National Italian-Australian Women's Association. New South Wales Branch - Records

MLMSS 5288 ADD-ON 1889
MLOH 61
VT 83

fonds

1980-1990

Textual Records, Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Musical Sound Recordings

423439

Digitised

8 cm. (1 box, 4 volumes)
6 audiocassettes (5 hr., 3 min.) - 10 × 7 cm, 4 mm tape
1 videorecording (approximately 45 min.)

The Association, established in 1985 by the founding president, Franca Arena, aims to recognise and promote the contribution of Italo-Australian women to Australian society. It has organised two international conferences in Sydney in 1985 and 1988, and published Forza e Coraggio/Give me strength (1989), a selection of Italian migrant women's experiences

Volumes of records (4) 1980-1981, 1984-1988, including correspondence, minutes and newscuttings, and literary papers 1986-89. Papers of Forza e Coraggio (1989) including authors' manuscripts submitted to ANDIA [Associazione Nazionale Donne Italo-Australiane] Alitalia Literary Competition

Detailed contents list available (3 pp.)

Sound Recordings
MLOH 61/1-5 (formerly at TR 1197-TR 2201)
Item 1: ‘The Role of Women Today in Australia and Italy’, Proceedings of the Second International Conference, Sydney, 24 Sept. 1988
MLOH 61/6 (formerly at TR 2202)
Item 2: Radio 2EA broadcast, 15 March 1990, of N.I.A.W.A. (NSW Branch) meeting on International Women's Day, 10 April 1990, at the APIA Club, Leichhardt

Videocassette
Noi Donne Italiane, Italian-Australian Women's Association Conference, Sydney Town Hall, 26 October 1985 (CALL NO.: VT 83)

English, Italian

In copyright:
Reproduction Restricted:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

The description of this material has been supplied from the Oral History Digitisation Program, undertaken 2014 to 2017, of the Library's oral history collections.

Copy available at CY MLOH 61/1-6 (Audio Recordings)
Available for reference
Video of highlights of 'Noi Do Italiane', First Conference on the Contribution of Italia Australian Women to Australia, Sydney, 26 Oct. 1985, located at VT 83.

Acquired as part of The Italians in New South Wales Project