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Correspondence files

  • AU ANUA 48
  • Series
  • 1965 - 1973

This small collection of files relates to various legal issues including drafting of leases, contracts and agreements, and legal opinions on University powers in relation to the site.

Boardman, Ellis Russell

Correspondence files

  • AU ANUA 177
  • Series
  • 1960 -1987

Many of the files relate to the Library Committee, including minutes, agenda and working papers from 1960 to 1987. There are also files about significant events and ‘Library Archives’ and ‘Library History’ files. Single numbers have been imposed because many files bear the same alphanumeric number.

University Library

Correspondence files

  • AU ANUA 42
  • Series
  • 1930 - 1961

This is the main correspondence file series of the Canberra University College before it amalgamated with the Australian National University in 1960. Most of the files were top-numbered into the ANU multiple number Central Files series (ANUA 53) or destroyed. The remnant of the series are files relating to housing assistance to staff members and staff files.

Canberra University College

Correspondence files from the Canberra School of Art and the Canberra School of Music

  • AU ANUA 277
  • Series
  • 1976 - 1987

These files relate to the Canberra School of Music and the Canberra School of Art including the appointment of Directors, their Councils and building requirements and predate their administration by the ACT Government and the Australian National University. Includes Canberra Art School (old Canberra High School) plans and planning brief.

ACT Further Education Branch, Department of Education

Correspondence files of Dr Susan Bambrick as Master of University House

  • AU ANUA 430
  • Series
  • 1987 - 1989

The files were maintained in alphabetical order by Dr Susan Bambrick as Master of University House. While some are subject files most are organised by the person, position or body that she corresponded with, and include original correspondence and copies of her correspondence to others.

University House

Correspondence files of Mark Oliphant

  • AU ANUA 10
  • Series
  • 1949-1969

These correspondence files were maintained by Oliphant during the period he was head of the Department of Nuclear Physics and Director of the Research School of Physical Sciences, and deal with administrative matters, conferences, external organisations, projects and the Britannica Australia Awards. Some files have a multiple number with D prefix, but a single number has been imposed on all files.

Oliphant, Marcus Laurence Elwin

Correspondence files, annual single number series

  • AU ANUA 292
  • Series
  • 1988 - 2000

Many of the files relate to the Library Committee, including minutes, agenda and working papers as well as other administrative matters.

University Library

Correspondence files, multiple number series

  • AU ANUA 53
  • Series
  • 1930 - 2000

This was the main ANU correspondence file series from 1950 to 2000, usually known as ‘Central Files’. It contains some earlier material top-numbered from the first ANU file series (ANUA 18) as well as many files of the Canberra University College (ANUA 42) from 1930 to 1960. These files were incorporated in the series by the former Registrar of the Canberra University College Thomas Owen. The files were originally controlled by a card index and file register – the information contained in these was transferred to a computerised keyword index in 1975 and in 2006 to the current Central Records System. The multiple numbers consist of a primary subject often representing a Research School, Faculty or other organisational unit, a secondary number representing a function and then the next sequential number allocated to a particular file. The primary numbers (not all have extant files) are:

  1. Vice-Chancellor’s correspondence
  2. Legislation and policy
  3. Council and Committees
  4. Administrative matters (including staff organisation)
  5. Scholars and scholarships
  6. Research School of Pacific (and Asian) Studies
  7. John Curtin School of Medical Research
  8. Research School of Physical Sciences
  9. Research School of Social Sciences
  10. Visitors, visits, conferences and seminars
  11. Library
  12. Buildings
  13. Research School of Chemistry
  14. Other organisations (including Canberra University College 14.1.0)
  15. Staff activities
  16. University House
  17. Research students
  18. Ceremonies and historic occasions
  19. Joint ventures (Institute and School)
  20. School of General Studies (see also 30–44)
  21. Research School of Biological Sciences
  22. Research School of Earth Sciences
  23. Management Services Group
  24. Research School of Mechanical Sciences (proposed)
  25. Health research
  26. Centre for Resource and Environment Studies
  27. Humanities Research Centre
  28. Office for Research in Academic Methods
  29. Social Psychiatry Research Unit
  30. School of General Studies – scholarships
  31. School of General Studies – Faculty of Arts
  32. School of General Studies – proposed faculties
  33. School of General Studies – Faculty of Economics
  34. School of General Studies – Faculty of Asian Studies
  35. School of General Studies – Faculty of Law
  36. School of General Studies – student matters
  37. School of General Studies – business matters
  38. School of General Studies – halls of residence
  39. School of General Studies – committees and boards
  40. School of General Studies – research grants
  41. School of General Studies – curriculum
  42. School of General Studies – staffing
  43. School of General Studies – general
  44. School of General Studies – Faculty of Science
  45. Freedom of Information
  46. – 49. Not used
  47. Triennial planning
  48. Policy studies
  49. Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering
  50. Institute of the Arts
  51. Faculty of Medicine (proposed)
    Many personnel files were raised in this series either under the general ‘4.2 Staff appointments’ or under the secondary ‘staff’ function of particular organisational units. These files are controlled in a separate series of staff files (ANUA 19) from several different series. This series was superseded by an annual single number series in 2000 (ANUA 239).

