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Institute of the Arts publications

  • AU ANUA 184
  • Series
  • 1979 - 2003

The publications relate to the Institute of the Arts (ITA) and predecessors the Canberra Institute of the Arts (CITA), the Canberra School of Music and the Canberra School of Art. There are also publications relating to the Drill Hall Gallery.

Institute of the Arts

Canberra University College Gazette master set

  • AU ANUA 154
  • Series
  • 1951 - 1960

The Gazette was published as a general newsletter for students and staff of the College. Issues held in a black springback binder are:
• Vol. 1, No. 1, December 1951 to No. 12, September 1955 (with index)
• Vol. 2, No. 1, February 1956 to No. 6, November 1957
• Vol. 3, No. 1, July 1959 to No. 4, September 1960
The master set does not include issues Vol 1, No. 4 or any issues for 1958.

Canberra University College

School of Music programs and publicity material

  • AU ANUA 263
  • Series
  • 1965 - 1997

These are printed copies of programs distributed at concerts, recitals and other performances at the Canberra School of Music from its establishment. They include performances by School of Music staff and students, visiting musicians, and concerts which were part of national tours, for instance by Musica Viva and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Some are high quality glossy programs while others are roneoed sheets. There are also some fliers, posters and publicity files which include photographs of musicians and reviews of performances. Publications include handbooks and calendars.

Canberra School of Music

Sir Allen Brown's Council papers

  • AU ANUA 649
  • Series
  • 1955 - 1962

This small series of files relates to Sir Allen Brown's membership of the Councils of the Canberra University College and the Australian National University. The papers show his involvement in the establishment in the School of Oriental Languages and other issues and are held in Prime Minister's Department file covers. There are also a small number of papers of Sir John Bunting and Edmund Foxcroft who were later members of the ANU Council. Sir John Bunting succeeded Sir Allen Brown as Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department.

Brown, Allen Stanley

Ben Selinger papers

  • AU ANUA 403
  • Series
  • 1947 - 2010

The records include correspondence; memoirs of Burton Hall and the ANU Chemistry Department; chemistry teaching material; publications; articles for the Canberra Times; presentations and lectures; journal articles; reports from his time on the Independent Panel on Intractable Waste and the Asbestos Advisory Committee; and research on the Chamberlain case and Agent Orange. The collection also includes teaching material from Melbourne Technical College, given to Selinger by Professor Arthur Hambly, as well as papers by Hambly and his obituaries.

Selinger, Benjamin Klaas

Canberra University College press statements

  • AU ANUA 242
  • Series
  • 1956 - 1960

There are two folders with typewritten or ronoed copies of press statements. They mainly relate to staff appointments, events and scholarship winners.

Canberra University College

Minutes and agenda of meetings of the ANU Faculty of Science

  • AU ANUA 361
  • Series
  • 1961 - 2003

These records contain minutes and agenda papers of the decision making body of the Faculty of Science. There are two committees represented in these minutes, the main committee and the standing committee. The meetings discussed such matters as the weighting of coursework, student appeals for special consideration, finances and staff issues.

ANU Faculty of Science

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

Gehan Wijeyewardene

  • AU ANUA 683
  • Series

This series has not yet been processed.

Wijeyewardene, Gehan

Vietnam research publications

  • AU ANUA 557
  • Series
  • 1989 - 2008

Collected for the ANU Vietnam Studies Group 1992 - 2003. Offprints of articles, ephemera, conference papers and other material.

Marr, David George

Australian Forestry School reunion papers

  • AU ANUA 81
  • Series
  • 2000

The papers relate to a reunion of former students of the Australian Forestry School, 1927 - 1964. There are committee minutes, administrative files, biographical notes of students called 'Growing Stock' and compiled by class coordinators, photographs of the event and the publication produced for the reunion 'A Brief History of the Australian Forestry School' by LT Carron.

