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This collection of publications includes copies of Members’ News and Notes (1970-1986, 1996–1997), publications about the Leonard French artworks Genesis: The Seven Days, and other publications relating to University House.

The original typed minutes of meetings of the Board, signed by the Master of University House as Chairman, are pasted into binders. From 16 December 1986, the minutes of the Management Committee are also included. There is one hard-bound volume of duplicate minutes for 1953-1958.

Administrative files of University House relating to artworks, building, furniture, accommodation, functions including dinners and wine symposia, membership, residents, library, music program, Old Canberra House, visiting fellows and other visitors.

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.

The annual folders include copies of all notices and circulars distributed to residents and staff including notices of meetings and events.

Press cuttings relating to University House and to its Master Dale Trendall have been placed in the book in chronological order.

There is both a rough and final minute book of meetings of the Residents’ Committee for 1968-1970, as well as a Suggestion Book in which residents made suggestions for improvements; these are responded to by the Steward.

This volume has an alphabetical index at the side. Names of people attending University House dinners are noted in the appropriate alphabetical section (by surname or in the case of diplomats, by country) with the dates of the dinners they attended.

The files were maintained in alphabetical order by subject by Dr de Crespigny while Master of University House. They include correspondence with senior University administrators in Chancelry, members and staff, and deal with policy issues, financial management, reviews, events, artworks and the general management of the House.

The files contain agenda and minutes of meetings, correspondence, financial statements and other reports considered at the meetings.

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.

This is an artificial collection of papers relating to University House, arranged into annual folders. The folders include original correspondence, copies of minutes of the Governing Board, newscuttings, and other material. They appear to be related to the compilation of a history and may have been compiled at the time of Francis West’s history University House: Portrait of an Institution, published in 1980.