Deborah Joan Homburg papers relating to involvement in social movements, 1970-1986, particularly prison reform and the women's movement

MLMSS 4948

fonds

1970-1986

890554

3.06 metres of textual material (18 boxes) - manuscript, typescript, printed

Deborah Joan Homburg, born in New Zealand and educated in Melbourne, Victoria, studied at Monash University in 1975 where she became involved in student politics, representing the students on the Professorial Board and the Executive of the Australian Union of Students. Her involvement in a wide range of issues following university, particularly prison reform and women's issues, is reflected in the collection.

SERIES 1: Prison
BOX 1 - RESTRICTED
Papers re prisoner release campaigns, including Ray Denning, Ananda Marga and Peter Schneidas; Bathurst Gaol riots of 1970 and 1974; Nagle Royal Commission into prisons, 1970-1974

BOX 2
Papers re prison conditions, prisoner statements, and Submissions to Nagle.
Royal Commission into NSW prisons, circa 1970-1985

BOX 3
Papers re prisoner Support groups, including Prisoners’ Action Group, Women Behind Bars and Children of Prisoners’ Support Group. Includes copies of prisoner-produced newspapers, i.a. Jailnews, Jailprint and Prisoners’ Voice, 1975-1985

BOX 4 -RESTRICTED
Letters received from prisoners re court cases, sentencing, prison conditions and prisoner grievances.
Papers re Kids Legal Action Group, and printed reference material re prison reform.

BOXES 5-6
Printed reference material and prisoner statements re prison conditions, prisoner grievances and formal submissions to the N.S.W. Department of Corrective Services, circa 1970-1980

SERIES 2: Women
BOX 7
Papers re establishment and development of women’s collectives in Sydney, including Darling St, (Balmain), Women’s Health Centre and the Free, Women’s Refuge. Includes correspondence, minutes, printed matter produced by the collectives re, i.a. health, education and crisis management, 1980-1985.

BOX 8
Printed material re women’s health,medicine and sexuality; and feminist produced magazines, newsletters and periodicals, 1970-1985.

BOX 9
Reference material re health, education, politics and lifestyles of women. Includes notes and some personal papers, 1970-1980.

SERIES 3: Prostitution
BOX 10
Papers re the establishment and operation of the Australian Collective of Prostitutes.
Includes submissions to the N.S.W. Parliamentary Select Committee on Prostitution (1983), typescript speeches and correspondence, 1983-1985.

SERIES 4: Domestic violence
BOX 10
Papers and research into the issue of family violence and assistance for victims. Includes copies of funding submissions, circa 1980

SERIES 5: Youth Services
BOX 10
Printed material re youth services, in particular the Aquarius Youth Service, Kings Cross. Includes minutes, notes and staff information re unemployment and housing, 1984-1985.

SERIES 6: Homesexuality and Transsexuality
BOX 11
Printed material re gay rights and gay action groups; printed material re the establishment of the Collective of Australian Transsexuals, circa 1983.

SERIES 7
BOX 11: Papers re methadone treatment; women and drugs; alcoholism and narcotics. Includes pamphlets, reference articles and manuscript notes, circa 1980

SERIES 8: Mental Health
BOX 11
Newscuttings, conference papers and other printed material re mental health services, circa 1980.

SERIES 9: Aboriginal Rights
BOX 12
Printed material re Aborigines and mental health, land rights and Commonwealth Games protests (1984). Includes pamphlets and reference materials, 1977-1986

SERIES 10: Environmental Issues
BOX 12
Printed material re conservation and environmental issues, including asbestos poisoning, uranium mining, Daintree forest campaign, and U.S. Bases in Australia, 1975-1985.

SERIES 11: Housing Issues
BOX 13
Papers re tenancy rights and individidual tenant actions; women and housing, circa 1980

SERIES 12: Legal Studies
BOXES 14-16
Reference papers re part-time legal studies, 1980
Photocopied articles
Macquarie University papers - manuscript notes, assignments and photocopied references.
Sydney University papers - printed references and handbooks.

SERIES 13: Student Union Papers
BOX 17
Papers re involvement with the Australian Union of Students, including annual council papers, newscuttings, course criticisms, 1975-1976.

SERIES 14: Radical Publications
BOX 17
Printed materials re activist interests, including Anarchist newsletters, Blackflag, Rebel Worker and Amnesty International newsletter, circa 1980

SERIES 15: Reference materials
BOX 18
Newspapers, cuttings, pamphlets and brochures re, i.a. women and social issues, circa 1980

Partly restricted: Applies to MLMSS 4948/ Boxes 1 and Box 4

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