Series 201 - ANU Academic Advisory Committee minutes

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AU ANUA 201

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ANU Academic Advisory Committee minutes

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  • 7 Aug 1947 - 8 Jun 1951 (Creation)

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0.2 m (2 type 2 boxes)

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(1947 - 1951)

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In April 1947, the ANU Interim Council invited Sir Howard Florey, Professor ML Oliphant, Professor WK Hancock and Professor Raymond Firth, who all held senior academic positions in the United Kingdom, to form the Academic Advisory Committee. The Committee was formed in order to advise on the preliminary action required to establish the University and plan its internal structure. In March and April of 1948, the Interim Council and Academic Advisory Committee met at the Institute of Anatomy and agreed that the first objective of the University was to be the establishment of the four Research Schools: the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Research School of Physical Sciences, Research School of Social Sciences, and the Research School of Pacific Studies. The Committee met regularly from 1947 to 1951, alternating between the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology and All Souls College at Oxford. When Hancock resigned in 1949, he was replaced by Professor KC Wheare.

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The Academic Advisory Committee was appointed by the Interim Council to provide advice on the establishment of the ANU. The initial members were Sir Howard Florey, Professor Keith Hancock (replaced by Professor KC Weare in 1949), Professor Mark Oliphant (till 1950) and Professor Raymond Firth and they met in Oxford. The original minutes are signed. A reference set of the minutes (Box 2) will be issued in the reading room.

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A reference set of the minutes (Box 2) will be issued in the reading room.

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Index within the volume of minutes

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Professor Raymond Firth's papers are held by the British Library of Political and Economic Science at the London School of Economics

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Prepared by Maggie Shapley on 31 July 2007

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