Contents - Aussiehome

Contents41. Processing the Marjorie Scurlock Collection.2. Back, L to R: Laurel Smedley, unknown, Betty Birch, Marjorie Scurlock,Joan Gartrell, unknown.Middle: unknown, Doreen unknown, unknown.Front: Val Charlton, Betty Rundle, Leslie Bunce.3 B Hockey TeamBack L to R: Ann Forehan, Barbara Beaumont, Sandra O’Dea, Hope Fraser,Glenys Fleay, Jacqueline Eyres.Front: Kristin Folvig, Anne Aitken, Jennifer Fraser (Captain), S Bradley,Dianne Matthews.4. Dr Vera Summers’ items donated by her godson, Robert King.Prue Leake (Cusack 1947)1918 UWA academic gown once belonging to Prue’s mother, MrsOlive Cusack (Deputy Principal 1941-1962); The obituary Pruewrote for her mother (see PLC News, December 1985).Jamelia Gubgub (1972)Jamelia’s various School projects on Tutankhamen, Sculptors ofFrance, Samuel (The Child of the Temple), Ancient Greek Art, TheGreat Barrier Reef and Canaletto; Invitation to the 1972 AnnualDance; Black Watch magazines September 1972 and August 1975(Jubilee edition); Page 11 of The Chronicle of 27 February 1990’PLC Marks its Anniversary: Girls’ college boasts 75 years of proudschooling’; Programmes for PLC productions Orpheus (1970),Saint Joan (1970) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1972);Two files of Jamelia’s Human Biology notes; Textbooks: Plant PotScience, Philips’ Comparative Commonwealth Atlas, Introductionto Biology, How English Works, Hymn Book and Book of Psalms; Sixart sketchbooks; Jamelia’s PLC Panama hat signed by all her friends.Helen Gianotti (Linton 1969)1967 Speech Night programme; Programme from Lady PreciousStream performed in August 1965; Extra Subjects form from 1966;miscellaneous paperwork associated with the Argyle Club 2000-2003.Fiona Field, daughter of Grace Howden (Thomson 1937, seeobituaries)Grace’s 1934 silver PLC hat badge.Jennie Mitchell (Hills 1961)Signed copies of Dr Vera Summers’ two books, ’Personalities andPlaces’ and ’The Light of Other Days’; Jennie’s PLC blazer pocket; PLCpennant once belonging to Jennie’s sister Libby Hills (1963).Robert King, godson of Dr Vera Summers (Principal 1934-1961 staff from 1920)Items once belonging to Dr Vera Summers: Gold cufflinks inscribedwith VS; Gold watch inscribed with VAS; Gold ’V’ lapel pin; A 1928postcard from Brussels from Dr Summers to her mother, in whichshe mentions going to have afternoon tea with Gwen Dowson(staff 1930-1933); Charming handwritten accounts of two dogs,Rover and Tim, from the early days of Perth, provenance unknown.Thanks to Archives VolunteersRegular volunteer and past staff member, Coralie Gadsdon,who has completed documentation of all trophies withinArchives and has begun the enormous but enjoyable task ofassembling a complete staff list from 1916 to present day.Amelia ’Millie’ Butler (Johnson 1940) via email, who assistsas needed and has recently helped to piece together thefamily members of Rae Harris (Tupper 1941), and promptedthe discovery of Miss Norah Mileson’s (Maths and Scienceteacher 1937-1938) exciting career as a munitions physicistand the sad fate of Miss Mollie Tipping (Maths and Scienceteacher 1935-1936).Julia Douglas, Nicole Battley and Aude Mangharam (Year8) who regularly donate an hour of their time after schoolon Thursdays and complete myriad tasks with interest andenthusiasm! Thanks also to Annabel Wilson and AliceMcGregor (Year 8) who come less often but whose help is noless appreciated.Current parent Kendal Shaber is a new, regular Archivesvolunteer who is scanning and photographing early issues ofKookaburra in preparation for digitisation (in-house). Kendalwill also be examining the lives and careers of some of our OldCollegians in the Interwar period (1918-1939).29