Guide to the Papers of Daniela Torsh
MS 9147, MS Acc11.141, MS Acc13.011, MS Acc14.127.MS Acc24.028, MS Acc24.063, MS Acc24.087
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: February 2025
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Torsh, Daniela, Ms (1946 -)
- Title
- Papers of Daniela Torsh
- Date Range
- c. 1967-2021
- Collection Number
- MS 9147, MS Acc11.141, MS Acc13.011, MS Acc14.127.MS Acc24.028, MS Acc24.063, MS Acc24.087
- Extent
- 10.71 metres (19 ms boxes + 1 carton + 7 folio boxes +1 phase box + 3 map folios + 7 audiovisual carriers + 3 digital carriers)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
MS 9147 comprises: 1. Cuttings files, 1970-1975, relating to the education of women and other women's issues. 2. Files relating to the Enquiry into social change and the education of women containing cuttings, correspondence, interviews, drafts, reports, speeches, minutes, notes, legislation and other papers, 1974-1975. 3. Other files, 1970-1982, on women and film and other topics. 4. Various journals, reports and publications such as Scarlet woman, Womanspeak, Sydney Women's Liberation newsletter, Women in the ABC: report of Task force on equal opportunity for women, July 1977, Sexism in education, and, the Women and Labor Conference newsletter (9 boxes, 1 carton, 2 folio boxes).
MS Acc11.141 comprises conference papers, newspaper cuttings, realia, sound tapes, correspondence, journals and newsletters (including Refractory Girl) and documentary treatments amongst other material. Papers deal with the political and social activities and profile of Daniela Torsh (3 boxes, 1 folder, 1 folio box, 1 map folio, 4 audiovisual carriers).
MS Acc13.011 comprises papers covering a wide range of Torsh's research and career, including PhD research material; public relations and working documents for the Archives forum; notes and articles relating to Hungarian film director Istvan Szabo; correspondence; copies of various published articles and journals, by Torsh and others; research notes for articles; notes and drafts relating to the publication Refractory girl; notes and reports relating to various Australian film organisations and events; ephemeral relating to women's rights (3 boxes + 1 map folio + 1 digital carrier + 2 audiovisual carriers).
MS Acc14.127 comprises papers relating to women in education, sexism in schools and women's issues. It consists of papers, clippings, minutes, reports, magazines and transcripts of interviews with primary school aged children for a report on 'Girls, School and Society'. Additionally, there is a paste up of 'A Women's Education Catalogue', and correspondence relating to the appointment of Elizabeth Reid as Women's Advisor to Prime Minister Gough Whitlam (4 boxes + 2 folio boxes + 1 phase box + 1 map folio + 2 digital carriers + 1 audiovisual carrier).
MS Acc24.028 comprises a material relating to the National Union of Australian University Students (NUAUS) Archive Project 2017-2020, with which Torsh was involved (1 folder).
MS Acc24.063 comprises a film crew t-shirt for Newsfront (1978) worn by Daniela Torsh when working on the film as a film school attachment (1 folio box).
MS Acc24.087 comprises four badges from: the filming of Newsfront and Heatwave, WEL (the Women's Electoral Lobby) and ZOOT: a children's magazine. (1 folio box)
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Biographical Note
Daniela Torsh is a feminist author, educator, public servant, journalist and filmaker. She is also known as Dany Humphries (as journalist for the Australian) and Daniela Torsch. Daniela Antoinette Torsh attended the University of Sydney graduating with a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree. She was active in women's issues at university where she was elected to the Women's Union on the platform of a combined male and female union. She worked as a journalist with The Australian and developed her interest in education. As an independent filmmaker in the 1970s, she produced St Theresa, a discussion film about women in prison. Torsh became prominent in women's education policy and acted as consultant for the Commonwealth Schools Commission. Subsequently she was executive officer with the Steering Committee for the Enquiry into social change and the education of women. Torsh compiled A bibliography of social change and the education of women (with Robyn Dryen and Martha Kay, 1974), and was editor of Good morning boys and girls: a women's education catalogue (1976).
