O'Connell, Therese, fl 1970-1992 : Papers

The collection includes correspondence, clippings, leaflets, discussion papers, minutes and other material relating to O'Connell's involvement in the Wellington District Trades Council, Clerical Workers Union and Federation of Labour Women's Advisory Committee. Also included are papers relating to women's liberation politics and organisations, the Progressive Youth Movement and student politics, H-Block Committee and other organisations relating to Irish independance, politics, equal pay and pay equity, the Working Women's Alliance', Aro Street Action group, TEP Action Committee, abortion rights and women in trade unions.

Source of title - supplied title

Relationship complexity - Two poster collections created by Theresa O'Connell, the "Therese O'Connell Poster Collection" and the "Dan Long Library Poster Collection" are held at the J.C. Beaglehole Room, Victoria University of Wellington. See www.library.victoria.ac.nz for online finding aids.

Since the 1970s Therese O'Connell has been active in the women's and trade union movements.

Quantity: 18 box(es). 6 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter

Finding Aids: Preliminary listing available for the 90-214 accession.

Transfers: To Ephemera Collection - Posters relating to women's liberation, music, student politics, Irish politics and other political movements transferred to Ephemera.

Processing information: Accession 90-214 is input to item level except for boxes 9 and 10, the contents of which require further sorting and which are input at box level only. Accession 92-302, apart from the contents of box one which are described to item level, is input only to box record level and requires further sorting.