United Women's Convention Archive

Two boxes of material related to the United Women's Convention held in Hamilton in 1979. Includes handbooks, history of the convention, position papers, correspondence, minutes, financial records, newspaper clippings, programme brochures, registration lists, photographs, and miscellaneous items.  A small selection of items has been digitised - see below box listing.

Box 1:

1. Handbook 1979.
2. History of the United Women’s’ Convention.
3. Folder of Position Papers.
4. Miscellaneous Items including: Nathena (The National Party Magazine for Women) April 1979; Memo from Parliament House regarding Bills that were under Parliamentary Consideration Jan 1980.
5. Correspondence about purchasing badges, requests for attendance at conventions, compliments and complaints and replies dated from January 79‐March 80; Information on Women’s Health, fliers and covering letters, Research Papers.
6. Minutes from Meetings dated July 1977 to December 1979.
7. Financial Records including statements and receipts dated April‐Sept 1979.
8. Final statement on financial position, letter and advertisement advising “Winding up of Convention Society”.
9. Various correspondence from April 83 – October 85.
10. Warwick Accounts Book ‐ 1979.
11. Statements from Trusteebank Waikato, August 78‐ April 85.
12. Receipt Journal 79‐82.
13. More receipts and statements dated Dec 77 – May 87.
14. Waikato cheque books – x8.

Box 2:

1. Folder of newspaper clippings dated from August 78 to March 79.
2. Programme brochures – Convention April 1979.
3. Folder with Committee Evaluation Post Convention and Post Convention Book.
4. Press statement from Convention 1979, copies of the CV’s of the guest speakers at the Convention.
5. Agenda for meeting April 1979 and list of organising committees, programme for September meeting, Public Meeting excerpts, Correspondence to National Council of Women.
6. Folder containing Registration Lists of attendees and contacts.
7. Theme Areas and Key People for Convention April 1979.
8. Paper with Letterhead titled United Women’s Convention 1979, newsletters, list of contacts, details of speakers/topics covered at the Convention.

Box of photographs – photographer Marti Friedlander. Date range 1977 to 1987 – predominantly 1979.
14 small photographs
19 large photographs
22 contact prints
(Related to Rosemary Seymour and the work she did)

[See also Rosemary Seymour papers]