AFS (Australian Forestry School) Reunion 2000 Incorporated

Papers about the defence of Australia

  • AU ANUA 548
  • Series
  • 1973 - 2002

The plans and reports mostly relate to civil defence and transport issues in the Northern Territory, Cape York and the Kimberley and Pilbara areas of Western Australia.

ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre

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

Records of Harold Crouch

  • AU ANUA 664
  • Series
  • c.1965 - 2017

Collection contains research and teaching notes on political science across Crouch’s career at the University of Indonesia, the National University of Malaysia, the University of the Philippines, and at the Australian National University. Includes media clippings and interviews given by Crouch to Indonesian and Australian news outlets, as well as notes from lectures and papers presented at conferences and to government bodies. Includes material relating to significant publications as well as an unfinished monograph on Southeast Asia.

Crouch, Harold

Correspondence between Professor Porter, Director John Curtin School of Medical Research, and Lady Florey

  • AU ANUA 69
  • Series
  • 1980 - 1988

Two files of correspondence between Professor Robert Porter as Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research and Lady Florey about the Florey Lectures, 1984 exhibition and Memorial Fund. One additional folder of publications relating to Florey Memorial Fund and commemoration of centenary of his birth in September 1998.

John Curtin School of Medical Research

Graduate School files and publications

  • AU ANUA 259
  • Series
  • 1990 - 2006

There are records created by the Deans of the Graduate School and other staff, and master sets of publications:
Dr Ray Spear, Dean
Correspondence files, 1990–1998
Committee files, 1990–1997
Subject files, 1990–1999
Dr John Hooper, Dean
Correspondence, 1998–2002
Meeting files, 1999–2005
Committee folders, 1999–2003
Graduate School files, 1995–2005
Professor Gail Huon, Dean
Committee folder, 2006
Graduate School publications, 1991–2006

Graduate School

Publications from Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing

  • AU ANUA 288
  • Series
  • 2002 - 2007

ANU was the lead agency in this consortium funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training which included University and other research facilities throughout Australia.

Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing

Posters from the Vietnam War

  • AU ANUA 669
  • Series
  • 1930s - 1990s

Vietnam War; Vietnamese Art

These posters, calendars and artworks were collected over the course of David Marr’s career. There are a mix of prints and originals from the 1930s to the mid 1990s. They largely focus on the Indochina Wars - particularlry the Vietnam War - and the politics of Vietnam during that time but the series also includes art and folk art not specifically related to these topics as well as material focusing on Laos, Cambodia and other regions. The perspectives of the material is mixed, work coming from North and South Vietnam, Europe (mostly France and Russia), Australia and The United States. The series contains examples of propaganda, fine art, children’s art, promotional material for private, not-for-profit and academic organisations and events, educational material, work related to charity and foreign-aid and material discussing war crimes.

Some material in this collection contains accounts of torture and images of injuries.

Marr, David George

Forestry Log

  • AU ANUA 678
  • Series

Fenner School of Environment and Society

Mervyn Paterson's papers and drawings relating to HPT machines

  • AU ANUA 665
  • Series
  • 1961 - 2011

The laboratory notebooks include calculations, notes and designs relating to the High Pressure High Temperature (HPT) apparatus which Paterson developed for research into rock deformation in the Department of Geophysics in the Research School of Physical Sciences (later the Research School of Earth Sciences). There are also log books of assembly notes for thirteen machines built by Paterson Instruments Pty Ltd (later Australian Scientific Instruments Pty Ltd) for overseas research institutes including Manchester University, the University of Montpellier and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and folders of email correspondence with clients and potential clients. The drawings are of the original design and modifications of the HPT apparatus including assembly, modules and components.

Paterson, Mervyn Silas

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

Research papers of Margaret George

  • AU ANUA 438
  • Series
  • 1960s - 1974

This series contains research notes, seminar papers and correspondence relating to Margaret George's research into the Netherlands East Indies.

