Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1969-2014 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
4 boxes, 1 parcel
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Was administrator of Shanti Nilaya (Australia), later known as the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Association (Australia). Awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2002 for service to the community, particularly through palliative care support groups. Retired in 2003.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Swiss-born psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was a noted researcher into death and dying and the founder of Shanti Nilaya and the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Centre.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1977-2014
Collection alternatively titled as: Rita Ward Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence, event elphemera, tour intineraries, contact lists and event attendance lists, newspaper cuttings, minutes, reports, photographs, scrapbooks and audio-cassette tapes relating to the activities of the Shanti Nilayana Australia and The Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Association (Australia) Ltd, and to Rita Ward's involvement with these organisations. Ward was a prominent figure in the Australian organisations and an associate of Kubler-Ross.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright applies.
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
- Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth (Subject)
- Shanti Nilaya (Australia) (Subject)
- Ward, Rita, 1936- (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, JR, 22-Jul-2021. Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.