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Copy of report published by UNICEF and UNEP, entitled "Children and the Environment: The State of the Environment 1990"

Helen F Campbell, "Children at Play preparation for out of school activities in Northern Ireland in Summer 1971" [1971], issued by the Northern Ireland Community Relations Commission, 14pp.

Folder labelled "Children First" consists of correspondence, newsletters, meeting agendas and other material related to the organisation, formed in 10/05/1974, concerned with the welfare of children in adoption, and with proposed amendments to the Adoption Bill 1974. It includes correspondence between Vera Stokes, PRO [Public Relations Officer] Children First, and Minister for Justice, [Mr Cooney], 07/06/1974; correspondence between R Charles Mollan, member of Children First, and Mary Robinson (MR), introducing the organisation, its aims and recommendations, and requesting informal meeting, 08/06/1974 and further correspondence 21/06/1974; proposed constitution for Children First, 197[4?]; memorandum sent to every senator by Children First, [06/1974]; letter of thanks from Vera Stokes to MR, following her meeting with the Committee of Children First, 06/1974; correspondence between Nan Avery, Mary Heffernan, Children First, and MR including various case studies outlining examples of issues with adoption law*, 26/06-19/07/1974; Children First 1st progress report 05-11/1974; submission from Children First to Task Force on Child Care Services, with cover letter to Senator MR from Anne Larkin, Secretary, Children First, 31/01/1975 which also mentions sudden death of Vera Stokes in previous October; 2nd progress report 12/1974-05/1975; Agenda for AGM, 28/05/1975 and 17/04/1978; Children First newsletters Winter 1975-6, Summer 1976, Autumn 1976, Winter 1976-7, Special issue on Proceedings of the Children First Conference on Substitute Parenting, Spring 1977 with supplement, Summer 1977, Autumn 1977, Winter 1977-8, Summer & Autumn 1978, Spring 1979 with supplement, Summer & Autumn 1979, Winter 1978-9 and Winter 1979-80; flyers for symposium "Working Together for our Sick and Handicapped Children", 18/11/1976, Children First seminar "From Birth to Three the Most Vulnerable Years", 03,04/11/1978, and flyer for Bernardo’s Adoption Advice Service, 197[?].

*Non anonymised case studies have been removed to closed file.

Letters from children to President Mary Robinson (MR) during and related to her presidency, and arranged chronologically by year, with some photocopies of responses. Also includes some gifts presented to MR by children during or following school visits.

Ref: P143/4/6/5

TS paper entitled "The Contribution of Professionals to the Easement of Conflict", to be delivered by Maurice Hayes.

Bound typed script of screenplay, Children of the Wolf, first draft, written by John Peacock.

This file consists of material relating to reading material for children including two short stories, documents from Comdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge which relates to services for parents and young people, and minutes from the Committee on Organisation strategy 1999-2001.

Tag / Ref: G60/11/3/7

File with signed book contract and publisher agreements made between Carolyn Swift and various publishers. Books contracts present as follows:

Contract for translation of 'The Secret City' and of 'The Mystery of The Mountain', both by Carolyn Swift into Mandarin Chinese and made between Swift and O'Brien Press, Dublin, and Tomorrow Publishing House, China. (2000)
Publication contract for 'The Secret City' by Carolyn Swift (O'Brien Press, 1993)
Memorandum of Agreement between Carolyn Swift and Arlen House - The Woman's Press Ltd (1980) for publication of 'Dandy The Duck' (1980)
Publication contract for 'Ghost Story Anthology' made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press (1994)
Memorandum of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press for writing and publication of 'Bugsy Goes To Galway' (1991)
Memorandum of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press for writing and publication of 'Bugsy Goes to Cork' (1989)
Memorandum of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press for writing and publication of 'Dance Of The Little Swans' (1993)
Memorandum of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press for writing and publication of 'The Little Swans Fly East' (1995)
Memorandum of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press for writing and publication of 'Irish Fairytales and Legends' (1990)
Memorandum of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press for writing and publication of 'The Children of Lir' (1992)
Memorandum of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press for writing and publication of 'The Myster Of The Mountain' (1993)
Memorandum of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press for writing and publication of 'Myths And Tales From Europe' (1992)
Memorandum of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press for writing and publication of 'World Myths' (1993)
Memorandum of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press for writing and publication of 'Myths And Tales From The Ballet (1995)
Memorandum of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press for writing and publication of story 'No Blithe Spirit' included as part of anthology called 'Scream' (1998)
Memorandum of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Kilnadore Press for writing and publication of 'The Mystery Of The Mountain' (1992)
Signed Letter of Agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Poolbeg Press for acceptance of story 'The Big Picture' in a children's Poolbeg Anthology (1993)
Signed Letter of Agreement between Carolyn Swift and Fran Dempsey, Kilnadore Press, for Swift to write two stories for 'Fortycoats & Co Book Two' (1986)
Signed Letter of Agreement between Carolyn Swift and the Royal National Institute for The Blind, UK, to produce a braille edition of book by Carolyn Swift, entitled 'Learning by Accident' (1995)
Letter of permission and agreement made between Carolyn Swift and Oxford University Press, for the inclusion of story by Swift, 'The Corpse Will Walk' in the anthology 'The Young Oxford Book of Nightmares' (2000)

File also includes document "Notes On The Irish Writers' Union - Sample Model Contract' for book publication contract.

Full programme from the Children's Book Festival 1999, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council - Carolyn Swift named as a speaker;
Full programme with flyers from the Children's Book Festival 1998, with letters from the organisers to Carolyn Swift, who was a speaker.

File also includes an information pack and booklet about the 'Friends of the Irish Children's Book Trust', with brochuers about Summer School on Children's Literature 1992 and Children's Book Week.

Booklet from the CLÉ - The Irish Book Publishers Association Code of Practice - Guidelines for Publishers in Their Dealings With Authors

File includes press release for the Bisto Book of the Year Award (Irish Children's Book Trust Award) 1990;
File with posters, flyers, press releases on books for children in Ireland in the 1980s and 1990s.

File 2 includes posters of Poolbeg Press children's book publications, bookmarks, and other ephemera from Irish children's books.

Soft cover original limited edition storybooks/artist books for children by Bruce Arnold. Each book is signed by Arnold and dedicated to Carolyn Swift. All books are illustrated with woodcuts and various original artworks)
Books include:

The Wicked Woodman (Gifford and Craven, November 1973)
Orlando's Revenge (Gifford and Craven, December 1974)
Sean Puts Things Right (Privately published, 250 numbered copies. this is no. 60) 1981.