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Fircroft College
Catalogue reference: MS 1579/2/7/8/5
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This record is about the Fircroft College dating from 1988 - 1989.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MS 1579/2/7/8/5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Fircroft College
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1988 - 1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews, leaflets, reports, project proposals and funding requests relating to Fircroft College. Funding source(s): Paul S. Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: Fircroft College was founded in 1909 by George Cadbury Jr., grandson of Cadburys co-founder John Cadbury. Fircroft College of Adult Education is based in his former family home, a beautiful Edwardian building set in six acres of gardens. Fircroft was originally created to provide educational opportunities for some of the most disadvantaged and excluded members of society. In 1988 Fircroft College initially approached the Paul S. Cadbury Trust for support in launching a unit teach, train and construct new forms of working class organisation. Nature of support: In 1988 the Paul S. Cadbury Trust approved an offer of up to £12,000 towards the costs of transitional employment of staff and new initiatives at Fircroft. Minutes: PSCT 711, PSCT 744. Notes: File organised from newest to oldest. File not numbered.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Copyright: Barrow Cadbury Trust, Fircroft College and others
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 File
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2e760d2d-5b3a-4cfc-9d83-b79c22ea246a/
Series information
MS 1579/2
Cadbury Trusts operational records
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This record is held at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Within the fonds: MS 1579
Records of the Cadbury Trusts (including the Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust,...
Within the series: MS 1579/2
Cadbury Trusts operational records
Within the sub-series: MS 1579/2/7
Neighbourhood development
Within the sub-sub-series: MS 1579/2/7/8
Grant files archived in 1997
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Fircroft College