• Entry type: Resource
  • Entry ID: AWH001052

Records of the National Foundation for Australian Women, 1988-2009 [manuscript]

  • Repository National Library of Australia, Manuscript Collection
  • Reference MS 9956
  • Date Range 1988 - 2009
  • Description

    MS 9965 comprises office files; Interim Board, Governing Body, NFAW Board and Subcommittee minutes and supporting papers; legal papers relating to the setting up of the Foundation and associated Trusts; financial records; photographs, correspondence and other papers relating to the NFAW’s 1990 National Women’s Conference, the 1989 NFAW Launch and the organisation’s newsletter, Broadside. The office files comprise the major part of the collection and include administration and financial records, Board meeting papers and those of regional NFAW groups and the Coalition of Participating Organisations of Women (CAPOW), legal documents, Trust and Award papers and Broadside administration records (28 boxes, 1 fol. Item). The Acc13.064 instalment comprises records of the National Foundation for Australian Women, documenting their activities in support of women’s interests, including: newsletters; event, award and project documentation; Board, committee and Annual General meeting minutes; membership lists; administration files; financial statements; funding records; and two banners. Many of the project files relate to the Australian Women’s Archive Project, and the activities of the Social Policy Committee include a focus on women’s health, industrial relations and women with disabilities (4 boxes, 2 fol. Items).

  • Quantity 7.52 m
  • Access Available for research. Not for loan.
  • Finding Aid http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-415252494/findingaid

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  • See also
    • Street, Jessie Mary Grey (1889 - 1970)
    • Pamela Denoon Trust (1989 - 2005)
    • Denoon, Pamela (1942 - 1988)
    • Ryan, Julia (1937 - )
    • Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia (1980 - )
  • Primary Creator
    • National Foundation for Australian Women (1989 - )