Children's papers and covering correspondence from 1960, c.1947-1989
Children's papers with covering correspondence, mainly 1960s and some 1970s replies to the Opies 'The Games and Crazes of Schoolchildren' questionnaire, including a large number of contributions collected during work placements at catholic (primary) schools in the wider London area by teacher training students of Maria Assumption Training College in c.1962. Also includes some earlier and later material without an Opie reference number, which was filed with the sequence. Presumably this material was collected directly by Iona Opie at local schools, or on travels.
Dates
- Creation: c.1947-1989
Language of Materials
- English
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Opie 14-33
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by place name, largely keeping the original arrangement of the material. The Opie reference numbers are quoted in square brackets.
Creator
- From the Collection: Opie | Iona Margaret Balfour | nee Archibald | 1923-2017 | book collector and historian of the lore of childhood (Person)
- From the Collection: Opie | Peter Mason | 1918-1982 | book collector and historian of the lore of childhood (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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