Rita Nightingale Society, 1978 - 1980
File
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Needham 1/5/22
Scope and Contents
Rita Nightingale was imprisoned by the Thai authorities for allededly smuggling heroin. The campaign mounted by the Rita Nightingale Society helped win her release in 1980.
The file contains correspondence, including letters to Dorothy Needham from Robert Rhodes James, MP for Cambridge, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; together with background material on the case.
Dates
- Creation: 1978 - 1980
Creator
- From the Fonds: Needham, Dorothy Mary Moyle, 1896 - 1987 (née Moyle, biochemist) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Fonds:
Dorothy Needham's estate passed to her late husband Joseph. It is now held with his by the Needham Research Institute, 8 Sylvester Road, Cambridge CB3 9AF.
Extent
1 file(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
A.101 - A.102
Originator(s)
Various
Finding aid date
2012-01-17 14:26:47+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Girton College Archive Repository
Contact:
The Archivist
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The Archivist
Girton College Archive
Huntingdon Road
Cambridge CB3 0JG United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 338897
archive@girton.cam.ac.uk