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MS 9173

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Collection Summary

Creator
ANZAAS
Title
Records of ANZAAS
Date Range
1959-1993
Collection Number
MS 9173
Extent
5.32 metres (26 boxes and 3 cartons + 3 folios)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The collection comprises mostly correspondence of the Executive Officer. Other records relate to ANZAAS Congresses, Executive Committee, membership, the Association's journal Search, awards and medals, ANZAAS International Scientific Film Exhibitions, State Divisions and related associations.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1742217).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of ANZAAS, National Library of Australia, MS 9173, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Provenance

The records were donated by the Head Office of ANZAAS to the National Library in May 1994 and May 1998.

The bulk of the ANZAAS records, dating from the time ANZAAS was based in Sydney, are held by the State Library of New South Wales (ML MSS 1613 and MSS 988).

Related collections held by the National Library include:

MS 1072 Records relating to the 37th Congress, 1962-64

MS 1160 Records relating to the 37th Congress, 1962-64

MS 2651 Records relating to 41st Congress, 1969

Mfm G 6625-6626 Miscellaneous Congress papers, 1926-59

Arrangement

The records have been kept in good order and in most cases the original arrangement has been preserved by the Library.

Administrative History

The Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was formed in 1888. The name was changed to Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) in 1930. The Association's objects were to give a 'strong impulse and a more systematic direction to scientific enquiry; to promote the intercourse of those who cultivate science in different parts of the Australasian colonies and in other countries; and to obtain a more general attention to the objects of science, and a removal of any disadvantages of a public kind which may impede its progress'.

The main function of ANZAAS has been its Congress, which has usually been held every year or two in one of the capital cities in Australia or four major cities in New Zealand. From 1988 until 1985 it was organised into Sections and since 1985 into Areas. They reflect the very wide scope of ANZAAS, covering not only such subjects as Physics, Chemistry and Zoology, but also Engineering, History, Economics and Education.

Reference: Macleod, Roy. The Commonwealth of Science: ANZAAS and the scientific enterprise in Australasia 1888-1988, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1988.

Item Descriptions

Series 1. Congresses, 1970-93

The series includes correspondence, congress papers, reports and cuttings. The ANZAAS Congress is usually held annually in various universities in Australia and New Zealand. Its Organising Committee includes the ANZAAS Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Honorary Organising Secretary, Honorary Treasurer and Congress Executive Officer. The correspondence in the series was mostly between the Executive Officers (Peter Lever-Naylor and R.K. Fisher) and Senator J.J. Webster and David Thomson in 1990-93.

General correspondence and correspondence concerning travel grants (to assist young scientists to attend Congresses), 1976-86 (File 1-3) - Box 1

Reports of Congresses in Hobart 1970, Melbourne 1977, Auckland 1979 and Adelaide 1980 (File 4) - Box 1

52nd Congress, Sydney, 1982 (File 5) - Box 1

53rd Congress, Perth, 1983 (File 6) - Box 2

54th Congress, Canberra, 1984 (File 7) - Box 2

55th Congress, Melbourne, 1985 (File 8-9) - Box 2

56th Congress, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 1987 (File 10-11) - Box 3

57th Congress, Townsville, 1987 (File 12) - Box 3

58th Congress, Sydney, 1988 (File 13) - Box 3

59th Congress, Hobart, 1990 (File 14-15) - Box 3, 4

60th Congress: travel grants, Adelaide, 1991 (File 16) - Box 4

60th Congress: treasurer's report and finance (File 17) - Box 4

60th Congress: budget (File 18) - Box 4

60th Congress: report (File 19) - Box 4

60th Congress: other papers (File 20-21) - Box 4

61st Congress, Brisbane: correspondence, 1990-92 (File 22-23) - Box 5

61st Congress, Brisbane: correspondence, 1991-93 (File 24) - Box 5

61st Congress, Brisbane: finance (File 25) - Box 5

61st Congress, Brisbane: Youth ANZAAS Congress, 1992 (File 26) - Box 5

61st Congress, Brisbane: correspondence, press reports and other papers, 1990-92 (File 27) - Box 5

