The Australian Women's Register

BOX 1 History of the National Council of Women in South Australia 1902-1980 / Barbara J. Pitt, 1981; Capital Women: A history of the work of the National Council of Women (ACT) 1939-1979 / Freda Stephenson, 1992; Water, our nation’s most precious resource: a series of three lectures presented at the N.C.W. Council Meetings in February, March and April 1997; Life and times of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia / Muriel Knox Doherty, 1996; Off the record: the life and times of Muriel Knox Doherty, 1896-1988 / R. Lynette Russell (ed.), 1996 Folder 1 N.C.W. News, no. 198, February 2004; National Council of Women of New South Wales Inc. 108th Annual Report, 1896-2004, presented at the Annual General Meeting 29 September 2004; photograph printed from newspaper clipping of Ruby Board, President 1938-1948, and colour photograph of Maureen Giddings (OBE), President 1970-1974; photocopy of manuscript notes from Executive meetings, 1992-1996 BOX 2 Photographs and captions from the National Council of Women of New South Wales Centenary Exhibition, Fountain Forecourt, NSW Parliament House, 16 April-30 June 1996 BOX 3 Folder 1 Pageant of Endeavour poster, 1970; Endeavour: women’s organisations in New South Wales, 1896-1978 / National Council of Women of New South Wales, 1980; papers, correspondence, etc. relating to Endeavour, and the Pageant of Endeavour exhibition, 1970-1987 Folder 2 Papers relating to the Centenary Year, including minutes, agendas, programs, and details of committee members, 1994-1996 Folder 3 Papers and correspondence relating to the Centenary Year, 1993-1996 Folder 4 Papers and correspondence relating to the launch of the Centenary Stamp Issue. Includes stamp, envelope, and postcard packs, 1988-1996 Folder 5 Papers relating to the compilation of the National Council of Women of NSW chronology, 1896-1996. Includes notes, drafts, photographs and copies of photographs, ca. 1985-1996 Folder 6 Papers, brochures, photographs, eulogy – Dr. Grace Cuthbert-Browne, cookbook, reports, etc., 1965-1997 Folder 7 Papers and correspondence relating to the National Economic Summit Conference, held in Canberra, 1983 Folder 8 Balance sheets, including some reports from auditors and accountants, as at 31 July 1976, 1978, 1986, 1990-1993 Folder 9 The Woman’s Voice, vol. 3, no. 8, 23 November, 1895; Bulletin [monthly publication of the] International Council of Women, multiple volumes between 1927-1943 BOX 4 Folder 1 International Council of Women brochures, ca. 1947-1969 Folder 2 Papers and seminars, 1969-1988 Folder 3 Papers, correspondence, questionnaires, etc. relating to issues such as children, health, abortion, disabilities, 1963-1976 Folder 4 Papers, correspondence, and reports relating to a survey on smoking by young women between 15-25 years, and the Australian Council on smoking and health, ca. 1973-1989 Folder 5 Photographs and resumes of Joyce Marion McConnell, and Dorothy Edna Annie Edwards, ca. 1950-1991 Folder 6 Papers, photographs, brochures, correspondence, menus, newspaper clipping, N.C.W. celebrations, 1975-1990, and ‘Women of Achievement’ luncheon, 1979 Volume 1 Papers, minutes, newspaper clippings, and reports relating to the N.C.W. N.S.W. Standing Committee of Health, Child and Family; the Health Convenor; and on abortion laws, 1962-1981 BOX 5 Sound recordings 5 sound cassettes: Annual Luncheon speeches, 28 June 1983; Seminar ‘Today’s Child’, 24 March 1984; International Year of Peace seminar, speakers D. W. Langshaw and E. Lomas, 16 March 1985; National Council of Women of N.S.W. 90th birthday celebrations (2 tapes), 26 June 1986; AIDS seminar, speaker Reverend Dorothy McMahon, 10 October 1987 1 sound reel: Tape of speech made by Mrs Hallenstein to ladies of Geelong regarding jury service, ca. 1967 Album 1 Collection of newspaper clippings on issues concerning women, including employment, social conditions, health, education, laws, etc.; also articles on the National Council of Women and its members, 1966-1996 Album 2 Collection of newspaper clippings on issues concerning women, including employment, social conditions, health, education, laws, etc.; also articles on the National Council of Women and its members, 1975-1976 N.C.W. Award (plaque mounted on wood) presented to Edith May Cox, 1994 BOX 6 Album of newspaper cuttings on issues concerning women, including employment, social conditions, health, education, laws, etc., 1964-1966 BOX 7-8 Banners used for the 1996 Centenary exhibition at Parliament House, Sydney. Originally from the 1970 Bi-centenary of Captain Cook celebrations FOLDER 9 6 mounted poster panels from the Centenary exhibition, including images of women and N.C.W. members, 1996 MOTION PICTURES The 16 mm film ‘Pageant of Endeavour’ produced by Cinesound Movietone Productions is housed separately from the records at MLMSS …. VHS video ‘Family Awareness Project’ produced by the National Council of Women of Launceston is housed separately from the records at MLMSS …. U-matic videos ‘National Council of Women of N.S.W. Seminar’, tapes 6-431 and 6-433, 29 May 1979. These are housed separately from the records at MLMSS 8222 For enquiries about this material please contact the Manuscripts Section