DOI: 10.25549/cswa-c34-67
title: Norris E. Class interview, 1981

description: Class, Norris - Audio Oral History Interview - CSWA ❧ Interviewed by John Milner on April 9 & 11, 1981. An interview with Norris E. Class as he discusses beginning work at USC School of Social Work; early members of School; teaching and fieldwork duties; research for U.S. Children's Bureau on juvenile delinquency; Delinquency Control Institute; studies on juvenile delinquency legal system; social agencies in Los Angeles; staff evaluation projects and advisor's role to Probation Department; Child Welfare League of America; development of doctoral program at USC in social work; events of the 1960s at USC; years on faculty; entrance into social work; social work in Cleveland; director of Child Welfare Services for state of Oregon; development of Delinquency Control Institute; work with Probation Department; courses in delinquency; research for U.S. Children's Bureau on juvenile delinquency; interdepartmental committee on courses in police training; directors of DCI; work of DCI police classes in Hawaii; police classes in Arizona; USC faculty; impressions of impact of DCI classes on police. ❧ Norris Class (1906-1992). Professor,USC School of Social work. Social worker. Interviewed by John Milner. Dates of interview: 4-9/11-81. 2 cassette tapes (2 duplicate tapes). Length of interview: 1 hour and 39 minutes. Transcript of interview: 28 pp. (1 copy of rough draft). CD containing interview and transcript. ❧ INTERVIEW TOPICS: 4-9-81 INTERVIEW: Beginning work at USC School of Social Work; early members of School; teaching and fieldwork duties; research for U.S. Children's Bureau on juvenile delinquency; Delinquency Control Institute; studies on juvenile delinquency legal system; social agencies in Los Angeles; staff evaluation projects and advisor's role to Probation Department; Child Welfare League of America; development of doctoral program at USC in social work; events of the 1960s at USC; years on faculty. 4-11-81 INTERVIEW: Entrance into social work; social work in Cleveland; director of Child Welfare Services for state of Oregon; development of Delinquency Control Institute; work with Probation Department; courses in delinquency; research for U.S. Children's Bureau on juvenile delinquency; interdepartmental committee on courses in police training; directors of DCI; work of DCI police classes in Hawaii; police classes in Arizona; USC faculty; impressions of impact of DCI classes on police. ❧ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: 1. California Social Work Hall of Distinction Biography ( https://socialworkhallofdistinction.usc.edu/honorees/ ). 2. USC programs for Norris Class memorial service. 3. Invitation to USC memorial service for Norris Class. 4. Eulogy delivered for Norris Class at USC memorial service. 5. Curriculum Vitae. 6. Plate for award. 7. Photocopy of Roselle Kurland, "Great Teacher: Norris Class," Journal of Teaching in Social Work 12 (1995): 193-196. 8. Photocopies of two letters to editor from Norris Class and one column re Class from Topeka Capital-Journal. 9. Biographical sheet of Norris Class, with curriculum vitae and biographical statement appended. 10. 2 copies.Social Work Education Reporter, vol.18, no. 1 (March, 1970). 11. Announcement of CSWE Distinguished Educator Award given to Norris Class. (Also photocopy of issue.) 12. Correspondence and letter of agreement re research endowment given by Norris Class (1989). 13. 1 cassette tape of eulogy given at Norris Class funeral service, Topeka, Kansas, 21 June 1992. 14. Norris Class memorial service brochure (Topeka, Kansas). 15. Correspondence, bibliography, photocopies of Norris' "Compilation of Papers" and "Selected Papers" publications (1990). 1 diskette of transcript of interview.