Mary Nicholson 11 Jan 1908 - 17 Feb 1995

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1908	Born Mary Crawford in Clifton, Bristol.
1915	Mother and children move to Wales.
1916	Rejoined father in Putney, London. Taught by mother.
1918/ 26	Putney High School.
1926/30	Exhibition at Somerville College, Oxford, reading English.Two terms away with broken head and one term doing philosophy.
1930/31	Helping with children in Germany. Wrote first book.
1932	SUBLUNARY published by Constable, under pseudonym L.E.Martin
1931/32	Trained for House Property Management (Octavia Hill).
1932	Part-time housing work. Married Max Nicholson.
1934	TURN AGAIN (L.E. Martin) published by Constable. Son (Piers) born.
1936	Part-time work for Charles Elton (ecologist).
1937/38	Conducted WEA seminars on philosophy.
1938	Second son (Tom) born.
1940	Evacuated with children to friends in Sussex then Oxford. Piers (and later Tom) went to Hampden School, Wytham. Worked full-time for Charles Elton. Collaborated on papers for the Journal of Animal Ecology
1943/45	Employed as organiser for Industrial Discussion Clubs.
1945	Employed by the War Workers Clubs to visit around and write pamphlet CLUBS FOR CITIZENS.
1946	Appointed by President of the Board of Trade to the Independent Film Selection Board. Wrote freelance some memos for Flora Solomon of Marks and Spencer. Moved to Training Dept, edited training journal, wrote pamphlets. ESSAY ON MARRIAGE published by Sidgwick and Jackson, under pseudonym Anne Finch
1947	Appointed one of two independent members on the Light Clothing Working Party. Visited factories & wrote chunks of final report.
1948/49	Collaborated with head of M & S training on TRAINING FOR RETAIL SALES STAFF by Herzberg and Nicholson (later published by Pitmans).
1950	Worked for the Jewellery and Silverware Development Council collecting information and wrote a pamplet for entrants to the industry.
1951	LAUGH OR CRY by Mary Crawford published by Cape
1952	ROSES ARE RED by Mary Crawford published by Cape
1953	ITSELF TO PLEASE by Mary Crawford published by Cape
1958	NO BEDTIME STORY by Mary Crawford published by Putnam
1959	Lived in France
1960	Lived at Bourne Mill, Colchester and 21 Holland Street W8
1961	SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY by HS Turner (though much of it written by Mary) published by Michael Joseph
1963	Moved to top-floor flat at 8 Redcliffe Square, SW10
1964	Divorced
1970	DEAR MISS WEAVER (a life of Harriet Shaw Weaver) by Jane Lidderdale and Mary Nicholson published by Faber
1975	MEMOIRS OF AN UNEDUCATED LADY (Lady Allen of Hurtwood) by Marjory Allen and Mary Nicholson, published by Thames and Hudson
1980?	WHO IS THIS? A Version of the Gospel Story for Older Children
1987?	Moved to 29A Beltran Road, London SW6
1995	Died 17 Feb in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital