Brown, Asnah, 1902-1985 (Cert. Social Study, Edinburgh University)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1902 - 1985

Biography

Certificate of Social Study, 1949. Asnah Brown was born in Edinburgh in 1902, her father Arthur was a jeweller and house furnisher. In 1924 she married her cousin Victor Hyman Brown at the Graham Street Synagogue. There were both involved in assisting Jewish children to escape Nazi Germany. After graduating she was employed as the Secretary of the Special Cases Committee, Edinburgh Council of Social Services. Asnah died in Edinburgh in 1985.

Sources: Student admission files EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/88 and 99; Edinburgh University calender; www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk [accessed 7 February 2020]

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

B62 Brown, Asnah, 1946-1949

File — Box SW 10

Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/88

Scope and Contents

Certificate of Social Study 1949. File contains: Enrolment form. Details of practical placements are located at the back of the file and contain reports from: Anne Ashley, Edinburgh Council of Social Service; C. H. Haldane, Social Welfare Secretary, The Church of Scotland Committee on Social Service; K. M. Stewart, Guild of Service for Women and The National Vigilance Association of Scotland.

Dates: 1946-1949

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