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Aunt Dorothy's Playhouse

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Date Range
1948-1973
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
20251008
Physical Description
1 cm textual material, 2 black & white photographic prints, 9 wooden blocks.
Scope and Content
Materials from a shadow box display of items related to "Aunt Dorothy's Playhouse", a kindergarten operated by Mrs. Dorothy Gentleman in her home at 635 - 8 St. S., Lethbridge. The shadow box contained newspaper clippings, letters, greeting cards, photographic prints and a set of alphabet wooden b…
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Date Range
1948-1973
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 cm textual material, 2 black & white photographic prints, 9 wooden blocks.
Acquisition Source
Joe Fryszczuk
Scope and Content
Materials from a shadow box display of items related to "Aunt Dorothy's Playhouse", a kindergarten operated by Mrs. Dorothy Gentleman in her home at 635 - 8 St. S., Lethbridge. The shadow box contained newspaper clippings, letters, greeting cards, photographic prints and a set of alphabet wooden blocks spelling "Play House". Some of the materials relate to an award Mrs. Gentlemen received in 1961, "Canadian Mother of 1961", in particular, a letter of congratulation from Olive Diefenbaker, wife of then Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.
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Public Access
Accession No.
20251008
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