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Social workers -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Agnes Lauga papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00577
Abstract

Social worker; Social work administrator and educator. The papers include correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, writings by Lauga and others, teaching materials, and other documents related to Lauga's teaching and administrative work at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine and her involvement in the Alumnae Association of the Smith College School for Social Work.

Dates of Materials: 1940-1989

Alice Beal Baker Hyde papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00544
Abstract Psychiatric social worker, Social work educator. The Papers primarily date from 1914 to 1972 and focus on Hyde's life after graduation from the Smith College School of Social Work, her marriage to Mark Hyde, their divorce, her life as a single mother, her early career as a psychiatric social worker, and retirement. Comprised mostly of extensive family correspondence, as well as correspondence dealing with her experiences as a social worker at state hospitals in Boston and Detroit, circa 1919...
Dates of Materials: 1897 - 1978

Bertha Capen Reynolds papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00128
Abstract

Social worker and professor. Reynolds' professional career is well documented, including her years as associate director of the Smith College School for Social Work; as case supervisor at National Maritime Union; and as a teacher of social work. She also published numerous texts on the practice of social work. Material includes correspondence, published and unpublished writings, lectures, oral histories, and memorabilia.

Dates of Materials: 1907-1994; Majority of material found within 1925-1979

Betty Carter papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00506
Abstract

The Betty Carter Papers consist primarily of Carter's writings, as an authority on the subject of family and marriage therapy, about marriage, divorce and remarriage, and family dynamics.

Dates of Materials: 1968 - 2003

Carel B. Germain papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00301
Abstract Professor of social work. Germain taught graduate courses that focused on the ecological approach to social work theory and practice. Her subject files are voluminous and contain material on a wide range of topics relevant to the teaching and practice of social work. Material includes biographical information, writings, correspondence, and audio tapes of Germain teaching Ego Psychology. Correspondents include Ann Hartman, Joan Laird, Alex Gitterman, and Anita...
Dates of Materials: 1850 - 2016

Dorothy Brier papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 310183630351491]
Identifier: SSC-MS-00260
Abstract

Dorothy Brier was a social worker, teacher and author. This collection includes professional papers related to her career as a social worker at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, from 1971-1992. It includes unpublished papers, radio and tv scripts, and staff and community development program proposals. Also included are miscellaneous notes, clippings, and correspondence regarding social work in a health care setting.

Dates of Materials: 1965 - 1991

Elmina Rose Lucke papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00192
Abstract Professor of social work and social studies, founder and director of the Dehli School of Social Work, consultant for social work education, and YWCA official. The Elmina Lucke papers focus on her work abroad as educator, administrator, and consultant for social work. Materials include correspondence with former students and associates in Egypt, India, and Pakistan; photographs of her travels; speeches; writings, including an unpublished memoir; and a transcript and tapes of an oral...
Dates of Materials: 1897-1987

Employment collection

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00456
Abstract Primarily printed materials and books, plus some unpublished writings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, pertaining to employment issues and specific occupations of women primarily in the U.S. and England. Topics include affirmative action, sex discrimination, labor organizing, child labor, immigrant workers, women in industry, jury duty, wartime work, Social Security, and protective legislation. Over eighty occupations represented include: law, academics, social work, sciences,...
Dates of Materials: 1817 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1920-1976

Florence Hollis and Rosemary Ross Reynolds papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00203
Abstract Social worker and professor. The bulk of the papers were created by Hollis, but include the papers of her longtime companion, Rosemary Reynolds. The papers provide information about broad changes in the social work profession and document some of the new trends in the field, particularly from the 1970s onward. Material includes correspondence, student papers, case records, writings and speeches, published articles, audio tapes, recordings, video tapes, agency records and photographs....
Dates of Materials: 1790 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1930-1986

Gladys V. Swackhamer papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00268
Abstract

Pacifist; psychiatric social worker; and political activist. The collection documents topics such as conscientious objector status during the Vietnam War; nuclear disarmament; the environment; homelessness; the plight of migrant farm workers; and governmental waste and mismanagement; as well as her work with the WPA and other agencies. Materials include photographs; correspondence; and unpublished autobiographical writings, including recordings and interpretations of her dreams.

Dates of Materials: 1881-1988; Majority of material found within 1900-1988

Howard Parad papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00473
Abstract

Howard Parad is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and served as Dean of the Smith College School for Social Work from 1956 to 1971. The collection contains materials pertaining to Parad's career as a practioner and teacher of clinical social work, including correspondence, syllabi, lecture notes and speeches, essays drafts and published articles, research data, and subject files.

Dates of Materials: 1989 - 2002

Jean Leach papers

 Collection — Box SSC Shared 12: [Barcode: 310183631046421]
Identifier: SSC-MS-00198
Abstract

Jean Leach was a social worker and family therapist. The collection contains speeches, articles, and biographical clippings.

Dates of Materials: 1963-1983

Louise Silbert Bandler papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00384
Abstract Louise Silbert Bandler was a psychiatric social worker and served as director of psychiatric social work at Massachusetts General Hospital, 1932-1944. She received an AB from Smith College in 1932, a MSW from the Smith College School for Social Work (SCSSW) in 1932, and a diploma from a SCSSW post-graduate course for supervisors and students in 1937.The collection include professional correspondence, lecture and seminar notes and teaching materials from Smith College and the SCSSW. Also...
Dates of Materials: 1929 - 1993

Lynn Hoffman papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00426
Abstract

Social worker. The collection consists primarily of professional correspondence; writings by Hoffman and by others; case files; conference and workshop materials; and subject files.

Dates of Materials: 1964 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2001

Martha Lavell papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00197
Abstract

Social worker; Editor. Biographical material; diaries; writings; correspondence; printed material; and photographs. Included are introspective diaries kept during her teens and twenties; professional writings.

Dates of Materials: 1926 - 1981

Ruth Mellor papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00253
Abstract

Social Worker. Papers consist primarily of material related to a survey conducted by Ruth Mellor in 1929 for the Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene to assess social welfare services in the state of Connecticut. Also included is personal correspondence with close friend and Smith College classmate, Mildred Scott Olmsted and numerous love letters to Mellor from both a woman and man.

Dates of Materials: 1921-1970; Majority of material found within 1928-1930

Social Work Archives Oral History collection

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00417
Abstract

Oral history interviews with important figures in the field of social work. Audio tapes and transcriptions available for most interviews.

Dates of Materials: 1970 - 2017-06

Therese Weil Lansburgh papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00090
Abstract

Therese Weil Lansburgh was a social worker, children's welfare advocate and lobbyist. This colection includes her personal and professional papers documenting Lansburgh's career as a social worker and champion for the rights of children, and particularly for affordable day care and social service organizations in which she was involved.

Dates of Materials: 1962 - 1994