Item Descriptions
Class MS 9147. Original consignment
This consignment comprises 1. Cuttings files, 1970-1975, relating to the education of women and other women's issues. 2. Files relating to the Enquiry into social change and the education of women containing cuttings, correspondence, interviews, drafts, reports, speeches, minutes, notes, legislation and other papers, 1974-1975. 3. Other files, 1970-1982, on women and film and other topics. 4. Various journals, reports and publications such as Scarlet woman, Womanspeak, Sydney Women's Liberation newsletter, Women in the ABC: report of task force on equal opportunity for women, July 1977, Sexism in education, and, the Women and Labor Conference newsletter.
Series 1. Cutting files, 1970-1975
Cuttings assembled for the enquiry into social change and the education of women from the Sydney Morning Herald, West Australian, Courier Mail, Canberra Times, Financial Review, National Times and other Australian newspapers.
Series 2. Social change and the education of women, 1974-1975
Coded sequence of files relating to the Schools Commission Study Group on of the Committee on Social Change and the Education of Women.
Bibliography: 'Social change and the education of women' editing copy and papers (SCEW 49) (File 30) - Box 2 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- Schools Commission- Report of Committee on social change and the education of women (SCEW 50) (File 31) - Box 2 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- Schools Commission- Study Group on Women- minutes and papers (SCEW 53) (File 32) - Box 3 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- Schools Commission- Study Group on Women- reports (SCEW 57) (File 33) - Box 3 (MS 9147)
Schools Commission- Study of subject choice and performance by sex- Queensland (SCEW 61) (File 34) - Box 3 (MS 9147)
Schools Commission- Study of subject choice and performance by sex- South Australia (SCEW 62) (File 35) - Box 3 (MS 9147)
Schools Commission- Study of subject choice and performance by sex- Tasmania (SCEW 63) (File 36) - Box 3 (MS 9147)
Schools Commission- Study of subject choice and performance by sex- Victoria (SCEW 64) (File 37) - Box 3 (MS 9147)
Schools Commission- Study Group on Women- suggestions for further research (SCEW 66) (File 38) - Box 3 (MS 9147)
Schools Commission- Study Group on Women- vocational guidance study (SCEW 67) (File 39) - Box 3 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- Schools Commission- submissions to- innovations (1) (SCEW 68) (File 40) - Box 3 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- Schools Commission- submissions to- innovations (2) (SCEW 68) (File 41) - Box 3 (MS 9147)
Schools Commission- Study Group on Women- Study of subject choice and performance by women (SCEW 72) (File 43) - Box 4 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- secondary education, discrimination against girls (SCEW 74) (File 45) - Box 4 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- sex education- Royal Commission on Human Relationships (SCEW 79) (File 49) - Box 4 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- status of women, Commission of Inquiry, Queensland (SCEW 88) (File 58) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- technical/further/recurrent education- TAFE Committee (SCEW 95) (File 63) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- technical/further/recurrent education- Diamond Valley Learning Exchange (SCEW 96) (File 64) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- technical/further/recurrent education- access for women (SCEW 97) (File 65) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- tertiary education, Colleges of Advanced Education- access of women (SCEW 98) (File 66) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- tertiary education, Colleges of Advanced Education- women students (SCEW 99) (File 67) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- tertiary education, Colleges of Advanced Education- women's studies (SCEW 100) (File 68) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- tertiary education- teachers' colleges- women's studies (SCEW 103) (File 70) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- tertiary education generally- access of women (SCEW 105) (File 72) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- tertiary education- universities- access of women (SCEW 106) (File 73) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Correspondence- tertiary