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Rachel Reynolds Kindergarten : Records

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Reference NumberARC-0506CreatorRachel Reynolds KindergartenDescriptionThis collection contains registers of admission, progress and withdrawal (1920-1983), an attendance register (1974-1991), waiting list books (1957-1987), inventory books (1962-1980), Mothers' Club records (1954-1965), Committee reports and minutes (1973-1992), various financial records (1949-1984), anniversary records (including a centenary history booklet), and papers of the Dunedin Free Kindergarten Association. Photographs are also included. The collection also includes a series of books on early childhood education, mostly dating from the 1890s and 1900s, used by teachers at the kindergarten.
Only a small part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyFounded by Ruby Darling in 1913, the Rachel Reynolds Kindergarten is named after the first president of the Dunedin Free Kindergarten Assocation. It had the first building in Dunedin constructed exclusively for use as a kindergarten.

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Kindergarten building with children and women outside

Children on lawn and kindergarten verandah, with four women in uniform

Children on playground equipment

Children standing in circular formation, with two women in uniform

Children lying in circular formation on kindergarten floor

Children wearing hats, holding drums and cymbals

Children in dance poses inside kindergarten

Children sitting indoors on the floor

Children (mostly seated) with three women in uniform

Children with brooms and cloths

Children on playground equipment

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SubjectsChildrenEducation, PreschoolKindergartens

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