Papers concerned with the setting up and running of the Opie school lore surveys, c.1951-1977

File

MS. Opie 46

Held in our offsite storage facility

Comprises:

(fol. 1): Old box contents label with notes by Iona Opie, n.d.
(fols. 2-11): (Drafts of) original questionnaire 'The Oral Lore of School Children', n.d. [1951/1952].
(fols. 12-24): Draft of letter to the editor of the Times Educational Supplement, asking for help to obtain children's descriptions of regional and local traditions, [Jan 1954], and (drafts of) second questionnaire 'The Oral Lore of School Children - II', n.d. [1955?].
(fols. 25-33): (Drafts of) third questionnaire 'The Oral Lore of School Children', n.d. [1957?]
(fols. 34-46): 'Extra suggestions & enquiries', special questions, questionnaire additions etc., c.1957-1960.
(fols. 47-57): (Drafts of) fourth questionnaire 'The Games and Crazes of Schoolchildren', n.d. [1959/1960].
(fols. 58-68): List of 'Games and Crazes' questionnaires sent out, and of replies received, 1959-1964.
(fols. 69-262): General correspondence relating to the questionnaires, mainly letters by teachers enquiring, or offering help, sending lists of possible contacts at other schools etc., some with carbon copies of the Opies' replies, c.1959-1977.