Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1985-1999 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
6 boxes, 3 parcels
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
In 1988, an organisation called MediaSwitch was established and funded by the Office of the Status of Women National Action Grants Program for Women. A national body, MediaSwitch was founded with the express concern to monitor the portrayal of women in the media and in particular their representation within the advertising industry. In 1999, MediaSwitch merged with the National Women’s Media Centre. This collection reflects the interests and activities of these two related organisations.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Records, 1985-1999
Collection alternatively titled as: National Women's Media Centre Queensland Branch Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence, administrative records, financial records, minutes, reports, discussion and conference papers, newspaper cuttings, newsletters, periodicals, and research materials concerning the media’s portrayal of women.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
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
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- MediaSwitch (Subject)
- National Women's Media Centre. Queensland Branch, 1988-2003 (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Migrated
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.