George, Margaret Lorraine

Robert Osborne papers and photographs

  • AU ANUA 99
  • Series
  • 1948 - 1954

This small collection of letters, invitations, and a menu includes photographs of the 1948 Easter Conference, showing participants at the Institute of Anatomy building including members of the Academic Advisory Committee (Florey, Hancock, Oliphant, and Firth).

Osborne, Robert Gumley

Anjeli Nathan papers

  • AU ANUA 98
  • Series
  • 1980 - 1999

This series documents the academic progress of an ANU Science student who graduated with First Class Honours and the University Medal in 1998. It includes material from her primary and secondary education, university studies and extracurricular activities, as well as personal correspondence and photographs. There is also material relating to her death and the setting up of the Anjeli Nathan Scholarship and Fund.

Nathan, Anjeli Catherine

Student record cards

  • AU ANUA 97
  • Series
  • 1932 - 1990

The cards relate to undergraduate students at the Canberra University College from 1932, and from 1960 to undergraduate and Masters degree students in the School of General Studies (from 1980, The Faculties) at the Australian National University. This summary indicates the relevant box numbers:

CUC student record cards, 1952–1960, 1–4
ANU ‘Non-Current’ Student Record Sheets, arranged by Faculty, students enrolled 1961–62 but course not completed, 5
ANU ‘Completed’ Student Record Sheets, 1962–1964, 5
ANU ‘Non current’ Student Record Sheets, arranged by Faculty, students enrolled 1962–63 but course not completed, 5–6
ANU ‘Higher Degree’ Record Sheets, two alphabetical runs for Masters’ degrees, completed and not-completed, 1960s, 6
CUC Matriculation Roll – lists of those who signed the roll, 1951–1957, 7
CUC Student record cards ‘1957 and previous years’ (blue), [1932]–1957, 7–8
ANU Course cards Arts A–Z (orange), 1960–1963, 9
ANU Discipline (white), 1960s, 9
CUC University Entrance for Adults – special English test (blue), 1950s, 9
ANU Masters of Arts/Economics/Science, 1961, 9
ANU Course cards Arts A–Z (blue), 1961–1963, 9–10
ANU Course cards Law A–Z (cream), 1961–1963, 10
ANU Course cards Science A–Z (green), 1961–1963, 10
ANU Course cards Economics A–Z (yellow), 1961–1963, 11
ANU Course cards Oriental Studies A–Z (pink), 1961–1963, 11
ANU Student Record Cards ‘non-current’ students who did not complete their course, 1960s to 1990s, 12–42
ANU ‘Graduates’ Student Record Cards, students who graduated 1960s to 1990s, 42–69

Canberra University College

Promotional material

  • AU ANUA 95
  • Series
  • c. 1980s

The set of posters for each Faculty and for 'student accommodation' with photographs of the campus provide an example of approaches to student recruitment.

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

Slides for Administrative Development Program

  • AU ANUA 92
  • Series
  • 1984

There are over 70 mainly colour slide transparencies, many taken by Bob Cooper, of the campus and also copies of older photographs of ceremonies and events as background information for an introductory training course in the Administrative Development Program.

ANU Instructional Resources Unit

Published papers of ANU staff

  • AU ANUA 90
  • Series
  • 1942 - 1981

This is a collection of folders containing published papers, usually off-prints, written by academic staff of the University.

University Library

Material for Hindi and Urdu courses

  • AU ANUA 89
  • Series
  • 1985 - 1986

The course materials include translation exercises, examination papers, notes and readings for courses undertaken by Douglas Ross as a mature age student.

Ross, Douglas

Sir Walter Crocker papers

  • AU ANUA 88
  • Series
  • 1951 - 1954

The first seven folders consist of Crocker’s manuscript The United Nations No Solution which was progressively sent to him by the ANU Administrative Officer in the United Kingdom in 1951. There is also a note signed by Michael Lindsey forwarding the manuscript to another unknown person. The remaining folders are of ANU material such as seminar papers, circulars, notices and agenda papers sent to Crocker when he was Australia’s High Commissioner to India.

