paperwork from Camden County SPCC: Sheltering Arms Home

Sherry L. Gerber made this OPRA request to Camden County Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

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Dear Camden County,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
I am looking for any paper work from when my mother and her sisters were made wards of the Sheltering Arms Home in Camden. They were put in the home January, 1945.
Louise F Walsh was in charge of the Camden County Society for the Prevention and Cruelty to Children.
My Mother's and Sisters names were as follows:
Marie Frances Deal
Arlene Deal
Patricia Ann Deal (she was adopted by a family in Delaware)
The names of their parents were as follows:
Elmer B. Deal
Margaret G. Deal - Maiden Name - Quinn

Yours faithfully,
Sherry L. Gerber
[email address]

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.

Camden County OPRA Center,

Dear Sherry L. Gerber,

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Center.  Please log in to the Records Center to update any contact or
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Camden County OPRA Center,

Steffani Lon
Custodian of Records Telephone: (856) 225 – 2131  
Camden County Administration    
520 Market Street, 8th Floor
Camden, NJ 08102-1375

Dear Sherry L. Gerber:
 
Thank you for submitting an Open Public Records request with Camden
County. Your request was given the reference number W030321-100424 for
tracking purposes.
 
Our office will forward your request to the appropriate Department for
their review and search of their files for the requested records. A
written response will be sent to you within seven business days or sooner
depending on the type of records requested.   
 
Please note that day one of the calculation begins the day after the
custodian receives your OPRA request. This calculation applies to the
agency’s actual business days of operations which are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. If the agency is closed for a Holiday, this date does not count
towards the seven business day deadline. Any request received after the
close of business will be deemed received on the next business day.
 
You may monitor the progress of your request at the link below.
Additionally, you will receive an email from our office to inform you when
your request has been completed and a response is posted at the below
link.  
 
Again, thank you for using the Open Public Records Center.  
 
 
Open Public Records Center
- [1]http://www.camdencounty.com/open-public-...
 
Steffani Lon
Custodian of Records 
 

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