Congress reports, 1979-84 (File 28) - Box 6

49th - 51st Congresses: travel grants, 1980-81 (File 29) - Box 6

52nd Congress: travel grants, 1982 (File 30) - Box 6

52nd Congress: rail passes (File 31) - Box 6

53rd Congress: travel grants, 1983 (File 32) - Box 6

54th Congress: travel grants, 1984 (File 33) - Box 6

Microfiche indexes of the 51st - 53rd Congresses (File 1a-3a) - Folio-Box 1-3

Series 2. Executive correspondence, 1959-93

The series comprises mostly correspondence of P. Lever-Naylor, the Executive Officer, E.L. Freedman, Executive Secretary and D.J. O'Connor, Executive Director. The subjects include the publication and sale of the association's journal Search, travel arrangements, office bearers, meetings, relations with the British Association for the Advancement of Science and other overseas scientific organisations, statistics, relations with the ABC, ANZAAS Congresses, grants, scientific film exhibitions, ANZAAS ESSO Awards and memberships.

The correspondents include Mickey G. Hamilton, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney University, Gavan McCarthy, H.L. White, A.D. Brownlie, ABC's Science Advisory Committee, American Association for the Advancement of Science, British Association for the Advancement of Science, Indian Science Congress Association and Sri Lankan Association for the Advancement of Science.

General correspondence, 1959-88 (File 1-3) - Box 7

General correspondence, 1980-86 (File 4-5) - Box 7

Correspondence with American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1981-86 (File 6) - Box 8

Correspondence with British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1980-86 (File 7) - Box 8

Correspondence with Indian Science Congress Association, 1982-86 (File 8) - Box 8

Correspondence with Sri Lankan Association for the Advancement of Science, 1976-86 (File 9) - Box 8

General correspondence, 1984 (File 10-11) - Box 8

General correspondence, 1985 (File 12) - Box 8

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1986, including correspondence of D.J. O'Connor, Executive Director (File 13-14) - Box 9

Jan.-Dec. 1989 (File 15-18) - Box 23

1990 (File 19-22) - Box 23, 24

Jan.-Sep. 1991 (File 23-26) - Box 24

Oct. 1991-Apr. 1992 (File 27-30) - Box 24, 25

May-Dec. 1992 (File 31-34) - Box 25

Jan.-Oct. 1993 (File 35-37) - Box 26

Series 3. ANZAAS Council papers, 1979-90

The ANZAAS Council meets once or twice a year. The Council members include the President of ANZAAS, Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Editor, State and New Zealand representatives and Organising Secretary of a particular Congress. The series includes correspondence, minutes of Council meetings and reports of the Executive Officer and Management Committee.

26th - 27th meetings, 1979-80 (File 1) - Box 9

28th - 28th meetings, 1981 (File 2) - Box 9

30th meeting, 1982 (File 3) - Box 9

31st meeting, 1982-83 (File 4) - Box 9

32nd meeting, 1983-84 (File 5) - Box 9

33rd meeting, 1985 (File 6) - Box 10

34th meeting, 1985 (File 7) - Box 10

35th meeting, 1986 (File 8) - Box 10

36th meeting, 1987 (File 9) - Box 10

37th meeting, 1988 (File 10) - Box 10

38th (special) meeting, 1988 (File 11) - Box 10

39th meeting, 1990 (File 12) - Box 11

40th meeting, 1991 (File 13) - Box 11

Series 4. Executive Committee, 1979-93

The Executive Committee, previously known as the Executive Management Committee, meets at least twice a year. Its members include ANZAAS Executive Director, Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary. The series includes minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee and correspondence of the Executive officer.