Crocker, Walter

Papers relating to the explosion at the Research School of Physical Sciences

  • AU ANUA 87
  • Series
  • 1962 - 1965

Huxley’s personal file (annotated 8.1.1.3) and other files created in the Vice-Chancellor’s Office relating to the explosion at the Research School of Physical Sciences on 3 July 1962 and subsequent investigations and court proceedings. Item 4 relates to the reorganisation of the Department of Particle Physics in 1964 and includes papers of Senior Fellow J Blamey and Fellow R Marshall.

Huxley, Leonard George Holden

Ted Ringwood papers

  • AU ANUA 86
  • Series
  • 1962 - 1994

Most of the papers relate to the Synroc project: correspondence, reports, and submissions 1978–90. There are also papers relating to the history of the Research School of Earth Sciences, the 1991 review of the Institute of Advanced Studies, and papers relating to Ringwood’s membership of the CRA Scientific Advisory Board 1981–1993.

Ringwood, Alfred Edward

Papers relating to the opening of the RG Menzies building

  • AU ANUA 85
  • Series
  • 1962 - 1963

There are two files maintained by JJ Graneek, University Librarian, relating to preparation for the opening of the RG Menzies building as the new Library by Queen Elizabeth II. Included are printed memorabilia such as the program and invitation and copies of the speeches.

Graneek, Jacob Jack

Papers of Howard Florey

  • AU ANUA 84
  • Series
  • 1924 - 1968

These records were created by Florey during his association with the Australian National University as a member of the Academic Advisory Committee, adviser to the John Curtin School of Medical Research and Chancellor. They contain Florey’s copies of official records such as minutes of meetings and correspondence with other senior University staff from the 1940s to 1960s about the establishment of the University, new buildings and staff appointments.

Florey, Howard Walter

Papers of Laurence Fitzhardinge

  • AU ANUA 83
  • Series
  • 1938 - 1971

This collection of papers includes correspondence with colleagues in other universities, correspondence about the archival profession, Research School of Social Sciences seminar papers, and papers relating to association of the ANU and Canberra University College. There are also records documenting Fitzhardinge's research for his biography of Prime Minister William Morris Hughes.

Fitzhardinge, Laurence Frederic

Research material relating to the history of the Country Party

  • AU ANUA 82
  • Series
  • 1952 - 1954

This research material was gathered by William Rolph who was the first Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science in the Research School of Social Sciences at the ANU. There are research files, including drafts of papers, pamphlets and other publications and index cards of election results and research notes.

Rolph, William Kirby

Heinz Arndt papers

  • AU ANUA 80
  • Series
  • 1939 - 2002

The folders of reprints were maintained by Arndt but are not comprehensive as he was a prolific writer and wrote for many journals and newspapers on subjects ranging from economics to defence to immigration to development, diplomacy and regional affairs including Indonesia, Malaysia, Timor and the Pacific, to wages and employment, money, banking, monetary theory, the balance of payments, protection, aid, and macroeconomic policy. The folders are mostly chronological with a gap from 1991 to 1993. There are separate folders for Quadrant and translations, and there is also a manuscript for a book. Item 19 is a folder containing notices of meetings and papers relating to the Economic League for European Co-operation with correspondence addressed to Arndt.

Arndt, Heinz Wolfgang

Papers relating to the Australian National University Union

  • AU ANUA 79
  • Series
  • 1967 - 1974

Most of the papers are agenda and minutes of the Management Board, the Executive and various committees of the Union of which Refshauge was a member. There are also minutes of the Faculty of Arts Education Committee and papers relating to the Australian Union of Students.

