Collection Overview
MacKenzie, Norman Ian and Jeanne
Norman Ian and Jeanne MacKenzie Papers1935-1964
2 boxes
(1 linear ft.)
English
Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Professor, political and social science; Author. Papers document the work of Norman Ian MacKenzie in preparation for his report for the Social Science Research Council of Australia on the role and status of the Australian women, published as Women in Australia (1962). There is a small amount of material related to other publications written with wife and co-author, Jeanne MacKenzie.
Biographical Note
Section of survey for married women graduates, part of
MacKenzie's research for
Women of Australia, undated
Norman Ian MacKenzie was born in London in 1921. He was a professor of political and social science at the University of Sussex, England, circa 1963-83. He married Jeanne Sampson, writer and manuscripts editor, in 1945, and they had two daughters. With Jeanne's assistance he wrote and edited several biographies of H.G. Wells, Charles Dickens, Beatrice Webb, and others. Norman was commissioned by Social Science Research Council of Australia in 1959 to conduct two-year pioneering survey of the status and social and political roles of women in Australia, published as Women in Australia (1962). Subsequent and revised editions are entitled Women in Society. In 1979 Jeanne MacKenzie published
A Victorian Courtship: The Story of Beatrice Potter and Sidney Webb.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Norman Ian and Jeanne MacKenzie Papers document the work of Norman Ian MacKenzie in preparation for his report for the Social Science Research Council of Australia on the role and status of the Australian women, published as
Women in Australia (1962). The collection consists primarily of background research on the status of women in Australia and women's roles in education, labor and employment, family and home life, literature, politics, and the feminist and women's suffrage movements. Included are comparative studies for New Zealand, England, and the United States. There is also some material on Vida Goldstein, pioneer Australian suffragist; and Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Types of material include correspondence, typed and handwritten notes, original typed and handwritten manuscripts, surveys, reports, maps, reviews, pamphlets, clippings, memorabilia, and books. There is a small amount of material related to other publications written by Norman and co-author, Jeanne MacKenzie.
The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection without any additional restrictions.
Norman Ian MacKenzie retains copyright ownership for his writings. Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." Copyright to materials authored by others may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Norman Ian and Jeanne MacKenzie Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Norman Ian and Jeanne MacKenzie donated their papers to the Sophia Smith Collection in 1965.
Goldstein, Vida, 1869-1949
Johnson, Amy, 1903-1941
Women--Australia--Social conditions--20th century-Sources
Women-Suffrage--Australia
Women's rights--Australia--History--20th century-Sources
MacKenzie, Jeanne
MacKenzie, Norman Ian. Women in Australia (1962)--Sources
Additional papers of Norman MacKenzie are at The Women's Library in London.
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Contents
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Bibliography 1959-60
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Australian Paradox by Jeanne MacKenzie: correspondence and reviews 1961-62
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Clippings 1959-60
Correspondence
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Jeanne MacKenzie 1961-63
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Norman Ian MacKenzie 1961-64
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Education: reports 1955-58
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Employment: reports 1935-60
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Equal pay: reports 1946-58
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"Vida Goldstein, Australian Suffragette" (article) by Norman Mackenzie 1960
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Home and family 1945-59
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Lonely Moth: Amy Johnson's Flight to Australia by Norman MacKenzie n.d.
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Notes 1951-60
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Miscellaneous: address book, clippings, and reports 1944-60
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Politics and suffrage 1952-55
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Pamphlets 1957
Women In Australia
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Reviews, correspondence, and clippings 1961-63
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Introduction and chapters 1, 2 & 5
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Published book (1962)
Research materials
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Role of women in public and professional Life 1959
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Feminism: survey 1950-57
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Biographies of Australian women 1950-58
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Employment: war work 1960
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Miscellaneous reports and statistics 1946-61
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Permissions 1960
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Questionnaires n.d.
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Women's rights charters 1943-60
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Maps of Australia n.d.