Office of the Registrar

Country subject files from the Division of Pacific and Asian History

  • AU ANUA 420
  • Series
  • 1926 - 1986

Contains subject files and newsletters on countries kept by the Division of Pacific and Asian History: Cook Islands, Fiji, Gilbert and Ellis Island, Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Papua/New Guinea, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu), New Zealand, Nauru, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tahiti. Includes research papers and notes, governmental papers, publications, newspaper clippings, school readers and Cook Islands photostats.

ANU Division of Pacific and Asian History

Course materials from the ANU College of Law

  • AU ANUA 286
  • Series
  • 1988 - 2012

The course materials, commonly known as ‘bricks’, are for courses offered by the Faculty of Law and include an outline of the course, lists of lectures and tutorials, assessment plans, reading lists, and copies of articles and other readings.

ANU Faculty of Law

Daily files of the Master’s correspondence

  • AU ANUA 354
  • Series
  • 1974 - 1989

The mostly annual compilations of correspondence include correspondence to the Master of University House and copies of their replies in chronological order. In earlier years the correspondence is in binders and in later years loose in folders.

University House

Darrell Tryon Research Papers on Pacific linguistics

  • AU ANUA 463
  • Series

Collection includes language and research materials related to the Pacific, especially Vanuatu (previously New Hebrides), and the pidgin and creole languages of the Pacific region.

Tryon, Darrell T

David Dexter Papers

  • AU ANUA 21
  • Series
  • 1947 - 1992

Some records relate to the Australian Universities Commission, including reports of visits to other universities and minutes 1959-1967. Most relate to the ANU campus, including submissions to the Australian Universities Commission, reports on site planning and development proposals, taffic and parking studies, and files relating to the preparation and publication of a 1991 history of the ANU campus.

Dexter, David St Alban

David Henry Lewis papers on Pacific navigation

  • AU ANUA 563
  • Series

Collection includes field notes, newspaper clippings, research reports, photographs and maps:
Items 26 - 31: Field notebooks - Simpson Desert, Papunya, Indonesia.
Items 4 - 11: Map of the 1977-1978 voyage to Antartica in the 'Solo', including several photographs and newspaper clippings.
Items 1, 14, 17, 20: Details about the navigational techniques used by the Prahu Captains of Indonesia.
Item 21: Draft article on the Prahu Captains for 'Playboy'.
Items 22 - 24: Route-finding techniques of Aboriginal people in the Western Desert of Australia.

Lewis, David Henry

David Lawrence research papers on Charles Morris Woodford

  • AU ANUA 585
  • Series

Research collection compiled by David Russell Lawrence while writing the book, The Naturalist and his 'Beautiful Islands, Charles Morris Woodford in the Western Pacific, Canberra: ANU Press, 2014

Lawrence, David Russell

David Moorhouse papers

  • AU ANUA 486
  • Series
  • 1955 - 1996

Papers documenting David Bruce Moorhouse's career in Papua New Guinea as a patrol officer, administrator, and land consultant. Includes patrol reports, field officer's journal, mining consultancy papers, correspondence, papers relating to border crossings and territory intelligence, newspaper articles re royal visit by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, publications and maps.

Moorhouse, David Bruce

Degree register

  • AU ANUA 39
  • Series
  • 1951 - 1983

This suede-bound volume is a register of higher degrees including honorary degrees: Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Arts and Master of Science. It was signed by the recipient of the degree on the day it was conferred. The first few pages include signatures of notable people including politicians, senior public servants and writers. Most of the entries relate to Doctor of Philosophy degrees from 1954 to 1983 which include the person's full name and their signature.

Office of the Registrar

Department files and audiovisual material

  • AU ANUA 380
  • Series
  • 1957 - 2008

Includes annual reports, correspondence, meeting minutes and other administrative papers relating to the Department of Human Geography. Also includes, interviews with Professor Oskar Spate.

