Verl Lewis papers 1930-1973

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Verl Lewis papers 1930-1973

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Verl Lewis was a social work educator, welfare administrator, and historian of the social work profession. The papers document Lewis' graduate social work education at the University of Chicago and at Case Western Reserve University and his subsequent professional career, primarily as a professor of social work at the University of Oregon (1949-1952), University of Connecticut (1955-1959), and University of Maryland (1959-1974). There are also records of his work as a public relief worker in South Dakota; public welfare administrator in Portland, Oregon; and staff member with the American Red Cross in California. Research materials include a study of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, dissertation research on the charity organization movement, and involvement as a founding member of the Social Welfare History Group. Topics represented in the collection include senior citizens, corrections, professional social work, social policy and community planning, undergraduate social work education, and American Indians.

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University of Minnesota Libraries. Social Welfare History Archives

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