Aunt Dorothy's Playhouse Group
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 9 May 1962
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 199110003274
- Physical Description
- black and white negative
- Scope and Content
- A group of children from Aunt Dorothy's Playhouse, a privately operated pre-school facility.
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 9 May 1962
- Description Level
- Item
- Creator
- de Jourdan's Studio Ltd.
- Physical Description
- black and white negative
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- History Biographical
- The following is from the 3 October 1980 issue of The Lethbridge Herald. "Dorothy Gentleman, who to many generations of Lethbridge children was known simply as Aunt Dorothy, died Wednesday at the age of 75. In 1948, Gentleman opened Aunt Dorothy's Playhouse, a kindergarten in her home at 635 8th St. S. After gaining an international reputation, the playhouse was closed in 1973, when she retired. In 1961, Gentleman was named Canada's mother of the year. She was also an observer-consultant with the United States Headstart movement in its formative years. Originally from Aberdeen, Scotland, she moved to Alix with her parents in 1922. In 1928, she married William Donald Gentleman. She and her husband came to Lethbridge in 1943..."
- Acquisition Source
- De Jourdan's Studio
- Scope and Content
- A group of children from Aunt Dorothy's Playhouse, a privately operated pre-school facility.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 199110003274
- Collection
- Archive
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