| Call Number |
MN 405 |
| Physical description |
55 cm |
| Notes |
Title devised by cataloguer. |
| Access advisory |
Available for reference; not for loan. |
| Cite As |
State Library of Western Australia, MN 405, Holman family papers, ACC 1744A, 2028A, 2279A, 3387A, 6799A, 8209A, 10464A. |
| Rights advisory |
Copyright or other restrictions may apply. For public use, contact the State Library of Western Australia. |
| Acquisition source |
Donation; 1965,1968; ACC 1744A. |
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Donation; 197108; ACC 2028A. |
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Donation; 197308; ACC 2279A. |
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Donation; 198508; ACC3387A. |
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Donation; 20061120; ACC 6799A. |
| Associated with |
Associated with photographs in the Pictorial Collection, State Library of Western Australia (Holman Family collection of photographs, 4553B) |
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Associated with material in the Ephemera Collection, State Library of Western Australia (Collection of material relating to the Labor Women's Central Executive, PR 6333) |
| Biography/history |
W.A. Labor politician. Assistant Secretary of the Timber Workers' Union 1918-1925. In 1930, Australian delegate at 11th Assembly of the League of Nations. Secretary of the Parliamentary Labor Party. MLA for Forrest 1925-1939. She made history in 1925 when, at age thirty-one, she became Australia's first female Labor Parliamentarian, holding the seat of Forrest until her untimely death on the eve of the 1939 elections. |
| Finding Aids |
Detailed listing available (MN 405) |
| Summary |
Includes correspondence from Geneva,1930; letters of condolence; miscellaneous family letters; newspaper cuttings relating to Holman family, John Barkell Holman (May's father), May Holman; profiles; invitations, programmes, and souvenirs; items of her father; speeches (of J.B. Holman on Industrial Arbitration Act 1924, of May Holman on Timber Industry Regulation 1926, of Ted Holman on requirements of Forrest electorate 1939); certificate presented to mark her service in the office of Assistant General Secretary of the Australian Timber Workers' Union, 1918-1925; photographs. |
| Subjects |
Holman, May, 1893-1939 -- Archives.
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Holman, May, 1893-1939 -- Correspondence.
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Holman, May, 1893-1939 -- Death and burial.
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Holman, John Barkell, 1872-1925 -- Archives.
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Holman, John Barkell, 1872-1925 -- Correspondence.
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Holman, Edward Joseph, 1904-1951 -- Archives.
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Holman family -- Archives.
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Holman family -- Correspondence.
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Australian Labor Party.
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Australian Labor Party. Western Australian Branch. Labor Women's Central Executive
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Australian Timber Workers' Union -- Employees.
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Trinity College of Music.
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University of Adelaide.
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Women in politics -- Western Australia.
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Women politicians -- Western Australia -- Archives.
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| Genre/Form |
Personal correspondence.
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Speeches.
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Certificates.
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Diplomas.
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Programs.
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Postcards.
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Medals.
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| Related names |
Holman, Edward Joseph, 1904-1951, author.
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Holman, John Barkell, 1872-1925, correspondent.
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Trinity College of Music, issuing body.
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University of Adekaide, issuing body.
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| Related item |
Souvenir 1933, to celebrate the twenty-first anniversary of the first State Labor Women's Conference (23rd October, 1912)
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Souvenir 1935, to celebrate the completion of Miss May Holman's tenth consecutive year of service as a member of the Parliament of Western Australia.
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Souvenir 1937, to celebrate the twenty-fifth and silver anniversary of the first State Labor Women's Conference (Oct. 23, 1912) and the tenth anniversary of the W.A. Labor Women's Central Executive.
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Holman Family collection of photographs 4553B
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Collection of material relating to the Labor Women's Central Executive PR6333.
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