| Code | BPS/GB/128 |
| Name | Murphy; John Storrar (1917-2010); Mr; Social Worker |
| Title | Mr |
| Forenames | John Storrar |
| Surname | Murphy |
| Dates | 1917-2010 |
| Epithet | Social Worker |
| Parallel Name | John S Murphy |
| Other Names | John Storrar Murphy |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | British |
| DatesAndPlaces | Born 13 November 1917 - Died 28 January 2010 |
| Activity | Airdrie Academy
Carnegie Scholarship.
1939 Classics (Glasgow University)
1940 Teaching Training (Jordanhill College} 1940
1941-1943 Regimental Instructor for Armoured Vehicles withTraining Regiment
1943-1946 War Office Selection Board [WOSB]
1950-1961 Home Office (Children's Branch) Advisor later Inspector for Child Care and Delinquency.
1961-1969 HMI [Her Majesty's Inspector] Approved Schools (Scotland)
1969-1978 First Director of Social Work in Stirling
1978-1981 H M Commissioner, Mental Welfare, Scotland
1969 founded of the Association of Directors of Social Work (ADSW)
1971 Founder Bield Housing Association |
| PublishedWorks | British Social Services the Scottish Dimension. Scottish Academic Press1992
War Office Selection Boards 1942-1946 in History & Psychology of Psychology (2008) Vol. 10 (1) 16-31. Undedited version available to consult at BPS London Office. |
| Conventions | International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN ISBN 0-9696035-3-3
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 |
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| RefNo | Title | Dates |
| BPS/004/1/12 | Murphy, John Storrar (1917-2010) - (Memoirs of) War Office Selection Boards 1942-1946 | 2005-2008 |