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HILL, Kathleen (b 1900)

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 106 7KHI

Held at: Women's Library

Title: HILL, Kathleen (b 1900)

Date(s): 1996

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 0.5 A box (1 folder)

Name of creator(s): Hill | Kathleen | b 1900 | social worker

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Kathleen Hill (1900-) was born in 1900. During her life she was involved in the operation of the Poor Law after the 1930 Poor Law Act, which introduced limited financial public assistance and which was means tested from the following year. From that point onwards, only the aged found their way into the Workhouses and outdoor relief introduced. She went on to be a member of the National Assistance Board that replaced it after the 1948 National Assistance Act.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

The archive consists of typescript reminiscences relating to her role in the operation of the Poor Law during the 1930s and the National Assistance Board that superseded it in 1940.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

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This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.

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Collection level description available on-line on the Women's Library website

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Donated to the Library by Joan Waddleton in 1996.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

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Archivist's note: Finding aid created by export from CALM v7.2.14 Archives Hub EAD2002. Edited for AIM25 by Sarah Drewery.