MS 7526 Records of the Australian Early Childhood Association
Established as the Australian Association for Pre-School Development in 1939.
Became Australian Pre-School Association in 1955 and subsequently Australian
Early Childhood Association in 1980.
1. Correspondence, 1942-84 1-7
2. Minutes and annual reports, 1952-70 8
3. Publications 9-12
4. Financial records 13-23
5. Subject files, 1965-71 24
6. Lady Gowrie Childcare Centres, 1962-76 25
7. Staff applications and resignations 26
8. Sydney children's files (1-1632) 27-59
9. Hobart children's files (1-2080) (Plus: Boxes 77A, 78A, 60-96
and 79A)
10. Unnumbered children's files, 1948-56 97
11. Medical reports, 1960-72 98-103
12. Miscellaneous files 104-120
Records added on 19 July 1990 121-126
NB:
For records received in 1982-83 see MS 6936 (10 Boxes)
Series 1. Correspondence, 1942-84
BOX 1
Case study on children's medical and social history 1946-1962
BOX 2
Staff discussions
Teaching techniques
Publicity file
Correspondence 1951-66
Social Workers report
Hobart Teachers College - Practical Teaching 1966-68
BOX 3
Correspondence 1958-1975
Planning the programme
Understanding young children 1969
Play material for young children
BOX 4
Correspondence 1945-1972
Kindergarten Union - South Australia 1945-52
Tasmania 1952-1956
Australian Council for Educational Research 1967-71
BOX 5
A.P.A. Correspondence 1962
Correspondence re playground material 1950-66
Correspondence re playground 1944-65
Policies and priorities 1942-1960
Planning the programme 1961-66
Research 1948-1966
BOX 6
Research material 1958
Lady Gowrie Child Centre : staffing, wages etc 1951-62
Correspondence re equipment
BOX 7
Correspondence re publications, 1984
Correspondence general, 1954-65
Correspondence research programme, 1957-62
Correspondence re standards for Pre Schools
Correspondence, 1956-68
Circular letters, 1953-63
Legal matters, 1954-1970
Series 2. Minutes and annual reports, 1952-70
BOX 8
Kindergarten Union of Tasmania reports 1953-54, 1955-56, 1959-1962
Minutes of meetings 1952
Free Kindergarten Union of Victoria
Constitution, correspondence, minutes of meetings 1945-1956
Kindergarten Union of South Australia
Annual reports 1955-56, 1960-61
Australian Pre-School Association West Australian Branch -
Constitution, 1969- Minutes of meetings held at National Office,
Australian Pre school Association 1964.
Annual Report - Kindergarten Graduates Association
A.C.T., 1969-70.
A.B.C. Kindergarten of the Air - Committee meetings,
Scripts of Play School on the Air
Series 3. Publications [n.d.]
BOX 9-12
Publications
Series 4. Financial records [n.d.]
BOX 13-23
Financial records
Series 5. Subject files, 1965-71
BOX 24
Language development in Kindergarten and Infant School.
Articles on various subjects including speech training, language
development, autism 1965-67
Playground for crippled children 1965
Prototype Day Nursery Plan
Workshop on Aboriginal Education 1971
Series 6. Lady Gowrie Childcare Centres
BOX 25
Lady Gowrie Child Centre correspondence, staffing, summary of
expenditure and income figures 1971-73.
Record keeping in nursery schools 1962.
L.G.C.C.Adelaide reports, visit of Federal Offices and language
program.1971-72
L.G.C.C.Brisbane, correspondence 1968-72 reports 1954, program
and visit of Federal Officer 1968-72
L.G.C.C.Hobart, correspondence, visit of F.O., 1968, 1971-72
L.G.C.C. Perth, correspondence, visit of F.O., 1968-72
L.G.C.C. Sydney, correspondence, visit of F.O., 1971-73
L.G.C.C. Western Australia Annual reports, 1973-1976.
Series 7. Staff applications and resignations
BOX 26 Staff applications and resignations
Series 8. Chidrens files, Sydney [n.d.]
BOX 27-59 Childrens files, Sydney (1-1632)
Series 9. Childrens files, Hobart [n.d.]
