Archives IdentifierOS025Date Range1974-2003DescriptionThis collection contains ten folders of correspondences relating to the founding of Onslow Kindergarten in Khandallah. These collections were deposited with Onslow Historical Society for safekeeping in 2005. Onslow Kindergarten was officially opened on Saturday September 9, 1978. It was Lynne Hardy (a Khandallah resident, former Head Teacher at Khandallah Kindergarten), who wrote letter to the Wellington Free Kindergarten Association (WFKA) about the need for a second kindergarten in Khandallah. The Association finally agreed to form the establishment committee on a public meeting held on 29th May 1975. (Sourced from Onslow Kindergarten self-published booklet - folder 8)
List of folders:
Folder 1 - Earliest founding letters
Folder 2 - Papers from the Khandallah No.2 establishment committee (minutes, annual reports, etc.)
Folder 3 - Survey to assess need
Folder 4 - Papers relating to securing the site at 1A Delhi Crescent, and the possible use of 1 Delhi Cres
Folder 5 - Miscellaneous early papers including correspondence on Establishment Committee letterhead
Folder 6 - Newspaper clippings
Folder 7 - Correspondence with the Architect
Folder 8 - The Opening of Kindergarten
Folder 9 - Play Structure
Folder 10 - 2003 25th anniversary historical booklet and related papers
Each folder has a list of items included in the respective folder and the total number of pages. Note: This collective does not contain any items related to admin and operational records of the kindergarten.MediumLoose papersSystem of ArrangementChronologicalCollection TypeOnslow Historical Society
