Patricia Ward papers, ca. 1915-1990

MLMSS 9043

fonds

ca. 1915-1990

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Photographs

404838

5.78 metres of textual material (35 boxes)
9 audiocassettes (7 hr., 3 min.) - 10 × 7 cm, 4 mm tape

Patricia Bruce Ward was born on 29 April 1921, the daughter of Jeannie and Cecil Webb. She was educated at North Sydney Girls’ High School, matriculating to the University of Sydney where she completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Diploma of Education. She then held teaching posts at a number of high schools.

In 1951, she married Professor John Ward at West Kirby, Merseyside. Their daughters Jennifer and Anne were born in 1953 and 1955.

After completing a course in librarianship, she began a distinguished record of service to the profession. Her offices in the Library Association of Australia included President of NSW School Libraries Section, 1974-1975; NSW Branch Councillor, 1976-1982; President, 1978-1979; and General Councillor, 1980-1981. She also served as Secretary of the Action Committee on Local Government Records from 1981. Her contributions were recognized by the award of Fellowship of the Library Association of Australia, and the award of Membership of the Order of Australia.

On 6 May 1990 the Ward family was among a party of steam train enthusiasts travelling on the 3801 steam train between Sydney and the Hunter Valley. Patricia Ward, her husband Emeritus Professor John Ward, and their daughter Jennifer Ward, died after a commuter train crashed into the back of the steam train. On 28 June 1990, the ALIA NSW Branch held an evening of tribute to honour the memory of Patricia Ward.

References:
Compiled from the collection
‘Memorial ceremony to pay tribute to Emeritus Professor John Manning Ward, AO, Mrs. Patricia Ward, AM, Miss Jennifer Ward and Mrs Moira Jennings : Great Hall, Thursday 21 June 1990 at 11:30 am’. Sydney: University of Sydney, 1990.
Julia Horne, 'Ward, John Manning (1919–1990)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ward-john-manning-1389/text27065, accessed 26 July 2013

Patricia Ward papers, printed material, colour slides, black & white photographs, and sound cassettes, ca. 1915-1990. The collection predominantly comprises Ward’s papers relating to her work with the Libraries Association of Australia, and the Action Committee for Local Government Records. Subjects include support services for school libraries, the training of library technicians, and the managemenat of local government records and archives. The collection includes correspondence, notes, minutes and agendas, memoranda, reports, discussion papers, newsletters, brochures, flyers, leaflets and printed material relating to children’s literature.

BOX 1
Papers including correspondence and notes concerning the Publications Board of the Library Association of Australia,1982-1987; Libraries Association of Australia NSW Branch, 1986-1987; and the general records disposal schedule for local government in New South Wales, 1984

BOX 2
Papers including correspondence, notes, flyers etc. concerning local history workshops, 1981; the Librarias Association of NSW Branch elections, ca. 1979; part-time work and job sharing in libraries, 1979; continuing education in libraries, 1980; and school archives, ca. 1977-1980

BOX 3
Papers including correspondence, reports, minutes, notes and newsletters concerning school libraries, 1953-1980; and the Support Services Task Force, North Sydney Region, 1977

BOX 4
Correspondence, notes and expense records of the Action Committee on Local Government Records, 1987-1988, 1990
Correspondence and financial statements of the Libraries Association of Australia NSW Branch, 1978-1979
Papers concerning courses and seminars on Local government records and archives, 1988-1989

BOX 5
Papers including correspondence and reports etc., concerning the School Libraries Section, NSW Division, Libraries Association of Australia, ca. 1974-1977; periodicals for Schools Libraries Project, ca. 1975; elections and the constitution of the Libraries Association of Australia NSW Branch, 1976-1979
Minutes and notices of the School Libraries Section, NSW Division, Libraries Association of Australia, 1973-1975

BOX 6
Papers including correspondence, notes, reports and seminar papers concerning school libraries, including support services for school libraries, 1970-1988; education for library technicians, 1981-1981;
Correspondence and 10 black & white photographs concerning the Wagga Wagga T.C. Pioneers Reunion, 1980
Personal correspondence, 1982-1983

BOX 7
Papers including correspondence, notes, reports, leaflets and brochures concerning library technicians, support services for school libraries, etc., 1979-1986; local government records and archives, 1982-1986; the Libraries Association of Australia NSW Branch, 1979-1988

BOX 8
Papers including correspondence, notes, flyers, brochures and journals concerning school libraries, children’s literature, teacher-librarians, and support services for schools, ca. 1969-1986

BOX 9
Papers including correspondence, notes, flyers and brochures concerning local history, training for local history librarians, managing local studies collections, and the study of history in schools, 1976-1988

BOX 10
Photocopy of ‘Oral histories for public libraries: a basic kit, from Library Association Record’, no date
Papers concerning libraries, including correspondence, notes, reports, workshop papers, journals, etc. Material relates to library technicians, ca. 1977-1979; the ‘Library technicians in Australia workshop’, 18-19 May 1979; and school libraries and support services, ca. 1975-1979

BOX 11
Papers concerning the Action Committee on Local Government Records, including correspondence, notes, reports and flyers. Material relates to the ‘Local government inactive and archival records course’, 1988; ‘Establishing a local government inactive and archival records programme’, 1987; and ‘Records management: the human factor conference,’ 1987

