Guide to the Papers of Thelma Hunter
MS 9353
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Collection Summary
- Creator
- Thelma Hunter
- Title
- Papers of Thelma Hunter
- Date Range
- 1950-2000
- Collection Number
- MS 9353
- Extent
- 4.9 metres (35 boxes)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The papers include correspondence, notes, typescripts, photographs, circulars, roneoed and printed material relating to Hunter's interests in women's issues and social policy, health politics and Indian politics.
The correspondents include Ulrich Ellis, R.I. Downing, Ronald Grieve, Enid Bach (Chairman of Suffragette Fellowship, England), Eva D. Spicer (Society for the Ministry of Women in the Church, England), Pamela Lewis (Status of Women Committee, England), I.B. West (Association of Head Mistresses, England), Doreen Powell (The National Council of Women of Great Britain) and Peter Arnold.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1756588).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Thelma Hunter, National Library of Australia, MS 9353, [series and/or file number]'.
Provenance
Dr Hunter donated the collection to the Library in four instalments between 1991 and 1999.
Related Materials
Papers of her husband, Dr Alexander Hunter, are held at MS 3652.
Arrangement
Hunter has kept most of the papers in files. The arrangement of papers within these files and the file titles have been preserved by the Library.
Biographical Note
Academic and feminist. Dr Thelma Anna Carmela Hunter's main research interests include women's issues and social policy, health politics and Indian politics.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Born in Glasgow, Scotland |
| 1942-46 | Served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service |
| 1947 | Married Alex Hunter |
| 1950-56 | MA Political Science and Political Economy, University of Glasgow |
| 1950-53 | Part-time research assistant and examiner, University of Glasgow |
| 1953-58 | Part-time tutor, Oxford University Extension |
| 1958 | Arrived in Australia with husband and three children |
| 1958-60 | Part-time tutor in Economics, University of Melbourne |
| 1960-64 | Part-time lecturer and tutor in Politics, University of Sydney |
| 1965-69 | Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Australian National University |
| 1969 | Completed PhD in Political Science ('The politics of national health') at the Australian National University |
| 1969-82 | Senior lecturer in Politics, Australian National University |
| 1971 | Alex Hunter died |
| 1979 | Certificate of Special Studies in Visual Arts, Dartington College of Arts |
| 1982- | Part-time lecturer in Politics, Australian National University |
| 1984 | Visiting Scholar, Victoria University, British Columbia |
| 1984-85 | Visiting Fellow, Centre for Continuing Education, Australian National University |
| 1990-94 | Visiting Fellow, Politics Programme, Department of Political Science, Australian National University |
| 1994-95 | Visiting Fellow, Politics Programme, School of Social Sciences, Australian National University |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Born in Glasgow, Scotland |
| 1942-46 | Served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service |
| 1947 | Married Alex Hunter |
| 1950-56 | MA Political Science and Political Economy, University of Glasgow |
| 1950-53 | Part-time research assistant and examiner, University of Glasgow |
| 1953-58 | Part-time tutor, Oxford University Extension |
| 1958 | Arrived in Australia with husband and three children |
| 1958-60 | Part-time tutor in Economics, University of Melbourne |
| 1960-64 | Part-time lecturer and tutor in Politics, University of Sydney |
| 1965-69 | Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Australian National University |
| 1969 | Completed PhD in Political Science ('The politics of national health') at the Australian National University |
| 1969-82 | Senior lecturer in Politics, Australian National University |
| 1971 | Alex Hunter died |
| 1979 | Certificate of Special Studies in Visual Arts, Dartington College of Arts |
| 1982- | Part-time lecturer in Politics, Australian National University |
| 1984 | Visiting Scholar, Victoria University, British Columbia |
| 1984-85 | Visiting Fellow, Centre for Continuing Education, Australian National University |
| 1990-94 | Visiting Fellow, Politics Programme, Department of Political Science, Australian National University |
| 1994-95 | Visiting Fellow, Politics Programme, School of Social Sciences, Australian National University |
Item Descriptions
Series 1. Women: correspondence, 1960-69
The series comprises two files of correspondence concerning women's issues, with organisations and government departments in England and Australia. The correspondents include Department of Adult Education, Sydney University, Department of Labour and National Service, Enid Bach (Chairman of Suffragette Fellowship, England), Eva D. Spicer (Society for the Ministry of Women in the Church, England), Pamela Lewis (Status of Women Committee, England), I.B. West (Association of Head Mistresses, England), Doreen Powell (National Council of Women of Great Britain), Juanita Frances (Married Women's Association, England), Western Australia Court of Arbitration, New South Wales Department of Labour and Industry and Apprenticeship Commission of Tasmania.
Series 2. Women: subject files, 1955-75
Women and social policy has been one of Hunter's research interests and this is reflected in the subject files found in this series. The arrangement of papers within these files and the file titles have been preserved by the Library.
The papers include correspondence (Staffordshire Education Committee, Part-time Employment Agency, Manchester, Cheshire Education Committee, Rosemary Russell, D.D. Furley and Australian Broadcasting Commission), notes, typescripts, cuttings (including Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald, National Times, Life, Newsweek, New York Times, The Australian and Age), photocopies and roneoed material.
Series 3. Women: printed material, 1968-75
Hunter has annotated most of the printed material found in this series.
The spokeswomen: an independent monthly newsletter of women's news (US, 1972-73), Know INC (US, 1972-75) and other titles (File [unnumbered]) - Box 16
Series 4. Health: correspondence, 1963-83
This small group of correspondence mostly dates from 1967-68 when Hunter was writing her doctoral thesis on the politics of the Australian national health scheme. The correspondents include Ulrich Ellis, R.I. Downing and Ronald Grieve. There are also some letters from Peter Arnold in 1983 concerning the Australian Medical Association and the General Practioners' Society of Australia.
Series 5. Health: subject files, 1967-84
The series includes notes, photocopies, cuttings and minutes of meetings of the ANU Health Research Project Advisory Committee, of which Hunter was a member.
Series 6. Health: conferences, seminars and lectures, 1950-84
The series comprises copies of papers, which were either written by Hunter or by other academics, given at conferences, seminars and lectures, as well as papers which had been sent to Hunter for her information. The files have been arranged in chronological order and, where possible, the names of the conferences, seminars or lectures are included.
Series 7. Health: printed material
The series include reprints by other authors, cuttings and photocopies of articles and other printed material.
Series 8. Indian politics
One of Hunter's interests was Indian politics. The series includes the following publications:
Hunter, Thelma. 'Congress Party politics and the general elections in India' (reprint), 1967.
Hunter, Thelma. 'Indian communism and Kerala experience of coalition government 1967-69' (reprint).
Hunter, Thelma. Aspects of national health insurance in Australia published by Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, c. 1966.
Series 9. Photographs (n.d.)
Six black and white and colour photographs of Peter Self, Hunter's companion, were donated to the Library after his death in 1999.