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University of Edinburgh. Department of Social Work

 Organization

Staff Only

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:

D40 Darke, Edith Elizabeth Mary, 1950-1961

 File — Box SW 17
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/230
Scope and Contents Cert. Social Study 1955. File contains: Application form, paperwork relating to post of Welfare Officer with the After-Care Inspectorate of the Scottish Home Department (1961), old application dated from 1950. Details of practical placements are located at the back of the file and contain reports from: K. M. Stewart, Secretary, Guild of Service for Women, Edinburgh; M. T. Bartlet, Headmistress, Tynepark Approved School for Girls, Haddington; Miss Stevenson, Honorary Secretary, St Margaret's...
Dates: 1950-1961
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

D41 Donaldson, Lisbeth Rogers, 1956-1965

 File — Box SW 17
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/231
Scope and Contents Dip. Social Study 1956. File contains: photograph, application form, correspondence, information pamphlet about 'Crawley House' in Birmingham. Details of practical placements are located at the back of the file and include reports from: G. Fraser, Guild of Service, Edinburgh; Miss M. Garland, Executive Officer for Scotland, Dr Barnardo's Homes, Edinburgh; Mrs C. D. Kerr, Secretary, Edinburgh Association for Mental Welfare; Children's Officer, Children Department, City of...
Dates: 1956-1965
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

D42 Des Clayes, June Susan, 1954-1959

 File — Box SW 17
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/232
Scope and Contents Cert. Social Study 1956. File contains: Photograph, application form, correspondence, particulars for the post of Personal Assistant to the Principal of the Royal College of Art. Details of practical placements are located at the back of the file and include reports from: Agnes Henderson, Grassmarket Nursery School, Edinburgh; G. Reeves, Staff Manageress, Marks and Spencer Limited, Exeter; Miss R. M. Wardle, Children's Officer, Exeter; Mary D. Grant, Almoner, Elsie Inglis Memorial Maternity...
Dates: 1954-1959
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

D43 Duncan, Norma Helen, 1955-1964

 File — Box SW 17
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/233
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1957. File contains: Photograph, application form and correspondence. Details of practical placements are located at the back of the file and include reports from: Area Officer, Edinburgh East; A. G. Henderson, Grassmarket Nursery School, Edinburgh; E. R. Allen, Welfare Officer, Maidstone; Alix Nicolson, District Secretary, Edinburgh Council of Social Service; Mr Laycock, School Welfare, Milton House Primary School and James Clark Secondary School, Edinburgh.

Dates: 1955-1964
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

D44 Name Withheld, 1955-1956

 File — Box SW 17
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/234
Scope and Contents Non-graduate. File contains: Photograph, another photograph of an individual who is not identified which was originally attached to this file, application form and correspondence. Details of practical placements are located at the back of the file and include reports from: Miss M. Garland, Scottish Representative, Dr Barnardo's Homes, Edinburgh; Personnel Mamagement, Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, Stevenson, Ayrshire; E. W. Monckton, Personnel Officer, Saxone Show Company Ltd,...
Dates: 1955-1956
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

Department of Social Administration, 1967-1977

 Series — Box JS37
Identifier: Coll-1966/5/1
Scope and Contents

Papers directly relating to John Spencer's role as Professor in the University's department of Social Administration including exam questions, student papers, departmental minutes.

Dates: 1967-1977
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Spencer / University of Edinburgh Papers

Department of Social Work, 1918-1957

 Sub-Fonds
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2
Scope and Contents

Material relating to Edinburgh School of Social Study and Training and subsequent Departments of the University of Edinburgh. Includes minutes, student records, teaching material, course prospectuses and annual reports. Also includes material relating to a survey of mental health carried out in Dumfriesshire in the 1940s by Dr Mayer Gross of the Crichton Royal Hospital and Marjorie Brown, Nora Milne's successor as head of School of Social Study.

Dates: 1918-1957
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc.

E1 Elliot, Iona Mairi Natalie, 1944

 File — Box SW 18
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/235
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1929. File contains: wedding invitation addressed to Norah Milnes, correspondence.

Dates: 1944
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

E2 Ewart, Edith Fairlie, 1935-1941

 File — Box SW 18
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/236
Scope and Contents

File contains: enrolment form, correspondence.

Dates: 1935-1941
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

E3 Elkin, Sarah Irwin, 1937-1946

 File — Box SW 18
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/237
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1939. File contains: Enrolment form, correspondence, placement reports.


Thesis: "Labour Turnover" [NB a copy of this does not survive in the file].

Dates: 1937-1946
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