Exercise books and stationary, blank
MS. Opie 329
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Exercise books and stationary, blank
Shelfmark
MS. Opie 329
Summary
Folder 1: Two blank exercise books, one with a cover illustration of a card game in progress, with a poem entitled 'Cards', the other titled 'The Unrivalled Exercise Book, both n.d.
Folder 2: Blank exercise books: Drayton School Bromsgrove, n.d.; The Eastern Counties Exercise Book. W. Heffer & Sons, Educational Depot, Cambridge, n.d.; exercise book, cover printed with a map of Germany, near Leipzig, n.d.; Exercise Book: Supplied For The Public Service - Narrow Ruled, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1959; Exercise Book: Supplied For Use in Naval & Military Schools - Narrow Ruled. Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1955; The King's Own Exercise Book, n.d. [c.1936-52]; "Prince of Wales" Exercise Book, n.d. [c.1910-1936?].
Folder 3: Eleven exercise books with covers using popular motives and illustrations, including space travel, monsters, Star Wars, Korky, Yogi Bear, Sarah Kay, c.1962-1981.
Folder 4: Two blank exercise books from Bangladesh, n.d. [mid-20th century?]
Folder 5: Miscellaneous stationary, including two blank scrapbooks, c.1980; 'List of School Stationery, Drawing Materials etc.', Allman & Son, Ltd., London, n.d.
Date
c.1910-1981 and n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (5 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of Iona and Peter Opie
Collected material and miscellaneous
Historic childhood and children's book ephemera
Exercise books and stationary, blank