Refshauge, Richard Christopher

Sir Keith Hancock official papers

  • AU ANUA 77
  • Series
  • 1946 - 1961

This series contains papers from two distinct periods: 1946–1949 when Hancock was a member of the Academic Advisory Committee (items 1–52 originally contained in four box files) and 1956–1961 when he was Director of the Research School of Social Sciences (items 53–57). There is original correspondence from Vice-Chancellor Copland, Dr HC Coombs, WR (‘Rusty’) Crocker, Professor JW Davidson, Sir Frederic Eggleston, Professor R Firth, Professor RC Mills, Sir David Rivett, Roland Wilson, Professor RD Wright, and Vice-Chancellor Melville, including carbon copies of Hancock’s correspondence with them and copies of various reports and minutes of meetings.

Hancock, William Keith

Microfilm of plan registry

  • AU ANUA 75
  • Series
  • 1953 - 1974

There are fifteen reels of microfilm of the plan registry. The first two reels have their own numbering system but the others use an annual single number to identify the plans of ANU buildings and landscaping projects.

ANU Property and Plans Division

Sir Jack Crawford confidential papers

  • AU ANUA 74
  • Series
  • 1960 - 1970

The papers relate to confidential matters involving University staff during Crawford’s time as Director of the Research School of Pacific Studies and as Vice-Chancellor. They were enclosed in envelopes annotated by D Hodgkin, the Registrar, identifying their contents and restrictions to access. Items 1 to 6 were originally held in one large bundle.

Crawford, John Grenfell

Jabal Centre records

  • AU ANUA 73
  • Series
  • 1998 - 2001

The records include display photographs used for promotion, recruitment and the activities of the Centre.

Jabal Indigenous Australian Centre

Charles Price papers on immigration and demography

  • AU ANUA 72
  • Series
  • 1945 - 2000

This collection relates primarily to Dr Price’s work in the Department of Demography from 1952 to 1985. It includes correspondence files, research files, statistical compilations, computer printouts, index cards to research materials, press cuttings, publications and copies of lectures and articles. There are files relating to Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs projects and to Price’s membership of the National Population Council, the Immigration Advisory Council, the Good Neighbour Council ACT, the Australian Council of Churches’ Refugee Advisory Council, and the Burgmann College Council, and some departmental administrative files.

Price, Charles Archibald

HC (Nugget) Coombs confidential correspondence

  • AU ANUA 71
  • Series
  • 1946 - 1972

There are two items of which the first is more significant: it contains confidential correspondence about Sir Howard Florey, Sir Mark Oliphant and the Research School of Physical Sciences, Lord Lindsay and other matters. The second relates to Coombs appointment as Economic Advisor to the Commonwealth Government in 1972.

Coombs, Herbert Cole

Leslie Melville's confidential correspondence

  • AU ANUA 70
  • Series
  • 1948 - 1957

There are three files which relate to the recruitment of Sir Keith Hancock and Sir Howard Florey’s report on the John Curtin School of Medical Research. They contain confidential correspondence which was either removed or withheld from official files.

Melville, Leslie Galfreid

Canberra University College lectures and addresses

  • AU ANUA 67
  • Series
  • 1946 - 1960

The lectures are typescript or printed and most of them are Commonwealth Literary Fund lectures. Some proceedings of commencement ceremonies are included.

Canberra University College

Prometheus master set

  • AU ANUA 66
  • Series
  • 1933 - 1958

This annual (but intermittent) literary magazine of the Students’ Association includes articles, poetry, prose and reviews by staff and students, as well as advertisements from mostly local businesses. Issues up till 1958 were published by the Canberra University College Student’s Association and from 1966 by the ANU Students’ Association. No issues were published in the periods 1942–1948, 1951–1955, and 1959–1965.

