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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:

L44 Learmonth, Jean Katherine Bundy, 1948-1951

 File — Box SW 31
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/499
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1950. File contains: enrolment form, correspondence, placement reports.

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

L47 Lucas, Ann Rachel, 1948-1950

 File — Box SW 31
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/500
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1950. File contains: enrolment form, correspondence, placement reports.

Dates: 1948-1950
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

L48 Layng, Jenny Elizabeth, 1951-1967

 File — Box SW 32
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/501
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1951. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports.

Dates: 1951-1967
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

L49 Latta, Margaret Graham Campbell, 1949-1951

 File — Box SW 32
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/502
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1951. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports.


Thesis: "A Comparison of Family Case-Work in the United States and Great Britain" [NB a copy of this does not survive in the file].

Dates: 1949-1951
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

L50 Lee, Winifred Joyce, 1946-1948

 File — Box SW 32
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/503
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1951. File contains: enrolment form, correspondence, placement reports.

Dates: 1946-1948
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

L52 Lyon, Sheila Scott, 1948-1957

 File — Box SW 32
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/504
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1952. File contains: enrolment form, correspondence, placement reports, handwritten comments by student on care committee work, particulars for post of Youth Employment Assistant at Skegness for Lindsey County Council.

Dates: 1948-1957
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

L53 La Croix, Patricia An Lucienne, 1949-1953

 File — Box SW 32
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/505
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1952. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports.

Dates: 1949-1953
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

L54 Lamont, Margaret Elspeth Fraser, 1950-1953

 File — Box SW 32
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/506
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1952. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports.

Dates: 1950-1953
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

L55 Lucas, Sarah Kate, 1947-1956

 File — Box SW 32
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/507
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1952. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports.

Dates: 1947-1956
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

L56 Leslie, Penelope Ann Josephine, 1949-1952

 File — Box SW 32
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/508
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1952. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports.

Dates: 1949-1952
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