Olive Dunn Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0620
Overview
Processing Information
This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. It contains photographic slides of Olive's garden, correspondence with her book publishers, copies of her interviews with Peter Seabrook and Maggie Barry, a set of postcards, her funeral programme, and a copy of her autobiography 'My Life with Flowers'.
Please contact Archives staff for further details of collection content.
This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. It contains photographic slides of Olive's garden, correspondence with her book publishers, copies of her interviews with Peter Seabrook and Maggie Barry, a set of postcards, her funeral programme, and a copy of her autobiography 'My Life with Flowers'.
Please contact Archives staff for further details of collection content.
Dates
- Majority of material found within c.1980s - 1990s
Biographical / Historical
In the 1990s Olive Dunn wrote a number of books about cottage gardening. She was born at Edendale, moved to Invercargill and started a florist shop 'Floresta' in 1949. She was instrumental in starting the fragrant garden at the Blind Low Vision Centre.
Many of the photographs from the slides were taken by photographer Miles Hewton, as well as by Olive's husband and brother.
Many of the photographs from the slides were taken by photographer Miles Hewton, as well as by Olive's husband and brother.
Extent
3 box(es)
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Invercargill City Libraries and Archives Repository