education- universities- women students (SCEW 107) (File 74) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Schools Commission- Study Group on Women- payments and accounts (SCEW 119) (File 75) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Schools Commission- Study Group on Women- Commonwealth Secondary Scholarship Study (SCEW 135) (File 77) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Schools Commission- Study Group on Women- report and working notes on country girls and women (SCEW 138) (File 78) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Schools Commission- Study Group on Women- Report- working notes on Aboriginal girls and women (SCEW 140) (File 79) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Schools Commission- Study Group on Women- innovations- grant- loan of films, film strips (SCEW 143) (File 80) - Box 5 (MS 9147)
Series 4. Publications
Publications on women in film, television, photography and aviation, 1973-1987 (File 91) - Carton 7 (MS 9147)
Miscellaneous - professional reading lists, conference notes, copy of Sydney women's liberation newsletter, 1975-1980 (File 92) - Carton 7 (MS 9147)
Womanspeak and other titles including Report for the united nations commission on the status of women, 1973-1987 (File 93) - Carton 7 (MS 9147)
Scarlet woman and other titles about politics and sexism in education, 1973-1978 (File 94) - Carton 7 (MS 9147)
Journals and reports, includes The Secondary teacher; Scarlet Woman; Towards a non-sexist school, 1975-1976 (File 96) - Carton 7 (MS 9147)
Journal titles from International year of the woman and report We can not talk our rights:migrant woman, 1975 (File 98) - Carton 7 (MS 9147)
Women in the ABC: report on the taskforce on equal opportunity for women, 1977 (File 100) - Box 8 (MS 9147)
Australian Women's calendar, newspaper issues and articles, 1971-1978 (File) - Folio-Box 1 (MS 9147)
Includes issues of Rolling Stone, Mejane and The Living daylights.s
Class MS Acc11.141. Consignment received 2011
This consignment comprises conference papers, newspaper cuttings, realia, sound tapes, correspondence, journals and newsletters (including Refractory Girl) and documentary treatments amongst other material. Papers deal with the political and social activities and profile of Daniela Torsh.
Two Daughters, Sound Recording Jilly Coote, Abortion Demo, Sydney Sound Tape 15, Camera Roll 4, 6/12/1975 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006034) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-022
1 item, 5 inch Scotch magnetic tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)More information in casing
Two Daughters, Sound Recording Jilly Coote, Abortion Demo, Sydney Sound Tape 16, Camera Roll 4, 6/12/1975 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006035) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-022
1 item, 5 inch Agfa-Gevaert magnetic tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)More information in casing
Two Daughters, Sound Recording Jilly Coote, Abortion Demo, Sydney Sound Tape 18, Camera Roll 5, 6/12/1975 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006036) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-022
1 item, 5 inch Scotch magnetic tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)More information in casing
Two Daughters, Sound Recording Jilly Coote, Abortion Demo, Sydney Sound Tape 19, Camera Roll 5, 6/12/1975 (Item NLA.MS-SAV006037) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-022
1 item, 5 inch Scotch magnetic tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)More information in casing
Good morning boys and girls, 1976 (File 1) - Box 1 (MS Acc11.141)
Published copy edited by Daniela Torsh.
Publications edited, authored or published by Torsh, 1971 - 1976 (File 2) - Box 1 (MS Acc11.141)
Includes issues of Blue stocking, Refractory girls
The Captain of the cricket team was a woman, c 1987 (File 3) - Box 1 (MS Acc11.141)
Copy of third draft for 46 minute Television documentary with mock up of illustration; copy of 1 hour documentary.
Screenplay and pitch, 1976; 1985 (File 4) - Box 1 (MS Acc11.141)
Photocopy of screenplay Two daughters and pitch for Mum's at Uni.
Henry Handel Richardson, c 1986 (File 5) - Box 1 (MS Acc11.141)
Copy of pitch, photocopies of research papers including colour photographs of Queenscliff.
Winning women (working title), 1986 (File 6) - Box 1 (MS Acc11.141)
Two copies of treatment for three half hour documentaries about women in sport.