ANU Department of Human Geography

Department of International Relations newspaper clippings

  • AU ANUA 489
  • Series
  • 1959 - 1990

Microfiche copies of newspaper clippings arranged by countries in the Asia, Southeast Asia, and Pacific regions.

Country files include subject matter relating to foreign relations, political process, defence, economy and trade.

Files on Asia include subject matter relating to the Great Powers in Asia, the United Nations, aid, conferences, defence, economy and trade.

Files on world issues include defence, nuclear energy, world aid, economy and trade, Great Powers, environmental problems, resources diplomacy, Antarctica, principles of international relations.

ANU Department of International Relations

Department of Zoology photograph album and notes

  • AU ANUA 532
  • Series
  • 1990

The photograph album was compiled by Tony Argyle and Tony Howkins at the time of the Department of Zoology's 'reunion and wake' in late 1990 before its amalgamation with the Department of Botany. Its contents date from 1959 and include photographs of buildings and building works, staff and students (groups and individuals), vehicles, equipment, field trips and social events, as well as documents relating to Tony Argyle's employment, accident reports, extracts from the ANU Reporter, poetry, quizzes, programs and addresses. The drawing on the cover (the word Zoology spelt out in animals) is by Richard (Dick) Barwick. Loose photographs and documents are in a separate folder. Also included is the memoir, "Smyth's Department: Memories of the Department of Zoology, 1958 to 1971".

Argyle, Anthony Arthur

Diaries and tape recordings – Research on oral traditions among the Enga of the New Guinea Highlands

  • AU ANUA 276
  • Series
  • 1972 - 1975

Research material probably relating to Lacey’s 1975 PhD Thesis 'Oral traditions as history: an exploration of oral sources among the Enga of the New Guinea highlands'

118 tape recordings of oral histories, legends and genealogies. Compact cassettes C60, C90 and long play tapes.

19 field diaries and notebooks kept by Lacey, recording his research progress, process and details of interviews.

Lacey, Roderic John

Dick Barwick's drawings

  • AU ANUA 692
  • Series

This series has not yet been processed.

Barwick, Richard Essex

Dickson research on Papua New Guinea missionary history

  • AU ANUA 735
  • Series
  • 1950 - 1975

Box of index cards includes notes on missionary history and notes on oral history interviews conducted by Dickson with missionaries and church personnel (recordings have not survived). Two oral history interviews, one with GT Roscoe (31 Jan 1969) and Archbishop Strong (1 Feb 1969) on PNG missionary activity.

Dickson, Don

Division of Pacific and Asian History Library printed material

  • AU ANUA 400
  • Series
  • 1914 - 1983

Pacific and Asian History Library materials including governmental reports from Tonga, Western Samoa, Guam, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, New Zealand, East Timor and micronesia; parliamentary papers, proceedings, publications, printed material relating to Papua New Guinea.

ANU Division of Pacific and Asian History

Division publications

  • AU ANUA 419
  • Series
  • 1956 - 1991

Contains files relating to publications and films the Division of Pacific and Asian History were involved with, theses and monograph series, correspondence, bibliographies, newspaper clippings, and material relating to the film Angels of War.

ANU Division of Pacific and Asian History

Doctoral theses

  • AU ANUA 109
  • Series
  • 1962 - 1992

These are bound copies of theses written by students in the Departments of Experimental Pathology and Immunology. The majority are for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Australian National University; exceptions to this are noted in the item title.

ANU Department of Experimental Pathology

Documentary on Central Australian totemic ceremonies

  • AU ANUA 367
  • Series
  • 1956

The film titled ‘The Honey Ant Ceremonies of Ljaba – North Aranda Group’ was filmed by Theodor Strehlow while he was a Research Fellow at the Australian National University from 1949 to 1951.

ANU Department of Anthropology and Sociology

Documents for the design competition for the Federal Capital City

  • AU ANUA 140
  • Series
  • 1911 - ?

This set of printed documents, drawings and maps is one of many distributed by the Commonwealth Government for the information of competitors in the Federal Capital Design Competition in 1911.

Department of Home Affairs

Don Brash's research papers on American corporate investment in Australian manufacturing

  • AU ANUA 607
  • Series
  • 1961 - 1971

Having recognised the growing impact of the US economy on Australia, both through investment and trade, Sir John Crawford, as Director and Professor of Economics, Research School of Pacific Studies at the Australian National University, wished to make these matters the subject of research within the School’s Economics and International Relations Departments. On discovering that Donald Brash was examining possible subjects for a Doctoral thesis at the Australian National University, Professor Crawford invited him to conduct a survey of American corporate investment in Australian manufacturing. The papers in this series comprise the notes and working papers of Donald Brash in preparation for his Doctoral thesis on the contribution made to Australian development by American investment, 1960-1965, and the likely future trends in this field.

