Fonds GB 106 7ELG - GUNDREY, Elizabeth

Identity area

Reference code

GB 106 7ELG

Title

GUNDREY, Elizabeth

Date(s)

  • 1959-1975 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

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

Related descriptions

Publication note

Notes area

Note

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Women's Library

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

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area