Provenance
Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)
Purpose/Function
Professional papers
Arrangement
Collection (Fond) > Series > Sub-series > Items > Subitems
Content
The Irena Higgins Papers held by the Kew Historical Society include personal and professional papers, written by or collected by her, relating to child and adult mental health issues and treatment, particularly at the Kew Mental Hospital, the Kew Children’s Cottages and the establishment of the first emergency housing in Kew. Donated by her family following her death in 2014, the collection is housed in a number of archive boxes compartmentalised into folders (sub-series). Each folder contains items grouped by subject.
Keywords
- department of health (vic.),
- mental hygiene authority (vic.),
- mental health authority (vic.),
- health commission of victoria,
- community services victoria,
- department of health and community services,
- department of human services,
- kew cottages,
- kew children’s cottages,
- kew training centre,
- kew residential services,
- kew lunatic asylum,
- kew mental hospital,
- willsmere mental hospital,
- willsmere unit,
- kew emergency housing
