Mary Grace Agnes Adams (born Campin; 1898-1984) graduated from University College, Cardiff and went to Cambridge as a research student and then as a lecturer for the Extra-Mural Board and the Board of Civil Service Studies. She joined the staff of the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1930. During the Second World War she served in the Ministry of Information, as Director, Home Intelligence (1939-41) and North American Broadcasting (1942-45). Returning to the BBC, she was Head of Talks and Current Affairs (1945-54) and Assistant to Controller of Television (1954-58). Public offices included membership of the Independent Television Authority (1965-70), and deputy chairmanship of the Consumers' Association (1958-70). ( Who was who, 1981-1990 .)
From the guide to the Mary Adams Papers, 1939-1942, (University of Sussex Library)
