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University of Edinburgh. Department of Social Work

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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:

K23 Kynoch-Shand, Joan Avril, 1947-1949

 File — Box SW 29
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/458
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1949. File contains: enrolment form, correspondence, placement reports.

Dates: 1947-1949
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

K24 Kuklinska-Kolibabka, Gertrude Anna, 1943-1946

 File — Box SW 29
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/459
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1945. File contains: enrolment form, correspondence, placement reports.


Thesis: "The Maternity and Child Welfare in Edinburgh and Bern" [NB a copy of this does not survive in the file].

Dates: 1943-1946
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

K25 Kinnear, Mary Ramsay, 1948-1949

 File — Box SW 29
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/460
Scope and Contents

Non-graduate. File contains: enrolment form, correspondence, placement reports.

Dates: 1948-1949
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

K26 Kerr, Jean Moncur, 1948-1963

 File — Box SW 29
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/461
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1954. File contains: enrolment form, correspondence, placement reports.

Dates: 1948-1963
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

K27 Klein, Dorrit Gabriele Ruth, 1948-1951

 File — Box SW 29
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/462
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1952. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports. Letter outlining duties of a family case worker with the Liverpool Personal Service Society.

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

K28 Krijnen, Margaretha Rosalia, 1952-1958

 File — Box SW 30
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/463
Scope and Contents Dip. Social Study 1953. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports, photograph. Includes correspondence regarding her holiday on Barra and her work with the Social Ecclesiastic Institute for Research in The Hague, the Catholic International Union for Social Service in Brussels and as a consultative member UNESCO for UFER [Union Fraternelle entre les Races].Thesis: "Trends in the Evolution of Youth Work" [NB a copy of this does not survive...
Dates: 1952-1958
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

K29 Kay, Isabel Mary Carmichael, 1952-1956

 File — Box SW 30
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/464
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1954. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports, photograph.

Dates: 1952-1956
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

K30 Kerr, Christina Porter, 1954-1957

 File — Box SW 30
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/465
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1954. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports, photograph.

Dates: 1954-1957
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

K31 King, Anne Villiers, 1954-1964

 File — Box SW 30
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/466
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1954. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports, photograph. Includes a letter of refernce from Professor George Shepperson.


Thesis: "Social Security in St. Lucia with special reference to the difficulties encountered in setting up organised Social Services in an under-developed area" [NB a copy of this does not survive in the file].

Dates: 1954-1964
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

K32 Knox, Helen Elisabeth, 1953-1954

 File — Box SW 30
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/467
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1954. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports, photograph. Letter outlining the duties of Child Care Officer with County Borough of Birkenhead Children's Committee.


Thesis: "The Social Problems of Urban Growth illustrated by a Survey of a New Suburb" [NB a copy of this does not survive in the file].

Dates: 1953-1954
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