Interviewed by
John Milner on August 3,
1988
An interview with
Elizabeth McBroom as she discusses her entrance into social work; education; early work experience; travel in
Europe;
Gray Harbor County Children's Welfare: foster care; work in
State Office in
Olympia, Washington;
King County Division for Children; teaching position at
West Virginia University; return to Olympia, Washington; work with
Herrick House,
Chicago, Ill.; psychoanalytic approach there; Arlien
Johnson and invitation at
USC; work with state hospital (
Norwalk); faculty-student relationships at USC;
School of Social Work's facilities; sabbatical on
Fulbright in
Thailand;
Bangkok experiences;
Thai social welfare institutions; association with Thai governmental agencies; doctoral program at Cal-Berkeley; dissertation re socialization; sabbatical in
Virgin Islands; work with Rancho
Los Amigos; sabbatical in
Australia; work in
Alaska with
Frances Feldman; more on teaching in Australia; USC counseling center; editor of
Social Work Papers; volunteer work after retirement; cancer studies; anecdote about stay in Thailand; reflections on
Henry Maas, dissertation advisor, and Rino
Patti, her student.
To view a transcript of the interview, visit https://libraries.usc.edu/california-social-welfare-archives-oral-history-catalog
The
California Social Welfare Archives (
CSWA), established in
1979, is a non-profit organization operating under the auspices of the USC School of Social Work and affiliated with the
University Libraries. It collects and preserves documents and personal histories of significant contributions to the evolution of social welfare ensuring their availability to future generations -- students, teachers, historians, and researchers.
Collection activity includes gathering and archiving social welfare materials of historical significance, conducting oral history interviews with contributors to social welfare solutions in California, and creating events to publicly recognize significant contributors to California social welfare.
Visit us at
http://www.usc.edu/cswa and http://www.socialworkhallofdistinctio
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