Brash, Donald Thomas

Donald Denoon collection of papers on aspects of Papua New Guinea history 1972 - 1975

  • AU ANUA 411
  • Series
  • 1972 - 1975

Collected papers on Papua New Guinea history, mining, and independence including interviews with spokesmen of the Highlands Liberation Front, research papers and reports. Includes papers relating to the University of Papua New Guinea Council, transcripts of interviews with Papuan Defence Force personnel and Papuan Chinese on their experiences.

Denoon, Donald John Noble

Dorothy Cameron Papers

  • AU ANUA 264
  • Series
  • 1943 - 2004

Processing of this series is not completed.

Cameron, Dorothy Olive

Dorothy Crozier papers

  • AU ANUA 413
  • Series
  • 1872 - 1977

Research papers and essays on the Western Pacific, particularly Tonga and Fiji; correspondence, course, conference and teaching files, project and survey files, reports, Foreign Office confidential prints 1888-1890, British legislation concerning the Pacific Islands 1872-1953, archives administration files, WPHC shelf lists, inventories and calendars, publications and photographs.

Crozier, Dorothy Felice

Dorothy Shineberg research papers

  • AU ANUA 484
  • Series
  • 1952 - 1993

The collection consists of research works and papers by Shineberg; files of general research material arranged by subject including Andrew Cheyne's Trading Voyages, cargo cults, decolonisation, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Kiribati/Gilbert Islands, pacific labour trade, Marquesas Islands, Micronesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga, Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides); undergraduate teaching resources and lectures; correspondence (including with Bronwen Douglas), photographs, computer disks, microfilm prints, material related to Shineberg's career, copies of archival material dating from the 18th century, card indexes and miscellaneous reprints.

Shineberg, Dorothy

Dr Roy Scragg papers

  • AU ANUA 773
  • Series
  • 1922 - 2022

Includes government, scientific, and medical reports and papers relating to Dr Scragg's work, mostly in Papua New Guinea, the majority circa 1950-1970. Contains files on medical staff in PNG serving under Dr Scragg which may be restricted. One box of photographs.

Scragg, Roy

Draft articles about Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific

  • AU ANUA 131
  • Series
  • c. 1973 - c. 1974

The typescript articles about Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific appear to be chapters for a proposed publication, as a published compilation has not been identified. Authors include Keith Sinclair (University of Auckland), Mary Boyd (University of Wellington), Deryck Scarr (ANU), M P K Sorrenson (University of Auckland), Joseph Jones (University of Texas), L F Crisp (ANU), Geoffrey Sawer (ANU), Sir John Crawford (ANU), C G F Simkin (University of Sydney), F W L Wood (University of Wellington), Norman Harper (Melbourne University).

Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies

Draft minutes of Council and its Committees

  • AU ANUA 34
  • Series
  • 1953 - 1977

These volumes contain rough handwritten minutes of Council and the Standing Committee, the Board of Graduate Studies, the Advisers on Legislation, the Professorial Board, and various other committees of Council. From 1953 to October 1962 these were recorded chronologically in the same run of minute books, then a separate run was used for 'miscellaneous' committees (items 20-22). The minutes are in note form and often indicate what was said by particular members. There is usually an index at the front of the volume.

Council

Early Australian maps

  • AU ANUA 289
  • Series
  • 1848 - 1947

This small collection of folded maps is attributed to Professor Spate who acquired them for the cartographic collection in the Department of Human Geography. Some are annotated with catalogue numbers. There is also a map of France and one of Lahore in India.

Spate, Oskar Hermann Khristian

Editorial and administrative records of the Bicentennial History project

  • AU ANUA 1
  • Series
  • c. 1976-1988

This series has not been processed. Boxes received from Alan Atkinson (1-3), Bill Gammage (4), Ann Curthoys (5), Peter Spearritt (6-16), Stephen Foster (17-35, 37, 52-56), Ken Inglis (36), Allan Martin (38-48), Graeme Davison (49-50) and JW McCarty (51).

Bicentennial History Project, Research School of Social Sciences

Edward Adley Owen photographs

  • AU ANUA 571
  • Series
  • circa 1909- 1910

Photographs of Fiji from an employee of the Colonial Sugar Refinery at Labasa, Fiji, originally in two albums. Removed from the original albums for conservation purposes. Items 1-65 are photographs from a 'Postcard album' and most are printed to be postcards. Items 66-89 were in a separate photograph album.

