Milner (John) papers, 1946-1980

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Summary

Title:
John Milner papers
Dates:
1946-1980
Creators:
Milner, John G. (John Gillette)
Abstract:
The John Milner papers consist of articles, presentations, reports, and recordings created by John Milner during his career as a child social worker. John Gillette Milner was a professor of social work at USC for 31 years, from 1946 until his retirement in 1977. He was a founding member of the Delinquency Control Institute at USC and directed the USC Head Start Training Program.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
1 linear foot. 1 box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], John Milner papers, Collection no. 5390, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

The John Milner papers consist of articles, presentations, reports, and recordings created by John Milner during his career as a child social worker and as a faculty member in the USC School of Social Work.

Biographical / historical:

John Gillette Milner was a professor of social work at USC for 31 years, from 1946 until his retirement in 1977. He also taught at Tulane University. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1934 and his MSW from Columbia University in 1946, he worked in his hometown of Twin Falls, Idaho administering emergency relief and as director of the federal transient program. He then moved to Seattle where he worked as the associate director of the Ryther Child Center where he helped introduce residential treatment centers to the United States. He also worked as casework director for the Childrens' Protective Society in San Francisco. He was a founding member of the Delinquency Control Institute at USC and directed the USC Head Start Training Program. [See "In Memoriam: John Milner", https://dworakpeck.usc.edu/news/memoriam-john-milner]

Acquisition information:
Transferred to the University Archives in 2010.
Processing information:

The collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sue Luftschein
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-05-13 11:09:29 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection stored off-site. Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], John Milner papers, Collection no. 5390, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-2587
specol@usc.edu
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