Annual reports, 1936-1968; minute series, including General Meetings, Council and Executive Committee meetings; group/branch papers; correspondence and subject files; British Federation of Social Workers and Association of Social Workers' publications, 1939-1970, circulars, 1941-1951, and news sheets, 1945-1970, and evidence etc. submitted to inquiries.
Association of Social Workers
This material is held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick
- Reference
- GB 152 SWK
- Former Reference
- GB 152 SWK
- Dates of Creation
- 1920-1971
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 11 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Established in 1935 as British Federation of Social Workers, the name was changed to the Association of Social Workers in 1951. In 1970 the association merged with six other social workers' organisations to form the British Association of Social Workers.
Reference: R.W. Stacey and A.T. Collis, British Association of Social Workers. Catalogue and guide to the archives of the predecessor organisations, 1890-1970. Birmingham : British Association of Social Workers, 1987. Supplement to the Catalogue, 1988.
Arrangement
The archives of BASW's predecessors were listed before their deposit in the Centre. A published catalogue is available. The archives of the different organisations are distinguished by different initials.
Access Information
Except for membership records and MSS.378/ASW/B/7/5/16, which are closed under the Data Protection Act 1998, this collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/
Acquisition Information
This collection was deposited in the Centre by the British Association of Social Workers, 17 July 1997.
Other Finding Aids
Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/SWK
Accruals
Further deposits are not expected.