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Major accessions to repositories in 2023 relating to Women's History |
Local
- Dr Phyllis Edwards (1911-2003), anaesthetist: personal and family papers incl some corresp and photographs c1911-2003 (1455)
- Avis Hutt, (1917-2010), nurse and political campaigner: papers rel to the Birmingham People's Peace Committee Peace Mission to China 1955 (MS 5089 (2023/015))
- Mary Carpenter, educational and social reformer: addresses, corresp, and documents presented to during and following her visits to India to promote female education 1866-1876 (46948)
- The Meriton Centre: admission register; photographs, slides and film footage of mothers and babies both at the school and on outings; news cuttings [Restricted access] 1974-2013 (46873)
- Beatrice Lucas, (fl1919-1922), Sheffield: letters, primarily from Harry Steel of Middle Handley, Derbyshire 1919-1922 (DA)
- Clifton Women's Institute: minutes (c1980-2020), financial statements (c1947-2018), accounts (c1946-2014), programmes (c1959-1999), reports (c1978-2016) 1946-2020 (D8476)
- Derbyshire County Council: books of condolence on the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) 2022 (DCC/MR)
- HM Prison Sudbury: book of Condolence in Memory of Queen Elizabeth II. 2022 (D5165)
- Makings family, Whitwell: airgraphs sent to Jean Makings from her brother, Corporal Tom Makings, whilst serving in the Waziristan Signals (Royal Signals), Dera Ismail Khan, India, during the Second World War 1942-1944 (D8469)
- Margaret Chapman, (fl1950-1960), student at Thornbridge Hall Teacher Training College, Bakewell: photographs and documents relating to her training c1950-1960 (D8474)
- North East Derbyshire District Council: books of Condolence in Memory of Queen Elizabeth II 2022 (D6420)
- Devon Federation of Women's Institutes: records of the Devon Federation, and of 19 suspended branches and 11 suspended groups of the Women's Institute in Devon 1919-2021 (1618G)
- Eileen Joyce Dor, Topsham, Devon: personal diaries containing newspaper cuttings, photographs and news relating to plays, films, events in Devon and overseas, Vivien Leigh (due to a family relationship) and her children 1950-1971 (DOR)
- Joan Fry (1937-2002), of Torquay, Devon: diaries of Joan Fry, wife of a Devon policeman; file of related printouts 1937-2023 (FRY)
- Greta Berlin (b1942), artist and sculptor: corresp, press cuttings, film. working notebooks , publicity material and other records 1960s-2010s (D-GBN)
- Brownhall Scottish Women's Institute: records rel to events, activities and management nd (1556)
- Andover Homemakers' Club: records incl minutes and attendance books 1930-2022 (77A23)
- Amy Winifred Simpson Headley (1890-1981), of Ashford: diaries and related material; with minutes of the Committee for the Kent Adult School Union Convalescent Fund c1909-1917 1914-1976 (U4329)
- Averil Smith, (bc1904), horsewoman: hunting journal 1911-1937 (DE10573)
- Dorothy Turner, (fl1914-1918), nurse, Knighton VAD Hospital, Evington: photocopy of scrapbook, includes photographs of staff and patients and letters of thanks to Dorothy from soldiers often illustrated with cartoons (1915-1917) and brief history of the 5th Northern General Hospital (1914-1918) fl1914-1918 (DE10653)
- Eva Renate Baum, (fl1952), midwife and health visitor: certificates, photograph and badge 1952 (DE10665)
- Administration (1769) with will annexed (1777) of Mary Ellis c1769-1777 (MISC DON 2133)
- Mam Dishes oral history project: oral histories with female refugees and asylum seekers about family cooking traditions and recipes 2023 (2023/43)
- Beckingham Cum Saundby Parish Council: Book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II 2022 (10314)
- Hilda Kirk (née Carrington), (fl20th cent), of Nottingham: correspondence and family papers relating to her friendship with her former employers, the McCraith family of Newstead Abbey and later Cockliffe Hill with covering notes 20th cent (10342)
- Nottinghamshire Federation of Women's Institutes: records from closed WIs (Attenborough, Brookside (Mansfield), Calverton, Eastwood and Brinsley, Langar and Barnstone, Newstead, Norwell, Upton, Vale Inspirations, and Worksop), including record books, minutes, annual reports, accounts, constitutions, rules, scrapbooks, photograph albums, programmes and other documents 1949-2022 (10349)
- Mary West, (fl1990-2023), collector, Westhorpe Village, Southwell: scrapbooks, including Queen's Platinum Jubilee, death, and King's Coronation (2018-2023); photographic record of flora and fauna in Westhorpe and surrounding areas (c2004-2023); material from an exhibition for the King's Coronation celebration in Westhorpe (2023) other material relating to Westhorpe Hall, Westhorpe Estate - farming and racehorses, Westhorpe cricket, Westhorpe stories and legends, Westhorpe plants and trees, Westhorpe history and events; and Westhorpe Poetry Group: history, poems and events (2009-2023) [RESTRICTED ACCESS] 2004-2023 (10421)
- Marion Nuttall, (1932-2021), social activist: papers, photographs and a poster rel to social activism incl Drop the Debt Campaign, Jubilee 2000 Coalition, Friends of the Earth Wind Turbine, Greenham Common demonstrations, One World Centre campaigns, Oldham Unity and Destitution Food Project, local and national peace work, and the Women's Interfaith Project 1980-2019 (M376)
- Oxford Women and Homelessness Action Group: correspondence, minutes, reports and publicity material 1983-2003 (7104)
- Sheffield Feminist Archive: Women in Lockdown Project: pandemic postcards, written submissions and booklet 2021-2022 (X771)
