Guide to the Papers of Eva Isaacs, 1962-1982

Summary

Collection number:

MS 6249

Creator:

Eva Isaacs

Extent:

3.22 metres and (23 boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Eva Isaacs, National Library of Australia, MS 6249, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The bulk of the collection deals with Dr Isaac's works and consist of research notes and draft manuscripts. Some of the manuscripts were passed to colleagues prior to publication and are annotated with suggestions. The four major works written by Dr Isaacs are included in the collection. They are: Greek children in Sydney (Canberra: Australian National University, 1976), The Greek community in Sydney : a contribution to the sociology of ethnicity (Sydney: University of New South Wales, [1981]), Greek children at school and after (Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1981) and 'Social history of Greek professionals in New South Wales' (unpublished). Conference papers written by Dr Isaacs are also present, as are materials produced by other academics and used in her research.

The work of Dr Isaacs with the Department of Education is documented in the collection by handwritten notes and typescripts created during the period 1962-1973. Her roles as a member of the Councils of both the Wenona School, a private girls' school in Sydney (1972-82) and the Mitchell College of Advanced Education (1980-82) are also documented by meeting agendas and memoranda, correspondence and handwritten notes.

Biographical Note:

Dr Eva Isaacs was a psychologist and educationalist who concentrated on immigration, the social problems associated with settling in Australia and race relations with regard to Greek immigrants and their children. She was a member of both the British and Australian Psychological Societies.

Dr Isaacs was educated at the University of Sydney and worked as a district school counsellor with the New South Wales Department of Education starting in 1963. Throughout the 1970s until 1982 she was on the Council of Governors of the Wenona School, a private girls' school in North Sydney. She was elected to the Council of the Mitchell College of Advanced Education in 1980 and served in this role until 1982.

Dr Isaacs died in 1982.

Provenance:

The papers were received in two instalments from Eva and Maurice Isaacs in November 1978 and September 1983.

Indexed terms

Names:

Eva Isaacs

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn579729).

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], Papers of Eva Isaacs, National Library of Australia, MS 6249, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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