BOX 12
Papers concerning the Libraries Association of Australia NSW Branch Council, i1978; branch notices, 1977-1979; minutes and agendas of annual general meetings, 1976-1978; minutes and agendas of Branch Council meetings, 1976-1979

Papers concerning the School Libraries Section, NSW Division, Libraries Association of Australia, including correspondence and newsletters, ca. 1974-1978

BOXES 13-14
2 exercise books containing Patricia Ward’s handwritten notes concerning the Children’s Book Council of NSW Review Bulletin, ca. 1963-1964
Printed material including journals published by the Children’s Book Council of NSW including ‘New books for boys and girls’ 1963-1968 [incomplete], ‘Reading time: new books for boys and girls’, 1968-1986 [incomplete], ‘Reading Time’, 1972-1987 [incomplete]

BOX 15
Papers concerning libraries, including correspondence, notes, newsletters etc. Material relates to the Inservice course ‘Developing regional support services for libraries’; Task Force on Support Services, North Sydney Region, links with public libraries; support services for school libraries; 1976-1978

Papers including notes and journals, concerning Christian Science, 1947-1958

BOX 16
Papers concerning libraries, including correspondence, notes, discussion papers, reports, etc., Material relates to school policy statements, 1981-1982; school library services and standards, ca. 1976-1984; children’s books, including book reviews, 1984-1990

Papers concerning archives and local government records, including correspondence, flyers and journals, ca. 1982-1990

BOX 17
Papers concerning archives and local government records, including correspondence, minutes and papers of the Action Committee on Local Government Records, ca. 1988-1989

4 notebooks containing handwritten notes concerning the school library programs at Bondi Public School, 1979-1980, 1982; Darlinghurst Public School, 1984; Marrickville Public School, 1984

Papers including correspondence, newsletters, newscuttings etc., concerning the School Libraries Section, NSW Division, Libraries Association of Australia

BOX 18
7 notebooks containing handwritten notes concerning the Libraries Association of Australia, NSW Branch, including the Secretary’s notebooks, School Libraries Section, 1973-1974; NSW Branch Council notebook, 1976; NSW Branch Council, President’s notebooks, 1978-1979; General Councillor’s notebooks, 1980-1981
Papers including correspondence, workshop notes, reports and guidelines concerning library standards, 1973-1974; directories of NSW libraries; 1979; readings in school librarianship, 1982; local studies collections, and conservation and preservation of archival material, 1987-1989
18 colour slides, ca. 1974 relating to the Karmel Report Seminar, School Libraries Section, NSW Division, LAA, held at Belmore North Primary School, 1974

BOXES 19-20
Papers concerning the Action Committee on Local Records, including correspondence, memoranda, reports, discussion papers etc., ca. 1981-1988; minutes and supporting papers, 1981- 1989; Amendments to Ordinance No. 1 under the Local Government Act, 1919, ca. 1985; ‘Establishing a local government inactive and archival records programme’, 1987; General Records Disposal Schedule, 1988-1989

BOX 21
Cash receipt book for the Library Association of Australia, NSW Branch, 1988-1989
Cash receipt book for ALIA, NSW branch publications, 1989
38 colour slides, ca. 1977 and 1980
Printed material including ‘In Transit: Sydney CAE 1982-1989’, edited by LM Koder, Sydney College of Advanced Education, 1989; General Records Disposal Schedule for Local Government in New South Wales, produced by the NSW State Archives and Government Records Repository, 1988

BOX 22
Papers including correspondence, notes, guidelines etc., concerning Library Association of Australia publications, 1981-1989. Printed material including ‘Microfilming local government records : issues and challenges, edited by Ken Smith and Patricia Ward, 1983; ‘Managing local studies collections’, edited by Patricia Ward and Judy Washington, 1990

BOXES 23-25
Papers and printed material including lecture notes, journals, newsletters, reports, monographs, etc., concerning children’s books, public libraries and school librarianship, ca. 1955-1985.

BOXES 26-29
Printed material including reports, papers, journals, newsletters etc., concerning libraries, archives, and children’s literature, ca. 1977-1989. Material includes ‘Scan’ and ‘Scan : Educational resources bulletin’, 1982-1989 [incomplete]; ‘Archives and Manuscripts’, 1982-1989 [incomplete]

BOX 30
Papers concerning Bondi Public School centenary, including minutes of the Centenary Committee, correspondence, notes, photocopies of records from NSW State Archives; black & white photographs, ca. 1915-1975; notebook containing handwritten written notes of material donated or on loan to school, ca. 1982-1983; ‘Bondi Public School: Wellington Street, Centenary 1883-1983; ‘Centenary celebrations’ [Cudgeon Public School] 1982

BOX 31
Papers concerning Bondi Public School library, including notes on library resources; library promotions, 1 colour photograph of Bondi Public School staff, 1980; 6 colour slides of library material; library bulletins, 1980-1983

BOXES 32-35
Records of the Action Committee on Local Government Records, including correspondence, memoranda, minutes and agendas, discussion papers, reports etc., 1981-1988

SOUND RECORDINGS (Call No.: MLOH 735)
Series 01: Patricia Ward sound recordings

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