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Papers of Anne Summers, c. 1940-2018

(103 ms boxes + 45 archives boxes + 2 small folio boxes + 5 medium folio boxes + 5 large folio boxes + 30 map folios + 1 ms carton + 1 folder)
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MS 7073 comprises manuscripts, research notes, typescript drafts, galley proofs, draft notes and correspondence concerning writing and publication of Summers' book Damned whores and God's police, and her autobiography Ducks on the pond. Correspondents include Henry Mayer, Melanie Beresford, Ann Curthoys and staff of Penguin Books. The collection includes a cuttings book containing press cuttings about Summers and Damned whores and God's police; files of research notes; cuttings; and, correspondence on a wide range of topics including women and poverty, single parents, family, Caroline Chisholm, child care, Aboriginal Australians, rape reform proposals, suicide, women unionists, education, prostitution, racism, Womens' Electoral Lobby, Adela Pankhurst Walsh, women and the media. The collection also includes material relating to the journal Refractory girl and the publication of Her story: Australian women in print 1788-1975. There are papers and material relating to Gamble for power; papers relating to the "free Sandra Willson" campaign and Ms and Sassy magazines; transcripts and video tapes relating to the ABC TV program "Anne Summers in conversation with six Aussie men" (1994); and, various papers relating to women's issues (66 boxes, 7 fol. boxes).The Acc07.177 instalment includes a wide range of correspondence; files on various publishers and projects; and, material relating to The end of equality, Ms and Sassy magazines, Good weekend and Greenpeace International (19 boxes).
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Papers of Barbara Thiering, 1967-2011

(20 ms boxes, 30 digital carriers)
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This collection comprises the working papers of feminist theologian Barbara Thiering and includes manuscripts and background research for her articles and publications on the New Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls along with newspaper clippings, reviews and photographs.
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12 Apostles Digital-Carriers-Box 66

 

Papers of Barbara Palmer, 1999

(1 MS box)
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This collection comprises papers from the 1st Australian Tribunal on Women's Human Rights, Melbourne 21 May 1999, organised by The Women's Rights Action Network (Australia). The papers include testimonials, funding proposals, reports and colour photographs. It also includes papers relating to a Cartoon Exhibition held on 14 May 1999, which was preliminary to The Tribunal.
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Records of the Women's Electoral Lobby, 1952-2010

(159 ms boxes + 1 large folio box)
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MS 3683 comprises correspondence, 1972-1988; financial records, 1978-1989; Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL) national conference records, 1973-1982; records relating to WEL involvement in other conferences such as the National Women's Tax Summit, National Agenda for Women Conference and the United Nations Decade for Women; records relating to WEL activities such as lobbying federal parliamentarians, the production of the WEL national bulletin, submissions and press releases; and, subject files on a wide range of WEL interests including childcare, affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, the Family Law Act, maternity leave, wages and the Sex Discrimination Act. The collection also includes a small quantity of records of the Women's Electoral Lobby (ACT) and the Women's Centre Inc. (63 boxes).
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1985-86 Box 60 (MS 3683)

 

1988 Box 61 (MS 3683)

 

Papers of Jessie Street, c. 1914-1968

6 metres (31 archives boxes + 1 small folio box + 3 packets + 1 volume + 1 sound/av carrier)
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The papers document Street's involvement in the major feminist organisation at the time: the United Associations of Women (U.A.W). She was President of this organisation for many years, from its inception in 1929. The records relating to the struggle for Aboriginal rights are extensive and include petitions to the Holt Government calling for a referendum.

Records of the International Alliance of Women, 1981-2022

(7 ms boxes + 6 colour photographs + 2 digital carriers + 1 audiovisual carrier)
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This collection comprises records of the International Alliance of Women spanning 1981-2022 collected by Patricia Richardson. There are papers, programs, travel documents and photographs relating to congresses and international meetings. Correspondence relates to Richardson's role as the membership secretary (1996-2018) and board member. The collection includes electronic copies of the organisation's journal as well as files with correspondence and newsletters relating to the Women's Electoral Lobby (1984-1990). Of note in this collection are the 2004 Centenary booklet and the newsletter containing the Eulogy for long time President Dame Margery Corbett-Ashby.

Papers of Annette Bezor, 1950-2006

0.6 metres (4 ms boxes)
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The collection comprises papers relating to Annette Bezor née Bateman, an Australian contemporary painter and includes: diaries, work notebooks, drawings, photographs, slides and negatives, and correspondence from family and friends including her husband Pablo, artists George Aldridge, Anton Hart and photographer Rick Martin. The photographs contain images of source material used for her paintings, artist models, residency in Paris, plus personal and family photographs.
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Papers of Shirley Kral, 1953-2022

(17 ms boxes + 1 packet + 2 folders)
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MS 5652 includes clippings, correspondence, notes, reports, leaflets relating to womens issues. There are seminar papers for the Abortion Seminar held at ANU 1971, newspaper clippings relating to abortion law reform, newsletters and information sheets of the Women's Electoral Lobby (ACT) and various cuttings, leaflets and some correspondence relating to women's issues. Later additions to the collection include publications, clippings, reports, notes, submissions, texts of speeches relating to Women and Politics Conference -1975, women's studies women's liberation movements, United Nations Decade for Women Conference, 1979, abortion, Women's Electoral Lobby and careers for girls. Material on pro and anti abortion, genital mutilation, academic feminism, Aboriginal education, womens health, and sexism within language. There are also papers and minutes of meetings of the ACT women's organisation Women's Abode (1987-1992). (7 boxes)

Papers of Eve Mahlab, 1951 - c.2022

(6 ms boxes + 8 digital carriers)
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MS Acc11.134 Papers documenting Eve Mahlab's careers as a lawyer, businesswoman, women's rights activist and public speaker. They include: news cuttings, particularly of letters written by Mahlab to newspaper editors and articles about Mahlab published in newspapers and journals; speech texts and notes; articles; submissions; biographical information; and correspondence. Groups and companies with which Mahlab was associated, and which are highlighted in the papers, include the Women's Electoral Lobby, Mahlab Recruitment, the Liberal Feminist Network, Westpac and the Australian Women Donor's Network.
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Papers of Thomas Mautner, 1965-2005

(1 archives box, 1 ms box, 2 folders)
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MS Acc09.091 and MS Acc09.113 consignments comprise press cuttings, articles, correspondence and documents relating to policies of the National Library of Australia on collection development and information technology such as Kinetica and World 1 project, the National Document and Information System (NDIS). The World 1 project, an electric network connecting Australian and New Zealand libraries, was to be a system that would link libraries around Australia and provide electronic access to international materials not held by the Library.
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