William Hartley interviewed by Mel Pratt in the Mel Pratt collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2239517
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Hartley, W. (William), interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1971 Feb. 18
- 1 tape reel : 1 7/8 ips, mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Mel Pratt collection.
- Summary:
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Hartley discusses Canberra as a city in the 1930s; the Arts and Literature Society, Canberra; the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); the CSIRO; State jealousy of CSIRO work; Division of Plant Industry; Division of Economic Botany; introduction of plants into Australia; CSIRO Officers Association; British Commonwealth Scientific Offices; regard for Australian scientists; tracking stations in Australia; changing social attitudes in America; racial tension in America; scientific research in Britain; the "brain drain"; future development of Australia's scientific liaison overseas; the Dept. of Health's role in overseas scientific liaison; careers in science.
- Biography/History:
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William Hartley was born in 1906 in Yorkshire, England and was appointed to the CSIRO in 1930.
- Notes:
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- Recorded at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, A.C.T.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-214841813
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (6 p.) and transcript (32 p.)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Pratt, Mel, -1986, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Mel Pratt collection.
This collection contains 99 records. - Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2041 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1971
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