Guide to the Papers of Jennie Scott Griffiths

Collection Summary

Creator

Jennie Scott Griffiths

Title

Papers of Jennie Scott Griffiths

Date Range

c.1875-1993

Collection Number

MS 1071 et al.

Extent

1.41 metres 1.11 m (7 boxes + 2 folders + 1 small folio box)

Language of Materials

English

Repository

National Library of Australia

Introduction

Scope and Contents

MS 1071 comprises memoirs of Jennie Scott Griffiths' childhood and early married life in the United States and Fiji, and two books of newspaper cuttings relating to her involvement in feminist and socialist causes (2 folders).The Acc02.050 instalment comprises correspondence, drafts of articles, short stories, plays and other writings, scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings and other papers (4 boxes).The Acc08.058 instalment includes two scrapbooks, the first containing writings of Griffiths (indexed), which contain, One Out of Ten, Ciwa Griffiths, and the second (indexed) marked "literary cuttings" containing cuttings from newspapers (many concerning the Red Flag prisoners) with handwritten notes (1 box).The Acc10.211 instalment comprises photographs, poems, correspondence and realia relating to the life of Jennie Scott Griffiths. Of particular interest are membership cards of various leftist organisations in the USA and Australia. Also includes references and material relating to the last years of the Fiji Times and small items of realia (1 box).The Acc11.064 instalment comprisies poems, manuscripts, transcripts and memiors by Jennie Scott Griffiths (original and copied material), correspondence, newcuttings and articles. Also included is a typescript of Aurthur Brown's 'Recollections of Fiji', and photocopies of Military Intellegence Reports (1917-1919) issued by the National Archives to Gerry Whitmont, Jennie Scott Griffiths' great-granddaughter, in 1983 (1 box).

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1440105).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Jennie Scott Griffiths, 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

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