Nursery rhymes and school lore correspondence
MS. Opie 218
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Nursery rhymes and school lore correspondence
Shelfmark
MS. Opie 218
Summary
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.
Date
1952-1958
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (2 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of Iona and Peter Opie
Professional correspondence
Nursery rhymes and school lore correspondence