Canberra University College Students' Association

Photographic Zenith Tube (PZT) records

  • AU ANUA 641
  • Series
  • 1926 - 1985

The Australian National Time Service at Mount Stromlo Observatory engages in pure research and sends out time signals which are used for the correction of clocks and as a frequency standard for the determination of exact locations in geodetic and cartographic work, as well as for southern ocean navigation. The Time Service researches, primarily, into problems connected with the motions of the earth and their seasonal and occasional determination. The Photographic Zenith Tube (PZT) is an instrument that checks the time by astronomical means, recording the passages of stars close to the zenith. The PZT was brought into regular use at the Mount Stromlo Observatory from March/April 1957. The last plate observed was on 27 August 1985. The records in this series comprise PZT observing data, Positional Astronomy (National Time Service) day books, minutes of meetings, correspondence, subject files, as well as photographs, diagrams and drawings.

Commonwealth Solar Observatory

Honorary Doctor of Literature degree

  • AU ANUA 64
  • Series
  • 1933

The honorary Doctor of Literature degree was awarded to Mary Anne Hutton by the National University of Ireland on 26 October 1933. It is believed to have been awarded in recognition for her contribution to Irish scholarship through her translation of the Tain Bo Cuailgne (The Tain). The degree is held in its original leather scroll case and was transferred to the Archives with similar scroll cases containing greetings on the installation of the first Chancellor. The scroll case also contains a single-page highly-decorated manuscript of unknown origin, which includes the Paternoster, Ave Maria and Gloria Patri.

Hutton, Mary Anne

Papers of Ian Scales on the Western State Movement (Solomon Islands)

  • AU ANUA 637
  • Series
  • 1999 - 2001

Papers relating to the Western State Movement, Solomon Islands, 1999 - 2001 (items 1 - 36), papers relating to Solomon Islands Government Provincial Government Review Committee (items 32 - 37), report of the State Government Task Force 2001 (items 38 - 44) and newspaper cuttings related to the Western State Movement 1999 - 2001 (item 45).

Scales, Ian A.

Papers relating to the Stephen Review and the John Curtin School of Medical Research

  • AU ANUA 635
  • Series
  • 1990 - 2015

Papers relating to the Review of the Institute of Advanced Studies by a team led by Sir Ninian Stephen (the Stephen review) including Department of Employment, Education and Training documents released after a Freedom of Information request by Dr Peter McCullagh and review of the original FOI decision. Includes material about the implementation of the Review's recommendations, the subsequent Senate Standing Committee report on the John Curtin School of Medical Research, and McCullagh's personal recollections of the review.

McCullagh, Peter John

Ceremonial documents mainly relating to installation of Lord Bruce as first Chancellor

  • AU ANUA 63
  • Series
  • 1952 - 1956

This series includes greetings from universities in the form of scrolls, leatherbound folders and documents, a register signed by representatives of other universities, the presentation copy of Lord Bruce’s honorary Doctor of Laws degree, and printed programs and briefing papers relating to the installation of Lord Bruce as the first Chancellor on 23 October 1952. There are also two scrolls from the University of Melbourne relating to their centenary in 1953.

Australian National University

ANU Department of Economic History files, teaching materials and publications

  • AU ANUA 62
  • Series
  • 1970 - 2000

The series includes files maintained by the head of the Department, copies of teaching materials such as reading lists, essay topics and examination papers, and a run of papers presented in departmental seminars and seminars held jointly with the Department of Economic History, Research School of Social Sciences. Items 1-79, 145-146 are course materials; 80-144 are departmental files; and 147-153 are head of department files.

ANU Department of Economic History, Faculty of Economics and Commerce

Professor DA Low correspondence

  • AU ANUA 619
  • Series
  • 1930s - 2011

This series is not processed yet but contains both official and personal correspondence, addresses, articles and other material from the 1930s onwards including material relating to Haileybury School, Oxford University, Makerere University College in Uganda, the University of Sussex, the Australian National University, and the University of Cambridge. The material is organised in rough chronological order with the first box covering 1930s to 1960s, the second 1959-1970, the third 1965-1975, the fourth the 1980s, the fifth 1982-1991, the sixth 1991-1994, the seventh 1992-1996, the eighth 1997-2000 and the ninth 2001-2011. Box 10 contains offprints of articles and reviews of publications and box 11 contains a manuscript for 'Kingdoms on the Equator 1862 - 1902'.

