Nancy Tait's office diary for the year 2000.
Dark blue cover, 21.6 x 15.2 cm.
Nancy Tait's office diary for the year 2000.
Dark blue cover, 21.6 x 15.2 cm.
Papers and correspondence relating to the Honorary Doctorate conferred upon Nancy Tait by the University of Southampton.
Nancy Tait was conferred with the honorary degree of Doctor of the University by the University of Southampton on 14 July 1999. Her Citation was read by the Southampton University Public Orator, John Smith, who stated that: "Appearances are deceptive. At first sight, Nancy is everyone's favourite grandmother; but she has a backbone of steel as well as a generous heart."
Papers include:
-correspondence and greetings cards congratulating Nancy Tait on her Honorary Degree from e.g. Jim Fitzpatrick, the Churchill Trust, etc.
-Papers and correspondence relating to the organisation of the Honorary Degree ceremony and associated events e.g. Honorary Graduands' lunch, dinner, programmes for the day, accommodation, details of guests, etc.
-order form for graduation video
-copies of the text of the 'Citation by the Southampton University Public Orator, John Smith' for Nancy Tait
-correspondence between Nancy Tait and the University about writing the citation
-correspondence about and press coverage of Nancy's award
-notes and articles about Nancy Tait's links with Southampton
-original programme for the Congregation Ceremony July 1999 (2 copies)
-press clippings about Nancy's award
-copy of the OEDA Newsletter, Autumn 1998
-folder of photographs of the awards ceremony including: 12 photographs of the day, including a number of Nancy in an academic gown; Negatives from the awards ceremony; copy of the official graduation photograph of Nancy Tait and her guests
-information pack about the University of Southampton
-video tape of the ceremony
-The hood of Nancy Tait's graduation gown: red and light blue
SPAID / OEDA leaflets and fliers.
Correspondence and papers re entries for the organisation in relevant directories. In alphabetical order by name of directory or organisation compiling it.
Front matter includes
In reverse chronological order. Includes
Correspondence with SPAID trustee Lord Avebury. Includes some case information.
English politician Eric Reginald Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury (1928-2016) served as a SPAID trustee from 1978 to the end of 1989.
Correspondence with SPAID trustee Major General H A Lascelles.
Henry Anthony Lascelles (1912-2000) was director-general of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 1967-1980.
Trustee correspondence and papers (occasionally also minutes of SPAID Trustee meetings), in reverse chronological order.
Includes:
Correspondence and papers (minutes of meetings of trustees and extensive associated papers), addressed to trustee Laurie Horam. Includes photocopy of OEDA Memorandum & Articles of Association, also copy of a report on SPAID by consultants Pauline Bibby and Michael Butterfield, both panel members of the Charities Effectiveness Review Trust (CERT), 1991.
Lawrence Brian Horam (b. 1941) was E Beckett's successor as secretary to the Post Office and Civil Service Sanatorium Society (POCSSS).
Minutes, agendas, and other papers (including financial information) re meetings of the OEDA Management Committee, April 1995 - September 1996.
Includes staff questionnaires with Nancy Tait's commentary; also OEDA interim report, November 1994.
This was Nancy Tait's personal set of Management Committee papers.
Correspondence and papers re management review of SPAID following criticisms from (and a funding crisis at) the London Boroughs Grants Unit (LBGU). Includes:
Ring-bound copies of ‘Society for the Prevention of Asbestosis and Industrial Diseases (SPAID) management review’, September 1991.
Correspondence and papers relating to the transition of the organisation from SPAID to OEDA.
Includes:
-correspondence with solicitor Elizabeth Cairns about the organisation's 'Memorandum and Articles of Association' and potential new structures
-draft copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the 'Industrial Diseases Association Limited'
-correspondence with the Central Register of Charities
-photocopy of the Trust Deed for: "The Society for the Prevention of Asbestosis and Industrial Diseases"
-some copies of Trustee meeting minutes
-correspondence with London Boroughs Grants Unit (LBGU)
-copies of trustee correspondence and papers about the transition from SPAID to OEDA
-management committee papers
-consultant's report (by Michael Anderson)
-copies of financial records and LBGU forms
-correspondence with consultant Steve Whiting about the development of an OEDA fundraising strategy.
Copy of a brief report summarising impressions of OEDA gained during a three day visit undertaken in order to establish whether Lea Valley Business Advisors Ltd (LVBA) could undertake additional work for the organisation.
Marked 'Confidential' and not signed. The author was probably Mr John Lammond Lindsay of LVBA. From 1994 LVBA carried out various administrative and accountancy functions for the organisation, including payroll and tax year end paperwork.
Photographs of events organised or attended by SPAID.
Photographs as follows:
-2 colour photographs, of a race, mounted on A4 paper labelled 'Marathon Bird Cage Walk 1985'
-9 colour photographs, of a SPAID exhibition, mounted on both sides of A4 paper and labelled 'First exhibition, Highlands Hospital, 1981', also includes the negatives of the photographs
-colour photograph of a SPAID exhibition stand, mounted on A4 paper and labelled 'First Wembley, 1981', also includes the negative
-5 strips of negatives of SPAID informational display boards, found in a packet labelled 'SPAID, 11/3/84', 1984