Creative Leisure Movement (Sydney, N.S.W.) further records, 1920-1994

MLMSS 7550/Boxes 1-7, 12, 17-20
MLMSS 7550/Boxes 8X-11X, 13X-16X

series

1920 - 1994

Textual Records, Graphic Materials

446626

12 boxes and 8 outsize boxes

I. Minutes of Meetings, 1934-1977

Minute book of trustees' meetings, 4 Dec. 1934-11 June 1964 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/1/1)
Minute book of trustees' meetings, 3 Sept. 1964-4 May 1977 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/1/2)

II. Correspondence, 1959-1988, with related papers, 1937-1965

1959, 1968-1974; Correspondence with, among others, Adrian Ashton, Noel McGuffie Johnston, W. R. McGeechan and Joan Rayner (Australian Children's Theatre) (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/1/3)
1977-1988; Correspondence of Ida Brown (Executive Secretary): A-T, mainly relating to the history of the Movement, with, among others, Arthur Cantrill, 1986; Judith Godden, 1987; Joan Rayner (Australian Children's Theatre), 1987; and Geoffrey Serle, 1987 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/1/4)
1964-1988; Correspondence of Ida Brown (Executive Secretary), with copies of staff notices, 1958-1979. Correspondents include Marjory Allen (Lady Allen of Hurtwood); Arthur Cantrill, 1984; Corinne Cantrill, 1984; Olive Roser (Union of Australian - National Committee), 1977; M. T. Sandow (Chairman, Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Trust for Young Australians), 1979; Sir Nicholas Shehadie, 1976; and Shirley Troy, 1985 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/1/5)
1937-1965; Correspondence of Mary Matheson, with some of her writings and other papers (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/1/6)

III.Staff Notices

Issues of Staff Notices, 1977-1986 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/1/7)
Issues of The Movement News: A Monthly Account of the Children's Library and Craft Movement, 1963-1964 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/1/8)

IV. Creative Leisure Centres, incorporating Boys' and Girls' Library and Craft Centres, 1944-1994

1944-1952, 1973; 'Ashfield', including Municipality of Ashfield Children's Library Standing Committee reports, 1947-1952 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/2/1)
1974-1975; 'Bathurst' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/2/2)
1964-1966; 'Bradfield Park' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/2/3)
1974-1985; 'Burwood', being mainly Under Fives (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/2/4)
1974-1985; 'Canberra' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/2/5)
1950-1991; 'Clovelly Puppet Theatre', including visitors' book, 1950-1957 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/2/6)
1975-1977; 'Gwabegar [N.S.W.]' concerning Under-5s Group (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/2/7)
1957-1971, 1986-1988; 'Hornsby', including minute books (2), 1964-1971; volume: 'Talks given at Morning Teas at Hornsby Children's Library 1957, 1958, 1959', featuring speakers, Joyce Trickett, 4 Dec. 1957 - Mrs Alan Walker, 5 Feb. 1958 - Kylie Tennant, 5 Mar. 1958 - Marion Dreyer, 3 Apr. 1958 - Arthur Delbridge, 1 July 1958 - Margaret Diesendorf, 6 Aug. 1958 - [Ida] McComish, 1 Oct. 1958 - Sir James Bisset, 5 Nov. 1958 - Margo Thomas, 4 Dec. 1958 - [Sylvia] Brose, 1 Feb. 1959 - Joyce Trickett, 4 Mar. 1959 - Mrs Scheunemann, 1 Apr., 1 May 1959 - Matron Lois Hurse, July 1959 - Rev. W. J. Hobbin - Mrs M. Weeden, 3 Feb. 1960; and recollections of former staff and workers (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/2/8)
1971-1972; 'Lane Cove' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/2/9)
1968-1976; 'Northcott - Alexandria Council' concerning Redfern and Waterloo (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/2/10)
1967-1975; 'North Sydney Council' concerning North Sydney Auxiliary (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/2/11)
1962-1965, 1975; 'New Zealand, 1975, and Orange (N.S.W.)', 1962-1965 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/2/12)
1965-1968; 'Queensland / Maryborough [and Brisbane]' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/3/1)
1969-1988; 'Redfern' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/3/2)
1967-1972; 'St. Ives' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/3/3)
1960-1978; 'City Council Grant - Surry Hills' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/3/4)
1964-1977; 'Waterloo' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/3/5)
Date unknown, 1990; 'West Lindfield' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/3/6)
1965-1975; 'W. Lindfield / Ku-ring-gai / Municiple [sic] Council / St. Ives / Turramurra' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/3/7)
196--1994; Northern Beaches Region, including papers concerning Manly Warringah Interchange, Manly Warringah Learning Difficulties Group and Kookaburra Special Play Therapy Group (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/4)
196--1994; Northern Beaches Region, being mainly printed material (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/5)

