Papers related to later years, 1970s-1980s
Scope and Contents
This sub-fonds contains a file of newspaper clippings, reports, booklets, photos (including a photographs of children evacuated to Taplow Court during the Second World War), pamphlets, and correspondence from Marjorie Rackstraw's life, largely concerning her involvement with the Hampstead Old People's Housing Trust (HOP Housing Trust). The second folder contains letters and documents of people who knew her, working to write her obituary after her death in 1981. The third of three folders includes The History of Edinburgh's Early Nursery School booklet, Hampstead Old People's Housing Trust 34th Annual Report, The First Thirty Years, the story of the Hampstead Old People's Trust, a book titled Two Schools about the St. Olave's and St. Saviour's Grammar School Foundation, and the Hampstead Heath and Old Hampstead Protection Society's 1959 Report of the Committee. Also in this folder are her passport from 12 Aug 1955, expiring in 12 August 1960, and 1965, and her CV.
Dates
- Creation: 1970s-1980s
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open, although the reader will be required to sign a Data protection form to consult this material. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
3 folders
Subject
Creator
- From the Fonds: Rackstraw, Marjorie, 1888-1981 (educationalist and social worker) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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