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Statistics and summaries of the work of Mental After Care Association (MACA) social workers

Mental After Care Association

Administrative Files

Loose files and papers

Ephemera: Samples of headed paper; change of address card; Associate's card; invitations to attend AGM

Engagement diary, unknown ownership, including a few clinical jottings and accounts

Loose general correspondence, amalgamated and sorted chronologically

Applications and letters of recommendation for the post of 'Lady Assistant'

Correspondence with National Council for Mental health (NCMH) about the candidature of Dr Odlum for the London County Council (LCC)

Mental Health Emergency Committee: correspondence, minutes, draft letters and memoranda

Two presscuttings about provisional National Council for Mental health (NCMH), including letter from Yellowlees (Mental After Care Association (MACA) Chairman) to the Lancet

'(Provisional) National Association for Mental Health (NAMH) correspondence'

Certificate of thanks to Henrietta Russel from the Norwegian Government, with correspondence

Meeting with doctors and psychiatric social workers, Jan 1951 (arranged because the Association was about to extend activity in the supervision of convalescent patients) "Includes replies to invitations to attend, note of matters to be discussed and report of the meeting

Memoranda on the Mental Health Act, 1959: 'Regulations governing the admission of patients to the Psychiatric Emergency ward'; 'New terminology in mental health' (?from St John's Hospital)

Message from the Duchess of Kent on the occasion of Mental After Care Association (MACA)'s 80th anniversary

'Charity Commission' "Application to register as a charity; correspondence"

'Vice-Presidents' "Correspondence and some biographical details

William Percy King: obituaries and programme for memorial service

'Chairman' "File of general correspondence (including much with the Secretary) kept by Charles Vaughan-Lee, also including letters of condolence upon his death"

'National Association for Mental Health (NAMH): re takeover threat by infiltration of Scientology members and correspondence from David Gaiman (Scientologist)' Also includes presscuttings

Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society "Correspondence and report about a proposed amalgamation with Mental After Care Association (MACA)

'Rampton Project' "(Joint project with Rampton Hospital, Nottinghamshire, for a community training home for women leaving the hospital) Correspondence, reports and minutes of meetings"

Church of Scientology papers: 'Protocol for full physical assessment of mental patients manifesting psychiatric symptoms', 1982; 'Physical causes of insanity'

National Vocational Qualifications: papers from the NCVQ and Mental Health Conference, 1989, and announcement of Mental After Care Association (MACA)'s approval as an assessment centre

Statistics and summaries of the work of Mental After Care Association (MACA) social workers

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