C/538
Margaret (Peggy) Lees nee Meakin |
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| Repository: | Royal College of Nursing Archives |
| Ref: | C/538 |
| Title: | Margaret (Peggy) Lees nee Meakin |
| Date: | 1941-1962 |
| Extent: | 1 folder |
| Scope: | Career related documents including: Nurses' chart from June 1941 for Margaret Meakin; RCN membership card; County Borough of Stockport application form for the appointment of home nursing service sister 1957 (subsequently annotated with posts up to 1962); Cheshire County Council superannuation form 1954 (subsequently annotated with posts to 1959); Stockport and Buxton Hospital Management Committee, St Thomas' Hospital letter of recommendation from Matron 4th March 1955; 3 parts of the Stepping Hill Hospital Nurses Final Examination papers, March 1944; North East Cheshire Divisional Health Committee (of Cheshire County Council) letter of recommendation from the Divisional Medical Officer and an accompanying short letter to Mrs Lees, 4th March 1955. General Nursing Council for England & Wales papers: registration card 23rd June 1944; candidate instructions for the GNC final examination for the supplementary part of the register for fever nurses to be taken at Crumpsall Hospital, Manchester 26th April 1944 and the GNC preliminary examination at Manchester Royal Infirmary on 8th October 1942; copies of the preliminary state examiniation papers 1 and 2 for 22nd September 1942; Notification letter of important changes to the examiniation arrnagements during WW2; Rule book 1924; final state examination papers 1, 2 & 3 for the general part of the register for the 5th April 1944; 'Regulations for Conduct of Examinations' for Preliminary and for the Final state examinations booklets, 1941; letter of acknowledgement of registration June 1944; notification letter of passing preliminary exams, 27th November 1942; notification letter for passing the final exams, 23rd June 1944; examination candidate cards for preliminary and final state exams 1942 & 1944.Social events invitations etc including: the Centenary of District Nursing Review of District Nurses by the Queen Mother, 1st July 1959 (programme, ticket and 2 photos) and the Centenary Dinner at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool 10th October 1959 (programme/menu and invitation); Association of District Nurses Manchester Branch Annual Dinner, 19th May 1962 at the Grand Hotel, Manchester (programme/menu); The Mayor of Stockport's Charities Fund, The Mayoress of Stcokport and Ladies Committee Cold Luncheon at the Town Hall on 19th September 1968 (invitation) and the RCN Annual Dinner at Offerton House, Stockport on 18th October 1968 (programme/menu). |
| Bioghist: | Born on the 9th September 1919. Completed her general training at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport 1941-1944 and was subsequently a ward sister there until 1945. Became a Sister at St Thomas' Hospital, Stockport from 1945-1948 (going part-time in 1947) and was a District Nurse 1948-1951. Worked for Stockport Corporation/Council from 1948-1962 as: Stockport Ring Mills Nursery Matron 1951-1954; Stockport Education Dept School Nurse 1955-1957 and Stockport Home Nursing Service 1957-1959, then part-time 1959-1960. Then Margaret worked at Mauldeth Home from 1960-1962 in Manchester.She died on the 4th December 2001. |
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| Origination: | ML |
| Level: | sub-fonds |
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