Ernest Witte papers
Scope and Content
The Ernest Witte papers include resumes and memorial tributes, speeches and writins by Witte (1920-1981), correspondence to and by Witte, reports from various organizations led by Witte, committee and faculty meeting minutes, project reports, and a substantial collection of grant proposals connected with the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare Training and Manpower Project. The papers also include resource files of newpapers clippings, pamphlets, reports, and university publications.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1981
Language of Materials
English
Use of Materials
Open for use in Social Welfare History Archives reading room.
Copyright
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Historical Note
Ernest Frederick Witte (1904-1986) was a social work educator and administrator. After various positions in public relief during the Great Depression, Witte coordinated social service for European War victims during and after World War II. He then became Chief of Social Service for the Veterans Administration on the Pacific coast. Turning his administrative skills to social work education, Witte served as executive secretary of the Council on Social Work Education (1953-1963), and then developed social work programs at the Universities of Nebraska and Washington, and within the California State University system, often serving as dean.
Extent
65 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Ernest Witte papers include resumes and memorial tributes, speeches and writins by Witte (1920-1981), correspondence to and by Witte, reports from various organizations led by Witte, committee and faculty meeting minutes, project reports, and a substantial collection of grant proposals connected with the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare Training and Manpower Project. The papers also include resource files of newpapers clippings, pamphlets, reports, and university publications.
Other Finding Aid
Unpublished inventory available. Please contact Archives for more information.
Subject
- Witte, Ernest, 1904-1986 (Person)
- Title
- Ernest Witte papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 12/2019: added series, adding box and folder information
- 4/22/2020: minor edits, revised scope and content note and abstract, added subject heading
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