Catherine Helen Spence - Papers, 1856-1909

MLMSS 202

fonds

1856-1909

66060

Microfilm : MLMSS 202/1).
Microfilm : MLMSS 202/2).
Microfilm : MLMSS 202/3).
Microfilm : CY 254, frames 424-778 (MLMSS 202/4).
Microfilm : CY 255, frames 1-523 (MLMSS 202/5).
Microfilm : CY 256, frames 1-109 (MLMSS 202/6).

0.3 metres of textual material (5 vols, 1 box)

Catherine Helen Spence, 1825-1910, writer and reformer, migrated with her family to South Australia in 1839. She wrote five novels, 1854-1868, and social and political newspaper articles, 1865-1907. She advocated an electoral system of proportional representation called the Hare-Spence system, published books and pamphlets and spoke on this and other topics, 1891-1910. She was a delegate to an international conference on charity in the United States of America, 1893, and was involved in various charitable organisations in South Australia mainly connected with children.

This collection consists of the following five record series. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series.
1. Talks, articles and research notes, 1861-1907
2. Poems, date unknown
3. Correspondence, 1856-1909
4. Newspaper cuttings and proofsheets, 1876-1907
5. Printed material concerning the South African War, 1899-1902

Click here to see extended guide to this collection in Guide to Australian Literary Manuscripts - onesearch.library.uwa.edu.au/view/delivery/61UWA_INST/12364185300002101