Series 201 - ANU Academic Advisory Committee minutes

Identity area

Reference code

AU ANUA 201

Title

ANU Academic Advisory Committee minutes

Date(s)

  • 7 Aug 1947 - 8 Jun 1951 (Creation)

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

0.2 m (2 type 2 boxes)

Context area

Name of creator

(1947 - 1951)

Biographical history

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 ... »

Content and structure area

Scope and content

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 (... »

System of arrangement

Chronological

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

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

Finding aids

Index within the volume of minutes

Allied materials area

Related units of description

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

Description control area

Dates of creation revision deletion

Prepared by Maggie Shapley on 31 July 2007