Meyer Elkin interview, 1992

Elkin, Meyer - Audio Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by David Kuroda on February 27, 1992. An interview with Meyer Elkin as he discusses the beginning of his career in social work; education in social work at Berkeley; early positions during social work career; work with the Jewish Committee for Personal Service; the Conciliation Court in Los Angeles. ❧ Meyer Elkin, a social worker with an MSW from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare, created the Conciliation Court in Los Angeles as a vehicle for the Court to provide mediation and counseling to families considering divorce. It became the prototype for other conciliation court programs elsewhere in the United States. ❧ Meyer Elkin. Interviewed by David Kuroda. Date of interview: 2-27-92. 1 cassette tape (1 duplicate tape). Length of interview: 1 hour and 24 mins. Transcript of interview: 29 pp. CD containing interview and transcript. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. Superior Court Obituary.