State Library of Western Australia
Sister Kate's Child and Family Services Private Archives is a collection of records held in the Battye Library's Private Archives Collection at the State Library of Western Australia. The collection contains a range of records, some which are restricted to protect people's privacy. The items in this collection include personal and administration records and audio-visual material. There are some records for: Parkerville Children's Home; Sister Kate's Children's Cottage Home, Queen's Park; Sister Kate's Child and Family Care Services; and Manguri. There may also be admission and other information about people who were at the following Homes: Applecross Cottage, Ardross House, Greenmount Hostel, Hamilton Hill Hostel, Maddington Scatter Cottage, Yokine Cottage, and the Nollamara Children's Respite Home.
The Sister Kate's Child and Family Services Private Archives collection contains a range of archival series, some which are restricted. The records in this collection include:
The State Library of Western Australia has prepared a finding aid (known as a Manuscript Note or MN) that provides more detail about the contents of the Sister Kate's Child and Family Services Private Archives collection and the restrictions governing access to some of these records.
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Sister Kate's Child & Family Services, later known as Manguri [Manuscript Note]', in State Library of Western Australia website, State Library of Western Australia, 2011, https://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/mn/mn501_1000/mn0957srk.pdf. Manuscript Note 957 describes the contents of this collection, and access to the documents..
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 26 July 2012, Last modified: 28 January 2015