Mostly consists of correspondence, incoming and outgoing, from the period leading up to the publication of Fighters and Singers: The Lives of Some Australian Aboriginal Women, edited by Isobel M. White, Diane Barwick and Betty Meehan, Australian National University Press, 1984. Also includes different draft versions of the Introduction to the manuscript. Correspondence about the manuscript concerns editorial revisions, order of articles, the Rationale for Fighters and Singers, and referees' assessments of the manuscript. Incoming correspondence includes letters to Diane Barwick and also to the work's other editors and authors.

Correspondents:
Jane Basinski, Jo [Volari?], Dallas Cox, Isobel ['Sally'] M. White, Pearl Thomas, Betty Meehan, Ann (Darwin Community College), Dr Catherine H. Berndt, Diane Bell, Louise Sweetland,

Also includes a letter from Jane Basinski to Diane Barwick, 15 December 1981, enclosing a reader's report commending Diane Barwick's manuscript, Rebellion at Coranderrk. Report was written by Tom Stannage.

Three draft versions of 'Aunty Ellen: The Pastor's Wife', an article by Diane Elizabeth Barwick. The subject is Mrs Ellen Atkinson, wife of Pastor Edwin Atkinson, of Mooroopna and Cumeroogunga station.

'Aunty Ellen' was published in Fighters and Singers: The Lives of Some Australian Aboriginal Women, edited by Isobel White, Diane Barwick and Betty Meehan. Published by George Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1985.

A4 sheets. Includes manila folder in which records were originally housed, which features a list of contents written by Richard Barwick.

Three draft versions, one of them missing the early pages, of 'Aunty Ellen: The Pastor's Wife', an article by Diane Elizabeth Barwick. The subject is Mrs Ellen Atkinson, wife of Pastor Edwin Atkinson, of Mooroopna and Cumeroogunga station.

'Aunty Ellen' was published in Fighters and Singers: The Lives of Some Australian Aboriginal Women, edited by Isobel White, Diane Barwick and Betty Meehan. Published by George Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1985. One of drafts features handwritten note on front page that reads 'Nancy and WEHS [W. E. H. Stanner] for comment and criticism - D 14/4/80'.

This item also contains:
Referee's comments about 'Aunty Ellen' by W. E. H. Stanner, 'Sally' (Sally Weaver), and Isabel McBryde;

Typed draft that appears to introduce a seminar about Aunty Ellen, entitled 'Seminar 6 June 1980'. One typed page;

Notice about Diane Barwick's Work-in-Progress seminar entitled 'Aunty Ellen: The Pastor's Wife'. Seminar was held in Department of History, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University.

A4 sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder, which features a list of contents written by Richard Barwick. Folder is located in inventory item BARI01524.

Five draft versions of 'Aunty Ellen: The Pastor's Wife', an article by Diane Elizabeth Barwick. The subject is Mrs Ellen Atkinson, wife of Pastor Edwin Atkinson, of Mooroopna and Cumeroogunga station.

'Aunty Ellen' was published in Fighters and Singers: The Lives of Some Australian Aboriginal Women, edited by Isobel White, Diane Barwick and Betty Meehan. Published by George Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1985.

Four versions are annotated typescript. One is annotated typed and pasted extracts.

A4 sheets. Originally housed in a manila folder, which features a list of contents written by Richard Barwick. Folder is located in inventory item BARI01524.

Genealogical correspondence, documents and notes regarding Louisa Briggs and family, in particular Mrs Ellen Atkinson and Pastor Edwin Atkinson. Includes Death, Birth and Marriage Certificates.

Correspondents:
Director, Churches of Christ Centre; 'Chris' (Australian Dictionary of Biography); Victorian Government Statist; G. J. Kenney (Assistant Victorian Government Statist); John [Beyer?]; G. W. Jackson; Clive L. Ward.

Mostly A4 and foolscap sheets, some small sheets. From a manila folder labelled by Diane Barwick. Front cover features a handwritten note written by Richard Barwick that reads 'Louisa Briggs - Search Data from records - for 'Aunty Ellen' article'.

Research notes about the life of Ellen Atkinson and related subjects. Ellen Atkinson was the subject of a biographical article by Diane Elizabeth Barwick entitled 'Aunty Ellen: The Pastor's Wife' published in Fighters and Singers: The Lives of Some Australian Aboriginal Women. Edited by Isobel White, Diane Barwick and Betty Meehan. Published by George Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1985. Pages 175-99.

Identified sources include 'Religion Vol [Volume]'. This source looks to have been created between December 1960 and early 1961 and is possibly a reference to Diane Barwick's own PhD fieldwork notebooks. Other identified sources are 'Maloga Files - Campbell' and Our Aim.

Mostly A4 sheets.

Papers regarding the creation of Fighters and Singers: The Lives of Some Australian Aboriginal Women edited by Isobel White, Diane Elizabeth Barwick and Betty Meehan.

Includes correspondence (correspondents include contributors and editors), loose working notes, a style sheet, etc.

Also includes annotated manila folder in which the contents of this inventory item and of BARI02601 were originally housed.

Item opens with a set of rough notes which begin 'Flower Bessy' which were originally stapled to inside of manila folder.

Papers regarding the creation of Fighters and Singers: The Lives of Some Australian Aboriginal Women edited by Isobel White, Diane Elizabeth Barwick and Betty Meehan.

Includes correspondence (correspondents include contributors and editors), loose working notes, two articles in draft format, etc.

Item opens with a list written by Diane Barwick which begins 'Barwick - cut'.

Originally housed in an annotated manila folder which is now located in inventory item BARI02600.

Letter from Isobel White to the contributors of Fighters and Singers, which was co-edited by Diane Elizabeth Barwick. The subject of the letter is the first royalty statement from George Allen and Unwin for the first five months of sales of Fighters and Singers. Statement referred to is also extant in this inventory item.

Photocopied A4 documents.