- Grant and quitclaim of land in Shipham, Somerset, from Philip son of Henry Simond to Christine daughter of Sybil, daughter of Henry Simond c1290 (A/BAV/76)
- Myra Thomas (1917-1996) and Betty Hakesley (1929-2018) of Worthing: photographs and ephemera relating to Myra Thomas ('Tommie') and Betty Hakesley c1920-1999 (20559)
- Morley Women's Luncheon Club: minute books, annual accounts and rules 1949-2015 (WYL2680)
- Dauntsey Vale Women's Institute: minutes 1969-2015 (2036)
- Valerie Davies, cytologist: scientific papers c1960-2001 (4637)
National
- Soroptimist International of Jersey: minutes, scrapbooks, publications, and various other papers 1950-2018 (JA/4107)
- Forbes family of Culloden: four letters from women in the family 1637-1710 (Acc.14568)
- Joan Amelia Lingard (1932-2022), author: literary and personal papers c1960-12019 (Acc.14571)
- Dorothy Noel 'Dorf' Bonarjee (1894–1983), Indian poet and artist: papers, incl a notebook containing poetry 1915-1983 (BONARJEE)
- Rev. Canon Jennifer Wigley (fl1988-2017), Rector of Radyr: scrapbook, sermons and records rel to the campaign for the ordination of women in the Church in Wales 1988-2017
- Nina Baker (b1954), Merchant Navy's first female navigating cadet: collection of personal papers rel to Baker joining the Merchant Navy, incl letters of rejection and acceptance, uniform list, study workbooks; material rel to her membership of the Sea Rangers as a girl and her participation in a school cruise which helped to form her interest in the sea c1970 (REG20/000057 (Uncatalogued))
- Nina Baker (b1954), Merchant Navy's first female navigating cadet: personal papers incl British Seaman’s Card, Certificate of Radiotelephony, Seaman’s Discharge Book, record book, and Certificate of Discharge c1970 (REG20/000106 (Uncatalogued))
- Maud Sulter (1960-2008), artist, writer and curator: professional papers 1970s-2000s (TGA 20239)
University
- Traci Kelly, (b1961), performance artist: publications, programmes, sketchbooks, items from performance art pieces, and paperwork from her solo work and works in partnership with Richard Hancock 1998-2020 (A17)
- Suzanne Valerie Davies, (1938-2022), television producer & campaigner for women in broadcasting: papers relating to television programmes she produced and campaigning work for women in broadcast media 1968-1999 (A18)
- Angie Mason, (fl1975-2023), television producer, director & Head of Educational Development, BBC Education: papers relating to productions of the BBC Television Education Unit 1987-2004 (CT02)
- Dame Zandra Rhodes, (b1940), Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and fashion designer: licensing folders, garments, merchandise, costings and production folders, press cuttings, audio-visual recordings, sketches and drawings 1965-2002 (ZR)
- Regina Kapeller-Adler (1900-1991), biochemist and Jewish refugee: papers c1930-2020 (Coll-2091 (accession number: SC-Acc-2023-0124))
- Margaret Jane Campbell Hunter (1857-1938), Gaelic culture advocate and suffragist: scrapbooks (2) compiled by Campbell Hunter and her daughter Daisy Helen Burnley-Campbell, dealing with both public and private life, incl material rel to the Gaelic movement, the suffragette movement, the two women's participation in high society life, and their experience of the First World War 1909-1919 (Coll-2080 (Accession number: SC-Acc-2023-0021))
- Louisa Agnes Czarnecki (fl1861), Scottish poet: album primarily focused on politically engaged poetry that vehemently protests against "Russian atrocities" while celebrating the triumph of Garibaldi in Italy, perhaps related to her marriage to Arthur Antoine Czarnecki, a Polish exile residing in Scotland 1861 (Coll-2090)
- Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973), illustrator: register of work projects, month by month, 1946-1967, with nature note book for August 1909 by her sister Dorothy Oswald Barker 1909-1967 (SC-Acc-2023-0153)
- Ros Clarke, (fl1967-2020), feminist activist: diaries of a participant in the women's liberation movement 1967-2020 (SPCOLL/2023/26)
- Feminist Archive (East Midlands): Nottingham Women for Peace minutes and newsletters and Women Against Pit Closures ephemera c1980-1989 (FME/3/17)
- Feminist Archive (East Midlands): display boards from an exhibition on Nottingham Women for Peace and Greenham Common 1982-1986 (FME/3/17/17)
- Feminist Archive (East Midlands): materials compiled by Evelyn Silver, performing artists and activist 1980s-1990s (FME/3/29)
- Feminist Archive (East Midlands): material relating to the 'For Women Only' calendar produced by Lincoln Women's Action Group in 1977 c1970-1979 (FME/3/32)
- Feminist Archive (East Midlands): 'Women in Manual Trades' publications, photographs and Nottingham Women's Theatre Group material collected by Joan Matthews c1970-1989 (FME/3/9)
- Ethel Margaret 'Madge' Wheeler (1908-2002): personal papers, including correspondence with Mary Stott (c1957-1972) 1923-1997 (MS 425)
- Anne Reddish, (b1939), actor and theatre goer: memorabilia relating to performances at the Theatre Royal and Empire, Nottingham, collected by Anne Reddish (nee Hawthorn) 1951-1999 (MS 1053)
- Feminist Archive (East Midlands): artwork, including posters and publications created by Rosemary Wels (fl 1970-2022) c1970-1979 (FME/3/6)
- Unwin family: housekeeping expenses of Anna Unwin, 1770-1797, with her copybook, 1790; an Unwin Family Tree compiled by Cyril Unwin c1917 with later revisions 1770-1917
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