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Born in New York City, Herman D. Stein (1917-2009) was an educator, scholar, university administrator, and leader in a variety
of professional associations. He studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary for four years, and then received a bachelor's
degree in social science from the College of the City of New York in 1939. After earning both his master's and doctoral degrees
at Columbia University, Stein taught at the Columbia University School of Social Work for fourteen years. He later was a professor
at Smith College School of Social Work, Harvard School of Public Health, the University of Hawaii, and several other universities
in the United States and around the world. Stein moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1964 to become Dean of School of Applied Social
Sciences at Western Reserve University. He was named university provost in 1969 and vice president in 1970. Stein published
extensively in his field. He was the author of several books and more than a hundred journal articles mainly in the fields
of social work practice, social administration, international social work, and social work education. The collection consists
of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, reports, studies, and other documents relating to Herman Stein's participation in a
variety of professional organizations.
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