Conferences and seminars, 1982 - 1992 (File 7) - Box 1 (MS Acc11.141)
Papers and ephemera from events including Australian National documentary conference, seminars from the College of law of the Australian Film Commission, and the In production conference by the Women in Film and Television Inc.
Writing in the 1970s. Part 1, 1972 - 1979 (File 8.1) - Box 2 (MS Acc11.141)
Handwritten Nimbin notes; typed papers on the Filmography of Jiri Menzel, Menzel and Chytilova and transcripts of interview with Vera Chytilova.
Writing in the 1970s. Part 2, 1973 - 1977 (File 8.2) - Box 2 (MS Acc11.141)
Includes industry block essays for the Australian Film and Television School.
Writing in the 1970s. Part 3, 1972 - 1978 (File 8.3) - Box 2 (MS Acc11.141)
Copies of edited transcript of interview with Liz Reid, advisor to Whitlam; articles and seminars relating to education.
Newspaper clippings, 1972 - 1976 (File 10) - Box 2 (MS Acc11.141)
Articles about or by Torsh under her writing name Dany Humphrey.
Australian Film and Television projects, 1978 - 1983 (File 11) - Box 2 (MS Acc11.141)
Includes papers relating to Saint Therese, writing on women in prison.
Job and scholarship applications, 1969 - 1973 (File 12) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Letters relating to applications and award.
Curriculum development, 1975 (File 13) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Correspondence relating to the Innovations project.
Publishers and fund raising, 1976 (File 14) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Correspondence relating to Good morning boys and girls: the women's education catalogue.
Resources, collection and acquisition, 1974 - 1975 (File 15) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Correspondence between Torsh and various organisations, about acquiring resources on the issues of education and discrimination of women.
Women and media conference, n.d. (File 16) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Papers include conference invitation, handwritten notes titles script, and copies of computer editing cue sheets.
Resources, collection and biography, 1976 (File 17) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Handwritten notes, typed report on bibliography and letters about Social change and education for women.
Times up, 1986 (File 18) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Photocopies of newspaper clippings and discussion notes on the equal pay video.
Curriculum Vitae (File 19) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Contains conference and seminar pamphlets on financing film.
Memberships to associations, 1978 - 2005 (File 20) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Includes membership paraphernalia to Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Australian Journalists' Association, Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees' Association.
Sydney PEN committee, 2000 - 2005 (File 21) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Typed notes for a speech, copies of emails, minutes and colour photographs relating to seminars conferences and awards.
Women's Electoral Lobby conference, 2004 (File 22) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Papers include speaker introductions, newsletters, workshop guidelines, executive summary.
Release of The End of equality, 2004 (File 23) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Marketing and media strategy of Anne Summers book release; newspapers clippings relating to workplace opportunities; printed emails with feedback on the book.
Curriculum Vitae, 1983 - 2007 (File 24) - Box 3 (MS Acc11.141)
Copies of Torsh's curriculum vitae, business card for roles at SBS and Film Australia, character references and letters in response to job applications.
T-shirt, 1970s - 1980s (Item 25) - Folio-Box 4 (MS Acc11.141)
Black background with white print The feminist press.
Class MS Acc13.011. Consignment received 2013, 1970 - 2007
This consignment comprises papers covering a wide range of Torsh's research and career, including PhD research material; public relations and working documents for the Archives forum; notes and articles relating to Hungarian film director Istvan Szabo; correspondence; copies of various published articles and journals, by Torsh and others; research notes for articles; notes and drafts relating to the publication Refractory Girl; notes and reports relating to various Australian film organisations and events; ephemera relating to women's rights.
