MS 7493 Papers of Ruby Rich (1888-1988)
Biographical Note
Feminist. Born in Walgett, NSW and grew up in Sydney. Concert pianist in London
and Sydney. Joined the Feminist Club in Sydney in 1923 and in the next 50 years
was a member and office-holder in numerous feminist, family planning, peace,
international and Jewish organisations.
Box 1 (Folders 1-7)
Correspondence and some personal papers, newspaper cuttings, politics and
papers of Doctor M. Schalit, 1930-82
Box 2 (Folders 8-16)
Private
letters, 1930-79 re:
Women's organisations (especially AFWJ)
Published and non-published articles on Ruby Rich
Papers by Doctor M. Schalit
Women on culture
Ruby Rich versus politics in general
USA - 1937-39
De Burgh tape transcript
Turkish Women's Association
Writings on peace
Box 3 (Folders 17-25)
Writings about Jewish matters (The Jewish National Fund)
Broadcast material on the equal status of women
Broadcasts of Writings
China
Poetry/plays
Doctor Schalit's papers
Family planning
Writings, poems, plays
Box 4 (Folders 26-35)
Ruby Rich's lectures in Queensland, 1936
Broadcasts, 1938-39
Dare We Deny Them
Family planning, 1969
Women in politics, 1951-75
Psycho Analysis
British Chidren and the Second World War
Box 5 (Folders 36-40)
Lectures in Queensland and United Association of Women
Index of tapes
Correspondence with National Library
Co-masonic pamphlets, letters on peace, 1938-76
Masonic material
Box 6 (Folders 41-48)
Dare We Deny Them
Music for play "Tomorrow"
Peace song "Ceasefire"
Notes on prostitution
Association for Moral and Social Hygiene
Papers and reports on prostitution
Box 7 (Folders 49-54)
International Abolition Federation
Prostitution
Association for Moral and Social Hygiene
Freedom from Hunger
Amnesty International
Box 8 (Folders 55-63)
Australian Federation of Women Voters
Correspondence, 1946-81
Confidential papers – China
United Nations, 1947
Minutes of Executive Meetings, 1964-71
Box 9 (Folders 64-71)
Australian Federation of Women Voters
Correspondence
Articles and clippings
Papers and correspondence
The Dawn newsletter
Box 10 (Folders 72-78)
AFWV, 1934-81
Conference minutes
Correspondence, including photographs
Box 11 (Folders 79-87)
Board meetings
Minutes, 1936-80
Media clippings, 1967-70
Broadcasts, 1967-70
Equal Pay cases, 1952-69
Women’s Parliament, 1937
Correspondence, 1963-72
Australian Federation of Women Voters
Box 12 (Folders 88-95)
International Alliance of Women Congress, 1949-76
IAW, 1961-80
Correspondence and newsletters
Box 13 (Folders 96-102)
Women
Celegon Conference, 1955
23rd Triennial Conference, 1973
Family planning, 1973-74
IAW Congress, 1975
International Alliance of Women
Box 14 (Folders 103-108)
International Planned Parenthood Association
Business Resolutions, 1973
Newsletters and pamphlets, 1965-72
Family Planning Conference, 1969
Newsletters and pamphlets, 1966-75
Family Planning pamphlets
Box 15 (Folders 109-114)
International Planned Parenthood Association
Newsletter, 1968
South East Asia and Japan, 1965-75
Pamphlets and magazines, 1980
Newsletters, 1980
Correspondence and newsletters, 1968-80
Box 16 (Folders 115-125)
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
History
Tour Committee, 1977-78
Australian-Israel Society for Cultural Exchange, 1973-81
Friends of the IPO
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Magazines and pamphlets
Scholarships, 1963-71
Interstate correspondence, 1964
Box 17 (Folders 126-129)
Judge Rainbow Memorial Appeal Fund
Committee and Executive Committee, 1962-80
Box 18 (Folders 130-133)
Memorial Appeal Fund
Executive Committee
Publications Crime, 1965-80
Judge Rainbow Memorial Appeal Fund
United Nations
Box 19-23 (Folders 134-164)
Box 19
United Nations
Box 20
UNESCO material
UNICEF
United Nations miscellaneous, 1967-85
Research section
UN Association of Australia
FAO
Box 21
Youth
Racial determination
UNICEF & Information of Children
UNESCO news
UNESCO newsletter, 1977-80
UNESCO & Women
Guide to UN information
Box 22
Children
Charters and declarations
UNAA The reporter, 1955-63
UNAA The reporter, 1960-62
Miscellaneous
Box 23
In Action, 1972-85
Box 24 (Folders 165-169)
UN In action, 1973-75
International Labour Organisation
United Nations Posters
Documents on Status of Women
Boxes 25-29 (Folders 170-198)
Box 25
General Assembly
Disarmament
UN miscellaneous, including pamphlets and publications
Box 26
UN Miscellaneous
Relief, Administration, women’s role in development
AMNESTY, 1970-71
UN Plimsoll address on international co-operation
Box 27
Assorted pamphlets
Public information
UN and women, 1970
ECAFE – economic situation in Asia
UN Conventions and journals
Box 28
General Assembly
Apartheid
UN and children
Newspaper cuttings, Japan Times, 1967
Economic and Social Council
Box 29
Committee of correspondence
UN miscellaneous
Pamphlets
Press publications
UN Secretariat
Info Services
