Appendix A: Documents
Relinquishment agreements acquired and inspected by Elizabeth J. Samuels, University of Baltimore School of Law for Surrender and Subordination: Birth Mothers and Adoption Law Reform, published in the Michigan Journal of Gender & Law | Volume 20 Issue 1 | 2013
*received after publication
STATE YEAR SOURCE
CALIFORNIA 1953 Frank Chilson, Attorney
1962 Children's Home Society of California*
1965 County of Los Angeles*
1966 Children's Home Society of California
COLORADO 1958 Denver Dept. of Welfare
GEORGIA 1967 Children's Center of Metropolitan Atlanta
HAWAII 1963 Hawaii Dept. of Social Services
ILLINOIS 1964 Lutheran Child Welfare Assoc., Cook County
1965 The Cradle Society
LOUISIANA 1990 Associated Catholic Charities of New Orleans, Inc.
MARYLAND 1968 Associated Catholic Charities, Inc.
MINNESOTA 1960 Bureau of Catholic Charities, St. Paul
1967 Diocesan Bureau of Catholic Charities, St. Paul
1968 Catholic Social Service, Ramsey County
1970A Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1970B Catholic Social Service, Ramsey County
1971 Children's Home Society of Minnesota, Minneapolis
NEW JERSEY 1939 New Jersey State Board of Children's Guardians
1948 Catholic Children's Aid Assoc. of New Jersey, Newark
1950 Children's Home Society of New Jersey, Trenton
1961A Family and Children's Service Inc., Monmouth County
1961B Associated Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
1962 Catholic Children's Aid Assoc. of the Associated Catholic Charities, Essex County
1963 Associated Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
1969A State of New Jersey, Bureau of Children's Services
1969B Catholic Welfare Bureau, Diocese of Trenton
1978 Children's Aid and Adoption Society of New Jersey, Essex County
NEW YORK 1936 Welfare Department of Schenectady, New York
1942 The Sophia Fund, New York City
1951 Free Synagogue Child Adoption Committee, N.Y.C.
1953 Commissioner of Welfare of the City of New York
1959 Louise Wise Services, New York City
1963 Commissioner of Welfare of The City of New York
1964 Spence-Chapin Adoption Service
1966 Spence-Chapin Adoption Service
1968A Albany County Dept. of Social Services
1968B Erie County Child Welfare Services
NORTH CAROLINA 1970 Public Welfare of Wake County
OKLAHOMA 1972 Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma City
RHODE ISLAND 1966 Sophia Little Home, Cranston
TENNESSEE 1965 Tennessee Dept. of Public Works
TEXAS 1965 Homestead Child Placement Agency, Fort Worth
VERMONT 1947 Elizabeth Lund Home, Inc., Burlington
WISCONSIN 1968 Children's Service Society, Dane County
STATE YEAR SOURCE
CALIFORNIA 1953 Frank Chilson, Attorney
1966 Children's Home Society of California
1968A San Diego County Dept. of Public Welfare
1968B Contra Costa County Social Service Department
COLORADO 1958 Denver Dept. of Welfare
CONNECTICUT 1961 Diocesan Bureau of Social Service, Waterbury*
1962 Diocesan Bureau of Social Services, Hartford
1969 Child & Family Services of Connecticut, Inc., Hartford
1975 Catholic Family Services*
1981 Catholic Family Services*
FLORIDA 1944 Diocesan Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Augustine, Jacksonville
1951 Private doctor
1964 Catholic Welfare Bureau, Palm Beach County
1979 Catholic Social Services, Inc., Deland
GEORGIA 1967 Children's Center of Metropolitan Atlanta
HAWAII 1963 Hawaii Dept. of Social Services
ILLINOIS 1964 Lutheran Child Welfare Assoc., Cook County
1965 The Cradle Society
1966 Lutheran Child Welfare Assoc., Cook County
IOWA 1959 Florence Crittenton Home of Sioux City
1983 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque
LOUISIANA 1990 Associated Catholic Charities of New Orleans, Inc.
MARYLAND 1968 Associated Catholic Charities, Inc.
MASSACHUSETTS 1968 Catholic Welfare Bureau of New Bedford
1983 Catholic Charitable Bureau of Archdiocese of Boston
MICHIGAN 1960 Lutheran Social Services of Michigan
1968 Michigan Children's Aid Society, Farmington
1971 Bethany Christian Home, Inc.
MINNESOTA 1960 Bureau of Catholic Charities, St. Paul
1967 Diocesan Bureau of Catholic Charities, St. Paul
1968 Catholic Social Service, Ramsey County
1970A Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1970B Catholic Social Service, Ramsey County
1971 Children's Home Society of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1972 Catholic Welfare Services of Minneapolis
1974 Catholic Social Service, St. Paul
NEBRASKA 1961 Immanuel Deaconess Institute, Omaha
1966 The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Omaha, Inc.
1972 Catholic Social Service Bureau of Lincoln
NEVADA 1947 Nevada State Welfare Department, Div. of Child Welfare Services
NEW JERSEY 1939 New Jersey State Board of Children's Guardians
1948 Catholic Children's Aid Assoc. of New Jersey, Newark
1950 Children's Home Society of New Jersey, Trenton
1961A Family and Children's Service Inc., Monmouth County
1961B Associated Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
1962 Catholic Children's Aid Assoc. of the Associated Catholic Charities, Essex County
1963 Associated Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
1969A State of New Jersey, Bureau of Children's Services
1969B Catholic Welfare Bureau, Diocese of Trenton
1978 Children's Aid and Adoption Society of New Jersey, Essex County
NEW YORK 1936 Welfare Department of Schenectady, New York
1942 The Sophia Fund, New York City
1951 Free Synagogue Child Adoption Committee, N.Y.C.
1953 Commissioner of Welfare of the City of New York
1959 Louise Wise Services, New York City
1963 Commissioner of Welfare of The City of New York
1964 Spence-Chapin Adoption Service
1966 Spence-Chapin Adoption Service
1968A Albany County Dept. of Social Services
1968B Erie County Child Welfare Services
1970 Board of Social Services of Nassau County, Mineola
1990 Family and Children's Service of Ithaca
NORTH CAROLINA 1970 Public Welfare of Wake County
1982 The Children's Home Society of North Carolina, Inc.
OHIO 1967 Lorain County Child Welfare Board
1972 Catholic Service League, Inc., Diocese of Youngstown, Ashtabula
1973 Catholic Family & Children's Services, Diocese of Cleveland
1979 Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley, Dayton
OKLAHOMA 1972 Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma City
PENNSYLVANIA 1966 Jewish Family and Children's Services of Pittsburgh
1968 Children's Home of Pittsburgh, Washington County
RHODE ISLAND 1966 Sophia Little Home, Cranston
TENNESSEE 1965 Tennessee Dept. of Public Works
1968 Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes, Inc.
1985 Bethany Christian Services, Inc.
TEXAS 1965 Homestead Child Placement Agency, Fort Worth
VERMONT 1947 Elizabeth Lund Home, Inc., Burlington
WISCONSIN 1968 Children's Service Society, Dane County