Some of the many works of author Eleanor Farjeon, whose lyrics Morning Has Broken were later to be made famous in a Cat Stevens song, are on display for the next three months in Dunedin as part of the Farjeon family's collection.
Eleanor Farjeon was a prolific writer of children's verses, miscellanies, rhymed alphabets and songs, most famed in the 1950s.
Her father, Benjamin, was a journalist, first manager of the Otago Daily Times, and a writer.
The exhibition coincides with the 130th anniversary of Eleanor Farjeon's birth and the 150th anniversary of the ODT.
Eleanor, her father and brothers Harry, Joe and Herbert are represented among the items on display in the Morning Has Broken: The Farjeon Family Collection exhibition.
The pieces are from part of the family's collection, which was donated to the library by Eleanor Farjeon in 1960. Most of the items have never been exhibited until now.
The material includes a selection of published works, original manuscripts, ephemera, photographs and personal correspondence.
The exhibition on level 3 of the Dunedin Public Library opened on Friday and runs to October 23.
