Sheldon Memorial Trust

• Sheldon Memorial Trust; c.1951-present

The Sheldon Memorial Trust was established to perpetuate the memory of Oliver Sheldon. Sheldon died on 7 August 1951 at the age of 57.

A Director of Rowntree and Company Limited, he was a scholar and a man of wide culture who made an outstanding contribution to art and culture of the north. He was founder and first Chairman of York Georgian Society, co-founder and first Secretary of York Civic Trust, heavily involved in the restoration of York's Assembly Rooms, and a prime mover in the establishment of the Borthwick Institute in St Anthony's Hall and the Summer Schools which became the foundations of the University of York.

The Sheldon Memorial Trust today furthers its founding principles by applying funds in the following areas:

• The award of essay prizes on subjects within the Charity's objectives.
• The provision of financial assistance by way of grants or loans for publications or projects.
• ​A competition rewarding schools to explore their prehistoric local landscape.
  ​- Organising lectures celebrating York's history and heritage.

The Sheldon Memorial Trust is a registered charity Number 529733.

A Trust set up to perpetuate the memory of York man Oliver Sheldon, by awarding grant funding in a number of area.

The Sheldon Memorial Trust was established to perpetuate the memory of Oliver Sheldon. Sheldon died on 7 August 1951 at the age of 57. \n\nA Director of Rowntree and Company Limited, he was a scholar and a man of wide culture who made an outstanding contribution to art and culture of the north. He was founder and first Chairman of York Georgian Society, co-founder and first Secretary of York Civic Trust, heavily involved in the restoration of York's Assembly Rooms, and a prime mover in the establishment of the Borthwick Institute in St Anthony's Hall and the Summer Schools which became the foundations of the University of York.\n\nThe Sheldon Memorial Trust today furthers its founding principles by applying funds in the following areas:\n\n- The award of essay prizes on subjects within the Charity's objectives.\n- The provision of financial assistance by way of grants or loans for publications or projects.\n- ​A competition rewarding schools to explore their prehistoric local landscape.\n​- Organising lectures celebrating York's history and heritage.\n\nThe Sheldon Memorial Trust is a registered charity Number 529733.

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http://www.sheldonmemorialtrust.org/about.html; accessed 20 May 2020.