Clare Stevenson pictorial material, ca. 1921-1984

fonds

ca. 1921-1984

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Objects, Badges

861919

Clare Grant Stevenson (1903-1988) was Director of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force from 1941 to 1946, becoming the first woman to be appointed as a commissioned officer in any armed service in Australia. She was appointed with the rank of Squadron Officer, then promoted to Wing Officer in October 1941 and to Group Officer in April 1942. Before the war she had been an executive with Berlei (Aust.) Ltd and spent from 1935 to 1939 in London to develop Berlei (U.K.) Ltd. Joyce A. Thomson is a freelance researcher, former WAAAF and author of The WAAAF in Wartime Australia, published by Melbourne University Press in 1991

SERIES 01
Clare Grant Stevenson Kodachrome slides of overseas trips, 1955-1966

SERIES 02
Clare Grant Stevenson negatives, 1940-1955

SERIES 03
Clare Grant Stevenson photographs, 191--1986

SERIES 04
Objects owned by Clare Stevenson, ca. 1920-1975

SERIES 05
Two paintings of Kings Cross, 1969 by Essie Nangle

Pic.Acc.6997 transferred from MLMSS 5364

Material related to Stella Florence James, presented by Clare Stevenson, is located at Pic.Acc.5358 (transferred from MLMSS 4097)

MLMSS 5364 supercedes MLMSS 4097