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| Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 200 items) |
| Abstract | Ruth West Ramsey worked for the Wayne County (N.C.) Welfare Department in the 1960s and attended graduate school at the University of North Carolina School of Social Work, first for a masters in social work, 1961-1962, and then for a supervisory certificate, 1964-1965. The collection contains letters, graduate school papers, a lecture transcript, and newspaper clippings about the welfare program in North Carolina. Letters relate to both Ruth West Ramsey's studies and to her professional work. Academic papers are from both her masters in social work program courses and supervision certificate courses; some are written in the first person and document her personal and professional experiences. There is also a copy of "Christian Maturity and the Helping Process," lectures given in 1964 by Alan Keith-Lucas, social work professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and clippings, primarily from the Goldsboro News Argus, 1963-1972, that focus on the public image of welfare in the 1960s. |
| Creator | Ramsey, Ruth West. |
| Language | English |
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Ruth West Ramsey worked for the Wayne County (N.C.) Welfare Department in the 1960s and attended graduate school at the University of North Carolina School of Social Work, first for a masters in social work, 1961-1962, and then for a supervisory certificate, 1964-1965.
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The collection contains letters, graduate school papers, a lecture transcript, and newspaper clippings about the welfare program in North Carolina. Letters relate to both Ruth West Ramsey's studies and to her professional work. Academic papers are from both her masters in social work program courses and supervision certificate courses; some are written in the first person and document her personal and professional experiences. There is also a copy of "Christian Maturity and the Helping Process," lectures given in 1964 by Alan Keith-Lucas, social work professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and clippings, primarily from the Goldsboro News Argus, 1963-1972, that focus on the public image of welfare in the 1960s.
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Ruth West Ramsey Papers, 1961-1972.
| Folder 1-5 |
Letters and academic papers, 1961-1965 #05502, Series: "Ruth West Ramsey Papers, 1961-1972." Folder 1-5Letters relate to both Ruth West Ramsey's studies and to her professional work. Academic papers are from both her masters in social work program courses and supervision certificate courses. Some letters are about the end of her work at the Polk County Welfare Department, Columbus, N.C., 1961. Academic papers are often written in the first person and document her personal and professional experiences. Many include instructor comments. Paper topics include the effects of childcare institutions on children, Ramsey's childhood relationship with her African American housekeeper, reflections on a caseworker's experience in a parole office, folk medicine in Polk County, whether mothers should work outside the home, and Ramsey's emotions upon nearing the end of her field experience. Also included are copies of Ramsey's masters thesis and supervisory certificate thesis. Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5 |
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"Christian Maturity and the Helping Process" by Alan Keith-Lucas, 1964 #05502, Series: "Ruth West Ramsey Papers, 1961-1972." Folder 6Printed version of "Christian Maturity and the Helping Process," lectures given in 1964 by Alan Keith-Lucas, social work professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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Clippings, 1963-1972 #05502, Series: "Ruth West Ramsey Papers, 1961-1972." Folder 7Clippings chiefly from the Goldsboro News Argus, regarding the welfare system. Clippings focus on the public image of welfare in the 1960s and include editorials and profiles of Wayne County Welfare Director Floyd Evans, who was an advocate of voluntary sterilization. |
Processed by: Sara Mannheimer, November 2011
Encoded by: Sara Mannheimer, November 2011
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