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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 125 items) |
Abstract | Roy M. (Roy Melton) 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. The collection includes correspondence with professional colleagues concerning public issues, social work training, the North Carolina Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, the North Carolina Commission on Interracial Cooperation, and the compiling of information from North Carolina counties for a history of public aid to the poor. Also included are reports and articles, course outlines, and reading lists. |
Creator | Brown, Roy M. (Roy Melton) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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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.
Back to TopThe collection includes correspondence with professional colleagues concerning public issues, social work training, the North Carolina Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, the North Carolina Commission on Interracial Cooperation, and the compiling of information from North Carolina counties for a history of public aid to the poor. There is also some personal correspondence and letters from former pupils. Also included are reports and articles on social work, course outlines, and reading lists.
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Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1924-1939 |
Folder 2 |
1940-1945 |
Folder 3 |
1946 |
Folder 4 |
1947-1949 |
Folder 5 |
1950-1956 |
Folder 6-7
Folder 6Folder 7 |
Undated |
Folder 8 |
Course outlines and reading lists, 1934-1945 |
Folder 9 |
Reports and writings on social work |
Oversize Paper Folder OP-F-3883/1 |
Certificates and diplomas |
Oversize papers (OP-F-3883/1).
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