Overview Esther Twente joined the faculty of the University of Kansas in 1937 in the Department of Sociology. She was responsible for the organization of the Department of Social Work in 1946, and taught in and chaired the Department for 11 years. Her career interests focused on bringing social work to rural areas and later, care of the elderly. This collection consists of numerous clippings and remembrances; correspondence; School of Social Welfare programs and publications; project reports; and...