Status of Women
Box 30 (Books)
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Posters
Boxes 31-32 (Folders 199-211)
Box 31
Pamphlets
UN Association of Australia
UNAA Annual reports, 1972-73
Annual Conference, 1977
Minutes of Annual general meetings, 1968-78
Box 32
International year of human rights, 1968
UN commission on the status of women, 1968-69
Report on the inter-American commission on women
Commission of the status of women
United Nations Association of Australia
Box 33 (Folders 212-216)
UN Economic and Social Council
Commission on the status of women
Representations of IAW, 1968
Commonwealth Countries League
Literature and Documents
Box 34 (Folders 217-222)
Commonwealth Countries League
Newsletters, 1983-84
Australian Federation of University Women, 1963-65; 1970
International Federation of Business and professional women
Married Women Association
Pan Pacific and South East Asian Women’s Association
Boxes 35-37 (Folders 223-243)
Box 35
Women’s organisations
Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom
Local Government – Australian Women’s Association
United Association of Women – Assorted Associations
Box 36
International Council of Women
Women’s organisations – Big Sister
Assorted women’s association
Box 37
Women’s Organisations
Assorted Women’s organisations
Wilenshi Report, 1978
Pan Pacific and South East Asian Women’s Association of Australia, 1961-76
Australian Liaison Committee
Box 38 (Folders 244-250)
NSW Women’s Justice Association
Women’s Bureau, NSW and overseas bureau
The Feminist Club
National Library of correspondence, 1980
Pan Pacific and South East Asian Association of Women
Box 39 (Folders 251-258)
WIZO
International Women's Year, 1975
Box 40 (Folders 259-265)
International Women's Year, 1975
Denmark's Women Conference, 1980
Box 41 (Folders 266-271)
The year of the child
Children and crime
Juvenile delinquency
Crimes conference
Box 42 (Folders 272-279)
UN prevention of ‘criminality’, 1960
Prison Aftercase
Israel: juvenile delinquency
WIZO, 1981-82
The Year of the Child, 1975 - Children and Crime
Box 43 (Folders 280-286)
WIZO
Human rights
National rights, 1935
Apartheid
Miscellaneous including League of Women votes
Apartheid – SA Defence fund in Australia
Box 44 (Folders 287-297)
Family planning minutes, 1971-74
World Population Year
Family Planning
Indonesia Planned Parenthood Association, 1968-72
Australian Crime Prevention
Box 45 (Folders 298-302)
Australian Crime Prevention and Correction and After Care Council
World Population Year
Women's Organisations on Crime
Publications of Assorted Australian Rehabilitation Organisations
Box 46 (Folders 303-307)
Children and Crime
Crime
Rehabilitation
Victimless Crime Seminar
"The Social Dilemma" by Paul Wilson, 1971
Box 47 (Folders 308-312)
Culture – musical artists
Culture – libraries
Culture – book reviews
Culture – Joseph Kretschmann Club
Box 48 (Folders 313-315)
Second Women in Labour Conference Volumes 1 and 2, 1980
Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Box 49 (Folders 316-322)
Abortion
Equal Pay
Social hygiene
Boxes 50-53 (Folders 323-346)
Box 50
Equal Pay
Box 51
Equal Pay, 1970s
Equal rights international
Australian Federation of Women Voters
Box 52
Equal Pay
AFWV, 1950s
Equal pay – newscuttings
Non-feminist involvement, equal pay, 1940s
Equal Pay – overseas
Box 53
Equal Pay – women’s involvement, 1960s
Newspaper cuttings, 1935-37
IDPFF and India, 1968-75
Boxes 54-60 (Folders 347-386)
Box 54
Family planning
NSW magazines and pamphlets
Correspondence, 1940-47
Family planning and the status of women
Box 55
Family planning
People magazine, 1975-79
Newspaper cuttings
Box 56
Family planning pamphlets, population
Family planning in developing countries
Family planning overseas
Box 57
Play ‘Tomorrow’
Preamble to the Spirits Assembly
On the edge of beyond
Family planning
Box 58
Family planning resolutions
Family planning – VD
Pamphlets
Contraception
Abortion
Box 59
Family planning Association of Australia
Miscellaneous official documents
Newsletters, 1971-72
Staff bulletin, 1979-80
FPAA in other states
Box 60
FPAA Annual Reports
Box 61 (Folders 387-390)
Family Planning and the Status of Women
Family planning – population
Box 62 (Folders 391-397)
Family Planning
United Nations Human Rights
Box 63 (Folders 398-403)
Human Rights
The Unmarried Mother and Child
Feminist Press
Women in Juries
Box 64 (Folders 404-407)
Human rights
Religions
Women on juries
Guardianship of children
Child endowment
Box 65 (Folders 408-412)
UN Human rights
Population
World Population Year, 1974
Box 66 (Folders 413-416)
Women’s material
Committee of Correspondence
Australian Liaison Committee
WIZO
Australian History
Box 67 (Folders 417-423)
Prostitution
Box 68 (Folders 424-427)
Racial hygiene - The minute books were transfered to the Mitchell Library -
NLA is keeping the photocopies.
