Friends of the Dorothy Neal White Collection

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The Society

The society which is based in Wellington, New Zealand is associated with The National Library of New Zealand . It was formed in 1983 to support the work of the Dorothy Neal White Collection.
In 2005 it was extended to support the National Children's and Susan Price Collections.

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Through its lectures, meetings, cash scholarship and publications the Society helps to foster interest in the general development of children's literature.

Membership is by annual subscription, the details are on the membership page.

Links on this site

Index to Newsletters (some 500kb)
August 2007 Newsletter
AGM Minutes (15 May 2007 most recent)
Biography Dorothy Neal White
The collection
Brochure
Publications
Photo gallery
Membership form
Submit electronic query or comment
Links to other organisations

Contacts

Your comments or questions about the Society, the Collection, and this website are welcome
Submit electronic query or comment
Enquiries about membership of the Friends may be directed to the Secretary, Friends of the Dorothy Neal White Collection
P0 Box 12-499, Thorndon, Wellington.
Membership form

Research Librarian: Lynne Jackett
Telephone: 64-4-4743084
Facsimile:  64-4-474 3035
email Lynne Jackett (lynne.jackett@natlib.govt.nz)

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2008

This year’s Annual General Meeting will be followed by a event with a difference. In 2007 the National Library Gallery celebrated the centenary of Reed Publishing with a great exhibition "Good books make good citizens: 100 years of Reed Publishing”. To quote the press release “This is a familiar and iconic world of good keen men, rugged high country adventures, colonial epics and mischievous pohutukawa fairies.”

Inspired by the latter, Susan Bartel (Turnbull Promotions) asked Lynne Jackett if she could adapt a story from Avis Acres’ adventures of Hutu and Kawa for performance in the exhibition related events programme. She could - and National Library staff dressed up and enacted this thrilling tale for an audience of public and children (and staff, astounded at their colleagues talent). Much fun was had by all – and very fortunately for us the whole performance of Hutu and Kawa find an island was captured on video and this has been made available to the Friends for the AGM.

To give the best venue for the showing of the video the Annual General Meeting of the Friends will be held this year in the National Library Auditorium on Wednesday 28 May 2008. We will meet for preliminary drinks and nibbles in the Auditorium foyer from 5.30pm and the AGM will follow at 6pm.

During the evening we will also be presenting the 2008 FDNW Scholarship to Bea Turner.

Dorothy Neal White Collection Bookplate

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Lynne Jackett and Friends put bookplates in books

On Friday October 26 2007 Members of the committee of the Friends of the Dorothy Neal White Collection joined Research Librarian Lynne Jacket to begin attaching bookplates to the 8000 books currently in the collection. The bookplates are sponsored by the Friends and were designed by Nina Zimowit and incorporates an illustration by Trevor Lloyd from Piccaninies by Isabel Maud Peacocke, published in 1920. Under the guidance of Senior Conservator Lizzie Meek, the volunteers enthusiastically completed the first four shelves.
See the pictures

 
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Last Updated: 2008-05-06
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