Owen, Edward Adley

Edward Freeman Paton Memorial Hospital collection

  • AU ANUA 602
  • Series
  • 1958 - 1976

Dr Edward (Ted) Freeman OAM served with his wife, Dorothy, as a medical missionary under the Presbyterian Board of Missions in the New Hebrides from 1963 - 1970. During this time he worked as a medical superintendent at the Paton Memorial Hospital, under difficult situations. He established a blood bank, updated anaesthetic procedures, taught family planning and supervised the training of many local and expatriate doctors and nurses while working in the New Hebrides. Collection includes correspondence, diaries, printed memorabilia, menus from the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, slides of the New Hebrides taken between 1963 - 1970 and slides of Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby) taken in 1963.

Freeman, Edward (Ted)

Egon Kunz papers

  • AU ANUA 497
  • Series
  • 1949 - 1980

Research papers relating to professionally trained displaced persons who migrated to Australia from Europe after the Second World War. Includes passenger lists, questionnaires and printed material for some of his published books.

Kunz, Egon Francis

Electron and Ion Diffusion Unit reports and minutes

  • AU ANUA 576
  • Series
  • 1960 - 1991

Research meeting minutes of the Electron and Ion Diffusion Unit 1961 - 1991 and quarterly reports of the Electron and Ion Diffusion Unit 1960 - 1990.

ANU Electron and Ion Diffusion Unit

Electronic files

  • AU ANUA 248
  • Series
  • 2004 - 2006

The email and electronic documents relate to Templeman’s role as head of Pandanus Books which published fiction, poetry, memoir and non-fiction works relating to Asia and the Pacific.

Templeman, Ian

Employee salary records

  • AU ANUA 344
  • Series
  • 1977 - 1985

Cards summarising some individual employees’ salary and leave. Contain employee name, address, date of birth, annual salary, reasons for salary changes and leave entitlements.

Office of the Registrar

Encyclopaedia of the Australian People files

  • AU ANUA 381
  • Series
  • 1983 - 1988

The collection contains material related to the compiling and publishing of the Encyclopaedia of the Australian People. It includes correspondence with the Australian Bicentennial Authority, the ANU Research School of Social Sciences, various immigration and ethnic groups, publishing and marketing arrangements, copyright clearances, Project & Management Committee minutes, annual reports, articles and information submitted by contributors.

Jupp, James

Enrolment and academic records

  • AU ANUA 542
  • Series
  • 1926 - 1964

Enrolment and academic records of students. Each entry has birth date and place, secondary education, tertiary qualifications, practical experience, forestry school exam results and year in which Diploma was awarded.

Australian Forestry School

Eric Fry papers

  • AU ANUA 238
  • Series
  • 1936 - 2004

The papers range from school and university awards and photographs, to research notes and lectures over a thirty-year teaching career. There are also drafts of unpublished books, draft chapters of the book 'Tale of Two Trippers' (Items 22-33), and correspondence with colleagues and students. Includes cassette tapes of lectures (Items 111-114), research papers on Monty Miller (Items 117-126), lectures and research material for a book on Australian history 1949-72 (Items 127-147), draft history of the Australian National University (Items 148-160), ANU PhD bonnet and gown.

Fry, Eric Charles

Ethel Drus research papers on Fiji

  • AU ANUA 307
  • Series
  • 1823 - 1907, 1959

Copies of and notes about archival material on Fiji. Date(s) given are from research notes. Dispatches from the Colonial Office to the Governor; Secretariat correspondence; Royal Gazettes; Admiral’s in-letters; Minute papers; Dispatches between the Secretary of State and the Governor.

Drus, Ethel

Ethel Tory papers

  • AU ANUA 139
  • Series
  • 1912 - 2003

This collection includes teaching materials, publications, material relating to the theatre and travel, as well as family photographs and objects, including items of academic dress.

Tory, Ethel Elizabeth

Eves collection relating to health in the Pacific Islands

  • AU ANUA 329
  • Series
  • 1974 - 2010

Includes, brochures, stickers, clothing and posters relating to the prevention HIV/AIDS and other health matters in the Pacific Islands, particularly Papua New Guinea. Also includes reports from the Department of Health in Papua New Guinea.

Eves, Richard

Examination papers

  • AU ANUA 324
  • Series
  • 1955 - 1997

This bound set of CUC and ANU exam papers, formerly available for reference in the Menzies Library, contains copies of exam papers sat by Canberra University College and Australian National University undergraduate students in the School of General studies and Faculties of Arts, Science, Law, economics and Oriental studies, later Asian studies.

The four volumes from 1955-1959 contain examination papers for the Canberra University College some of which are labelled University of Melbourne.

