Papers of Anne Summers, approximately 1940-2018 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2594879
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Summers, Anne, 1945-
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research; part not available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [approximately 1940-2018]
- 31.9 m. (103 boxes) + 45 archives boxes + 2 small folio boxes + 5 medium folio boxes + 5 large folio boxes + 30 map folios + 1 carton + 1 folder.
- Summary:
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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).
The Acc08.057 instalment comprises papers relating to Summers' role as advisor on women's issues to Prime Minister Paul Keating, including letters, briefing notes, press releases and press clippings; a range of publications containing material generated or arranged by Summers; Privilege, a play by Summers commissioned by the ABC; 1974-2007 speeches and lectures, comprehensive; papers relating to New York, National times journalism, and the Office of the Status of Women; three rolodexes of business cards from Summers' time in New York, 1987-1992; one rolodex of business cards from Summers' time as editor of Good weekend; and, material relating to journalism and employment by Fairfax. Also contains some digital and audio material (12 boxes, 1 carton).
The Acc17.019 instalment comprises audio and videocassette recordings of interviews with various people including John Singleton, William Yang, George Negus, Barbara Eden, Bert Newton, Ray Martin, Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge, Andrew Peacock; television appearances and lectures (3 boxes).
The Acc17.127 instalment comprises diaries, personal correspondence and related material, personal memorabilia, school and academic records, political and journalism records, lecture transcripts, travel records, research material for her published works Damned whores and God's police, Ducks on the pond, The misogyny factor and others. Additionally it contains many photographs from her childhood to the present (58 boxes, 5 folio boxes, 30 map folios).
The Acc18.154 instalment comprises photographs returned by Anne Summers' publisher Allen and Unwin from Unfettered and alive: a memoir; MS magazine February 1988; correspondence; order of service booklet for the funeral of Eileen Cooper; news clipping and brochures (1 folder).
- Biography/History:
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Feminist, journalist, author and historian. Anne Fairhurst Summers is a prominent feminist whose long career in politics and the media includes working as first assistant secretary in the Office of the Status of Women under Prime Minister Bob Hawke from 1983-1986 and as Chief Advisor on women's issues to Prime Minister Paul Keating prior to the 1993 federal election. Further biographical information at http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/553824
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 7073, MS Acc07.177, MS Acc08.057, MS Acc17.019, MS Acc17.127, MS Acc18.154.
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2860413169
- Digital content preserved (MS 7073)
- Related Material:
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- Anne Summers interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 1/895.
- Interview with Anne Summers, writer & consultant; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 4852.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia, E8.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid (27 p.) available in the Special Collections Reading Room.
- Subject:
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- Summers, Anne, 1945- -- Archives
- Pankhurst, Adela, 1885-1961 -- Travel -- Western Australia
- Willson, Sandra A
- Journalists -- Australia -- Archives
- Feminists -- Australia -- Archives
- Historians -- Australia -- Archives
- Feminism -- Periodicals
- Sex discrimination against women -- Australia
- Women's rights -- Australia
- Women -- Australia -- History
- Time Coverage:
- 1940-2018
- Occupation:
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Anne Summers' copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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