BOX 60-96 Childrens files, Hobart (10-2080)
(Plus Boxes 77A, 78A, 79A)
Series 10. Unnumbered childrens files, 1948-56
BOX 97 Unnumbered childrens files (in alphabetical order), 1948-1956.
Series 11. Medical reports, 1960-72
BOX 98 Medical case report cards for children attending Lady Gowrie
Child Centre, Hobart, 1960-61
(Medical case report card, illness, immunisation, previous family history of
parents etc).
BOX 99-103 Medical reports, 1960-72
Series 12. Miscellaneous files, 1965-85
BOX 104
Folder 1 Australian Pre school Association Branch and College
Statistics, 1971- 72
Folder 2 Professional Officers' minutes 1969-70
Folder 3 Mr Alan Holmes Document file B, A.P.A. Executive Meeting
24-25/11/75
Folder 4 Rules for Day Nurseries
Folder 5 A.P.A. editorial committee - Criteria
Folder 6 Standards
Folder 7 Joint Parliamentary Committee
Folder 8 Australian Pre-School Association Constitution
Folder 9 Report of A.P.A. College Principals meeting, October 1968
Folder 10 Correspondence file with Dr Watts, 1971
Folder 11 Office accommodation and furniture
Folder 12 A.P.A. accommodation file
Folder 13 Honorary Auditor temporary file, 1965
Folder 14 A.P.A. Publicity
Folder 15 Pre-School Education in Australia (General)
Folder 16 Graduates Associations
Folder 17 Bachelor of Education Degree Courses
Folder 18 Kindergarten Teachers' College, Melbourne, 1964-71
Folder 19 Kindergarten Teachers' College, Melbourne and United
States Educational Foundation in Australia, 1956
Folder 20 A.P.A. College Principals meeting, 1967-71
Folder 21 File on Nursery Schools, 1972
Folder 22 World Federation For Mental Health XVIII
Folder 23 University of Newcastle, 1970
Folder 24 Professional Officers' Meeting, 1971-74
BOX 105
Folder 25 Lady Gowrie Childcare Centre, Perth -minutes, 1971-73
Folder 26 Comments on Kramer Committee, 1972
Folder 27 Australian Federal Office - correspondence,1967-73
Folder 28 Photocopies of Hansard, 1971-72
Folder 29 Minutes of A.P.A. executive meetings, 1978-79
Folder 30 Department of Immigration, 1967-70
Folder 31 Commonwealth Office of Education - correspondence,1965
Folder 32 Statement for Kramer Committee - correspondence,1972-73
Folder 33 Kit entitled "A peaceful Pacific?", 1985
Folder 34 LGCC Constitution XLIV
Folder 35 APA Federal Office - correspondence, 1966
Folder 36 LGCC Education Committee - correspondence, 1968
Folder 37 Social Welfare Commission, 1974
Folder 38 LGCC Report, 1967-68
Folder 39 LGCC Correspondence, 1972-73
Folder 40 N.T. P.S.A., 1971-73
Folder 41 Report to Department of Interior
Folder 42 Queensland branch report, 1967
Folder 43 Aborigines, 1944-45
Folder 44 Federal General Secretary - correspondence, 1959-63
Folder 45 Mental Hygiene
Folder 46 Mental Illness
BOX 106
Folder 47 Books : young children
Folder 48 Accidents - prevention
Folder 49 Creative activities
Folder 50 Communication
Folder 51 Articles
Folder 52 Perth Conference Reports, August 1972
Folder 53 Finance and Statements, 1968-69
Folder 54 NSW Branch
Folder 55 Radford - Curriculum
Folder 56 A.P.A. Executive General Meeting, November 1975
Folder 57 Statements supporting R.T.P., 1971
Folder 58 Department Education and Science - parliamentary
Folder 59 Superannuation
Folder 60 Annual Financial Statements, 1940-56
Folder 61 Annual Financial Statements, 1959
Folder 62 LGCC Perth, 1971-2
BOX 107
Folder 63 A.P.A. General-National Child Care Week
Folder 64 Pre-school Education
Folder 65 A.P.A. information sheet
Folder 66 Piaget
Folder 67 W.A. Child-Care Certificates
Folder 68 Articles and photocopies
Folder 69 Commonwealth Film Unit
Folder 70 A.B.C. Federal Kindergarten Advisory Committee Canberra,
1966
Folder 71 Background Information on students, 1967
Folder 72 Alice Creswick Scholarship Ad Hoc Committee (A.P.A.)