Low, Donald Anthony

School of Music records

  • AU ANUA 618
  • Series
  • 1954 - 2004

Records include agendas and minutes for some committee and staff meetings, student competition and concert programs, posters and flyers, correspondence, reports and curriculum review documents, student reports and enrolments, Canberra School of Music newsletters, concert recordings, and photograph collection.

Canberra School of Music

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

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

Internal telephone directories master set

  • AU ANUA 59
  • Series
  • 1962 - 2001

The directories provide telephone extension numbers for staff and university departments and units. Up until 1991 these were in one alphabetical run but were then divided into a general directory and a staff directory as the publication increased in size. The directories changed format over the years: between 1964 and 1982 they were loose-leaf rather than side-stapled or bound.

Australian National University

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

Canberra University College annual report master set

  • AU ANUA 58
  • Series
  • 1930 - 1960

This is a photocopied set of Annual Reports for the Canberra University College, copied from parliamentary papers and other sources. The 1937 and 1938 reports which were missing are draft reports and were copied from the CS Daley papers (National Archives: CP487/1, item 14).

Canberra University College

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

Robert Crompton correspondence

  • AU ANUA 575
  • Series
  • 1961 - 1982

Written correspondence between Robert Crompton and various academics, including Australian Journal of Physics correspondence, examiners reports and letters, fellowship program, Gaseous Electronics Conference information, grant submissions and results and drawings.

Crompton, Robert Woodhouse

Mount Stromlo annual reports

  • AU ANUA 574
  • Series
  • 1955 - 1975

This set of annual reports belonged to Don Faulkner, a Fellow at Mount Stromlo from 1965 and acting Director 1992 - 1993. Included is a list of students 1951 to 1990.

ANU Department of Astronomy

Papers of Jonathan Brown

  • AU ANUA 573
  • Series
  • 1977 - 1980

Correspondence and minutes in bound volumes relating to Brown's role as undergraduate representative on the ANU Council, Chairman and member of the Governing Body of Graduate House, student member of the Faculty of Law and President of the ANU Law Society. Includes material on student accommodation, compulsory membership of student organisations, and ANU Law Society publications and events, and posters for events on campus.

Brown, Jonathan Graham

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

Records of the Director, Research School of Social Sciences

  • AU ANUA 546
  • Series
  • 1981 - 2001

In the period covered by this series the position of Director was held by Professor Max Neutze (1980–1985), Professor Paul Bourke (1985–1991), Professor Geoffrey Brennan (1991–1996) and Professor Ian McAllister (1997– 2004). Includes files on Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Group meetings, Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee of Academic Standards, University House review, files from departments and centres including Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Demography, History, History of Ideas, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Sociology, Law, Urban Research, Social Psychiatry, Encyclopedia of Australian People, Centre for Information Science Research, Federalism Research School, Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Pacific Studies, Statistics, Statistics Consulting Centre, Centre for Democratic Institutions, Social Science Data Archive, Archives, ANU Press, Public Policy Program, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies, Centre for Social and Political Theory and the Archives of Business and Labour/Noel Butlin Archives. Also files from committees, councils, projects and other initiatives including the National Social Science Survey, Policy Advisory Committee, Public Policy Program, Middle Australia Project (part of the Economic Rationalism and Citizenship Project), Ethics in Human Experimentation Committee, Australian Family Project, Australian Science and Technology Council, Committee on General Policy Board of the Institute of Advanced Studies, the Max Crawford Chair of History, John Clive Fellowship Fund (set up at Harvard University with a contribution from ANU), American Studies Centre (set up at the University of Sydney) and the Automated Reasoning Project.