NFSA Birthday Party (Item NLA.MS-DM007281) - Digital-Carriers-Box 128
1 item, imation 700Mb, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Birchgrove PS interviews - Miss Griffin 25. Mrs Hoy (Item NLA.MS-SAV016495) - Cassette-Box 758
1 item, Sony C60, Compact cassette tapeNational Film and Sound Archive (NFSA), 2004 (File 1) - Box 1 (MS Acc13.011)
Papers relate Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive who were lobbying for the Archive's independence - Friends listed included Martha Ansara, Ray Edmondson, Merle Thornton, Chris Puplick, Deb Verhoeven Dr Ina Bertrand, Tony Buckley, Graham Shirley, Storry Walton, John Weiley, Peter Butt, David Francis, Tom Jeffrey, Sue Milliken, Dr Mike Walsh; papers include copies of statements by Ron Brent and the Archive Forum, newspaper clippings and seminar .
NFSA protest - Part 1 of folder, 2003 - 2004 (File 2.1) - Box 1 (MS Acc13.011)
Torsh's working documents as a PR and lobbyists for the Archives forum; includes media list, protest activities outside the Australian Film Commission office, press clips from the Age, The Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald.
NFSA protest - Part 2 of folder, 2003 - 2004 (File 2.2) - Box 1 (MS Acc13.011)
Torsh's working documents as a public relations officer and lobbyists for the Archives forum; includes media list, protest activities outside the Australian Film Commission office, press clips from the Age, The Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald.
Far from a still life, by Meg Stewarts, 2004 (File 3) - Box 1 (MS Acc13.011)
Research papers on painter Margaret Olley for Meg Stewart's book.
New South Wales (N.S.W.) Premier's literary award, 2007 (File 4) - Box 1 (MS Acc13.011)
Exercise book with notes for the two panels Torsh was on - Plays and scrips with fellow judges Margot Nash and Terence Clarke.
SBS (Special Broadcasting Service), 1992 - 1994 (File 5) - Box 1 (MS Acc13.011)
Copy of workplace bargaining agreement where Torsh was a union delegate.
SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) employment, 1988, 2003 (File 6) - Box 1 (MS Acc13.011)
Correspondence relating to Torsh's employment as senior researcher for television programs Tonight with Paul Murphy, Dateline and Insight.
Australian Film Investment, 1983 (File 8) - Box 1 (MS Acc13.011)
Course materials for the seminar at Sheraton Wentworth hotel Sydney 21 April 1983, edited and produced by D Torsh: seminar was presented by the Australian Film Commission the Australian society of Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
Women in film and television (WIFT) [Part 1 of 2], 1971 - 1982 (File 9.1) - Box 2 (MS Acc13.011)
Papers include National Training Scheme for Australian Film Commission (AFC), On the job training scheme for AFC for women, WIFT minutes, Journalists Club and Media Women's Action Group correspondence.
Women in film and television (WIFT) [Part 2 of 2], 1971 - 1982 (File 9.2) - Box 2 (MS Acc13.011)
Papers include National Training Scheme for Australian Film Commission (AFC), On the job training scheme for AFC for women, WIFT minutes, Journalists' Club and Media Women's Action Group correspondence.
School and the oppression of women, c. 1970 (File 10) - Box 2 (MS Acc13.011)
Typed original plus notes by Anne Summers; also photocopy and draft versions.
Refractory Girl, 1970 - 1973 (File 11) - Box 2 (MS Acc13.011)
Feminist studies journal where Torsh was on the editorial committee. File includes first three issues, notes, comments and suggestions, the first subscription form; poetry by Diana Heath; issue of Masque.
Australian National Documentary Conference, 1987 (File 12) - Box 2 (MS Acc13.011)
Manuscript - Director's Report written by Torsh includes highlights, a summary of the budget outcomes, publicity and recommendations.
Istvan Szabo article, 1980 (File 13) - Box 2 (MS Acc13.011)
Papers relating to the article commissioned by Tina Kaufmann editor of Film News based on an interview with Hungarian film director Istvan Szabo, who attended the Sydney Film festival; includes photocopies, note book and article typed on copy paper.
