Chairman (Managing Committee) of the Mary Fielding Guild, 1945 - 1988

This material is held atNewcastle University Special Collections and Archives

Reference
- GB 186 BP/01
Dates of Creation
- 1959 - 1999
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 7 Boxes

Scope and Content

Formerly the 'Working Ladies Guild', the organisation changed its name to the 'Mary Fielding Guild' in 1984. This archive is a collection of reports, meeting files and correspondence files relating to Lady Plowden's position as Chairman (Managing Committee) of the Mary Fielding Guild, 1945 - 1988 and her subsequent involvement as a Board member to approximately the late 1990s.

Access Information

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Paper Documents and Photographs

Conditions Governing Use

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Archive Record|Table of contents

Plowden (Lady Bridget) ArchiveBP

Chairman (Managing Committee) of the Mary Fielding Guild, 1945 - 1988BP/01

Director of Trust House Ltd, 1961 - 1972BP/02

Chairman of the Central Advisory Council for Education (England), 1963 - 1967BP/03

Member of the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) Schools Sub-Committee 1967 - 1972BP/04

Member of the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) Consultative Committee on Educational Matters, 1968BP/05

Member of the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) Priority Area Steering Committee, 1968 - 1972BP/06

Vice-Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors, 1970 - 1975BP/07

President of the Pre-school Playgroups Association (PPA), 1972 - 1982 (member of the Executive Committee 1982 - 1994)BP/08

Chairman of The Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and other Travellers (ACERT), 1973 - 2000BP/09

Member of the Committee of Enquiry into Teachers' Pay, 1974BP/10

Chairman of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), 1975 - 1980BP/11

Patron of the Society of Teachers Opposed to Physical Punishment (STOPP), 1976 - 1987BP/12

Patron of SCOPE, 1977 - 1985BP/13

Founder and Life President of the Voluntary Organisations Liaison Council for Under Fives (VOLCUF), 1978 - 2000BP/14

Patron of Volunteer Reading Help (VRH), 1980 - 2000BP/15

President of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE), 1980 - 1988 (Member of Council 1989 - 1994)BP/16

Chairman (Crime Prevention Advisory Committee), National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO), 1981 - 1987BP/17

School Governor Files, 1981 - 1994BP/18

Chairman of the London North Area Manpower Board, 1982 - 1987BP/19

President of Marriage Guidance Council, 1983 - 1993BP/20

Vice-President of the College of Preceptors, 1984 - 1987BP/21

President of the College of Preceptors, 1987 - 1994BP/22

President of the Educational Television Association, 1985 - 1990BP/23

Member of the Board of Management, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), 1989 - 1992 (and Member of Council until 1994)BP/24

Personal Correspondence FilesBP/25

Speeches Files - Drafts and NotesBP/26

Research and Press Cutting FilesBP/27

Reference File: Reports published by external organisationsBP/28

Events and Dinner Engagement FilesBP/29

Family FilesBP/30