Booklet, Growing up in care: Memories of growing up at Randall House, Hawke's Bay Children's Home, 1953-1960
Maker
Fountain, Jenny
Production date
Jun 2013
Current rights
Public Domain
Object detail
Brief Description
The booklet titled, Growing up in care: Memories of growing up at Randall House, Hawke's Bay Children's Home, 1953-1960 was written by Jenny Fountain, June 2013.
In the essay Jenny records her experiences while living at Randall House in the Hawke's Bay Children's home. She was aged 10 when her father dropped her sister Gwen and Jenny at the home on 25 April 1953 in just the clothes they stood up in, with no other personal belongings. She left in 1960 at age 17. Jenny describes the physical environment of Randall House, the children she lived with, staff, pets, daily and weekly routines, chores expected of the children, rewards and punishments, school, holidays, activities and outings, Trustees and Benefactors as well as religious training. At the end she writes a tribute to the then Matron, Jean Hall.
In the essay Jenny records her experiences while living at Randall House in the Hawke's Bay Children's home. She was aged 10 when her father dropped her sister Gwen and Jenny at the home on 25 April 1953 in just the clothes they stood up in, with no other personal belongings. She left in 1960 at age 17. Jenny describes the physical environment of Randall House, the children she lived with, staff, pets, daily and weekly routines, chores expected of the children, rewards and punishments, school, holidays, activities and outings, Trustees and Benefactors as well as religious training. At the end she writes a tribute to the then Matron, Jean Hall.
Maker
Production date
Jun 2013
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Printed on paper with black ink. Spiral bound with a plastic cover.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 298 x 210mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1953-1960
Current rights
Public Domain
Credit line
gifted by Jenny Fountain
Other number(s)
2013/47, 87785
Accession number
2013/47
Public comments
Is J Fountains book Growing up in Care available to purchase?
- Susan posted 5 years ago.
Looking for archive on Randall House 1960 to 1966
- Susan posted 5 years ago.