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The Dromkeen Collection
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The Dromkeen Collection
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The Dromkeen Collection (also known as the Courtney Oldmeadow Children's Literature Foundation) was established at Dromkeen Homestead, near Melbourne, by Court and Joyce Oldmeadow (q.v.). The collection, which opened in 1974, is a unique repository of material relating to children's and young adult literature. It contains original artwork from children's books, manuscripts, photographs of children's illustrators and authors, first edition books, and other relevant material. The collection spans work from the late nineteenth century onwards.
From 1978, Dromkeen was maintained and financially supported by Scholastic Australia. In 2012, the decision was made to move the collection to the State Library of Victoria where it will be preserved and continue to be used for exhibitions.
Major source: Reading Time, 65 (October 1977): 48-49.
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The Dromkeen Book of Australian Children's Illustrators
Susan Scobie
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Gosford
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Scholastic Australia
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1997
Z948068
1997
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Drawn mainly from the Dromkeen Children's Literature Collection at Dromkeen Homestead near Melbourne, this book is a sampling of the works of seventy-nine Australian children's illustrators, from the Early Romantic era to the contemporary. Each artist is depicted with vivid reproductions of artwork, biographical and biobliographic information, and often personal reflections.
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