Item 22 - Thoughts on homosexuality

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AU TAS UTAS SPARC DX18-Box 7-22

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Thoughts on homosexuality

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1 file

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Ruth Sansom (nee Large) was the wife of renowned, teacher, poet and conservationist Clive Sansom. They met while she was studying in London in the 1930's and married there in 1937. In 1949 visited Tasmania to see Ruth's parents and decided to stay.
Together they ran the Department of Education's Speech Centre from 1950 - 1965. They also worked as script-writers for the ABC's "Speaking and Listening" programme for primary schools from 1951 - 1965. Taken from https://stors.tas.gov.au/AI/NG2090

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Deposited on indefinite loan by Mrs Ruth Sansom February 1987 (& later additions 1989, 1991) to be held for safekeeping in the University Archives with the Friends' Meeting Records. May be withdrawn by Mrs Sansom on reasonable notice.

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Ruth Sansom's thoughts on homosexuality. This mentions Jonathon Field and Paul Scott, and discusses changing attitudes to homosexuality in later years.

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Boxes inventoried by Ralph Spaulding March 2006

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May be consulted by researchers under supervision

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This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.Collections@utas.edu.au

When reusing this material, please cite the reference number and provide the following acknowledgement:
“Courtesy of the UTAS Library Special & Rare Collections”

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HE Feb2019

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