The Australian Women's Register

The collection documents the years spent by Ann Dalgarno in public life in Canberra, 1955-1980. The largest group of papers consist of agenda, minutes, notes, reports and correspondence of the A.C.T. Advisory Council (1959-1967, 1970-1974). Smaller series relate to the Wives and Widows of Public Servants and Servicemen’s Association; the Foundation for Youth (1970-1979); the Red Hill, Griffith Narrabundah Progress Association (1961-1968); the Nursing Service Agency 91957-1979); the Canberra and District Historical Society; the Phoenix Club; Zonta; the Horticultural Society; the Canberra Geranium and Fuchsia Society; and the Italio-Australian Association. There are also subject files, correspondence, printed material and press cuttings.