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- Associated published and unpublished material (including a small collection of popular and academic books relating to grandparenting, fostering, parenting and topics relevant to the charity and to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.