Margaret Barlow is mentioned in the 1987 Annual Report with some reference to her and her staff, suggesting she was the office manager at the time, and her post was titled Senior Administrator. She oversaw the improvements to the Fulwood Road building that took place in 1987 to improve working conditions for staff. She was active and supportive of the Presidency of Graham Humphrys and Michael Storm.
If anyone knows more about Margaret Barlow, please get in touch.
The Annual Report of 1987 showed the work of Graham Humphrys in prioritising some changes at Fulwood Road, the HQ of the GA, to improve the working conditions for staff. There was also a Meeting room for the first time, and the old lino was stripped out.
Reference is made to Margaret Barlow (who will have her own blog post in due course) as the new...
Thanks also go to Bryan Coates here, for his work navigating some tricky financial times.
It was interesting to see the particular stocks and shares that the GA held back then. The GA still has investments of course, and trustees need to financially prudent, and also consider the types of stocks and shares that are held - these are very careful decisions.
Back in 1987, here's where the GA was investing some of its reserves:
Reference
Humphrys, Graham, et al. “Annual Report of The Geographical Association 1987.” Geography, vol. 73, no. 2, 1988, pp. 162–178. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40571395. Accessed 14 Nov. 2020.
Updated post. Sad news at the end of last week from colleagues who have organised the Charney Conference over the years of the passing of Ma...
