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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:

P32 Pratt, Sheila Kathleen, 1954-1959

 File — Box SW 43
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/748
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1954. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports, photograph. Description of role of Junior Research Officer and Research Assistant at the Sociological Research Unit at the LSE in 1959.

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

P34 Partridge, Gwenneth Brewster, 1953-1961

 File — Box SW 43
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/749
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1955. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports, photograph.

Dates: 1953-1961
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

P35 Name Withheld, 1953-1964

 File — Box SW 43
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/750
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1953-1964
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

P36 Perera, Sylvia Irangani, 1955-1957

 File — Box SW 43
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/751
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1957. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports, photograph.

Dates: 1955-1957
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

P37 Price, Jenifer Frances, 1956-1959

 File — Box SW 43
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/752
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1957. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports, photograph.

Dates: 1956-1959
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

P38 Podger, Alison Joan, 1953-1957

 File — Box SW 43
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/753
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1957. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports, photograph.

Dates: 1953-1957
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

P39 Philip, Anna Sujatha, 1956-1966

 File — Box SW 43
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/754
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1958. File contains: enrolment form, application form, correspondence, placement reports.

Dates: 1956-1966
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

P40 Paterson, Christina, 1940-1972

 File — Box SW 43
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/755
Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1940. File contains: Enrolment form and correspondence only.

Dates: 1940-1972
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

Papers of Megan Browne

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2010
Content Description Personal papers and papers relating to Megan Browne's professional career as social worker and educator.Boxlist:Box 1: - Pamphlet for ‘International Congress on Mental Health’ London 1948; - Minutes, policies and reports from Social Work Services Group Committee on Fieldwork Training in Scotland; - Policies and reports from local authorities regarding fieldwork placements in different local authorities; - Scottish Institute of...
Dates: 1948-1976
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

R1 Rose, Margaret, 1940

 File — Box SW 44
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/756
Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1933. File contains correspondence only, relating to her work with the Brighton Education Committee and the wartime evacuation of children.

Dates: 1940
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