Papers of Megan Browne
- Reference:GB 237 Coll-2010
- Dates of Creation:1948-1976
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:2 boxes
Scope and Content
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 Human Relations paper 'Future Programmes and Aims for Social Workers';
- List of participants in courses;
- Letter to Advisory Council on Social Work from Scottish Association of Voluntary Child Care Organisations about - residential child care provision in Scotland;
- Handbook on Student Supervision in Residential Settings;
- Social Work Services group Circular No CP1/1976 re: Children's Panels;
- List of Colleges of Education 'Lecturers' salary scales;
- Correspondence re: day conference on "Government and the Governed";
- Report written by Megan Browne 'Development of Fieldwork Teaching in various Settings';
- Statement for CCETSW consultation;
- CCETSW 'Comments frequently made regarding Educational Programmes and Employing Agencies';
- Social Work Services Group Circular no 794 re: Introduction of Children's Hearing Act;
- Correspondence;
- Miscellaneous handwritten notes.Box 2:
- Photographs;
- Greetings card;
- Crocheted item;
- Childhood pencil sketch drawn by Megan Browne;
- Newspaper articles re: play 'outward bound';
- 'The Story (or Tail?) of Pushkin';
- 'Breadth and Depth in a social work curriculum' speech by Megan Browne (3 copies);
- Document regarding the Scottish Institute of Human Relations;
- Folder of Megan Browne's personal notes and copies of reports, lectures and speeches she gave on different social work topics;
- Council for Training in Social Work reports;
- Reports, papers and handwritten notes relating to social work training in UK and abroad;
- Profile of social work course at Edinburgh from inception to 1972;
- Papers on development of fieldwork training;
- Report on 'The meaning and implications of Community Care' United Nations Study Group;
- Copies of opinion pieces published in Times Education Supplement;
- Report from Council for Training in Social Work on 'Recruitment';
- Papers relating to Social Work's relationship to Social Policy;
- Copies of lecture notes and article regarding adolescence, community thinking, value of parents and the future of social services;
- Handwritten notes on guidance counselling;
- Copy of lecture on 'Self-determination: Reality or Illusion' by Helen Perlman;
- Notes about Beatrice Webb.Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Donated in 2020. Accession no. SC-Acc-2020-0015.
Archivist's Note
Box list created by Sarah Hendriks, top-level description created by Jenny Duffy and Aline Brodin in November 2020.
Related Material
Special Collections also hold an Album presented to Megan Browne on the occasion of her retirement party (Coll-1848/19-0089), donated separately.
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