Guide to the Papers of Mary Salce

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MS Acc10.145 and MS Acc11.123

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Collection Summary

Creator: Mary Salce
Title: Papers of Mary Salce
Date Range: 1976-2007
Collection Number: MS Acc10.145 and MS Acc11.123
Extent: 1.8 metres (7 boxes + 1 folio box + 1 folio packet + 30 digital carriers + 24 sound/av carriers)
Language of Materials: English
Repository: Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn5718983).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Mary Salce, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.

Finding Aid Source(s)

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Collection Retrieval Advice

Please note: each consignment 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.

Item Descriptions

Class MS Acc10.145. Original Consignment

Papers relating to Mary Salce's early activism, formation of the Women in Agriculture organisation, the first International Women in Agriculture Conference, and subsequent international conferences and the establishment of the Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women. Included are minutes, press releases, media clippings, reports, proposals, funding applications, conference papers, newsletters, brochures, photographs, programs and articles written by Salce.

Comprises 6 boxes + 1 folio packet.

Series. Early activism

Press clippings, reports, correspondence, 1976-1992 (File 1_2) - Box 1

Series. Canadian Conferences

Newsletters, notes, correspondence, draft speech. (Provided ideas for the Australian conference.), 1991-1993 (File 3) - Box 1

Series. State-wide meetings, Women in Agriculture

Minutes, correspondence, flyer (these documents are very important as they detail the formation of the major organisations - especially first one and attachments), 1992-1993 (File 4) - Box 1

Series. First International Women in Agriculture Conference (FIWAC), July 1994

Media clippings, 1994 (File 5) - Box 1

Press releases, 1994 (File 1) - Box 2

Funding for delegates, 1994 (File 2) - Box 2

Accounts re conference, 1994 (File 3) - Box 2

Pre-conference planning: correspondence, funding applications, minutes, calls for expressions of interest, memos, sponsorship proposals, talk and publicity, in Tasmania and Chicago, 1993-1994 (File 4) - Box 2

Papers from the conference: includes program, Salce's speech, Rural Woman of the Year Award, photographs, list of attendees, cuttings, booklets and a scarf provided by the Wheat Board that was worn by committee members, 1994 (File 5) - Box 2

Papers from the conference: includes program, Salce's speech, Rural Woman of the Year Award, photographs, list of attendees, cuttings, booklets and a scarf provided by the Wheat Board that was worn by committee members, 1994 (File 6) - Box 3

2 x videos: 'ABC Rural Woman Award'; 'Production Environment - Action Group - Mika Iba', 1994 (File 7) - Box 3

Production and Environment Action Group, Mika Iba (Item NLA.MS-SAV013994) - Shelf-Tall OH2-19-035

1 item, Sony BCT-20M, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

See page 17 program of conference

ABC Radio Rural Woman Award Video Award Package (Item NLA.MS-SAV013995) - Shelf-Tall OH2-19-035

1 item, Fuji M321SP, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Duration 5 min. Note not selected for preservation. Refer to Trim.

Outcomes of conference: Zambia 2020 conference; focus on women in farm journals; national forum; 1995 Beijing conference; report, press clipping Salce speaking at Outlook '95; meeting with Hilary Clinton; Centenary Medal Honour Roll; Achieving Your Goals flyer; Rural Women's Forum, 1994-2001 (File 8_9) - Box 3

Series. 2nd International Women in Agriculture Conference (SIWAC) , 'Women Feeding the World', Washington, 1998

Pre-conference documents - press releases, correspondence, visit of Salce to America in 1996, media clippings, photograph (Salce was a prime mover behind this conference), 1996-1998 (File 10) - Box 4

2 copies of a video entitled 'Gathering strength - salute from Australia'; 1 x DVD entitled 'Salute to Australia - gathering strength', 1998 (File 11) - Box 4

Gathering Strength-Salute from Australia (Item NLA.MS-SAV013996) - Shelf-Tall OH2-19-035

1 item, Sony L500, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

NTSC

Gathering Strength-Salute from Australia (Item NLA.MS-SAV013997) - Shelf-Tall OH2-19-035

1 item, Nine Video Cassette Services, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

ABC

Conference papers: program, press clippings, menu, draft resolution, list of Australian participants, artists' report, 1998 (File 12) - Box 4

Conference outcomes: press cuttings, correspondence, visit of the Under-Secretary for Agriculture (US) to Gippsland, Networking Conference program, Nebraska link-up (File 13) - Box 4

Series. 3rd International Women in Agriculture Conference, Madrid, 2002

Conference papers: press cuttings, Victorian attendees list, Australian delegates' report, program, Salce's speech, correspondence, conference proceedings (2 vols), registration forms, press releases, presentation on Palestinian women in agriculture, committee list, transcript of Hansard (Salce was on the organising committee and was a presenter. She was honoured for her role), 2001-2002 (File 14) - Box 5

Series. 4th International Women in Agriculture Conference, Durban, 2007

Conference papers: press release, pre-conference summit report, programs, pre-conference session, press clippings, correspondence, details of tour Salce and Australian delegates asked to be arranged, alternate conference flyer, 2007 (File 15) - Box 5

Series. Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women

Clippings of Salce's 'Forum' articles, published in Stock and land (File 16) - Box 5

Databases - printouts and 2 x discs of addresses (File 17) - Box 5

Copies of newsletter Directions, 1995-1998 (File 18) - Box 6

Press releases and media clippings, 1995-1996 (File 19) - Box 6

Brochure, newsletter, 1996 Annual Report, correspondence, presentation of advisory meeting documents, 1995 (File 20) - Box 6

Series. Various papers

Post Conference involvement in other areas (File 21_24) - Box 6

Large scrapbook containing clippings of articles about Salce, together with copies of her 'Forum' articles published in Stock and land, 1995-1996 (File 25) - Box 6

Class MS Acc11.123. Consignment added 2011

A small group of papers and electronic media relating to the first International Women in Agriculture Conference, held in Melbourne in 1994. They comprise audio cassette tapes of conference proceedings, and some of the papers presented and electronic records relating to the organisation of the conference, together with printouts of some of the records including program reports, speaker details, participant lists, and information about display holders. There are also six audio cassette tapes relating to the second International Women in Agriculture Conference, held in Washington, D.C. in 1998.

Comprises 1 box + 1 folio box.