Stanley Powell Davies

Background

Davies, Stanley Powell was born on June 22, 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Abner James and Ida May (Davis) Davies.

Education

AB, Bucknell University, 1912. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Bucknell University, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1923.

Career

Instructor, Broaddus College, Philippi, West Virginia, 1912-1913; executive secretary, State Committee Mental Hygiene, State Charities Aid Association, 1919-1923; professor sociology, Bucknell U., 1923-1924; associate secretary, State Charities Aid Association, 1924-1933; general director, Charity Organisation Society, New York City, 1933-1939; general director, Community Svc. Society New York, 1939-1957; deputy director planning, New York State Department mental hygiene, 1964-1968. Past president, chairman research committee Family Svc.

Association American. Past president New York State Mental health.

Achievements

• Stanley Powell Davies has been listed as a noteworthy social worker by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Toward Community mental health: A review of the first five years of operations under the Community mental health services act of the State of New York

    (***Toward Cummunity Mental Health: A Review of the First ...)

  • The Mentally Retarded in Society
  • Mentally Retarded in Society

Membership

Captain Sanitary corpus, United States army, 1917-1919. Fellow American Association Mental Deficiency. Member National Association Social Workers (president 1932-1934), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon.

Connections

Married Ramona Lenington, December 22, 1917. Children: Mary Frances, David Lenington.

Father:

Abner James Davies

Mother:

Ida May (Davis) Davies

Spouse:

Ramona Lenington

child:

David Lenington Davies

child:

Mary Frances Davies