University of Chicago. School of Social Service Administration. Office of the Dean. Harold Richman. Records 1927-1978

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University of Chicago. School of Social Service Administration. Office of the Dean. Harold Richman. Records 1927-1978

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Founded in 1920, the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration prepares students for leadership in fields of social work. As one of the university's professional schools, SSA offers graduate-level coursework leading to master's and doctoral degrees. The collection consists of the records of the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration. Records span 1927-1978, but are concentrated in the years 1969-1978, when Harold Richman served as Dean of SSA. There is correspondence of the dean and assistant and associate deans; files on research administration and fundraising; records of SSA's relationships with social work organizations and government agencies; records of the school's administration of the Center for the Study of Welfare Policy and the Woodlawn Social Services Center; files on alumni relations; faculty and committee meeting materials; files on curriculum development; statistics and surveys on the experiences of students and alumni; faculty biographical information; teaching materials; drafts of speeches and articles; and editorial files of the SSA faculty newsletter.

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