Correspondence and papers chiefly concerning deaths and bequests of members of the Society for Promoting the Training of Women, 1956 - 2010
Scope and Contents
File contains the following:
1. Lady Plowden: copy of a ‘letter sent to some well known large charitable organisations 1956/58’ by Lady Plowden, Chairman of the Society, appealing for donations to the Loan Training Funds; Times obituary for Lady Plowden 2 October 2000, with photograph dating from 1978; service sheet for service of thanksgiving for Bridget Plowden DBE (1910-2000) held at St James’ Piccadilly 15 January 2001;
2. Daphne, Baroness Park: service sheet for funeral of Daphne, Baroness Park of Monmouth, CMG OBE (1921-2010) (one time President of the Society) held at Somerville College, Oxford 6 April 2010, illustrated with two photographs of DP (1940s and circa 2000);
3. Wendy Rintoul: exchange of letters concerning a bequest to the Society of £500 from Wendy Rintoul [who had sat on various SPTW committees], 2000; Times death announcement of Wendy Rintoul (1912-2000), 4 March 2000; service sheet for a memorial meeting for Wendy Rintoul held at the Amadeus Centre, Maida Vale, 29 March 2000;
4. June Elizabeth Logan Blakeway: correspondence concerning a bequest to SPTW from JELB [who had sat on SPTW committees], 1996-97; service sheet for her funeral at St Lawrence’s Church, Hungerford, 29 November 1996, and copy of address given on that occasion by her brother, John Lewis;
5. Phyllis Elsie Kern: service sheet for the funeral of PEK (1916-2005) held at the church of St Bartholomew, Sydenham 25 August 2005.
Dates
- Creation: 1956 - 2010
Creator
- From the Fonds: Society for Promoting the Training of Women (Organization)
- From the Fonds: Boucherett, Emilia Jessie, 1825 - 1905 (campaigner for women's rights, known as Jessie) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Priority access to designated officers of Futures for Women (in line with the Archive's procedures). A number of files in this collection have been closed in accordance with Data Protection regulations, although the relevant catalogue entries are available online.
Extent
1 file(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited in 2010.
Originator(s)
Various
Finding aid date
2016-05-17 12:47:27+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Girton College Archive Repository
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