In reply to everyone:
Outstanding - I hoped the UKC hive mind would come up trumps, but that was even quicker than I was expecting. Thanks very much all!
To Billhook - I doubt the dissertation's online, I'm afraid, at least not in a form my mum would have been involved with. It was through Leeds Uni, I believe; possibly they have a digitised version, but it seems a long shot. I'll try to remember to ask next time I see her.