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DOUGLAS, Letitia Joan (Lettie) interviewed by Alva Faul

 Record Group — Box: 45
Identifier: H0483

Overview

Letitia Douglas was born in Invercargill in 1916 and lived there all her life. In this interview she recalls her education at Waihopai School and Southland Girls High School and her maternity, Plunket, midwifery and postgraduate nursing training. She describes joining Guides in 1929 and being in the Southland Girls High School Company and the St John's Church Guide Company. Letitia talks about camping, patrols, promise, laws, good turns and flags. She was a midwife at St Helens for five years and charge sister at Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital in Invercargill. She recalls provinical commissioners and her involvement with Brownies, the visits of Baden Powell, camp training and provincial camps. She visited the Guide Headquarters in London with her husband Gerry. She dicusses her involvement with the National Council of Women (NCW), the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), Meals on Wheels Committee and the Registered Nurses Association. She received a number of awards including the Guiding Medal of Merit, the Queen's Service Medal and the Service Award for the NCW.

Dates

  • 1998

Creator

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Extent

1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Title
DOUGLAS, Letitia Joan (Lettie)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Southland Oral History Project Repository