University Library

Examination papers

  • AU ANUA 348
  • Series
  • 1980 - 1998

Examination booklets containing questions set for Law students.

ANU Faculty of Law

Examination papers

  • AU ANUA 510
  • Series
  • 2004 - 2008

Examination papers.

Medical School

Examination papers and results

  • AU ANUA 537
  • Series
  • 1946 - 1959

Draft examination papers, copies of roneoed examination papers, schedules of students' marks signed by examiners, copies of roneoed schedules of marks and results and also correspondence with students about results and 'posts'.

Australian Forestry School

Examination results

  • AU ANUA 349
  • Series
  • 1963 - 1976

Results of student examinations

ANU Faculty of Law

Examiners' reports for Masters Degrees

  • AU ANUA 333
  • Series
  • 1975 - 2004

The binders contain reports from examiners of Masters degrees and their recommendations for awarding a degree and for prizes.

Office of the Registrar

Examiners’ reports for higher degrees at ANU

  • AU ANUA 210
  • Series
  • 1954 - continuing

The binders contain reports from examiners of PhD theses and their recommendations for awarding a degree and for prizes.

Office of the Registrar

Exchange with Moscow State University files

  • AU ANUA 517
  • Series
  • 1975 - 2012

Records documenting the exchange agreement between the Australian National University and Moscow State University in the Soviet Union.

Australian National University

Faculty of Asian Studies minutes and agenda papers

  • AU ANUA 670
  • Series
  • 1962 - 1989

Minutes and agenda papers, 1962 - 1989; Heads of Departments minutes and agenda papers, 1966 - 1970; Faculty Education Committee minutes and agenda papers, 1969 - 1973; Committee of the Centre of Oriental Studies minutes and agenda papers, 1963 - 1970

ANU Faculty of Asian Studies

Federal Capital Design Competition material

  • AU ANUA 129
  • Series
  • 1911 - 1923

This collection consists of a bound volume of papers and glass lantern slides and negatives. The volume includes instructions to competitors in the 1911 Federal Capital Design Competition, the report of the Federal Capital Designs Board and other parliamentary papers relating to Walter Burley Griffin’s winning design, including correspondence relating to AJ Macdonald’s temporary transfer ‘to assist Mr Griffin’, and reports of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works on ‘Dams for Ornamental Waters – Canberra’ and the erection of the Provisional Parliament House, Canberra. The lantern slides are of AJ Macdonald’s entry (no. 9) in the Federal Capital Design Competition which was one of the 46 short-listed designs (see www.idealcity.org.au/competition-3-shortlist-46.html). The lantern slides (8 x 8 cm) are:
•Drawing 1, Map of Contour Survey of the Site
•Drawing 2, Perspective view overlooking the Administrative Centre
Two additional lantern slides labelled A and B relate to another project for a site south of the Flinders Street station in Melbourne. There are also two glass plate negatives (22 x 17 cm) of Drawings 1 and 2 with a label ‘AJ Macdonald’s design for Federal Capital, DW Crawford’s perspective view thereof’.

Macdonald, Alexander James

Fenner School Wood Index

  • AU ANUA 624
  • Series

There are 2 runs of cards in this series grouped under wood index and sorting cards.

Wood index contains seven groups of cards. Groups are:

  1. wood specimen - approximately 360 cards arranged by family and genus. Some with more than one species.
  2. conifers - approximately 15 cards arranged by genus.
  3. WA, - approximately 23 cards. All Eucalyptus arranged species.
  4. other countries - 102 cards arranged by family with several genera and species on each.
  5. permanent slides - 72 cards arranged by family some with several genera and species. Note: no Eucalyptus listed (Myrtaceae).
  6. photo - 10 cards with details o how to develop photos.
  7. not titles - 8 small cards with details of stains and steralisers (for preparing slides)

A typed list of 170 samples by genus and species is annotated CSIRO Mr Gay Oct 1954.

Sorting cards are 204 x 128mm (8x5 inches) designed in the Paragon Copy-chat system and pre-printed. They are of 2 types:

  1. Majority are white, headed Wood Identification Features and marked DFP form 77 [CSIRO Division of Forest Products]
  2. A few are buff and marked DFP form 83.

There are approximately 500 cards filed in 2 groups with sections with headers.:

  1. Hardwoods with headers for Queensland, NSW, Tas, NZ, New Guinea, Malay, India, East Indies, Asia, Europe, USA, South Africa, W. Trop Africa, Euc, Euc WA.
  2. Families with headers for Australian and NEI.
    At the front of the sorting cards are approximately a dozen plain cards detailing chemicals and processes for preparing samples.

