| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/B/5/84 |
| Title | 'NUWT Annual (Jubilee) Conference and Dinner 1959' |
| Date | 1959 |
| Description | Correspondence between A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT General Secretary), the Refreshment Department of the House of Commons, the Office of the Mayor of Kensington, Nancy Stewart Parnell, various MPs, Dr Edith Ford, St Joan's Social and Political Alliance, the National Association of Head Teachers and various other women's and teachers organisations, and NUWT members including Doris Griffin, Grace Cottel, Helen Dedman, Florence Key and Sibyl Burls regarding the NUWT annual conference in 1959 which was also their Jubilee conference.
The correspondence covers:
Arrangements for the attendance of the Mayor at the first session of the conference
Letters of thanks from the General Secretary to the Mayor of Kensington, the Bishop of Kensington, George Rogers (MP), Sir Patrick Spens (MP) and Teresa Billington Greig thanking them for speaking at the conference
Arrangements for an NUWT dinner in the House of Commons (courtesy of Charles William Key, MP and husband of Florence Key)
Correspondence with Dr Edith Ford regarding her agreement to offer the toast to the NUWT at the Jubilee dinner at the House of Commons
Attendance of past Presidents of the NUWT at the conference and dinner
Discussion of the success of the conference
Letters confirming or regretting inability to attend the conference
Messages and telegrams of greetings and congratulations sent to the NUWT on their Jubilee celebrations
Invitations from the NUWT to other women's and teacher organisations to attend the conference and celebration dinner
Correspondence with members discussing the success of the conference
Programme for the dinner at the House of Commons
Arrangements with the Royal Borough of Kensington for the hire of a hall for the conference
NUWT circulars sent to members with details and arrangements for the conference
Agenda for the Public and Private sessions for the conference
NUWT Annual Report 1958
Press clippings and articles:
Press clippings reporting on the conference, on the decision of the NUWT to disband, their Victory Luncheon in 1961 to celebrate the attainment of equal pay, and on their donation of £20,000 to New Hall, Cambirdge - 1959 - 1961
Article from 'Education' 07/04/1961 - on one side 'The NUWT: Victory', article by Muriel Pierotti on the celebrations on the attainment of equal pay for women and on the other side 'The NAS: Blackpool Blues' article about the disapproval of equal pay at the National Association of Schoolmasters conference the same month.
'The Woman Teacher', April 1958 - report on the 1958 annual conference |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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