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Meliscent Shephard: correspondence

Catalogue reference: 3AMS/C/05

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3AMS/C/05
Title
Meliscent Shephard: correspondence
Date
1928-1946
Description

Files maintained by Alison Neilans as Secretary of the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene. Consists of Neilans's correspondence with Meliscent Shephard, who was sent to India in 1928 initially for a period of three years as a representative of the Association to campaign against tolerated brothels and regulation of prostitution. The contents of most files are arranged in chronological sequence. While Neilans and Shephard are the principal correspondents, copies of relevant correspondence with others are also included in each file.

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London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library
Former department reference
D3
Language
English
Physical description
7 A boxes
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a2392c92-6516-4090-ac19-2f30702fd524/

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Meliscent Shephard: correspondence