V. Scrapbooks, ca. 1923-1986

ca. 1923-1929, 1960; Foundation scrapbook: 'The Book of the Children's Library', compiled by Mary Rivett (Matheson), with enclosures, including outline of activities, newscuttings, copies of letters sent, lists of donors to the Children's Library, Surry Hills, and to Children's Library Holiday Home, Poporookh, Point Clare, N.S.W. (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/6/1)
1928-1934; Scrapbook, including copies of letters, newscuttings, printed material and issues of The Children's Library Magazine, 1931-1933 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/6/2)
1934-1938; Scrapbook, including newscuttings, printed material and photographs (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/6/3)
1938-1941; Scrapbook (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/7/1)
1941-1942; Scrapbook (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/7/2)
1944-1945; Scrapbook (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/7/3)
1946-1949; Scrapbook (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/7/4)
1945-1960; Scrapbook: 'Broadcasts and Articles', partly compiled by Mary Matheson (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/8X/1)
1952-1962; Scrapbook: 'Phillip Park' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/8X/2)
1952-1963; Scrapbook: 'General' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/8X/3)
1951-1964; Scrapbook: 'Puppetry', including Puppetry Guild of N.S.W. (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/9X/1)
1959-1964; Scrapbook: 'Orange Creative Leisure Centre' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/9X/2)
1961; Scrapbook: 'The story of the loss of / Phillip Park / Erskineville (Rochford St) / Erskineville (Prospect St)' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/9X/3)
1962-1967; Scrapbook: 'General' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/10X/1)
(Call No.: MLMSS 7550/10X/2)
1960-1976; Scrapbook: 'General', including Vietnamese Refugee Children, 1975 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/10X/2)
1933-1961; Scrapbook: 'Surry Hills' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/10X/3)
1936, 1955-1962; Scrapbook: 'Erskineville' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/10X/4)
1962-1982; Scrapbook: 'General', with loose newscuttings (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/11X)
1944-1952; Scrapbook: 'Ashfield and Balgowlah' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/12/1)
1944-1951, 1980; Scrapbook: 'Chatswood, Gordon, Hornsby and Atarmon' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/12/2)
1944-1951; Scrapbook: 'Erskineville and Surry Hills and Narrabeen' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/12/3)
1942-1951; Scrapbook: 'Mittagong, St Marys, Clovelly, Beecroft, Pennant Hills, Hurstville and Katoomba, Manildra, Springwood, Woodford' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/12/4)
1944-1946; Scrapbook: 'Phillip Park' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/12/5)
1949-1963; Scrapbook: 'Sutherland, Cronulla, Hazlebrook and District, Avalon, Hunter's Hill, Hornsby, Ashfield [and Narrabeen, Artarmon, Balgowlah]' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/13X/1)
