Summary
Handwritten letter composed by H. Kingham? to Dr Dorothy Howard on 5 November 1954. Kingham notifies Dr Howard of the inclusion of the three surveys of children games requested during her visit. The surveys were conducted by Ainslie School, Binalong Public School and an unnamed school in Queanbeyan, New South Wales.
One of a collection of letters written to and from children's Folklorist Dr Dorothy Howard between 1954 and 1995. 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
Handwritten letter in black ink on paper. Letterhead printed in black ink along top edge of page. Text printed on one side only.
More Information
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Collection Names
Australian Children's Folklore Collection, Dorothy Howard Collection
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Collecting Areas
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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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Author
H Kingham - State Government of New South Wales, Canberra, Greater Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 5 Nov 1954
Note: the signature on this letter is difficult to read. It has been assumed that it is signed 'H Kingham'. -
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Collector
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Organisation Named
Office of the Inspector of Schools, Department of Education, State Government of New South Wales, Canberra, Greater Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Organisation Named
Ainslie School, Canberra, Greater Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Organisation Named
Binalong Public School, Binalong, New South Wales, Australia
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
127 mm (Width), 203 mm (Height)
Orientation: portrait
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