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Correspondence and papers re application for a grant from the Hugh Frazer Foundation, to update the OEDA pamphlet 'Asbestos facts' (£12,300) and to appoint an administrator, to free OEDA director 'to meet the increasing public demands on her unique expertise' (£27,000 per year for three years).

Shortlisted but no award.

Includes correspondence re virtually identifical applications to the Batchworth Trust, the Worshipful Company of Builders' Merchants and the Frognal Trust.

Correspondence and papers re application for a £30,000 grant from the Freemason's Grand Charity, to recruit an executive director responsible for day to day management of OEDA and leading on fund raising.

Photocopy of faxed application for National Lottery Helping Hands award 2004, press article.

It is uncertain what the outcome of this application was.

Correspondence and papers re application for a grant from the Rayne Foundation, to improve access to OEDA's services, notably for the distribution of an updated issue of the OEDA pamphlet 'Asbestos facts', for deployment of a feedback system to evaluate the benefits of OEDA's services on all cases, and for producing and distributing topical information sheets and to maintain the organisation's website.

The application was for £ 17,400 over two years.

Correspondence and papers re application for a £1,000 grant from the Gannett Foundation, to cover the cost of OEDA's photocopier and service contract.

Correspondence relating to fundraising events in 1999 and 2003.

Correspondence and papers re regular donations to OEDA from John Pickering & Partners Solicitors.

The quarterly revenue from this source was £5,000.

Correspondence and papers relating to the refurbishment of the SPAID offices at Mitre House, Enfield, to create the SPAID Electron Microscope Research Unit (EMU).

Includes correspondence and papers on EM equipment, specifications of the refurbishment work, correspondence with contractors (Multiworth Ltd) and the architectural firm (Architects Co-Partnership (ACP)). Also copy of lease.

Correspondence and papers re disputes with Multiworth Ltd over the building works at Mitre House, Enfield, and the lease.

Includes copies of ring-bound electricity and plumbing reports by S A Walsh Partnership, consulting engineers, 1989 (including colour photographs).

5 different versions of the blueprints for the premises of the proposed SPAID Electron Microscope Research Unit (EMU) at Mitre House, 67 Abbey Road, Enfield.

Based on these projections SPAID envisaged operating two electron microscopes.

Papers relating to OEDA's Data Protection registration, 1998-2004. Includes a little earlier material.

Correspondence and papers re OEDA's Health & Safety Policy. Includes a draft of the policy including 'Laboratory Health and Safety Policy' i.e. the policy covering the Electron Microscope Unit.

Mrs Maureen Ward’s reference files on various actions, in alphabetical order from ‘Access to health records’ to ‘Wales (Gibbs)’. Chiefly master documents for safekeeping and ready use but occasionally includes drafts and copies of documents not to be found elsewhere in the archive. As follows:

• access to health records
• ALG LBGU
• All Party Group
• appeal letters
• applications - funding
• asbestos in buildings and similar
• ban
• cleaning and parking - office
• conditional fees
• conferences
• debates etc - House of Commons, PQs
• DWP
• DIY
• E M
• Fairchild
• funding
• garage workers
• HSE
• HSE books
• IIAC
• info packs
• LAAPS
• lists assorted - addresses specialists
• low dose
• media - news releases etc
• newsletter and info
• NT
• occupational exposure
• OEDA
• oxygen
• publication lists, donation acknowledgements etc.
• research papers
• solicitors
• SPAID
• statistics
• St B
• treatment
• Wales (Gibbs)

Mainly copies of correspondence and papers, collected at an unknown date and filed in reverse chronological order either by date of document or by date/date on which it sheds light. Includes papers covering all aspects of the work of SPAID and OEDA.

Originally included a tissue sample (probably wet, formalin fixed lung tissue, c.1-2) grms) and nuclepore filter (pore size 0.2 microns) with gold support grid for carbon film. The tissue sample has been removed in compliance with the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.

Folders and date of material within as follows:

OEDA/J/9/1: 2000-2005
OEDA/J/9/2: 1999
OEDA/J/9/3: 1998
OEDA/J/9/4: 1996-1997
OEDA/J/9/5: 1993-1995
OEDA/J/9/6: 1991-1992
OEDA/J/9/7: 1988-1990
OEDA/J/9/8: 1985-1987
OEDA/J/9/9: 1988 Charity Cards
OEDA/J/9/10: 1984
OEDA/J/9/11: 1983
OEDA/J/9/12: 1982
OEDA/J/9/13: 1981
OEDA/J/9/14: 1980
OEDA/J/9/15: 1976-1979
OEDA/J/9/16: 1934-1975

Correspondence (including telephone memoranda) and order forms, chiefly re benefits leaflets and forms requisitioning from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Department of Social Security (DSS) and the Benefits Agency (BA).

Includes correspondence re leaflets NI 226, NI 272 (NI226, NI272).