1948-1964; Scrapbook: 'Bradfield Park [West Lindfield]' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/13X/2)
1948-1961; Scrapbook: 'Clovelly Children's Theatre' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/13X/3)
1948-1963; Scrapbook: 'Hargrave Park [near Liverpool, N.S.W., 1948-1955] & Brisbane [ca. 1959-1963]' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/14X/1)
1935-1953; Scrapbook concerning Little Children's Library, Perth, 1939-1949; Frankston Junior Library & Craft Centre, Vic., 1946-1953; Stawell & District Junior Library, Vic., 1947-1951, and Hephzibah Menuhin; Mosman Children's Library, 1935-1951; Hawthorn Children's Library, Vic., 1944-1946; puppetry, 1947-1952, including Joan and Betty Rayner; Western District Children's Travelling Library, Vic.; Children's Book Festival, 1947-1949, with issue of Goodwill: Journal of the New Australians' Cultural Association, Dec. 1950; and Bermondsey Children's Flats Annual Report 1950-1951 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/14X/2)
1949-1954; Scrapbook: 'Phillip Park' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/14X/3)
1938-1962; Scrapbook: 'Phillip Park', including newscuttings, programs, printed material and photographs of audiences and performers, including schoolchildren, ballet, dance and theatre groups. Featured are Mischa Burlakov; Louise Lightfoot; Lightfoot-Burlakov First Australian Ballet, 1938; Moya Beaver; Gordon Hamilton; Curch of England Girls' Grammar School, North Sydney; Kambala School; Shakespeare Birthday Festival, 23 Apr. 1938; Adeste Fideles: A Rhythmic Nativity Play, produced by Heather Gell; Students of Patricia Page, 13-19 Dec. 1938; Folk Song and Dance Festival, 1939-1940, including Clement Hosking and the Sydney Folk Song Choir; Irene Vera Young Dance Recital, 11 Mar. 1939; Presbyterian Ladies' College, Pymble, Dramatic Club production of Toad of Toad Hall, 22 Apr. 1939; Polish-Australian Ballet, 1940-1950; Bodenwieser Ballet, 1940, 1945; Shakespearean Evening arranged by Miss Lute Drummond and Jessica Page, 1941; Three Arts Festival, Nov.-Dec. 1944, presented by the Council for the Encouragement of Musis and the Arts (Australia); Irina Milova and Edouard Sobichevsky, 1941; Tom Servanto, Dutch puppeteer, 20 Sept. 1947; Ballet & Theatre Club, 1947; Beauty and the Beast pantomime, 29 Nov. 1947; Pageant of National Dances & Plays, presented by pupils of Bourke Street Central School, Sydney, for UNESCO Month, Nov. 1947; Dancers' Workshop presented by Jean Dembicka, 16 Dec. 1948; Festival of Dance, 19 Nov.-24 Dec. 1949, including students' ballet recital from Estelle Anderson School; The Story of Dance performed by the Cornelius Conyn Dance Group, 1951; Henry IV performed by the Phillip Park Theatre Group; copies of plans for proposed development of the Phillip Park Children's Creative Centre, 28 Apr. 1959 (Architect: Nado Milat); and copy of An Interim Directory of Children's Theatres within the Commonwealth and South Africa, Autumn 1962, issued by the British Children's Theatre Association (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/15X)
1969-1978; Display scrapbooks on boards, mainly of newscuttings (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/16X)

