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| Averil Osborn's collection of assorted working papers | | Author(s) | Averil Osborn |
| Annotation | Eleven box files of Averil Osborn's working papers. Box 1 - Drugs prescribing c.1983-1984; Box 2 - Drugs prescribing c.1983-1992; Box 3 - BSG Conferences 1983-1992 and other Conference Papers; Box 4 and 5 - Nuffield Project; Box 6 - Involvement of user groups, carer groups and voluntary groups; Box 7 - Publication work, notes and background material to publication "Taking part in community care planning"; Box 8 - Information strategy for community care planning; Box 9 and 10 - Background material to publication - "Taking part in community care planning"; Box 11 - Miscellaneous papers : Age Concern Scotland. Averil Osborn was an effective activist and campaigner for the welfare of older people and for many years, an Assistant Director of Age Concern Scotland. Averil Osborn died in 1995 and a memorial Fund was established by The British Society of Gerontology (BSG). Aims of the Fund are "to encourage and support research and development projects that will improve the quality of life and citizenship of older people and, of equal importance, to promote the involvement of them in the design and practice of sound research" (as reported in Generations Review, vol 9, no 3, 1999). (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050331501 B |
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