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Interview with Vera Hayward

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Date

4 February 1992; 11, 26 March 1992; 2, 9, 16 April 1992 - 04 Feb 1992 - 16 Apr 1992

By

Frizzell, Helen Isobel, active 1986-; Hayward, Vera Annie, 1902-1999

Reference

OHInt-0148/16

Description

Miss Vera Hayward, born and has spent most of life in Dunedin. Father managed a furniture business, mother a machinist before marriage and then a housewife and mother. A very close knit family and a strong commitment to community service and the university - their home and late Vera's hosted student groups on a regular basis. Vera trained as a teacher and was involved in that profession for about 35 years, initially as a teacher and later in the role of visiting teacher - she pioneered the Service in Otago. Vera's life long interest in children, their education and the plight of teachers is reflected by her involvement in a variety of organisation from the NZEI to establishing a children's clinic while servicing on the Dunedin Hospital Board. Vera's community service has extended to many other areas including contributing much time and energy to the war effort during WWII and many years spent on the Dunedin Hospital Board. In 1956 Vera was awarded an MBE. After her parents died Vera shifted to North East Valley and then to her home in George Street. She continues to take an active interest in the community and community issues.

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Venue - Dunedin

Interviewer(s) - Helen Frizzel

Venue - Dunedin

Accompanying material - Newspaper articles "Teacher honoured/Dunedin teacher is president of Education Institute", "Miss Vera Hayward", "Miss Hayward ends kindergarten work", "In typical style...", "Lifetime of exceptional service". Research notes and chronology of Vera Hayward.

Quantity: 9 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s). 8.30 Hours and minutes Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-6416 and OHDL-000750.

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Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.

Alternative form available: Listening copies available at LC-9930 to LC-9938

Both printed and digital versions of abstract are available

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No public use without permission of donor Copyright: Copyright held by the Presbyterian Social Services (Otago)

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Partly restricted material

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Otago Women and Work - Paid and Unpaid Oral History Project

Format

9 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 1 Electronic document(s), 8.30 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories, Equipment used: Sony WM-D6C: Sony ECM-144 Neck Microphones

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Interview with Vera Hayward, printed abstract

From: Otago Women and Work - Paid and Unpaid Oral History Project

Reference: OHA-6416

Description: Accompanying material - Newspaper articles "Teacher honoured/Dunedin teacher is president of Education Institute", "Miss Vera Hayward", "Miss Hayward ends kindergarten work", "In typical style...", "Lifetime of exceptional service". Research notes and chronology of Vera Hayward. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).