Collections:
Kaum Ibu UMNO Collection
This collection documents the activities of Fatimah Haji Salleh, a leader of the UMNO women’s wing from the Pudu branch in Kuala Lumpur. The photographs capture moments from her active years between the late 1950s and 1970s, reflecting the social and organisational work of Wanita UMNO during that period.
Kaum Ibu UMNO Collection
Finding Aid
Scope and Content:
The collection consists of photographs of Wanita UMNO members, then known as Kaum Ibu UMNO (1947-1971), from the Pudu branch in Kuala Lumpur between the 1950s to 1970s. These photographs belong to the late Fatimah Haji Salleh, who is heavily featured in this collection during her active days in the UMNO women’s wing. She played a pertinent role in the organisation as a leader through teaching and guiding members in home management-related skills. This collection of 82 photographs showcases their activities and programs conducted by Wanita UMNO, such as home economics workshops, voter registration drives, meetings, and field trips across Peninsular Malaysia. To capture their involvement as a group, the collection is organised through a series of 9 themes outlined below.
- UMNO formal group photograph
- Wanita UMNO Pekerjaan Tangan
- Wanita UMNO cooking class
- Wanita UMNO tudung saji workshop
- Wanita UMNO voter registration drive
- UMNO field trip #1
- UMNO field trip #2
- UMNO field trip #3
- UMNO gathering and meeting
Dates: 1950s-1970s
Identifier: 2025.05
Languages: Most of the photographs contain little to no textual information.
Notes: Item inventory is available upon request.
Collection Access and Use:
This collection is subject to copyright laws. The collection is made accessible for the purpose of education and research. Further use of the collection requires permission from the copyright owners. Please contact archivist@malaysiadesignarchive.org for further enquiries.
Archival History:
All materials in this collection were generously loaned to MDA by Natasha Jalil, initiated by Chin Kar Yern in August 2025. They were subsequently digitised in September 2025 and launched online in November 2025.