Unlabelled file, 1971 - 1983 (File 14) - Box 3 (MS Acc13.011)
includes Cold Comfort issue with Torsh's article of Malcolm Fraser interview; publications - Film and Television School program, Australian Union of Students conference, New journalist; a catalogue of independent women's films; Prospectus for TV film The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain; posters;
Poster Women from Vietnam, 1975 (Item 14.1) - Map-Folio 14 (MS Acc13.011), Map-Folio 14.1
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) produced this colour poster for International Women's Day march (image used in Good Morning Boys and Girls bibliography).
Pilot study Birchgrove, n.d. (File 15) - Box 3 (MS Acc13.011)
Field notes handwritten in notepad, exercise book and loose; typed outline and hypotheses for study.
Pilot study Birchgrove report, n.d. (File 16) - Box 3 (MS Acc13.011)
Copies of typed report, tapes of interviews with teachers and students at Birchgrove public school. Typed pages of drafts to be part of the thesis.
Thesis, n.d. (File 17) - Box 3 (MS Acc13.011)
Papers relating to chapters one and two; includes folder with correspondence with Betty Levy.
Financing Australian films, 1982 (File 18) - Box 3 (MS Acc13.011)
Publication for seminar arranged and produced by Torsh. Seminar presented by Australian Film Commission and others at Wentworth hotel Melbourne 2 December.
Australian Film Institute Awards, 1982 (File 19) - Box 3 (MS Acc13.011)
Programme and invitation to Torsh's husband Louis Irving - winner of special award for cinematography in Greetings from Wollongong.
Miscellaneous papers, 1972 - 2000 (File 20) - Box 3 (MS Acc13.011)
Papers include correspondence about the distribution of What's the matter Sally?; tickets and typed report of previewed films from Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Prague attended by Torsh with Recommendations reported to Rod Webb head of SBS programmes; papers of the Archive forum's call for the National Film and Sound Archive's independence; The Journalists' club rules and ticket; papers from the International women in television forum.
Class MS Acc14.127. Consignment received 2014, 1960-2004
This consignment comprises papers relating to women in education, sexism in schools and women's issues. It consists of papers, clippings, minutes, reports, magazines and transcripts of interviews with primary school aged children for a report on 'Girls, School and Society'. Additionally, there is a paste up of 'A Women's Education Catalogue', and correspondence relating to the appointment of Elizabeth Reid as Women's Advisor to Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
Interview with Hamilton Fish III, 1977 (Item NLA.MS-SAV007400) - Cassette-Box 325
1 item, Sony, Compact cassette tapeBy Daniela Torsh.
SBS Radio Alchemy - Cheikh Kone - 27/05/2004 & Shahin Shafaei 02/06/2004. Produced by Elise Potaka, 27/05/2004, 02/06/2004 (Item NLA.MS-DM001279) - Digital-Carriers-Box 28
1 item, Sony 700Mb, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Pen book launch - Gleeb books - Photos by Jessica Hromas (Item NLA.MS-DM001280) - Digital-Carriers-Box 28
1 item, Imation, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)Mixed papers - letters, transcripts, serials, clippings and photocopies, 1974 - 1987 (File 1) - Box 1 (MS Acc14.127)
Papers include material from Film School and Sydney Women's Film Group; Working papers for newsletter Hello Ms Bluestocking; AWEC distribution [Australian Women's Education Coalition]; International distribution women's films United States, United Kingdom and France; Isabel Larguia interview transcript.
Black and white photograph (x1) of John Bannon, 1960s (Item 1.1) - Box 1 (MS Acc14.127)
President of NUAUS 1968 from files of National University.
Black and white photographs (x3), 1960s (Item 1.2) - Box 1 (MS Acc14.127)
Side profile of women looking pensive; man in suit reclining in chair with window behind, next to flowers and telephone on tables; man seated on lounge in suit.
