Nursery rhymes and school lore correspondence, 1952-1958
File
MS. Opie 218
Held in our offsite storage facility
Letters received about nursery rhymes, school lore, children's songs and verses, folklore and customs:
- Folder 1: Responses to articles on folklore and customs in Weekly News, April 1953, and in Woman, Jun 1953; responses to Opie letters on oral lore of schoolchildren in Times Educational Supplement, Jan/Feb 1954; responses to article on nursery rhymes in John Bull, 1955.
- Folder 2: 'Correspondence: Children's songs + verses', 1952-1957; 'Nursery Rhyme + School Lore Correspondence', 1955-1958; 'Answers to 1957 Questionnaire', 1957-1958.
Dates
- Creation: 1952-1958
Extent
1 box (2 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Opie 218
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
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk