Guide to the Records of the Soroptimist Club of Canberra

Collection Summary

Creator

Soroptimist Club of Canberra

Title

Records of the Soroptimist Club of Canberra

Date Range

1955-1988

Collection Number

MS 3749

Extent

3.27 metres (7 ms boxes, 9 archive boxes, 1 large folio box)

Language of Materials

English

Repository

Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

Papers relating to the business management of the club. Records relating to fund raising and club activities. Minutes of meetings, reports and correspondence of the Coordinating Committee of Soroptimist Clubs of Australia and New Zealand and for the conferences of the Soroptimist Clubs of Australia and New Zealand. Reports and circulars of Soroptimist International Association. Federation of Soroptimist Clubs of Great Britain and Ireland. Correspondence and minutes of meetings of the Divisional Union of Soroptimist Clubs of A.C.T. and the Southern Highlands of N.S.W. Correspondence with specific overseas clubs. Also newsletters from other clubs. Records of communication with the various community organisations assisted by the Club. Biography/History The Soroptimist Club of Canberra was formed on 6 Sept. 1954. Its invited members are executive and professional business women giving service to the community. It is one of the four clubs of the Divisional Union of Soroptimist Clubs of the Australian Capital Territory and the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, whose records are also held.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn259347) for the access conditions.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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], Records of the Soroptimist Club of Canberra, National Library of Australia, MS 3749, [box number and series and/or folder number]'.