Felt banner NUAUS, 1970s (Item 1.3) - Folio-Box (Shared), Item 1.3 (MS Acc14.127)
Design with map of Australia in white on black and 'National Union of Australian University Students' printed in white. Screen printed by Capri Silk screen printing company Malvern Rd, Malvern.
T-shirt from conference, 1987 (Item 1.4) - Phase-Box 1a (MS Acc14.127)
White fabric with light brown text - Australian National Documentary conference October 15 - October 18.
Poster The School for Me, c. 1975 (Item 1.5) - Map-Folio 1.5 (MS Acc14.127)
Essay competition for school students poster printed in green on heavy white poster paper with banner on bottom in green.
SBS Australian Journalists Association (AJA) [Part 1 of 2], 1989 (File 2.1) - Box 1 (MS Acc14.127)
House Committee papers include copies of letters to the attorney general, memos and bulletins to the AJA members, and transcript of proceedings from dispute relating to contracts and award coverage.
SBS Australian Journalists Association (AJA) [Part 2 of 2], 1989 (File 2.2) - Box 1 (MS Acc14.127)
House Committee papers include copies of minutes, notes on meeting with Industrial relations, restructuring updates and seminars, and bulletins to the AJA members.
The Film and Television School, 1972 - 1979 (File 3) - Box 1 (MS Acc14.127)
Includes papers relating the short films of Hello Miss Bluestocking to the produced and directed by Torsh; Gillian Burnett's screenplay Trouble in mind; copy of Alternatives to schooling by Ivan Illich with annotation by Torsh on title page; catalogue of Films by Women, Iris Films; Film notebook.
Sydney PEN (International PEN Sydney Centre), 2003 - 2004 (File 4) - Box 1 (MS Acc14.127)
Original letters - one from the then Ambassador of Spain Jose Ramon Baranano, Peter Garrett MP, emails and printouts of Pen Sydney with meeting minutes; copy of The Quarterly, Sydney Pen Centre Issue 113; Joseph Isaiah's Acceptance speech for the award of the Australia PEN Keneally Award.
Sydney Women's Film Group, 1976 - 1977 (File 5) - Box 2 (MS Acc14.127)
Typed letters regarding film distributions in the United States of America; transcript of interview by Tany Torsh with Hamilton Fish III.
Sisters Publishing, 1979 - 1983 (File 6) - Box 2 (MS Acc14.127)
Letters from directors Hilary McPhee and Sally Milner; press release; Winter catalogue.
Sugar n' Spice- assertiveness training films for women, 1978 - 1980 (File 7) - Box 2 (MS Acc14.127)
Correspondence and accounts relating to Torsh purchasing distribution rights of films.
Birchgrove public school interviews [Part 1 of 2], c. 1973 (File 8.1) - Box 2 (MS Acc14.127)
Typed transcripts of interviews students.
Birchgrove public school interviews [Part 2 of 2], c. 1973 (File 8.2) - Box 2 (MS Acc14.127)
Typed transcripts of interviews students and staff.
National Union of Australian University Students (NUAUS), 1960 - 1981 (File 9) - Box 2 (MS Acc14.127)
Also known as Australian Union of Students (AUS) - papers on student politics includes letter from John Bannon, Education newsletters, Annual Executive Vice President report (Dany Humphreys), Myer Foundation grant.
Jane Oehr - film maker, - 1975 (File 10) - Box 2 (MS Acc14.127)
October issue of Vogue (magazine) with article about Jane Oehr, one of the leaders of the 1973/4 Women's Film Workshop.
Mixed papers -newspaper clippings, pamphlet draft, journal and newsletter issues, 1966 - 1973 (File 11) - Box 2 (MS Acc14.127)
Copies of the journal of the S.R.C. Sydney University Honi Soit; roneo Women's Health Centre (Leichhardt); clippings about discrimination and women's studies.
Women: a poor second in the education race, 1974 (File 12) - Box 2 (MS Acc14.127)
November issue of Cleo (magazine) –with article by Anne Woodham.