ANU Research School of Social Sciences

ANU Division of Society and Environment records

  • AU ANUA 544
  • Series
  • 1991 - 2006

Contents include minutes of meetings, newsletters and advertising material explaining the purpose of the division.

ANU Division of Society and Environment

Photographic, teaching and administrative records

  • AU ANUA 543
  • Series
  • 1925 - 1967

This deposit comprises photographs and negatives relating to field studies, research and publications; glass lantern slides of trees and forests in ACT, NSW and overseas, c. 1950s; draft and roneoed lecture notes, correspondence and notes on field and laboratory exercises by N W Jolley, C E Lane Poole and M R Jacobs, 1941-45; publications and miscellaneous papers collected by M R Jacobs, 1939-1957; reports, calculations, plans and photographs relating to a long-term study of the Murray River Red Gum at Mathoura State Forest, New South Wales; files related to Malayan and Polish students, 1950-52;

Australian Forestry School

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

Student vacation reports

  • AU ANUA 540
  • Series
  • 1927 - 1960

Reports from students on field studies taken while on vacation employment. Includes reports on particular forests, overseas trips by prize-winning students, maps, diagrams and photographs.

Australian Forestry School

Undergraduate awards committee minutes and agenda papers

  • AU ANUA 54
  • Series
  • 1975 - 1987

The black binders contain minutes and agenda papers for meetings of the Undergraduate Awards Committee which considered a range of prizes such as the University Medal. There are some gaps and overlaps; in particular no papers for the period mid-1985 to 1986.

ANU Undergraduate Awards Committee

Adelaide Forestry School Postgraduate records

  • AU ANUA 539
  • Series
  • 1911 - 1943

Personal and career records of graduate foresters covering graduates from the Adelaide Forestry School, the Australian Forestry School and other forestry schools (mostly overseas). The information about foresters includes secondary and tertiary education, postgraduate research school, professional qualification details of employment and publications.

Australian Forestry School

Annual student reports

  • AU ANUA 538
  • Series
  • 1947 - 1964

Reports on students' academic records and progress, letters from students requesting statements of academic records, letters from sponsors, copies of statements of academic records, and photographs.

Australian Forestry 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

Correspondence files

  • AU ANUA 536
  • Series
  • 1925 - 1951

Correspondence files arranged in subject group areas. The subject groups are Ass. (Associations, Colleges, Universities), B. (Buildings), Cal. (School Calendar), Camps (School Camps), Club, Cur. (School Curriculum), Dip. (Diploma), Employment, Eq. (Equipment, Plant, Maps, Books, Photographs), Exam. (Examination papers and results), Exh. (Exhibits, Donations), Not. (Notices), Pol. (Policy), Pubs. (Publications), Public. (Publicity), Rep. (Reports), Sch. (Scholarships, Prizes), Soc. (Social - staff-student functions), Sport, Sta. Qld (State of Queensland), Sta. NSW (State of New South Wales), Sta. Vic. (State of Victoria), Sta. S.A. (State of South Australia), Sta. W.A. (State of Western Australia), Sta. Tas. (State of Tasmania), Sta. N.Z. (New Zealand), Sta. N.I. (Norfolk Island), Sta. Philippines, Sta. Burma (Burma), Stu. (Students).

Australian Forestry School

Homopolar Generator records

  • AU ANUA 534
  • Series
  • 1949 - 1989

The collection includes photographs; video and audio tapes; published papers; research notes, diaries and log books; construction notes and manuals; correspondence and a diorama of the foundations of the Cockcroft Building. The series is not yet processed.

Department of Particle Physics

Humanities Research Centre publications

  • AU ANUA 527
  • Series
  • 1975 - 1995

This series contains copies of the Humanities Research Centre Bulletin (1975 - 1980) and brochures called The Humanities Research Centre: A Description (1978 - 1995).

Humanities Research Centre

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

Staff cards

  • AU ANUA 516
  • Series
  • c. 1975 - c. 1985

This series has not been processed yet.

Central Records

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