The Jean Stogdon Archive

This is a small collection of papers and publications by or about Jean Stogdon OBE; co-founder of the charity GrandparentsPlus along with Michael Young (sociologist, social activist and author). Jean was an alumna of the Polytechnic of North London where she studied Social Work as a mature student.

The archive consists of material from the 1990s - to 2010s including:

• Correspondence (written and email)
• Governance papers and strategic planning paperwork of the charity
• Financial records
• Records relating to trustees
• Published papers
• Newspaper articles
• GrandparentsPlus headed stationery
• Video tapes
• Diaries
• Magazines (Contact a Family)
• Associated published and unpublished material (including a small collection of popular and academic books relating to grandparenting, fostering, parenting and topics relevant to the charity and to social work)

This is donation is currently being processed. Please contact specialcollections@londonmet.ac.uk Tel: 020 7320 3516 for more information or to find out when the material will be accessible.