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File of documents relating to the Children's Literature Association of Ireland (CLAI). Includes notice on CLAI headed-paper of annual conference and AGM, 1990; CLAI membership renewal information flyer; CLAI information sheet with list of CLAI committee members, list of branches, and current activities; Flyer for CLAI Seminar - 'Bringing The Book to the Child' (12 May 1990); Printed booklet from CLAI conference, 1991, with list of speakers and topics.

Files with written drafts, manuscripts, annotated typescripts and others writings from book for children written by Carolyn Swift. The books include Swift's main series of children's books such as the 'Robbers' series, the 'Little Swans' series, the 'Bugsy' series, the 'Myths and Tales' series, and other books and publications by Swift.

Files relating to the Children's Literature World Congress, 'Writers and Readers', held in Oslo, Norway, 23 - 25 September 1988. Swift was a speaker at this world congress with a paper entitled "The influence of The Oral Tradition on Children's Literature in Ireland". File includes marked-up annotated text of the talk by Swift, a second clean typed version of the talk, programme and flyer from the congress with listing of all speakers and congress schedule.

Files 2 - 3 include texts of other papers presented at the congress and about children's literature, writing, reading, and publishing in a number of different countries around the world.

Invitations, correspondence and reports on various fancy dress parties and juvenile entertainments at Simla, including one organized by Doreen and Jim O’Kinealy. Includes two photographs of Doreen and Jim, one aged 7 & 9 in fancy dress in 1912, the other taken in 1917.

Files of correspondence and documents relating to a legal dispute by Carolyn Swift and with the Children's Press, owing to dispute about contracts and publication rights to books by Swift as part of her 'Robbers' series of books. Includes letters between Swift, solicitors, The Arts Council, and others.

"Typescript pages of notes relating to books done for primary school children, edited by Eoghan Ó Tuairisc of Macdonald's ""Tosaitheoirí"", including notes on music and book [in Irish]."

Handwritten notes etc. on the same topic.

Press cutting relating to the winning of the for children's drama won by Eoghan Ó Tuairisc at An tOireachtas.

"Copy of book review of ""Paddy No More"" edited by William Vorm, containing contemporary Irish short stories including two stories by Eoghan Ó Tuairisc. Review is done by John Fowles and is published in ""The Irish Press""."

File with scripts and overviews for new children's television programmes by Carolyn Swift. Includes a proposal for a television series based on Swift's "Robbers" series of books; an overview for a 52-minute play series; overview of 'Thunderbird' a fantasy with music for television, book and lyrics by David Armstrong, lyrics by Carolyn Swift; Presentation filler for Glove Puppet (various themes) by Swift; treatment by Swift of unnamed programme; Idea for a 26-minute Irish language light entertainment series for television.
Also sheet of illustrated headed paper for RTÉ children's programmes; booklet from National Children's Day June 1978; RTÉ staff directory and newsletter from 1961.