VI. Subject files, 1944-1991

1962-1968; 'ABC [Australian Broadcasting Commission] Contracts [and correspondence]' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/17/1)
1965-1967; 'A.S.E.A. [Australian Society for Education Through Art]' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/17/2)
1963; 'Bonegilla [Creative Leisure Centre]' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/17/3)
1962-1968; 'Films Sales and Correspondence incl. A.B.C.' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/17/4)
1963-1966; 'I.N.S.E.A. [International Society for Education Through Art]' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/17/5)
1959-1969; 'Legal - Acts of Parliament Etc.', being mainly renewal licence under the Theatres and Public Halls Act, 1908 as amended for Children's Puppet Theatre (Public Hall, Burnie Park, Clovelly) (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/17/6)
1944-1975; 'Library - Centres', including Bonegilla, 1964-1971 [and Benalla, 1963]; Balgowlah, 1945-1971; Beecroft, 1968-1971; Castle Hill, 1967-1971, 1975; Chatswood, 1944-1945, 1968-1969; Mittagong, 1962-1966; Oatley, 1970; Terry Hills, 1968-1969 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/17/7)
1960--1965, 1976; 'Movement History - Etc.' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/17/8)
1950-1989; 'Puppetry - Edith Murray', including photographs of Edith Murray, 1980, and Arthur Stephen Cantrill; photocopies of letters from Murray to Arthur and Corinne Cantrill, 1965, 1968; and copy of Puppets of Australia [1974] compiled by Norman Hetherington (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/17/9)
1965-1974, 1958; 'Puppetry Guild' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/17/10)
1976-1991; 'Oliver Sublette Background', including correspondence of Ida Brown with Oliver Sublette, 1984-1986, and Becky Lieber, 1991; photographs of Sublette at Founders' Day, Narrabeen, 1983 and Hornsby, 1990, and of him tutoring at Leichhardt, 1982, in New Guinea, 1982, and at the Powerhouse Museum, 1982; scripts; original drawings; and testimonials (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/17/11)
1988-1991; 'Oliver Sublette / General File - VIDEO' concerning 30 minute craft videotape for people working with children in creative arts (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/17/12)

VII.History files, 1920-1991, partly compiled by Ida Brown

ca. 1983; 'CLM Notes [1924-1983]' on cards (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/18/1)
1920-1978; File 1: Includes letters (3) from Mary Rivett (Matheson) to Marie ? , 1920-1921; notes by Mary Matheson, 1945; typescript of short survey on the Boys' and Girls' Library at Phillip Park, East Sydney, 1948, by Jas B. Rowe; and 'History of the Children's Library Movement Written for Radio Broadcast By a Former Member of Staff [1948?] (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/18/2)
193--1980; File 2: Includes notes by Mary Matheson and her copy of New Education Fellowship & Recreation & Leadership Movement Community Centre Committee Report of Preliminary Investigations, 1941; issue of Book Week News concerning Children's Book Week, 11-16 July 1949; papers concerning Creative Leisure Centres at Bonegilla and Benalla, Vic., 1960-1965, including letter from P. R. Heydon (Secretary, Department of Immigration) to Mary Matheson, 14 Oct. 1965; and issues (2) of Children's Library Magazine, Surry Hills, 1931, 1933 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/18/3)
1909, 1920-1987; File 3: Includes background information on, and photographs of, Elsie and Mary Rivett (Matheson); reminiscences by Ruth Fitzallen, July 1989; origins of the Creative Leisure Movement; and correspondence with Gwyn Long and Judith Godden concerning research for the latter's entry on the Rivett sisters in the Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 11 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/18/4)
1937-ca. 1968; Contact and mailing lists, with copies of annual reports, chiefly compiled by Mary Matheson (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/18/5)
1957-1958; File 5: 'Mrs Cullen', being photographs (2) of Louise C. Cullen, suffragette, ca. 1957, and newscuttings of articles in People, 23 Jan. 1957, and Woman's Day with Woman, 1 Sept. 1958 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/18/6)

VIII.Visitors' books (2), 1956-1975
(Call No.: MLMSS 7550/19/1-2)

IX. General Information files, 1952-1989

1952-1988; 'C.L.M. Literature', mainly compiled by Ida Brown, including papers concerning Creative Leisure Centre at Department of Immigration Reception and Training Centre, Bonegilla, Vic., 1961-1966; staff news and notices; historical notes; newscuttings; and arts and crafts activity notes (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/19/3)
1956-1989; 'General CLM information', including notes and photographs concerning exhibition at Grace Bros, Chatswood, 1975; arts and crafts activity notes; historical notes; staff news, notices, reports and talks; newscuttings; and photographs (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/19/4)
1978-1984; Background information on, and eulogies and order of service for, Bruce John Barratt (d. 1984), former teacher at Knox Grammar School and trustee of the Creative Leisure Movement (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/19/5)
1984-1986; 'International Year of Peace 1986', including examples of children's entries concerning 'What Peace Means to Me' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/19/6)