Folder 73 Kiwi Records
Folder 74 Broadcasting - A.B.C.
Folder 75 Films 1965 (proposed B.P.) News and Superannuation, 1966
BOX 108
Folder 76 Churchill Fund
Folder 77 Alice Creswick Scholarship 1972-73
Folder 78 1972 Alice Creswick Scholarship March 1973
Folder 79 Miscellaneous enquiries, 1964
Folder 80 Overseas enquiries, Jan 1964
Folder 81 Children thinking
Folder 82 Working with parents
BOX 109
Folder 83 Melbourne : LGCC, including finance records,1971-72
Folder 84 Conference Reports
Folder 85 Letters on all publications, 1962
Folder 86 College Principals brochure
Folder 87 Reply to questionnaire on day cares
Folder 88 Dr F W Clements
Folder 89 Mt Druitt
Folder 90 A.P.A. Secretary Report
Folder 91 A.P.A. A.F.O. Report
Folder 92 5th Alice Creswick Scholar: Miss Edmonds
Folder 93 5th Alice Creswick Scholar: Miss Edmonds
Folder 94 5th Alice Creswick Scholar: Miss Fountain
Folder 95 4th Alice Creswick Scholar: (File No.2 1964T)
Folder 96 Alice Creswick - Contributions
Folder 97 Alice Creswick Scholarship for 1967
BOX 110
Folder 98 Sydney LGCC Committee meeting
Folder 99 Sydney LGCC Finance Statements, 1971-72
Folder 100 Sydney LGCC General Correspondence, 1971-72
Folder 101 Sydney LGCC Director's Report, 1971-72
Folder 102 Melbourne LGCC, 1968-73
Folder 103 Melbourne LGCC, Minutes of meeting June 1971-72
Folder 104 Children's thinking
Folder 105 K.T.C. Diploma and State Education Departments
Folder 106 Ruth Sansom
Folder 107 7th Alice Creswick Scholar: Miss R. Sansom
Folder 108 Adelaide K.T.C.
Folder 109 Brisbane K.T.C.
Folder 110 Perth K.T.C.
Folder 111 Sydney K.T.C.
Folder 112 Melbourne K.T.C., July 1968
Folder 113 Pamphlet on "Over 50 years"
Folder 114 Post-diploma, June 1964
BOX 111-112
Folder 115 Miscellaneous Subjects files
BOX 113-114
Folder 116 A.P.A.
Folder 117 Colombo plan
Folder 118 Newspaper cuttings, 1965-78
BOX 115-116
Folder 119 Miscellaneous subject files
BOX 117
Folder 120 Federal Office Report to Executive 1960-63
Federal Office Minutes to Executive 1968
Commonwealth Foundation
Australian-American Association
Education and Science
ADDITION 19 JULY 1990
Research material, notes, correspondence and photocopies relating to the
"Australian Early Childhood Association history" by Ann Jackson-Nakano.
Box 121
Folders 121 - 123 Correspondence, notes, photocopies and research material
for chapters 1-2,1940-88
BOX 122
Folders 124 - 127 Research material for chapters 3-6(a),1945-58
BOX 123
Folders 128 - 130 Research material for chapters 6(b)-6(d),1959-64
Minute books, reports, photocopies, notes and printed material
BOX 123 (Note: not foldered)
A.A.P.S.C.D. minute book, 1949-55
Minutes of Office Bearers, 1949-55
Minutes of Executive meetings, 1951-84
A.P.A. reports, 1955-59
BOX 125
A.P.A. Reports, 1960-65
Folder 131 A.P.A. correspondence, programmes, cuttings,news-sheets,
1959-65
Folders 132 - 133 Correspondence, reports, research material and
photographs relating to the A.P.A. and Lady Gowrie
Childcare Centres, 1928-65
Folder 134 Notes for "From the cradle"
BOX 126
Folder 135 Report on a visit to Papua New Guinea and the Northern
Territory, 1964
Folder 136 Creche and Kindergarten Convention in Brisbane, 1943
Syllabus for the Training Course for Pre-school
Assistants, 1962
Australian Pre-school Quarterly, vols. 1, 2, 6
Miscellaneous publications
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