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• Associated published and unpublished material (including a small collection of popular and academic books relating to grandparenting, fostering, parenting and topics relevant to the charity and to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 a new donation which is currently being processed (Jan 2019). It is not therefore available for Researchers to use yet. Please contact specialcollections@londonmet.ac.uk Tel: 020 7320 3516 for more information or to find out when the material will be accessible.