The Archives of Glasgow Women's Library hold a rich and diverse collection of material exemplifying the lives of women, charting their historical and contemporary achievements and contributions.
This collection consists of various objects and materials related to the women's suffrage movement, including anti-suffragette postcards, an umbrella stand painted by imprisoned suffragettes in suffrage colours, anti-suffragette clock, 'Panko' card game, suffragette-themed jewellery, an autograph album featuring a drawing of a suffragette and copies of 'The Suffragette' newspaper.
This collection consists of records related to the life of Catherine Morrison, including photographs, professional certificates and testimonies, a diary, correspondence, and memorabilia. The material primarily focuses on her work as an Ophthalmology Nurse and her War Service in Egypt and India between 1940 and 1947.
The collection is mainly comprised of ephemera relating to Women Live- such as posters, leaflets, programmes, badges, newspaper cuttings regarding each of the festivals and other events. There is also various correspondence relating to sponsorship, membership etc, several drafts and copies of the constitution, minutes of meetings, agendas and newsletters, photographs of events and performers as well as biographies of certain performers, information from similar groups or movements.
This collection contains records relating to the life of Barbara Burford, including drafts of literary works, research notes, professional and personal correspondence, photographs, memorabilia and cassette tapes.
The collection consists of documents relating to Rosemary Manning including manuscripts, personal and professional correspondence, invoices, magazine and newspaper articles, newspaper clippings and photocopies, flyers and posters, diaries, photographs and brochures. The documents relate to the fictional writing of Rosemary Manning, both in the project research and in the writing process. LGBTQ+ material is also present in the collection, and writing referring to the writer’s coming out is present in autobiographical and interview form.