Margaret Sanger and Josephine Butler
Box 69 (Folders 428-433)
Australian suffragettes
British suffragettes
Box 70 (Folders 434-438)
Slavery - Women and politics
Local Government
Law
Employment
Box 71 (Folders 439-443)
Women - Australia, America, World War Two
Women in the church
New Dawn magazine
Box 72 (Folders 444-450)
Women and work
Women and unions in Australia
Pamphlets
Women’s equality in employment
Boxes 73-74 (Folders 451-465)
UN and the status of women
Material on women, 1981-79
Box 75 (Folders 466-473)
The Status of Women
Peace Issues
Box 76 (Folders 474-481)
Newspaper cuttings, articles and poems
Peace organisations
American, British and Australian plans for peace and construction (WW2)
Boxes 77-79 (Folders 482-490)
World War Two plans for peace and reconstruction
Box 80 (Folders 491-495)
World War Two plans for peace and reconstruction - includes colour
portraits
Box 81 (Folders 496-503)
Newscuttings and photographs
WIZO photographs
Box 82 (Folders 504-510)
World Federalists
Federal Union
Viola Smith
Boxes 83-84 (Folders 511-524)
Miscellaneous
Equal rights
Animal rights
Personal letters
Memoir material – photographs, letters
Box 85 (Folders 525-530)
Miscellaneous - includes certificate "Rebecca Sieff Award"
Quotations – scrapbooks
Vida Goldstein
Box 86 (Folders 531-539)
Women’s Day, 1978
Famous women
Quotations – scrap books
Box 87 (Folders 540-547)
Miscellaneous - includes portrait
Jessie Street
Box 88 (Folders 548-554)
Freedom from Hunger
Sex education
Open Door
International
Poverty in Australia
Box 89 (Folders 555-561)
Miscellaneous - includes World Federation and Government
Women
Equal Pay
People in cultural activities
Box 90 (Folders 562-570)
Also includes correspondence regarding the International Alliance of Women
Publications include: Women of Europe, 1981-83
Box 91 (Folders 571-577)
Publications include: British Commonwealth League, Commonwealth Countries
League
International Women’s News, Women of Europe, 1963-84
Box 92 (Folders 578-583)
Publications include: United Nations, Commonwealth Countries League Newsletter , 1963-84
Box 93 (Folders 584-589)
Publications include: Current Affairs Bulletin, Current Notes on
International Affairs
Box 94 (Folders 590-593)
Publications include:Current Notes on International Affairs, International
Labour Office (ILO), 1951-70
Box 95 (Folders 594-600)
Publications include:
Australian Women's Digest
Nation's Forum of the Air
League of Women's Voters of South Australia
Peace and Freedom
Equality
Box 96 (Folders 601-607)
Publications include:
Equality
The Shield
Publications on population
Box 97 (Folders 608-614)
Publications include:
Children and their Law-makers
World View
ILO
Box 98 (Folders 615-621)
Publications include: (1948-68)
ILO
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE)
Box 99 (Folders 622-629)
Publications (1968-73) include: ECAFE
Box 100 (Folders 630-637)
Publications include:
ECAFE
World Alliance News Letters
Traffic in Women
Box 101 (Folders 638-644)
Publications and miscellaneous articles include:
Peace and Freedom
crime prevention
Box 102 (Folders 645-649)
Publications and miscellaneous articles include:
Crime Prevention Congress of the United Nations
Box 103 (Folders 650-657)
Publications and miscellaneous articles
Box 104 (Folders 658-663)
Publications and miscellaneous articles include war issues and religion
Box 105 (Folders 664-669)
Publications and miscellaneous articles include The Dawn, 1936-58
Box 106 (Folders 670-676)
Publications include:
The Dawn
Publications on population
Box 107 (Folders 677-686)
Publications (1946-80) include:
Publications on population
International Women's News
Boxes 108-109 (Folders 687-702
Publications include:
International Women's News
Box 110 (added 1995)
Letters and correspondence
Miscellaneous papers
Printed material
Conference/committee papers
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