Guide to the Papers of Vivienne Abraham, 1927-2015
Collection context
Summary
- Collection number:
- MS 9152, MS Acc23.058
- Creator:
- Abraham, Vivienne, Ms.
- Extent:
- (117 ms boxes + 2 cartons + 1 folio)
- Language:
- English and English
- Preferred citation:
- Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Vivienne Abraham, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
- Availability:
- Available
- Access conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
Background
- Content Summary:
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The papers in MS 9152 include correspondence (mostly with G.A. Bishop), research material, notes, cuttings, ephemera, printed material and other papers relating to the Federal Pacifist Council, conscientious objectors, War Resisters International, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Pacifist Movement of Victoria, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Peace Pledge Union, Religious Society of Friends, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Peacemaker and other pacifist and peace movements.
The MS Acc23.058 instalment comprises papers concerning the Vietnam War period. A small portion relates to an earlier period of Ms Abraham's activity with conscientious objectors and war resisters, in the 1940s and 1950s.
- Collection Retrieval Advice:
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Please note: each class in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.
- Provenance:
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The collection was donated to the National Library by Vivienne Abraham, through Dr Kenneth Rivett, in 1995. Some of the papers appear to have come from Vivienne Abraham's sister, the late Shirley Abraham.
- Arrangement:
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Because of the sudden deterioration of Vivienne Abraham's health in 1995, the papers when received were not in good order and the Library has therefore imposed its own arrangement.
Access and use
- Conditions Governing Access:
- Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn594716).
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn594716).
- Preferred citation:
- Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Vivienne Abraham, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
- Contact: