Ayers House Museum

Z Ward Letters

Z Ward Letters

A series of six letters written in response to the Z-Ward.

 

These letters are historically plausible but are works of fiction and should be read as such.

They were written in 2021 by Sam Kuhl, a creative writing intern from Flinders University.

Educators are invited to download the letters and share them with their students.

Printing them out and putting them into envelopes is recommended-the materiality of the paper, different fonts, stamps and handwriting makes them visually pleasing, and gives a sense of the time span the letters represent (1891-1963).

Each letter comes with a character profile, writer’s note and envelope.

Letter 1: Robert the Warden
Letter 1: Envelope

Letter 2: William Wheaton the Madman
Letter 2: Envelope

Letter 3: Upset Mother
Letter 3: Envelope

Letter 4: Shell-shocked Soldier
Letter 4: Envelope

Letter 5: Mild Mannered Psychotic
Letter 5: Envelope

Letter 6: Warden treating the insane
Letter 6: Envelope

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