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Papers of Jennie Scott Griffiths, 1885-1993 [manuscript]
Bib ID 1440105
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author
Griffiths, Jennie Scott, 1875-1951
 
Access Conditions Available for research. Not for loan. 
Description [1885-1993] 
0.81 m. (5 boxes) + 2 folders. 
Summary

MS 1071 comprises memoirs of Jennie Scott Griffiths' childhood and early married life in the United States and Fiji, and two books of newspaper cuttings relating to her involvement in feminist and socialist causes (2 folders).

The Acc02.050 instalment comprises correspondence, drafts of articles, short stories, plays and other writings, scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings and other papers (4 boxes).

The Acc08.058 instalment includes two scrapbooks, the first containing writings of Griffiths (indexed), which contain, One Out of Ten, Ciwa Griffiths, and the second (indexed) marked "literary cuttings" containing cuttings from newspapers (many concerning the Red Flag prisoners) with handwritten notes (1 box).

Biography/History Journalist and political activist. Jennie Scott Griffiths was a champion of women's rights and a campaigner in many labour groups in Australia, Fiji and the United States. She contributed to and edited, a number of papers and magazines in Australia and the Pacific as well as writing plays and productions for various labour groups. 
Notes

Manuscript reference no.: MS 1071, MS Acc02.050, MS Acc08.058.

Originals in private ownership.

Reproduction Some photocopies. 
Subjects Griffiths, Jennie Scott, - 1875-1951 - Archives.  |  Political activists - Australia - Archives.  |  Women political activists - Australia - Archives.  |  Feminists - Australia - Archives.  |  Women's rights - Australia.  |  Labor movement - Australia.  |  Women in the labor movement - Australia.
Occupation Political activists.  |  Feminists.
Terms of Use Copying of Jennie Scott Griffiths' copyright material permitted for research purposes. 

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