University of Edinburgh. Department of Social Work
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:
D31 Dougall, Elizabeth Stewart, 1948-1951
Dip. Social Study 1950. File contains: Enrolment form and correspondence. Details of practical placements are located at the back of the file and include reports from: Jean Crichton, Organiser, Citizen's Advice Bureau, Edinburgh; Margaret Laws, District Secretary, Edinburgh Council of Social Service; Mary F. Gregpr, South Bridge School Care Committee, Edinburgh.
Thesis: "Social Problems of Spastic Children" [NB a copy of this does not survive in the file].
D32 Drew, Helen Victoria, 1949-1954
Dip. Social Study 1951. File contains: Enrolment form and correspondence. Details of practical placements are located at the back of the file and include reports from: Margaret Law, District Secretary, Edinburgh Council of Social Service; J. R. Campbell, Matron, Canaan Lane Children's Home, Edinburgh.
D33 Name Withheld, 1949-1950
Non-graduate. File contains: Enrolment form and correspondence. Details of practical placements are located at the back of the file and contain reports from: Ministry of Labour and National Service, Edinburgh; H. P. Tait, Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme, Edinburgh; Dickson Hogg, Senior Probation Officer, City of Dundee; Miss Hope-Gill, District Secretary, Edinburgh Council of Social Service.
D34 Name Withheld, 1948-1949
Non-graduate. File contains: Enrolment form and correspondence. Details of practical placements are located at the back of the file and contain reports from: Dickson Hogg, Senior Probation Officer, City of Dundee; Evelyn Buchan, District Secretary, Edinburgh Council of Social Service; Time and Talents Settlement, London.
D35 Dodds, Denis, 1950-1954
D35 Name Withheld, 1951
Non-graduate. File contains: Enrolment form and correspondence. Details of practical placements are located at the back of the file and include reports from: J. Sutherland, Royal Infirmary, Perth; Almoner, Bridge of Earn and Kinross Hospitals; Pleasance Trust, Edinburgh; Ann Fyfe, Senior Almoner, Royal Infirmary, Stirling; K. M. Stewart, Guild of Service for Women, Edinburgh; Personnel Manager, E. K. Cole Radio Factory, Southend-on-Sea
D36 Dasgupta, Bimal Chandra, 1950-1951
Dip. Social Study 1952. File contains: Enrolment form, correspondence and placement reports from: R. Gordon, Personnel Manager, Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Limited, Linoleum & Floorcloth Manufacturers, Kirkcaldy.
Thesis: "Labour in Tea Plantations in Assam" [NB a copy of this does not survive in the file].
D37 Dickinson, Audrey Irene, 1952-1954
D38 Dowds, Sylvia Isobel, 1953-1954
D39 Name Withheld, 1953-1955
Non-graduate. File contains: Photograph, enrolment form.