Fenner School of Environment and Society

Field notes and tapes on the Markham language group, Papua New Guinea

  • AU ANUA 520
  • Series
  • 1952 - 1987

Holzknecht studied languages of the Markham family of languages in Papua New Guinea, including the Wampar, Aribwaungg (Yalu), Musom, Labu and Aribwatsa (now extinct) language groups. The collection includes field notes and recordings of the languages including lexus, syntactic lists, grammar outlines, kinship charts and word lists, maps, publications and dictionaries of indigenous languages into German and English. Includes publications in German language.

Holzknecht, Susanne

Fiftieth anniversary archives

  • AU ANUA 60
  • Series
  • 1994 - 1997

This is an artificial collection of records, publications, both printed and audiovisual, and memorabilia associated with the celebration of the University’s fiftieth anniversary in 1996. It was assembled by the Pro-Chancellor Pauline Griffin and Giles Pickford in the Public Affairs Division who were involved in organising the celebrations. The material has been boxed in acid-free document cases and each of these has been treated as an item.

Griffin, Pauline Marcus

File movement cards

  • AU ANUA 343
  • Series
  • 1960 - 1977

Cards documenting the receipt and movement of some staff and student records. Contain name, file number and date of action. These cards can also show the date at which a person was appointed to a position.

Central Records

File register

  • AU ANUA 32
  • Series
  • 1946 - 1951

The register records file numbers and titles for early files in ANUA 18, most of which were subsequently top-numbered or destroyed. There are two volumes: 1. maroon springback binder: 101/1/1 to 120/6/2 and 2. Black springback binder (replaced by archival folder): 121/1/1 to 163/3/1. A note in the front of the volume explains the abbreviations used: A=consigned to Archives, D=destroyed, *=pruned of worthless material or combined file, though some files are marked both A and D. Many entries are crossed out and noted as 'Cancelled' with a new four-part number given.

Office of the Registrar

Files about ANU building projects

  • AU ANUA 94
  • Series
  • 1947 - 1953

The two correspondence files relate to Professor Lewis' engagement as Consulting Architect to the University when he was Professor of Architecture at the University of Melbourne.

Lewis, Brian Bannatyne

Files and publications from Pandanus Books

  • AU ANUA 298
  • Series
  • 2001 - 2006

There are correspondence and administrative files as well as ‘author’ files created by editors Justine Molony and Duncan Beard which contain correspondence with authors and the original manuscript submitted. There is a copy of each publication produced from 2001 to 2006 and promotional material including a book of reviews.

Pandanus Books, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the ANU

Files of the Vice-Chancellor

  • AU ANUA 55
  • Series
  • 1972 - 1983

Correspondence, notes and reports on matters concerning the internal governance of the Australian National University created by Professor Low and relating to the more sensitive and confidential matters he had to deal with as Vice-Chancellor from 1975 to 1982.

Subjects include academic staffing and research positions, graduate education, students’ organisations, tertiary education fees, government funding, the University’s budgetary position, a review of the University’s Research Schools (Institute of Advanced Studies) 1976-1982, ANU conferences and seminars 1980-1981, proposed Australian Institute of Development Studies and the development of the University of Papua New Guinea.

Also included are speech notes, invitations and letters of appreciation relating to various functions including conferring of degrees ceremonies and official visits, reports of overseas visits and the Vice-Chancellor’s reports to the Australian National University 1976, 1978, 1979 and 1982.

Low, Donald Anthony

Files relating to the Review of Australian Law Courses

  • AU ANUA 315
  • Series
  • 1984 - 1989

The files were maintained by Professor Pearce in his role as convenor of the Assessment Committee in conducting the review for the Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission. The role of the other members, Professor Enid Campbell (Monash University) and Professor Don Harding (University of NSW) is also documented through regular correspondence.

Pearce, Dennis Charles

Files relating to the administration of the Division of Pacific and Asian History

  • AU ANUA 418
  • Series
  • 1951 - 1990

Administration and general staffing of the Division, annual reports, correspondence, minutes, funding and conference papers. Includes records of predecessors the Department of Pacific History, Department of Pacific and Southeast Asian History, and Department of Far East Asian History.

ANU Division of Pacific and Asian History

Film and video received from the College of Asia and the Pacific

  • AU ANUA 760
  • Series

This collection of films was given to the ANU Archives by staff from the College of Asia and the Pacific in 2022. College staff found these films in a cupboard with no documentation so their context is not known as at 2022.