1979-86 (File 1-3) - Box 11

1987-91 (File 4) - Box 11

1992 (File 5-6) - Box 12

1993 (File 7) - Box 12

Series 5. Membership, 1976-93

The series comprises ANZAAS Chairman's appeal letters and correspondence of the Executive Officer with ANZAAS members. The subjects includes renewal of membership subscriptions, membership status and membership drives. The correspondents include CSIRO, ESSO Australia Pty Ltd, IBM, ICI Australia, AMCOR, Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce, Faulding & Co., and various Australian universities.

Memberships drive, 1976-81 (File 1-2) - Box 12

Memberships: institutional, 1982-86 (File 3) - Box 12

Memberships: general, 1980-85 (File 4) - Box 12

Memberships: K-Z files, 1980-86 (File 5-6) - Box 13

Memberships matters (Sydney Office), 1983-93 (File 7-8) - Box 13

Memberships subscriptions: New Zealand, 1979-82 (File 9) - Box 13

Series 6. Papers concerning Search, 1989-92

Although Search is ANZAAS' official journal, it is published and owned by Blackwell Scientific Publications (Aust.) Pty Ltd. Search is published eight times a year. The series comprises correspondence of the Executive Officer (Peter Lever-Naylor) and Honorary Editors (Ann Moyal and Ronald Strahan) and minutes of the Editorial Management Committee and Editorial Board meetings.

The subjects of the correspondence include the microfilming, publication, promotion and marketing of Search, applications for possible employment with the organisation. and requests for research funding and fellowship with ANZAAS.

The correspondents include University Microfilms International, Mark Robertson of Blackwell Scientific Publications (Aust.) Pty Ltd, Bushell Mitchell & Co., William J. Boden, Science Press Publishers, Modwena Publications, James Davenport, B.J. Walby, S. Garnett and D. O'Connor.

Editorial Management Committee, 1990-92 (Item 1) - Box 13

Blackwell Scientific Publications (Aust.) Pty Ltd.: proposal, 1989-92 (Item 2) - Box 13

Correspondence and agreement with Blackwell, 1990-92 (Item 3) - Box 14

Correspondence and other papers, 1990 (Item 4) - Box 14

Correspondence and minutes of the Editorial Board, 1975-86 (Item 5) - Carton 1

Correspondence, press releases and promotions 1970-86 (Item 6) - Carton 1

Correspondence and agreement with Blackwell Scientific Publications (Aust.) Pty Ltd, 1986-92 (Item 7) - Carton 1

Correspondence and other papers, 1974-85 (Item 8) - Carton 2

Executive correspondence arranged in alphabetical order, 1981-92 (Item 9) - Carton 2

Series 7. Awards and medals, 1979-92

The series includes correspondence and other papers concerning nominations for the ANZAAS and Mueller Medals, and ANZAAS ESSO Energy Awards.

The ANZAAS Medal was awarded for services to the advancement of science. The Mueller Medal, in honour of Baron von Mueller, was awarded to a scientist who made important contributions to anthropology, botany, geology or zoology, preferably with special reference to Australia. The ESSO Energy Award, consisting of prize money and a small memento, was given to an individual (or individuals) who made an outstanding contribution to the more efficient use, conversion or conservation of energy.

ANZAAS Medals, 1980-81 (File 1) - Box 14

ANZAAS Medals, 1981-84 (File 2) - Box 14

ANZAAS Medals, 1985 (File 3) - Box 14

ANZAAS Medals, 1986-88 (File 4) - Box 14

ANZAAS Medals, 1988 (File 5) - Box 14

ANZAAS Medals, 1990-92 (File 6) - Box 15

ANZAAS Medals:1993 (includes papers relating to the Mueller Medals) (File 7) - Box 15

ANZAAS Medals: Purchase of medals, 1981-92 (File 8) - Box 15

Mueller Medals, 1980-82 (File 9) - Box 15

Mueller Medals, 1983-85 (File 10) - Box 15

Mueller Medals, 1986-90 (File 11) - Box 15

Mueller Medals, 1991-92 (File 12) - Box 15

ESSO Energy Awards, 1979-88 (File 13-14) - Box 16

Series 8. ANZAAS International Scientific Film Exhibition, 1979-90

ANZAAS was responsible for organising the viewing of scientific films in Australia until the late 1980s. The series includes correspondence of the Executive Officer, Peter Lever-Naylor, concerning the organisation of the 17th to 23rd exhibitions.

