Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1959-1975 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2.3 A boxes (2 catalogued, 0.3 uncatalogued)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Elizabeth Gundrey (fl 1959-1975) was a journalist and author of 'Jobs for Mothers'. Prior to this Elizabeth wrote articles on the employment of middle class wives and on widowhood. She also wrote a paper for the National Economic Development Committee on recruitment and training of married women in the retail trade.
Repository
Archival history
GB 106 7ELG 1959-1975 fonds 2.3 A boxes (2 catalogued, 0.3 uncatalogued) Gundrey , Elizabeth , fl 1959-1975 , journalist
Elizabeth Gundrey (fl 1959-1975) was a journalist and author of 'Jobs for Mothers'. Prior to this Elizabeth wrote articles on the employment of middle class wives and on widowhood. She also wrote a paper for the National Economic Development Committee on recruitment and training of married women in the retail trade.
The archive was deposited in 1997 as an outright gift.; Additional material was found amongst 'unsorted archival miscellany' during the move of the Library into the new building, 2002, and formally accessioned, July 2003.
The archive consists of papers and correspondence about 'Jobs for Mothers', papers about widows, working mothers and others, press cuttings, working notes, replies to questionnaires and lists of publications on careers.
The records are arranged in chronological order.
This collection is partially available for research. The catalogued portion of the collection is available for research, uncatalogued material remains unavailable. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
English
Fawcett Library Catalogue
The Women's Library has much material related to women's employment and women's employment organisations (see Strand 6 of the archive collection guide).
Finding aid created by export from CALM v7.2.14 Archives Hub EAD2002. Edited for AIM25 by Sarah Drewery.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
25/02/2008 Family Kinship Parents Mothers Working mothers Authors Writers Marriage Marital status Married women Widows Womens employment Employment Journalists Communication personnel Women Gundrey , Elizabeth , fl 1959 , journalist Sex Sex distribution Personnel People by occupation People
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The archive was deposited in 1997 as an outright gift.; Additional material was found amongst 'unsorted archival miscellany' during the move of the Library into the new building, 2002, and formally accessioned, July 2003.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The archive consists of papers and correspondence about 'Jobs for Mothers', papers about widows, working mothers and others, press cuttings, working notes, replies to questionnaires and lists of publications on careers.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The records are arranged in chronological order.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
This collection is partially available for research. The catalogued portion of the collection is available for research, uncatalogued material remains unavailable. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The Women's Library has much material related to women's employment and women's employment organisations (see Strand 6 of the archive collection guide).
Finding aids
Fawcett Library Catalogue
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Notes area
Note
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
- Family
- Family » Kinship
- Family » Kinship » Parents
- Family » Kinship » Parents » Mothers
- Family » Kinship » Parents » Mothers » Working mothers
- Authors
- Authors » Writers
- Marriage
- Marriage » Marital status
- Marriage » Marital status » Married women
- Marriage » Marital status » Widows
- Employment » Womens employment
- Employment
- Communication personnel » Journalists
- Communication personnel
- Sex distribution » Sex » Women
- Sex distribution » Sex
- Sex distribution
- Personnel
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English