Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1974- (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
44 boxes, 1 parcel.
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Hecate Press is the publisher for the Journal 'Hecate : an interdisciplinary journal of women's liberation' which began in 1975, International Women's Year. In the first issue the aims of the editorial policy were made clear: 'As feminists and socialists, we view this journal as a means of providing a forum for discussing, at a fairly theoretical level, issues relating to the liberation of women'. It has played a significant part in the development of feminist criticism in Australia and continues to publish on topics such as race, class, and literary and feminist politics.
Founding and ongoing editor of Hecate' is Professor Carole Ferrier from the School of English, Media Studies and Art History at The University of Queensland. It is published twice yearly by Hecate Press in association with the Research Group for Women, Gender, Culture and Social Change Research in the School of Communication and Arts at the University of Queensland.
While its focus is on publishing the 'Hecate' journal, Hecate Press has also published occasional books and the journal 'Australian Women's Book Review'.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Records of Hecate, 1973-2009.
Collection alternatively titled as: Hecate Archives Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Hecate Press records includes correspondence, submissions for publication, press releases, newspaper cuttings, subscription files, photographs, paste ups, proofs, and advertising, mostly, for the journal 'Hecate : an interdisciplinary journal of women’s liberation'.
Correspondence consists mostly of unsolicited submissions and attached self-addressed stamped envelopes. Rejected submissions are not kept. The letters from submitters may have notes written on them by Hecate Press editors (primarily Carole Ferrier and Bronwen Levy) or a simple ‘Rej’ [Rejected] written on the letter. The submissions were mostly poetry, although short stories and articles were also sent to Hecate Press.
'Hecate' is an international feminist academic journal. The focus is material relating to women and also creative work and graphics. It runs reciprocal advertisements with other feminist and socialist publications as well as exchange subscriptions. The Literature Board of the Australia Council as well as donations have been sources of financial assistance.
Some material is for other Hecate Press publications including ‘Australian Women’s Book Review’.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Little order has been imposed on the collection. It is largely arranged in the chronological order of each accession, with the original order appearing to be disturbed.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access except for Restricted access to: Box 33, Folder 7; Box 34, Folder 5 and 8; Box 35, Folder 1. Access to these folders is restricted until September 2039.
Conditions governing reproduction
Creator retains copyright where relevant, but may be reproduced without permission (from last Instrument of Deposit signed 21 June 2017)
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
The Australian women's register, AWH003473
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
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Libraries Australia ID
OCLC Number
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Hecate Press (Subject)
- Ferrier, Carole, 1946- (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, Linda Justo, 27-Jun-2023.
Revised, AM, 01-Jun-2020.
Revised, Linda Justo, 4-Nov-2019;
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.