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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:

Mc59 McMurtrie, Doreen Thomson, 1947-1949

 File — Box SW 34
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/566
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

Mc60 Mackenzie, Hazel Muriel, 1949

 File — Box SW 34
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/567
Scope and Contents

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


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

Dates: 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

Mc61 McCaig, Margaret, 1947-1949

 File — Box SW 34
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/568
Scope and Contents

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


Thesis: "Making the Handicapped Child a Good Citizen" [NB a copy of this does not survive in the file].

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

Mc62 McLean, Martha Martin Broadfoot, 1948-1949

 File — Box SW 34
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/569
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1949. 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

Mc63 Name Withheld, 1948-1950

 File — Box SW 34
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/570
Scope and Contents

Non-graduate. 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

Mc64 McDonald, Sheila Priaulx, 1949-1951

 File — Box SW 34
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/571
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1950. File contains: enrolment form, correspondence, placement reports. particulars for post of Almoner at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow.

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

Mc65 McCasker, Eleanor Cecilia, 1948-1950

 File — Box SW 34
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/572
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1951. 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

Mc66 Name Withheld, 1950-1953

 File — Box SW 34
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/573
Scope and Contents

Non-graduate. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports. Includes particulars for lectureship post in Department of Social Studies at Makerere College, The University College of East Africa.

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

Mc67 McLean, Mary Sullivan, 1950-1964

 File — Box SW 34
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/574
Scope and Contents

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


Thesis: "A Social Survey of Niddrie and Prestonfield with Special Reference to the Needs of the Sick and Convalescent Children" [NB a copy of this does not survive in the file].

Dates: 1950-1964
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

Mc68 Name Withheld, 1949-1951

 File — Box SW 35
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/575
Scope and Contents

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

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