Canterbury Housewives' Union records
Scope and Contents
Records of the Canterbury Housewives' Union including minutes of the executive committee; correspondence; circulars and printed materials; constitution and rules; conference documents; financial records including subscription receipt books (1945-1951); letters to several government departments and historical papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1966
Creator
- Canterbury Housewives’ Union (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Existence: 1941 - Mid 1960s From AS: The Canterbury Housewives' Union was founded by Neta Doris Neale (nee Billcliff 1904-1988) in 1942 "to improve the cultural and material standards of life of the people and especially of women". The Union promoted good nutrition, housing, childcare and related matters, and worked actively for peace. In 1944 May Furey (May Edith Evelyn Furey, nee Finnemore, 1890?-1962) became the Union President, which she remained until her death in 1962. The Union continued until about the mid-1960s. Note: an earlier organisation by the same name also existed from 1912
Extent
5 Boxes (12 Folders and 7 Volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The records have been arranged into series based on the operational activities of the Union.
Physical Location
Shelf TU B 1e - Shelf TU B 1f, Tūranga, Tuakiri floor, ANZC Archives
- Title
- Canterbury Housewives' Union records
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Christchurch City Libraries Archives Collection Repository
Tūranga
60 Cathedral Square
Central City
Christchurch Canterbury 8011 New Zealand
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