Summary
Letter from Yu Dong Min, Director of Cultural Affairs and Public Relations, Ministry of Public Information, Republic of Korea, to Monica Aron (later Gates), in reply to her request for a doll in in the national costume of Korea, dated 30 March 1964.
The Gates collection contains 170 national dolls from 74 different countries and some correspondence relating to the acquisition of several of the dolls. The costumes of the dolls represent national costumes from the 19th Century to the 1990s. Monica Gates collected or was given these dolls between 1957 and 1990.
Physical Description
Signed, typed letter with printed and embossed letterhead on threefold buff coloured paper.
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Collecting Areas
Childhood, Migration & Cultural Diversity, Clothing & Textiles
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Sender
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Addressed To
Mrs Monica Gates, Malvern East, Victoria, Australia, 30 Mar 1964
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Inscriptions
Printed: "MINISTRY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION / REPUBLIC OF KOREA / SEOUL, KOREA" Typed: "March 30, 1964 / Miss Monica Aron..." and associated text "Dear Miss Aron: / As to your request for a Korean doll through your letter of March 10.." Handwritten, blue pen: "doll received 7.4.64 / answered and thanked 7.4.64"
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
204 mm (Width), 267 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Children's Play, Clothing, Correspondence, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Beliefs, Dolls, National Costumes, National Identity, Souvenirs