X. Art and Craft Notes, 1939-1988
(Include processed typescripts)

1949-ca. 1972; 'Notes on Music & Movement', including letter from John Manifold to Mary Matheson, Date unknown, with enclosed Bulletin of the Federation of Bush Music Groups Brisbane Special Workshop Issue, 1962; sheet music; song book; and notes from talks given on Peter Slade's book Child Drama, compiled by Helen Vernon, Aug. 1961 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/1)
1949-1961; 'Notes on Music and Movement Based on the Dalcroze System of Eurh[y]thmics' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/2)
1963; 'Notes on Ceramics' by Nicolas Lidston (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/3)
1962; 'Creative Art Teaching', being notes compiled by Winifred Herlinger, Mar. 1962 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/4)
1958; 'Practical Child Art' by Frances Derham (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/5)
1948-197-; 'Articles and Pamphlets on Art, Education Etc. Activities', including 'Education Through Art - A Revolutionary Policy', 1955, by Herbert Read; 'Education for Peace' by Herbert Read, from The Adelphi, Oct.-Dec. 1948; 'The Artistic Development of the Growing Child', 1953; and 'The Teaching of Art to the Adolescent', 1953 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/6)
ca. 1940, 1958-1960; Creative Leisure Workshop (as part of the Demonstration Centre & Workshop at Orange, N.S.W., May 1960, and Creative Activities Workshop Series (incomplete), 1958-1959 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/7)
Date unknown; '"Books for Children" / Discussion Course', being 10 lectures by Miss A. K. Elliott (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/8)
1958-1963; 'Notes on Mobiles, Constructions, etc.', being mainly Creative Activities Workshop Series (incomplete), 1958-1959 (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/9)
Date unknown; 'Musicmaking and Homemade Instruments', including illustrated letter from John Manifold to Miss Rivett, mainly concerning the making of home-made instruments for bush-bands to play particularly Australian folk music (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/10)
1939-197-; 'Pamphlets', being selected writings by Mary Matheson and others, including ' A Brief Outline [of] the Creative Leisure Movement (Children's Library and Crafts Movement) by Ida Brown (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/11)
1988; 'Frail-Aged Art & Craft Report' by Susan Hibberd concerning activities at Glebe Community Centre (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/12)
Date unknown, 196-; Examples of work by adults and children, including greeting cards (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/13)

XI. Playscripts and other performance texts, 193--196-

(Include works by and working copies of Musette Morell)

Short Street: A Play for Children in Three Acts by Eunice Hanger, being processed typescript presented by the playwright (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 371: 'His Gentle Art of Making Enemies, being typescript (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 373: 'His Gentle Art of Making Enemies: A Play, being processed typescript (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 374: 'Schools For All', being corrected typescript (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 375: 'One Man's Dream: Radio Play', being corrected processed typescript (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 376: 'Presented Without Courtesy: A Radio Play' by Fiona O'Farrell (pen-name), being corrected typescript (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 377: 'Schools For All', being corrected carbon typescript: (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 378: 'The Quick and the Dead', being carbon typescript 'Actors' Script' (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 379: 'The New Citizen', being carbon typescript (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 380: 'Lassie Come Home', being corrected typescript (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 381: 'Milly, the Musical Cow: A Story for Children' by Brian Vrepont, being typescript (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 382: 'Fire Birth' by Brian Vrepont, being corrected carbon typerscript (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 383: 'Man Upon Earth' by Ariel, being corrected typescript (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 384: 'If Animals Had Their Way (Operetta for Children) by Musette Morell, being carbon typescript and processed typescript (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)
S 385: 'Midnight, The Wild Horse' by Brian Vrepont, being carbon typescript (Call No.: MLMSS 7550/20/14)

XII. Video, 1990

'Making toys from recycled materials' by Creative Leisure Movement (30 mins). Copyright 1990 (Call No.: VT 1179)