Social Work Department: Graduates and Leavers, 1939-1972
Scope and Contents
Records of graduating and non-graduating students. They include an A5 sheet for each student with the following information: Name; address; date of birth; previous education and experience, including former school; course enrolled on; exam marks; placements; funding body and thesis/dissertation title where applicable. Records are included for students enrolled on the following courses: Diploma and Certificate in Social Studies; Psychiatric Social Work [from 1944]; Medical Social Work [from 1954]; Childcare Certificate [from 1961]; Diploma in Social Work [from 1970]. Students who did not graduate or took special classes only are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1972
Creator
- From the Sub-Fonds: University of Edinburgh. Department of Social Work (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Public access to these records is governed by UK data protection legislation. Whilst some records may be accessed freely by researchers, the aforementioned legislation means that records conveying personal information on named individuals may be closed to the public for a set time. These files will be open 75 years after the latest date in the file, on the next 1 January.
Please refer to each individual series for closure periods.
Full Extent
From the Sub-Fonds: 1 box
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The cards are arranged alphabetically.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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