Guide to the Records of the Soroptimist Club of Canberra

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MS 3749

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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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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]'.

Item Descriptions

Annual balance sheets (File 1_5) - Box 1

Insurance Presdiderals' Jewel (File 1_71) - Box 1

Assets (File 1_8) - Box 1

Club rules (File 1_9) - Box 1

Club rooms - B.O.M (File 1_10) - Box 1

Canberra Club - publicity (File 1_11) - Box 1

Friends of Soroptimism (File 2_3) - Box 1

Sub committees Composition and activities (File 2_7) - Box 1

Considered for membership/not invited (File 2_8) - Box 1

C.O.C. meeting of Co-ordinating committee (File 3_1_1) - Box 1

Pt. 1 Conferences of Clubs (File 3_1_2) - Box 1

Pt. 2 Conference of Clubs (File 3_1_2) - Box 1

Pt. 3 C.O.C. conferences of Clubs (File 3_1_2) - Box 1

Pt. 4 C.O.C (File 3_1_2) - Box 1

C.O.C. projects (File 3_1_3) - Box 1

Soroptimist International (File 3_2) - Box 2

S.A. conferences (File 3_2_1) - Box 2

Golden Jubilee Year Presentation (File 3_2_2) - Box 2

History '40 years of Soroptimism' (File 3_2_2) - Box 2

Federation of G.B. Ireland. Constitutional changes and 'The Way Ahead' (File 3_2_2_3) - Box 2

Pt. 1 British Federation - Board of Governors (File 3_3_3) - Box 2

Pt. 2 Board of Governors meetings (File 3_3_3) - Box 2

Pt. 3 Board of Governors meetings (File 3_3_3) - Box 2

Civic Action Committee Meeting (File 3_3_3_1) - Box 3

Pt. 1 British Federation Conferences, 1963 (File 3_3_4) - Box 3

Pt. 2 British Federation Conferences to, 1972 (File 3_3_4) - Box 3

Soroptomist Headquarters London (File 3_3_6) - Box 3

Divisional Unions (File 3_5) - Box 3

Combined Divisional Union Conference (File 3_5_1) - Box 3

Correspondence with overseas clubs (File 3_6_1) - Box 3

Friendship links (File 3_6_2) - Box 3

Friendship link with Hanover (File 3_6_2_1) - Box 3

Friendship links with Bury (File 3_6_2_2) - Box 3

Friendship link with S. Seattle (File 3_6_2_3) - Box 3

Friendship link with Albury (File 3_6_2_4) - Box 3

Friendship link with Hong Kong (File 3_6_2_5) - Box 3

American federation (File 3_9) - Box 3

United Nations (File 3_10) - Box 3

Resolution on Human Rights (File 3_10_1) - Box 3

Visits to other clubs (File 3_11) - Box 3

Proposed Pacific federation (File 3_12) - Box 3

South Canberra Club (File 3_13) - Box 3

South African Council (File 3_15) - Box 3

Community activities (File 4) - Box 4

Projects (File 4_1) - Box 4

Goodwin Centre Development Committee (File 4_3) - Box 4

Canberra Day Princess (File 4_3_11) - Box 4

Garden fair (File 4_4) - Box 4

Handicapped Children's Association (File 4_5) - Box 4

Wool Board Parade (File 4_5_1) - Box 4

The Child who is different (File 4_5_2) - Box 4

Citizenship (File 4_8) - Box 4

Youth Citizenship Award, 1964,65 (File 4_8_1) - Box 4

Dr Barnardo's Homes (File 4_9) - Box 4

Aboriginal welfare (File 4_10) - Box 4

Project - visit of Aboriginal girls (File 4_10_1) - Box 4

Careers conferences (File 4_11) - Box 4

Freedom from Hunger Campaigns (File 4_13) - Box 4

Family Fair - Canberra Day (File 4_14) - Box 4

Marymead Childrens Centre (File 4_16) - Box 4

Outreach (File 4_17) - Box 4

Society for research into position of Women in the community (File 4_18) - Box 4

Drugs (File 4_21) - Box 4

Anniversary dinners (File 5_1) - Box 5

Tenth birthday dinner (File 5_1_1) - Box 5

Christmas dinners (File 5_2) - Box 5

Dinner meetings (File 5_3) - Box 5

Canberra Club Charter Dinner (File 5_4) - Box 5

Dinner meeting - Viscountess De L'Isle (File 5_3_1) - Box 5

Good Neighbour Council (File 6_3) - Box 5

Canberra Association of Univ. Women (File 6_4) - Box 5

Y.W.C.A (File 6_6) - Box 5

Overseas Correspondence (File 7_3) - Box 5

Soroptimist - British (File 8_1) - Box 5

The American Soroptimist (File 8_2) - Box 5

The hunt (File 8_4) - Box 5

Soroptoies - Albany (File 8_6) - Box 5

Newsletter Seattle South Club (File 8_9) - Box 5

Cooma Club News (File 8_10) - Box 5

Educational projects - FIJI (File 9_1) - Box 5

Education for progress (File 9_2) - Box 5

Accounts, receipts, etc (File) - Box 6-7

Periodicals (File) - Box 8-9

Minutes of Meetings (File) - Folio 1

Resignations and deaths, 1959-1972 (File 2_4_Pt1) - Box 10

Resignations and deaths, 1973-1982 (File 2_4_Pt2) - Box 10

Resignations and deaths, 1983-1987 (File 2_4_Pt3) - Box 10

Invitations to join (not accepted), 1970-1987 (File 2_6_Pt2) - Box 10

CSWP meetings - agendas, reports, minutes, 1973-1987 (File 3_1_1_Pt3) - Box 10

Federation Council Meeting minutes and reports, April 1980 (Canberra) - March 1986 (Perth) (File 3_1_1_1) - Box 10

CSWP Conferences - agendas, reports, minutes, appointment of delegates, election of officials (File 3_1_2_Pt5) - Box 11

SISWP headquarters project (File 3_1_4) - Box 11

S.I. of Monaro (formerly DU of act and Southern Highlands) - minutes of meetings, reports, corresp (File 3_5_3_Pts3_4) - Box 11

Monaro Region newsletters, 1972-1975, 1978 (File 3_5_4) - Box 11

Project Kenmore, 1959-1978 (File 4_2) - Box 12

Community activities - Social welfare - general, 1959-1972 (File 4_6) - Box 12

Misc. requests and donations, 1974-1988 (File 4_15_Pt2) - Box 12

Gown of the year, 1976-1982 (File 4_22_4) - Box 12

Bicentennial projects (File 4_23) - Box 12

Dinners - anniversary of Canberra Club, 1972-1986 (File 5_1_Pt2) - Box 12

Dinners - 21st birthday, 1976 (File 5_1_1) - Box 12

Dinners - silver jubilee, 1980 (File 5_1_2) - Box 12

Dinner - 30th anniversary, 1985 (File 5_1_3) - Box 13

National Council of Women, 1983-1988 (File 6_2) - Box 13

YMCA and YWCA, 1975-1984 (File 6_6_Pt2) - Box 13

Organisations and clubs other than those with separate files, 1981-1987 (File 6_8_Pt2) - Box 13

Executive units, 1968-1983 (File) - Box 14

General units, 1971-1983 (File) - Box 15

Attendance books, 1954-1984 (File) - Box 15

Financial records, 1966-1985 (File) - Box 16


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