Brown, Roy M. (Roy Melton)

Roy M. Brown held various administrative positions in North Carolina state public welfare agencies, 1921-1934, and was director of the Division of Public Welfare and Social Work (now the School of Social Work), University of North Carolina, 1936-1945.

From the description of Roy M. Brown papers, 1924-1956 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25224907

Roy M. (Roy Melton) Brown (1878-1962) held various administrative positions in North Carolina state public welfare agencies, 1921-1934, and was director of the Division of Public Welfare and Social Work (now the School of Social Work), University of North Carolina, 1936-1945. Brown was born near Boone, N.C., and was educated at the University of North Carolina. He taught English in North Carolina public schools, 1898-1908, and at Appalachian State Teacher's College, 1908-1919. Brown wrote, in cooperation with Jesse F. Steiner, The North Carolina Chain Gang, 1927, and Public Poor Relief in North Carolina, 1928.

From the guide to the Roy M. Brown Papers, 1924-1956, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)