In August 1963 the Minister of Education, Sir Edward Boyle, asked the Central Advisory Council for Education (England) 'to consider primary education in all its aspects and the transition to secondary education.' The Council, under the Chairmanship of Lady Bridget Plowden, presented its report to the Secretary of State for Education and Science in October 1966. It was subsequently published in 1967.

This archive comprises of working files, correspondence, and evidence relating to the work of the Council during its three year term, as well as files relating to the report's immediate implementation period 1966 - 1970. A few items of on-going correspondence were created after this period, but the bulk of this archive was created 1963 - 1970.

This archive contains constitutional documents, finance files, meeting files, research files, correspondence files and publications in relation to Lady Plowden's position as Chairman of The Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and other Travellers (ACERT), 1973 - 2000.

Formerly the 'Working Ladies Guild', the organisation changed its name to the 'Mary Fielding Guild' in 1984. This archive is a collection of reports, meeting files and correspondence files relating to Lady Plowden's position as Chairman (Managing Committee) of the Mary Fielding Guild, 1945 - 1988 and her subsequent involvement as a Board member to approximately the late 1990s.

Papers relating to Lady Plowden's role as Chairman (Crime Prevention Advisory Committee), National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO), 1981 - 1987. Mainly consists of meeting papers, with some small additional files of correspondence and reports.

A collection of certificates and medals awarded to Sir Joseph Swan during his lifetime.

The Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems, an Institute of the University of Toulouse, France. Professor Randell was a member of the Scientific Committee.

The Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems, an Institute of the University of Toulouse, France.

The Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems, an Institute of the University of Toulouse, France.

During the years covered by this archive, CHE Tyneside actively campaigned on a number of political and social issues. Each campaign file typically contains administrative and correspondence files relating to the particular campaign; any reports, publications or resources produced by the CHE for the campaign; general research in relation to the issue in question; and research monitoring the outcomes of the campaign.

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