Mahesh M. Desai Fund

Correspondence concerning the Mahesh M. Desai (former Secretary Co-ordinating Committee of Senior Psychologists in the National Health Service, and first Chairman Division of Clinical Psychology) Memorial Fund:

J. G. Thorpe, Chair, South West Metropolitan Region Heads of Psychology Departments Committee (Manor Hospital Epsom) to all members [of British Psychological Society] notifying them of the sudden death of Mahesh Desai, and his daughters' request for donations to a memorial fund in lieu of flowers, 29 Jun 1970

F. H. Partridge, Executive Secretary, to Paul T. Brown, requesting official approval to establish such a fund, 29 Jun 1970

F. H. Partridge to Prof H Gwynne Jones, 3 Jul 1970, enclosing letter from P. T. Brown approving the Desai Fund, 1 Jul 1970

4 letters with contributions to the Desai fund 3 Aug-5 Aug 1970 and 1 carbon of letter of acknowledgement, 22 Jul 1970

Correspondence between F. H .Partridge and Paul T. Brown concerning a Desai medal to be awarded for outstanding performance in British Psychological Society Diploma examinations, 29 Jul-21 Sep 1970

Dave Whitlow HonoraryTreasurer Division of Clinical Psychology to Allan Sakne Business Manager British Psychological Society, enclosing a letter from Anne Broadhurst suggesting using the Fund for bi-annual book token awards for essays on Immigration and Psychology, 4 Nov 1977; Alan Sakne's reply 17 Nov

Handwritten letter from ?"Harry" to Allan [Sakne] criticizing the Desai award scheme, 8 Aug 1979

1970-1979

1 file

Deposited in the library at Wellcome Collection by the British Psychological Society in February 2009.

Compiled by the Cataloguing Project Archivist at the British Psychological Society History of Psychology Centre, with minor editing by Wellcome staff.