Identity area
Reference code
GB 3544 RHN-FU-02-06
Title
Circulars sent by Appeals Secretary
Date(s)
- 1950-1980 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 file
Context area
Name of creator
(1854-present)
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers relating to fundraising appeals sent out on behalf of the hospital, 1950-1980. These primarily includes circulated letters requsting donations from the public, as well as more targeted appeals to certain groups such as universities, schools and local sport clubs. Papers also include circulars relating to broadcast appeals for the charity by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), which were delivered by public figures such as John Betjeman (1959), Michael Flanders (1961) and Godfrey Winn (1965).