Helen Leland Witmer Papers 1928-1979 1935-1965

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Helen Leland Witmer Papers 1928-1979 1935-1965

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Sociologist, teacher, and social worker. The bulk of the Witmer papers pertain to her writings, including notes, typescripts and manuscripts for her unpublished book, . There are also photographs, correspondence, lectures, and conference papers. Also documented are her tenure as director of research at Smith College School for Social Work and at the U.S. Children's Bureau. Juvenile Delinquents in Court: A Study in Four Countries (Israel, Poland, Puerto Rico and Yugoslavia)

4 boxes; (1.5 linear ft.)

eng,

Sophia Smith Collection

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Smith College. School for Social Work

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The Smith College School for Social Work was initially established as an experiment in the summer of 1918 to prepare social workers for the impending emergencies of World War I. The School became a permanent program of the College in 1919. It was originally known as the Training School for Social Work, but by 1924 it was known by its present name. From the description of School for Social Work records, 1919-[ongoing]. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 53318688 ...

Witmer, Helen Leland

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Helen Leland Witmer was born in Lansford, Pennsylvania. She earned her B.A. from Dickinson College in 1919, and her M.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1923. She did post doctoral work at the London School of Economics and went on to receive a certificate of social work from Bryn Mawr College in 1924. After working as a high school teacher in Pennsylvania, a statistician in the Massachusetts Division of Corrections, and as Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Uni...