Papers of Marjory Allen, Lady Allen of Hurtwood (1897-1976), landscape architect, campaigner for pre-school education and promoter of child welfare... Adventure Playgrounds, miscellaneous., 1954-1972
Contents arranged chronologically. Includes:
Crawley Adventure Playground: 15 page typescript copy of leader's daily record, Aug-Oct 1954 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/1]; 16 page illustrated booklet, 1955 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/2].
Margaret McMillan Fellowship, Northern Group: 2 letters from Robert G Avery about developments in Bradford, 1955-6 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/3-4].
Liverpool Playground: correspondence about difficulties experienced by leader, 1955 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/5-6].
Linnaeus Street Adventure Playground, Hull: duplicated report, Aug-Dec 1955 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/7].
J B Mays, 'Adventure in play': Rathbone Street Adventure Playground, Liverpool Council of Social Services, 32 pages plus plates, 1957 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/10].
Crawley New Town, Ewhurst Wood project: correspondence about approach to National Playing Fields Association [NPFA], 1959 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/11-13].
Shoreditch etc. District Council of School Care Committees: correspondence about London County Council policy, Jul 1960 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/16-18].
Reading Adventure Playground Association: correspondence about experimental opening and report, 1961-2 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/19-26].
Kuro Kaneko, Tokyo, Japan: long letter about work on behalf of children's playgrounds; analysis of film made by the writer, Oct 1961 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/27-28].
Sparkbrook Association: correspondence and article by leader, Gene Pack, from 'Peace News', 1961-3 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/29-33].
St Mary Cray: correspondence about development of play park in grounds of Kevington Primary School, 1962, 1964 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/35-37].
Fulwood, Preston: details of local needs for open space, Jan 1963 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/39-41].
Roehampton: batch of correspondence, mainly relating to public meeting described by Lady Allen in a note as "Total Failure"; with typescript notes of heads of her talk, 1963 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/45-51].
Glenfield, Leicester, Adventure Playground: correspondence and report, 1964 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/52-54].
Letter about proposed developments in Ghana, Jul 1964 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/55].
Portsea: 2 letters from the priest-in-charge, St Faith's, about proposed development, Jul 1964 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/56-57].
Acton: correspondence about applying pressure for facilities, 1964-5 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/58-60].
Centre for Spastic Children, Chelsea: letter about meetings of committee on a Research Adventure Playground for Handicapped Children, 16 Jun 1967 [no other relevant documents in this accession] [MSS.121/AP/3/11/61].
Handicapped Adventure Playground Association: circular letter of thanks for response to appeal, 24 Apr 1972 [MSS.121/AP/3/11/62].
St John's Wood Terrace Adventure Playground: appeal leaflet, undated [MSS.121/AP/3/11/63].
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