College of Asia and the Pacific

Financial ledger from the Office of the Registrar

  • AU ANUA 9
  • Series
  • 1950 - 1967

The volume contains a number of accounts which are not consecutive but continue at other locations in the volume:
Cash receipts, Feb 1950-Mar 1954, pp. 1-129
Cash statements, 1954-1955, pp. 129-133
Trust fund receipts, Mar 1951-Oct 1963, pp. 201-259
Trust fund receipts, Oct 1963-Jun 1967, pp. 166-200 (in reverse)
Trust fund receipts, Jul 1967, p. 159
Prize funds accounts, Jun 1963-Jun 1964, p. 260
Prize funds accounts, Jul 1964-Jun 1967, pp. 160-164
Trust fund payments, Jun 1952-Jun 1963, pp. 261-279
Trust fund payments, Jul 1963-Jun 1967, pp. 134-151

There is a register of receipt books for 1949-1953 inside the front cover.

Office of the Registrar

Florey Memorial Fund papers

  • AU ANUA 3
  • Series
  • 1968 - 1970

There are minutes and correspondence for both the national and ACT committees of the Florey Memorial Fund which was administered in conjunction with the Royal Society in London. The last item is a box of unsorted receipts and letters which accompanied donations.

Florey Memorial Fund Committee

Florey exhibition material

  • AU ANUA 11
  • Series
  • 1969-1985

This material was collected together by Dr MRC Banyard primarily for the establishment of an exhibition to commemorate the work of Sir Howard Florey in the foundation of the John Curtin School of Medical Research. There are placards used in an earlier exhibition held in Oxford on the development of antibiotics, a tissue perfusion chamber, photographs of Florey, images which appeared in the exhibition, photographs of the exhibition, and correspondence relating to the exhibition which was opened by Senator Susan Ryan, Commonwealth Minister for Education and Youth Affairs, in March 1984.

John Curtin School of Medical Research

Folders relating to University House

  • AU ANUA 355
  • Series
  • 1986 - 2003

The folders include Brazil’s papers as a member of University House and the Governing Board as well as her research into its history.

Brazil, Wendy Marelle Harley

Forestry Log

  • AU ANUA 678
  • Series

Fenner School of Environment and Society

Framed documents and images

  • AU ANUA 399
  • Series
  • 1951 - 1981

The framed documents and images were displayed in public spaces and meeting rooms at the Australian National University.

Australian National University

Framed photograph of Ben Chifley

  • AU ANUA 320
  • Series
  • c. 1946

This is a framed photograph of former Prime Minister Ben Chifley holding a pipe. The photo is housed in a glass-fronted wooden frame.

University Library

Frank Gosson's collection of photographs from the Astrolabe mineral field (the Laloki and Dubuna Copper Mines) Papua New Guinea

  • AU ANUA 450
  • Series
  • 1918 - 1924

1 album of 40 black and white photographs taken by a miner associated with the Astrolable mineral field and the Laloki and Dubuna Mines near Port Moresby. The photographs were taken between 1918 and 1924 and include images of mining operations, storage facilities and a tramway, staff housing for the New Guinea Copper Mine, as well as the general images of the landscape and everyday events, including Rouna Falls, Bootless Bay, farming, harvesting and ploughing, a coconut plantation at Bautama (Bootless Inlet) and a funeral procession.

Gosson, Francis John

Frank Ryan's Papua New Guinea slide collection

  • AU ANUA 561
  • Series
  • 1956 - 1970

The series consists of 395 images of people, families, villages, social life and customs as well as images taken in the course of Frank Ryan's work as a District Agricultural Officer.

Ryan, Francis Xavier

Fred Barker papers and publications

  • AU ANUA 232
  • Series
  • 1947 - 2009

This small collection of papers includes the monthly Research School newsletter 1970–1974 and papers relating to ANZAAS conferences, and papers by Barker published in science journals 1947 - 2009.

Barker, Frederick Charles

Fred Ward and ANU Design Unit drawings for furniture

  • AU ANUA 439
  • Series
  • 1951 - 1969

The drawings are for furniture particularly for University House, but there are also photographs of chairs and other furniture at University House, the John Curtin School of Medical Research and Bruce Hall. Two stained glass designs by G Kellock of Ballarat have been retained though their significance is unclear.

Ward, Frederick

Friends of the ANU Classics Museum records

  • AU ANUA 715
  • Series
  • 1985 - 2019

This series consists of minutes of annual general meetings, notices of lectures and events including the 50th anniversary of the ANU Classics Museum in 2012, fundraising notices, membership lists, and Presidents’ reports.

Friends of the ANU Classics Museum

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