Standing Conference of Organisations of Social Workers... Standing Conference of Organisations of Social Workers, 1953-1971
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1953-1971
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Annual reports and accounts, 1963-1969; minutes and papers, including those of General Meetings, the General Purposes Committee, and Education and Training Committee meetings, of working parties, and of publication boards, 1953-1971. Evidence to Committees of Inquiry, 1961-1969.
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The Standing Conference of Organisations of Social Workers was established in 1962 to help bring about a unified national organisation. It led to the establishment of the British Association of Social Workers in 1970.
Reference: R.W. Stacey and A.T. Collis, Catalogue and guide to the archives of the predecessor organisations, 1890-1970. Birmingham : British Association of Social Workers, 1987. R.W. Stacey and A.T. Collis, British Association of Social Workers. Supplementary Catalogue to the Catalogue and guide to the archives of the predecessor organisations, 1890-1970. Birmingham : British Association of Social Workers, 1988.
This collection has been weeded for duplicates.
The archives of BASW's predecessors were listed before their deposit in the Centre. A published catalogue is available for purchase. The archives of the different organisations are distinguished by different initials.
There are no restrictions on access to these papers, except for any personal records, and other records restricted by the Data Protection Act, 1998.
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MSS.378/BASW contains records after 1970, when this association was merged with others to form the British Association of Social Workers.
Related archives held in the Centre are: Association of Children's Officers (MSS.378/ACO); Association of Child Care Officers (MSS.378/ACCO); Association of Family Case Workers (MSS.378/AGFC); Moral Welfare Workers' Association (MSS.378/MWWA); Association of Psychiatric Social Workers (MSS.378/APSW); Association of Social Workers (MSS.378/ASW); Institute of Medical Social Workers (MSS.378/IMSW); Society of Mental Welfare Officers (MSS.378/SMWO); Association of Tuberculosis Care Workers (MSS.378/TUB) ; National Association of Probation Officers (MSS.378/PROB).
Other related archives are: (MSS. 422) Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work; (MSS.432) Social Workers' Benevolent Trust; (MSS.463) National Institute for Social Work Training.
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