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Papers of Mahduri R Shah
Catalogue reference: 7MRS
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This record is about the Papers of Mahduri R Shah dating from 1960-1990.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- 7MRS
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Title (The name of the record)
- Papers of Mahduri R Shah
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1960-1990
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Description (What the record is about)
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The archive consists of biographical details and list of publications (1985-1990); research papers and articles (1960-1985); addresses at convocations (1980-1984); memorial lectures (1983-1986); conference addresses (1981-1982); speeches (1981-1987).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Shah, Madhuri R, née Kothari, 1919-1985, educationalist</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 A box
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The collection was passed to the Library by the General Secretary of the World Education Fellowship in 1990, to complement The Sadd Brown Library (held in The Women's Library Printed Collections).
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Mahduri R Kothari (1919-1985) was born in 1919 in Ranpur in Gujarat, India. She married Ratilal D Shah in 1936 and had two sons, Rajat and Gautam, who she brought up while continuing her studies and beginning her academic career. She was active in the field of education and research for over 40 years and published widely in the fields of educational administration and finance as well as psychology, testing and testing evaluation. She was also involved in work on mathematics, language learning, as well as continuing and special education. Towards the end of her life she became involved with the World Education Fellowship and was its president at the time of her death in 1985.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/031fb298-3885-4642-be1f-cd65d981360a/
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This record is held at London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library
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Papers of Mahduri R Shah