Summary

Typed letter written by Fred J. Schonell of the Department of Education at the University of Queensland to Dr Dorothy Howard on 12 November 1954. Schonell writes to apologise for his absence at the time of Dr Howard's departure and wishes her the best with the remainder of her research project.

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

Typed letter in black ink on paper. Printed letterhead in black ink along top edge of page. Text printed on one side only.

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