Dorothy Vernon Smith Collection

The Collection contains items brought together by Dorothy Vernon Smith, which relate to the Liberal Country League, Christian political parties and other political parties in South Australia, ranging between the 1940s and 1980s. It was donated to the Library by Maggy Ragless in 2005 (City of Mitcham’s local history officer from 1986 until 2012).

The extent of the Collection is 3 archive boxes of clippings, meeting minutes, ephemera and publications.

General Special Collections conditions of access apply.

Box 1

1. Liberal Country League Minutes etc. 1948-1961 
2. Liberal Country League 1940s-50s: correspondence, election leaflets etc. 
3. Liberal Country League booklets 
4. Liberal Country League dated newspaper clippings

Box 2

Election material: 
1. Australian Heritage Alliance 
2. Australian Labor Party 
3. Australian League of Rights 
4. Communist Party 
5. Concerned Christian Party 
6. Festival of Light 
7. Liberty League of Australia, 1960s 
8. National Socialist 
9. United Christian Party 
10. Others 
11. Referendum 1944 
12. Referendum 1988

Box 3

1. Liberal Movements 1970s 
2. Press clippings 1970s