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Programmes, 1974-1992; correspondence and papers about Society, 1975-1981.

Lecture notes; memoranda; advertising posters.

Photographs.

Group photographs reproduced from New Dominie (student magazine).

Group photographs.

Photographs.

Group photographs.

Photographs.

Photographs.

Research for and drafts of two published works by Ludovic Kennedy - 'Ten Rillington Place' (published 1961) and 'The Trial of Stephen Ward' (published 1964) - and two unpublished works - 'Lieutenant' and 'Saying Goodbye to Big Daddy’.

The collection also includes correspondence between Kennedy and his typist and copy-editor, Eileen O'Neill, 1966-c.2009; two photographs of Kennedy and his family, c. 1960s; an auction catalogue for the sale of Piers Place, Old Amersham (Kennedy's home), 1965; newspaper cuttings about Kennedy, 2004-2009; Kennedy's cigarette case, c.1960s.

Papers of Colin Kirkwood, writer, academic and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and Geraldine Kirkwood, adult and community educator, community activist and English teacher, relating to community activism, writers' workshops and adult educational work in Glasgow, Edinburgh and the North Midlands in England.

Includes:

• Letters and poems from Scottish writers and poets, including Tom Leonard, Bob Tait, Edwin Morgan and Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1960s-2005
• Copies of the community newspaper 'Staveley Now', 1970-1973, and letters and papers relating to community work and adult education in Staveley, Derbyshire, 1969-1976
• Copies of the community newspaper 'Castlemilk Today', 1973-1978, and the tenants' newspaper 'Scottish Tenant', 1973-1974, and papers relating to community action in Castlemilk, Glasgow, 1974-1984
• Research by Chris Clarke on Castlemilk community action and critical theory, and related letters, c. 1977-1980
• Recording of a discussion between Colin Kirkwood and Tom Leonard about Leonard's poetry, 1984
• Papers relating to the implementation of the ideas of the Brazilian adult educator, Paulo Freire, in the Adult Learning Project in the Gorgie Dalry area of Edinburgh, c. 1975-1997
• Copies of 'Scottish International' and 'Feedback' magazines, 1967-1973
• Books and articles by Colin and Geraldine Kirkwood, 1984-2015
• Reviews of 'Living Adult Education: Freire in Scotland' by Colin and Geraldine Kirkwood (1989) and of 'Vulgar Eloquence: Essays in Education, Community and Politics' by Colin Kirkwood (1990)
• Writers' workshop publications, 1980s

Correspondence and papers relating to W H Knight’s claims arising from working conditions at Land Rover UK Ltd 1962-1981. Includes a blueprint and detailed colour photographs (with explanatory inscriptions) of test house 'R' at Land Rover UK Ltd, Meteor Works, Solihull (also drawings of apparatus), as well as colour photographs of typical protective equipment. Also extensive verbal descriptions of working conditions, fellow workers' statements in support, documentation of background research into health effects of fluorocarbons, legal correspondence (including occupational health and safety report, 1989), correspondence with Nancy Tait, and extensive press coverage on occupational and environmental health scares c.1980-1994. Further, a little personal correspondence and correspondence re Knight's service during World War II.

The material was in considerable disarray, with most of it loose and in no particular order, and inscribed folders that were empty. Where available, present arrangement of the archive is based on an extrapolation of how extant (empty) containers were labelled.

• correspondence with SPAID, in particular Nancy Tait, 1983-1994
• legal correspondence: with Robin Thompson & Partners, solicitors, Birmingham, 1982-1983; with Field Fisher Waterhouse, 1983-1989; with Nick Wikeley, 1985-1988
• correspondence re social security 1981-1988
• correspondence with Land Rover Ltd, 1983, and papers re work and working conditions (including 3 diaries 1965-1969), 1965-c.1981
• visualisations of refrigeration arrangements at Land Rover Ltd
• correspondence with unions, 1982-1986; with the media, 1982-1987; with MPs, 1983-1988
• medical correspondence, 1981-1988, including an exchange with occupational health experts at Aston University 1981-1982
• research into the health impact of fluorocarbons
• press cuttings, c.1983-1991
  Also correspondence re service during World War II, 1982-1984, and some personal letters, 1985-1987.

Books found with the material have been transferred to the OEDA Library and can be identified through the library catalogue.

Minutes, 1903-1906; reports of Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools; correspondence.

Digital documents (word documents, Excel spreadsheets, emails, PDFs, JPEGs) all relating to Michael Lees' research of asbestos in schools and the activities of the Asbestos in Schools campaign began by Michael. Michael Lees began researching asbestos in Schools following the death of his wife, Gina, who worked in an infant school and died of mesothelioma. Files are arranged into thematic folders and include:

• briefing papers;
• asbestos photos; articles;
• meetings papers- agenda, questions, minutes etc;
• photocopies of documents from FOI requests e.g. Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions;
• Michael Lees articles 2088 - 2023;
• documents about legal cases;
• presentation files, Michael Lees, 2009 - 2013;
• Parliament meetings papers c2008 - 2014;
  And further similar documents.

Papers relating to Laurie Kazan-Allen's work in the UK for the British Asbestos Newsletter and to her work internationally for the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat. The bulk of the collection comprises research files on various aspects of asbestos, its uses, dangers, and effects.