Retirement from Tauranga Girls’ College

Date1981Reference NumberAms 396/11Collection SummaryJoy retired from teaching in October 1981. Functions were held to celebrate her long career, including a valedictory dinner, a special school assembly, etc.DescriptionSeries comprises:

Ams 396/11/1: Invitation and dinner list
Calligraphic invitation to Joy and Ron to attend the valedictory dinner on 16 October 1981, and typed list of attendees

Ams 396/11/2: ‘Awards’
Nine spoof award certificates, hand-written and decorated on card, presented at farewell assembly on 30 October 1981. Includes ‘the Wella Hirsute Hue Award’ [Joy dyed her hair well into her 90s], ‘Thrift Award’, ‘Electricity Department Award for burning the midnight oil’, etc.

Ams 396/11/3: Speech notes
Six closely-written foolscap pages in pencil, looking back over Joy’s 22 years at the school.

Ams 396/11/4: Cards, letters, telegrams
Congratulatory cards, letters, and telegrams from ex-pupils and teachers, inspectors, Education Board officials, Bill Rowling (himself a former teacher, and in 1981 Leader of the Opposition), friends, and current students.

Ams 396/11/5: Folder for valedictory dinner
Blue folder with ribbon and calligraphic label. Contains congratulatory letters and list of apologies for the dinner fastened into the folder with a clip.CreatorDrayton, Mary Josephine, 1916-2012LevelSeriesSystem of ArrangementThe original order of the series has been maintained and arranged into thirty-one series which reflect the major activities of the creator over the years.LanguageEnglish

Asset Location

RoomClimate controlled room - offsite

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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.CopyrightCopyright may apply. Please contact us if you have information regarding the copyright status of this item.Access ConditionsNo access restrictions apply to this series.AcknowledgementTauranga City Libraries Ams 396/11

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Part of Archive CollectionAms 396

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Retirement from Tauranga Girls’ College