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Obituaries of Nancy Tait

Obituaries of Nancy Tait collected by her colleague and friend Joan Griffiths. Further includes:

  • correspondence between Nancy Tait and British Rail over her ticket, 1975, illustrating her tenaciousness
  • Joan Griffiths' compilation on Nancy Tait's achievements
  • Nancy Tait's questionnaire for the research project 'Citizen involvement in health care: meanings, motivations and means', Health in Partnership Project, Department of Health, 2001

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