederate
600.14
Aliens
600.15
Physically handicapped
600.2
General relief
600.21
Urban areas
600.211
Intercity exchange
600.22
Rural areas
600.3
Work relief
600.31
W.P.A.
600.32
N.Y.A.
600.33
C.C.C.
600.4
Security program
600.5
Other assistance programs
600.51
Townsend plan
600.52
Cooperative homes for aged
601
Health and welfare
601.1
Blindness (Prevention, treatment,
etc.)
601.11
Causes
601.2
Medical care
601.21
Basis (Laws, rules and regulations)
601.22
Eligibility
601.23
Payments
601.24
Services and supplies
601.3
Child welfare services
601.31
Crippled children
601.4
Maternal welfare services
601.5
Vocational rehabilitation
601.51
Blind
601.52
Deaf
602
Protest and criticism
603
Reports (Append to subject)
604
Related plan material (Append
to subject)
605
Aged (Append to subject)
606
Blind (Append to subject)
607
Dependent children (Append to
subject)
608
Fourth category
610
State Legislation
610
State Legislation
610.2
Opinions of the State Attorney
General
610.3
Draft Bills
610.4
General Counsel's opinions
610.5
Legislative digest
610.6
Legislative review
613
Litigation
613.1
Court decisions
620
Federal-State Relations
620
Federal-State Relations
620.1
Conferences
620.11
Statistical
620.2
Document exchange
620.21
Forms supplied to State Agencies
620.3
State Contacts
620.4
Administrative surveys
620.5
Transmittal letters and memoranda
620.6
Administrative review
620.61
Operating plans
620.611
Schedules
620.62
State
620.621
Local
621
Plans
621.001
Plan application docket
621.002
Plan intact
621.01
Bulletins
621.02
Opinions of the State Attorney
General and Court Decisions
621.03
Manuals
621.04
Forms
621.05
Rules and regulations
621.06
Publications and reports
621.1
General
621.2
Organization
621.3
Personnel
621.31
Classification and compensation
621.311
Classification
621.312
Compensation
621.4
Standards and practices
621.5
Finance
621.51
Allocation of administrative costs
621.6
Reporting and research
621.7
Laws
621.8
Conformity with the Federal Act
621.81
Federal Hearings
623
Field Reports
623.1
Public Assistance Representatives
623.2
Research Consultants
623.3
Personnel Methods Consultants
624
Rules and Regulations
625
Forms, Instructions, Bulletins,
and Manuals
625.1
Forms and instructions
625.2
Bulletins
625.3
Manuals
626
Accounts and Audits Opinions
630
Finance
630
Finance
631
Grants (Append category)
631.01
Merit system
631.02
Grant approvals
631.1
State grant request
631.2
Audit
631.201
Merit system
631.21
Cooperation between State and
Federal auditors
631.22
Availability of records for Federal
audit
631.23
Audit and claims settlement
631.231
Audit by other State Agency
631.3
Federal matching
631.31
Formulas
631.4
Federal Participation
633.113
Bank service charge
633.114
Liability and property costs
633.115
Rent
633.116
Retirement
633.117
Travel costs
631.5
Expenditure statements
632
Financial Planning
632.1
Allocation and allotment
632.2
Budgeting
632.3
Equalization
633
Financial responsibility
633.1
Distribution of costs
633.11
Administrative expenses
633.111
Methods of determination
633.1111
Time studies
633.112
Merit system costs
633.2
Appropriations
633.3
Source of revenue
633.4
Voluntary county contributions
633.5
Trust funds
634
Accounting
634.1
Accrual of balances from Federal
funds
635
Payments
635.01
Distributions of payments
635.1
Adequacy of payments
635.2
Endorsements
635.3
Methods
635.4
Payee
635.41
Deceased recipients
635.5
Prior to establishment of eligibility
635.6
Recoveries, refunds, and collections
635.7
Restricted
635.8
Retroactive
640
Statistics and Studies
640
Statistics and Studies
641
Statistics
642
Summaries and analyses
643
Studies
643.1
Case census
650
Personnel
650
Personnel
650.1
Advisory services
650.11
Committees or councils
650.12
Consultants
650.2
Records and forms
650.3
Authorization and approval of
salaries and expenses
651
Standards
651.1
Merit system supervisor or head
of civil service commission and staff
651.2
Merit system reviews and surveys
652
Basis of personnel administration
653
Classification and compensation
plan
654
Entrance into service
654.1
Recruitment
654.2
Examinations
654.21
Announcements
654.22
Registers
654.23
Test qualifications
654.3
Appointments
654.31
Emergency
654.32
Exempt positions
660
State Administration
660
State Administration
660.1
Licensing of boarding homes
661
STATE AGENCY
661.01
Staff meetings
661.02
Directory
661.03
Field reporting
661.1
Governmental setting
661.2
Authorities, duties and functions
661.21
Cooperation with other agencies and officials
661.3
Direction (including board meetings)
661.4
Organization
661.5
Interstate relations
661.6
Local agencies
661.61
Governmental setting
661.62
Authorities, duties and functions
661.621
Cooperation with other agencies and officials
661.63
Direction
661.64
Organization
661.65
Intercounty relations
662
PUBLIC RELATIONS
662.1
Press contacts
662.2
Press releases
662.3
Group contacts
662.31
Radio
662.32
Speechcs and speaker's service
662.33
Visual education
662.4
Publications
663
EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES (Equipment, supplies, heating,
lighting, printing and duplicating, rent, etc.)
664
RECORDS
664.1
Availability of records
664,2
Preservation of records
664.3
Case recording and records form
664.4
Clearance, use, and protection of case data
664.41
Exchange of information
664.411
Social service exchanges
664.412
Inter-agency exchange of information
664.4121
Old-age and Survivors Insurance
664.4122
Veterans Administration
664.413
Interstate exchange of information
670
Operating Standards and Practices
670
Operating Standards and Practices
671
APPLICATION, INVESTIGATION, AND RE-INVESTIGATION
671.1
Intake procedure
671.11
Limitation on acceptance of cases
671.111
Waiting lists
671.12
Reapplications
671.2
Investigative standards and practices
671.3
Case decision and notification
671.4
Reinvestigation
672
ELIGIBILITY
672.1
Need
672.11
Standards of assistance
672.111
Budgeting and other methods
672.112
Property and income
672.1121
Limitations and restrictions
672.1122
Recoveries, liens, and assignments
672.113
Responsibility of relatives
672.2
Age
672.3
Citizenship
672.4
Residence
672.5
Institutional care
672.51
Public institutions
672.52
Private institutions and boarding homes
672.53
Parolles
672.531
Mental institutions
672.532
Penal institutions
672.6
Blindness
672.7
Factors affecting children
672.71
Continued absence from home
672.711
Absence of men in armed forces
672.712
Absence of men in employment
672.72
Deprivation of parental support
672.73
Legitimacy of children
672.74
Relatives with whom a child may live
672.75
Suitable homes
672.76
Unborn children
673
GUARDIANSHIP
673.1
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance cases
674
APPEALS AND FAIR HEARINGS
674.1
Decsions
675
ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO APPLICANTS AND RECIPIENTS
675.1
Burials
675.2
Certification to other Federal Agencies (WPA, CCC, NYA, Federal
Surplus Commodities, etc.)
675.3
Food stamp plan
675.4
Surplus Commodities