Summary
Letter from Benjamin B. Domingo, Chief, Market Promotion Division, National Cottage Industries Development Authority, Department of Commerce and Industry, Republic of the Philippines, to Monica Aron (later Gates) in reply to her request to President Diosdado Macapagal, for a doll in in the national costume of the Philippines, dated 3 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 and typed letter with printed letterhead on buff coloured paper. Handwritten annotation in blue pen across bottom of page.
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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, 3 Mar 1964
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Inscriptions
Printed, black ink: "REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY / NATIONAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY / (NACIDA) / MANILA PHILIPPINES" Typed, black ink: "March 3, 1964 / Monica Aron, 44 Paxton St., East Malvern, Victoria, Australia / Dear Monica: / We are glad to know that among our friends in Australia, we now have the pleasure of counting you among them..." and further associated text. Handwritten across bottom of page, blue pen: "Doll received 16.4.64 / Thanked for 29.4.64".
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Overall Dimensions
204 mm (Width), 257 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Children's Play, Clothing, Correspondence, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Beliefs, Dolls, National Costumes, National Identity, Souvenirs