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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:

M36 Milroy, Elisabeth Ann, 1941-1955

 File — Box SW 36
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/612
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1942. File contains: Enrolment form, placement reports and correspondence. Correspondence includes information about housing manager jobs and Octavia Hill prize.

Dates: 1941-1955
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

M37 Murchie, Isabella Stuart, 1940-1951

 File — Box SW 36
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/613
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1942. File contains: Enrolment form, placement reports and correspondence.


Title of thesis: "The Social Aspects of Ill-health and the Contribution which the Hospital Almoner can make in Prevention and Cure of Illness" [NB a copy of this does not survive in the file].

Dates: 1940-1951
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

M38 Munro, Margaret Elizabeth, 1939

 File — Box SW 36
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/614
Scope and Contents

Non-graduate. File contains: Enrolment form and note only.

Dates: 1939
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

M39 Name Withheld, 1943

 File — Box SW 36
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/615
Scope and Contents

Non-graduate. File contains: Enrolment form and correspondence.

Dates: 1943
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

M40 Name Withheld, 1942-1943

 File — Box SW 36
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/616
Scope and Contents

Non-graduate. File contains: Enrolment form, placement reports and correspondence. Includes handwritten report by student on her time at a child guidance clinic in Dundee.

Dates: 1942-1943
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

M41 Marston, Jennifer Fairrie, 1942-1945

 File — Box SW 36
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/617
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1944. File contains: Enrolment form, placement reports and correspondence.

Dates: 1942-1945
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

M42 Mather, Sheila Strathdee, 1943-1944

 File — Box SW 36
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/618
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1944. File contains: Enrolment form, placement reports and correspondence.

Dates: 1943-1944
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

M43 Montague, Hilary Mary, 1942-1944

 File — Box SW 36
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/619
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1944. File contains: Enrolment form, placement reports and correspondence.

Dates: 1942-1944
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

M44 Montgomery, Elizabeth Catherine Turner, 1943-1944

 File — Box SW 36
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/620
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1944. File contains: Enrolment form, placement reports and correspondence.

Dates: 1943-1944
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

M45 Milne-Holme, Janey Margaret Kate, 1944

 File — Box SW 36
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/621
Scope and Contents

Non-graduate. File contains: Enrolment form and correspondence only.

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