ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection
HMSS 0054 Fairbairn Preschool Records
Scope and Content Notes
Call Number | HMSS 0054 |
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Collection | Fairbairn Preschool Records |
Date Range | 1971-1990 |
Quantity | 0.43m (3 manuscript boxes) |
Access Conditions | open |
Copying Conditions | with attribution |
Related Collections | HMSS 0141 Canberra Preschool Society Incorporated Records |
Fairbairn Preschool, for children of personnel at the Royal Australian Air Force base, opened in January 1952, was incorporated in 1985 and closed in December 1992. From January 1993 the children were given the option of attending Duntroon Preschool.
The collection consists mainly of class rolls, minutes of meetings, meeting reports and attendance records, and financial records.
Box List
Box No. | Description | Quantity | Date Range |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
General Items Photograph of Fairbairn Air Force Base with Air Force personnel and civilians with children, taken October 1987. |
1987 |
|
1 |
General Items Fairbairn Preschool Parent Association Certificate of Incorporation, 2 December 1985. |
1985 | |
1 |
Class Rolls Fairbairn Playgroup class rolls. Preschool B Group roll is included with 1978. Roll for 1979 titled PCT Group Roll. |
4 booklets |
1978 – 1979, 1983 – 1984 |
1 |
Class Rolls Fairbairn Preschool class rolls. In 1979, divided into A and B groups. Harman Preschool Bus Roster 12 Feb – 3 May included in 1985. |
12 booklets |
1979 – 1988, 1990 |
1 |
Meetings Fairbairn Preschool Association Meeting Attendance record. |
1 booklet |
1977 – 1981 |
1 |
Meetings Teachers’ reports for Parents Meetings. |
3 books |
1979 – 1984, 1987 – 1989 |
1 |
Financial Records Fairbairn Preschool Parents’ Contributions. |
1 ledger |
1973 – 1988 |
1 |
Financial Records Fairbairn Preschool Treasurers’ Notes. |
1 ledger |
1981 – 1990 |
2 |
Minutes Fairbairn Preschool minutes. Includes minutes of committee and general meetings, annual general meetings, some teachers’ reports. |
4 minute books |
1952 – 1985 |
3 |
Minutes Fairbairn Preschool minutes. Mainly executive committee and annual general meetings, with some parents meetings. Includes annual reports, some correspondence re AGMs, rules of meetings, versions of the constitution, and occasional minutes of Canberra Pre-School Society. |
5 folders |
1973 – 1990 |