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Re: Was No Subject on no birth certicates, etc.



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"Converse, Joseph Thomas" wrote:
>
> Russell,
>
> There were several reasons for the delayed filing of birth certificates.
> The most common reason was that to collect Social Security, one had to
> present a birth certificate.  Those born before centralized registration are
> allowed to file delayed birth certificates.  Other benefits which required a
> birth certificate might be getting a passport or other things which required
> proof of age, of citizenship, etc.  The bulge in delayed birth certificates
> was probably consistant throughout the nation as people began collecting
> social security.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Converse
>
> J. Thomas Converse, CA, CRM
> Chief, Records Management Section
> Inter-American Development Bank
> 1300 New York AV, NW
> Washington, DC  20577
> (202) 623-3010
> (202) 312-4051 -- fax
> thomasc@iadb.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russell Baker [mailto:russell.baker@MAIL.STATE.AR.US]
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 10:19 AM
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject:
>
> Colleagues:
> I have another strange question for you today. Pardon its length. Arkansas
> like most southern states did not begin keeping records of births and deaths
> before 1900. Arkansas' began in 1914. However, in 1942  over 300,000 people
> filed "delayed" or "prior" birth certificates in Arkansas. About that many
> more were filed in  1943. This means that for some reason adults born before
> 1914 were recording their births right and left. I have been unable to find
> out why. I find no Arkansas law requiring such registration. Was their a
> national effort at the beginning of W. W. II go get folks to document their
> births? Was similar registrations done in other states?
> Many of these records have recently been abstracted by the Arkansas
> Genealogical Society. This group plans to publish an index to these records
> for births before 1902. They have asked me to write an introduction to the
> book. I need help.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Russell P. Baker, CA
> Arkansas History Commission and State Archives
> One Capitol Mall
> Little Rock, AR 72201
> 501-682-6900
> www.ark-ives.com
> russell.baker@mail.state.ar.us <mailto:russell.baker@mail.state.ar.us>
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