Guide to the Records of the Soroptimist Club of Canberra, 1955-1988

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 3749
Creator:
Soroptimist Club of Canberra
Extent:
3.27 metres and (7 ms boxes, 9 archive boxes, 1 large folio box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Soroptimist Club of Canberra, National Library of Australia, MS 3749, [box number and series and/or folder number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
Papers relating to the business management of the club. Records relating to fund raising and club activities. Minutes of meetings, reports and correspondence of the Coordinating Committee of Soroptimist Clubs of Australia and New Zealand and for the conferences of the Soroptimist Clubs of Australia and New Zealand. Reports and circulars of Soroptimist International Association. Federation of Soroptimist Clubs of Great Britain and Ireland. Correspondence and minutes of meetings of the Divisional Union of Soroptimist Clubs of A.C.T. and the Southern Highlands of N.S.W. Correspondence with specific overseas clubs. Also newsletters from other clubs. Records of communication with the various community organisations assisted by the Club. Biography/History The Soroptimist Club of Canberra was formed on 6 Sept. 1954. Its invited members are executive and professional business women giving service to the community. It is one of the four clubs of the Divisional Union of Soroptimist Clubs of the Australian Capital Territory and the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, whose records are also held.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn259347) for the access conditions.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Soroptimist Club of Canberra, National Library of Australia, MS 3749, [box number and series and/or folder number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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