Thesis Sexism in schools, 1973 - 1974 (File 13) - Box 2 (MS Acc14.127)
Chapter 1 - typed introduction and literature review with annotations: though uncompleted Torsh used most of the ideas and material later when working for the Australian Schools Commission in writing Girls, School and Society.
Thesis Sexism in schools, 1973 - 1974 (File 14) - Box 2 (MS Acc14.127)
Chapter 2 - typed with annotations.
United Nations conference- Germaine (Greer), Liz Reid, 1975 (File 15) - Folio-Box (Shared)
16 April issue of Australian Women's Weekly containing article about feminist Germain Greer representing Australia.
Good morning boys and girls: a women's education catalogue, c. 1976 (File 16) - Box 3 (MS Acc14.127)
Production copy - paste up of all text in page order with sketches for graphics but does not include any photos; Produced by Paul Cockram a Sydney graphic artist who worked on the book's production with Torsh before it went to Greenhouse Press who published it in 1975.
Schools out [Part 1 of 2], 1971 - 1973 (File 17) - Box 3 (MS Acc14.127)
Correspondence includes letters from Ralph Steadman, Ivan Illich, Heineman, Ken Newcombe.
Schools out, 1974 - 1978 (File 18) - Box 3 (MS Acc14.127)
Correspondence with Penguin Books about royalties, the Australian Book Publishers Association book design awards, the Copyright Agency Limited, Heinemann Publishers and others includes black and white photographs for inclusion of publication (x5).
Schools out [Part 2 of 2], c. 1975 (File 19) - Box 3 (MS Acc14.127)
Negative galleys - Penguin books.
Women's Film Workshop, Women and Film Group, 1973 - 1976 (File 20) - Box 4 (MS Acc14.127)
File contains issue of Women media workers newsletter January 1977; material from Sydney Women's Film Group including meeting minutes; WomenVision 1974.
The Other half: a women's perspective, 1975 (File 21) - Box 4 (MS Acc14.127)
Papers and correspondence with Penguin Books about Dany Humphries's (Daniela Torsh) contribution to The Other half: a women's perspective; includes typescript and proofs of chapter School and the oppression of women.
Women in Education; Women's Education Action Coalition, 1974 - 1975 (File 22) - Box 4 (MS Acc14.127)
Minutes and other papers; copies and originals of correspondence from Women in Education group to the Queensland teachers union, and the South Australian Department of Education's Director General.
Education of women- Sydney Action Group, 1974 - 1979 (File 23) - Box 4 (MS Acc14.127)
Contains minutes of Women in Education meeting the seconded third one at Women's House in Alberta Street; minutes from meeting at Cavendish Street in Stanmore community centre set up under the Whitlam Government where the group later moved to; newsletters 1976 and 1979 and media releases; correspondence; Joan Bielski notes.
Sydney Women's Film Group, Media Women Workers, WomenVision, 1974 - 1977 (File 24) - Box 4 (MS Acc14.127)
Contains women media workers newsletter January 1977, material from Sydney Women's Film Group, WomenVision 1974 including stock shot listing; Film and Television newsletter August 1974 which has a report on the Women's Film Workshop.
Women's Adviser job application and correspondence, 1973 (File 25) - Box 4 (MS Acc14.127)
Daniela Torsh's application for Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's Women's Adviser job; includes telegrams related to it; press release of solidarity among applicants also included and telegram from Peter Wilenski, Principal Private Secretary to Gough Whitlam.
Class MS Acc24.048. Consignment received May 2024, 2017 - 2021
This consignment comprises a file regarding the National Union of Australian University Students (NUAUS) and Australian Union of Students (AUS) Archive Project 2017-2020. Papers include correspondence with the Library's Director General, minutes to committee meetings, notes on conversations with National Library of Australia's staff and an exercise book with handwritten notes.