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University of Edinburgh. Department of Social Work

 Organization

Biography

The Edinburgh School of Social Study and Training was established in 1918. Based in university buildings at 16 Chamber Street, the school delivered three courses: Social Ethics; Social Economics; Personal and Public Hygiene. In 1922 a University Diploma replaced the School Diploma and in 1928 the School was fully transferred to the University becoming the Department of Social Study and Training. Nora Milnes who had been Director of the School continued in her post until she was succeeded by Marjorie Brown in 1951, who herself retired in 1964. During this time the department began offering Certificates in Psychiatric Social Work, Medical Social Work and Child Care, enabling students to specialise in a particular field. The Department became known as the Department of Social Administration on the appointment of John Spencer as Chair in 1967, having had Dr Molly Gregor and Megan Brown as Directors in the interim period. A generic Diploma in Social Work was offered from 1970 replacing all previous Certificates and Diplomas. A Masters in Social Work has been offered since 1990.

Found in 1032 Collections and/or Records:

A32 Allaie, Mahomet, 1948

 File — Box SW 7
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/21
Scope and Contents

Non-graduate. File contains: Enrolment form; correspondence regarding fact that he is blind, and is Egyptian and plans for him to return there to re-organise services for blind people; letter of recommendation from Charles Anderson, Headmaster, Royal Blind School.

Dates: 1948
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Student Records / Admission Files: Certificate and Diploma in Social Study

A33 Aitken, Lorna Jackson, 1950-1951

 File — Box SW 7
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/22
Scope and Contents

Diploma of Social Study 1951. File contains: Enrolment form; application form; correspondence relating to almoner training and job applications. Practical placement details include reports from: Family Welfare Association, London; Ministry of Labour and National Service; Bishop Creighton House Settlement; Police Court Social Work with The Church of Scotland Committee on Social Service.

Dates: 1950-1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Student Records / Admission Files: Certificate and Diploma in Social Study

A34 Name Withheld, 1948-1951

 File — Box SW 7
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/23
Scope and Contents

Non-graduate. File contains: Enrolment form; application form; correspondence relating progress on course. Practical placement details include reports from YWCA clubs.

Dates: 1948-1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Student Records / Admission Files: Certificate and Diploma in Social Study

A35 Adams, Margaret Edna, 1950-1968

 File — Box SW 7
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/24
Scope and Contents

Certificate of Social Study 1951. File contains: Enrolment form; application form; correspondence and notes relating to admission and progress on the course; correspondence relating to job applications; correspondence with Professor John Spencer relating to certification and also further study in the USA in 1968. Practical placement details include reports E R Chisholm, Probation Officer, Edinburgh and Midlothian Counties.

Dates: 1950-1968
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Student Records / Admission Files: Certificate and Diploma in Social Study

A36 Armitage, Florence Gaenor, 1951-1965

 File — Box SW 7
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/25
Scope and Contents Diploma in Social Study 1953. File contains: Enrolment form; application form; correspondence and notes relating to admission and progress on course; correspondence regarding job applications in childrens departments; copy of a information document for the 'Civil Service Commission H.M. Inspectors of Factories (II Class) Open Competition Summer 1952. Practical placement details include reports from: Personnel Department, Cotton Mill, Bolton; Probation Services, Edinburgh and Midlothian...
Dates: 1951-1965
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Student Records / Admission Files: Certificate and Diploma in Social Study

A37 Abbott, Walter Hugh Alexander, 1948-1959

 File — Box SW 8
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/26
Scope and Contents Diploma in Social Study 1951. File contains: Enrolment form; correspondence and notes relating to the student's admission interview and enrolment; correspondence. Details of practical placements can be found at the back of the file and include: A report from Alex Nicholson, Niddrie District of Edinburgh Council of Social Service where Abbot was required to undertake home visiting, interviewing applicants and officials and general office administration. Abbott is described as "an...
Dates: 1948-1959
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Student Records / Admission Files: Certificate and Diploma in Social Study

A39 Adams, George Wright, 1951-1960

 File — Box SW 8
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/27
Scope and Contents Certificate of Social Study 1953. File contains: Photograph; application form; enrolment form; correspondence and notes relating to the student's admission interviews and enrolment including references from J C Angus, Aberhill Secondary School and Edwin Muir, Newbattle Abbey College; correspondence regarding a grant from the Charles Henry Foyle Trust; references for, and correspondence relating to, admission to Mental Health Course at London School of Economics, a Psychiatric Social Worker...
Dates: 1951-1960
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Student Records / Admission Files: Certificate and Diploma in Social Study

A40 Name Withheld, 1952

 File — Box SW 8
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/28
Scope and Contents

Non-graduate. File contains: Photograph; enrolment form; application form; correspondence and notes relating to the student's admission interview and enrolment including references; report from Daphine Ambrose relating to student's placement at High School Yards Nursery School.

Dates: 1952
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Student Records / Admission Files: Certificate and Diploma in Social Study

A41 Name Withheld, 1952-1953

 File — Box SW 8
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/29
Scope and Contents

Admission file for a non-graduate who attended the Social Economics class during the 1952/53 session. File contains: Correspondence and notes relating to the student's admission interview only.

Dates: 1952-1953
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Student Records / Admission Files: Certificate and Diploma in Social Study

A42 Aitken, Margaret Elizabeth, 1952-1953

 File — Box SW 8
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/30
Scope and Contents Certificate of Social Study 1953. File contains: Photograph; enrolment form; application form; correspondence and notes relating to the student's admission interview and enrolment including reference from Reverend Henry B Lawson, Stranraer; correspondence relating to progress of studies and arrangement of placements including a letter from Aitken regarding her placement at Falaise with Miss Wilson which was cut short due to the General Strike in France, 1953. Details of practical placements...
Dates: 1952-1953
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Student Records / Admission Files: Certificate and Diploma in Social Study

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