17th Exhibition (1980), 1979-80 (File 1) - Box 16

18th Exhibition (1981), 1980-82 (File 2-3) - Box 16

19th Exhibition (1982), 1981-82 (File 4) - Box 16

20th Exhibition (1983), 1982-83 (File 5) - Box 17

21st Exhibition (1984), 1983 (File 6) - Box 17

22nd Exhibition (1986), 1984-85 (File 7) - Box 17

23rd Exhibition (1986), 1984-85 (File 8) - Box 17

Correspondence concerning the returns of the films used in the 23rd Exhibition, 1985-87 (File 9) - Box 17

Correspondence regarding the discontinuation of ANZAAS' involvement in the International Scientific Film Exhibition, 1985-90 (File 10) - Box 17

Series 9. Administration, 1961-91

This series contains papers concerning the administration and organisation of ANZAAS, including those of the Executive Officer. The subjects include superannuation, taxation, budget, legal matters, staffing, insurances, financial matters, appointment of Executive Officers and requests for Government grants and assistance.

Financial papers A-Z, 1981-91 (File 1) - Box 17

Financial papers, 1961-80 (File 2) - Box 18

Bank statements, 1971-81 (File 3) - Box 18

Banking and investments papers, 1978-86 (File 4) - Box 18

Budget papers, 1976-86 (File 5) - Box 18

Superannuation, 1972-80 (File 6) - Box 18

Superannuation, 1980-84 (File 7) - Box 19

Insurance: Sydney Office, 1977-91 (File 8) - Box 19

Taxation, 1975-84 (File 9) - Box 19

Office hardware: maintenance, 1979-84 (File 10) - Box 19

Legal matters, 1977-86 (File 11) - Box 19

Staffing matters, 1975-86 (File 12) - Box 19

Papers relating to the appointment of Executive Officers, 1977-89 (File 13) - Box 19

Patron-in-Chief of ANZAAS, 1977-82 (File 14) - Box 19

Requests for Government grants and assistance, 1974-84 (File 15) - Box 20

Miscellaneous administrative matters, 1982-86 (File 16) - Box 20

Donations, 1978-86 (File 17-18) - Box 20

Series 10. Papers relating to State Divisions of ANZAAS, 1979-93

The series comprises audit accounts and correspondence of the Executive Officer of ANZAAS with State Branches.

Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and South Australian Divisions, 1982-86 (File 1) - Box 20

New South Wales Division, 1981-86 (File 2-3) - Box 20, 21

Tasmanian Division, 1981-85 (File 4) - Box 21

Victoria, 1979-86 (File 5) - Box 21

Series 11. Kindred associations, 1978-93

The kindred associations represented in this series are the ANZAAS Youth Foundation, Women in Science Enquiry Network (WISENET) and International Federation of Associations for the Advancement of Science and Technology (IFAAST). The papers include correspondence (Peter Lever-Naylor and Rachmat Fisher), notes and circulars.

ANZAAS Youth Foundation, 1989 (File 1) - Box 21

WISENET, 1992-93 (File 2) - Box 21

IFAAST, 1989-92 (File 3) - Box 21

Miscellaneous papers concerning kindred institutions, 1978-86 (File 4) - Box 22

Series 12. Miscellaneous papers, 1970-91

The series includes papers of the Illawarra Innovations Conference held in Wollongong in 1991 and ANZAAS reports given at its convocation meetings. The convocation meeting, held during an ANZAAS Congress, is the Annual General Meeting of ANZAAS, but without governing powers. The participants of the convocation meetings are representatives of institutional and State members.

Illawarra Innovations Conference, 1991 (File 1) - Box 22

Correspondence and reports concerning convocation meetings, 1970-85 (File 2) - Box 22


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