Summary
Game type: poetry
Poems written by Dr Dorothy Howard (nee Mills) extracted from the compilation 'Texas Poets: An Anthology of Verse by 83 Contemporary Poets' edited by Henry Harrison and published by Poetry Publisher in 1936. This document features the following six poems written by Dr Howard: 'The Bridge is Long', 'Mist World', 'Alien', 'Entreaty', 'Multiple' and 'Tangent', which appear on pages 154-156 of the publication.
One of a collection of poems and other creative writings by children's folklorist Dr Dorothy Howard. Dr Howard came to Australia in 1954-55 as an American Fulbright scholar to study Australian children's folklore. She travelled across Australia for 10 months collecting children's playground rhymes, games, play artefacts, etc. The original fieldwork she collected during this period is held in the Australian Children's Folklore Collection (ACFC) at Museum Victoria and includes index cards, letters and photographs.
Physical Description
Photocopied, typed extracts from publication; black text on paper. Three detached pages printed on one side only. Includes a front cover with an illustration and the poems 'Convocation' and 'Oil'.
More Information
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Collection Names
Australian Children's Folklore Collection, Dorothy Howard Collection
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr June Factor, 18 May 1999
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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Collector
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Author
Dr Dorothy Howard, United States of America, circa 1936
This compilation of poetry was published under Dr. Howard's maiden name 'Mills'. -
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Publisher
Henry Harrison: Poetry Publisher, 430 Sixth Avenue, New York, New York, United States of America, 1936
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Overall Dimensions
140 mm (Width), 216 mm (Height)
Orientation: portrait
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