Guide to the Papers of Ian McDougall

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MS 10586

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Created: December 2021

Collection Summary

Creator
McDougall, Ian, Professor
Title
Papers of Ian McDougall
Date Range
1957 - 2015
Collection Number
MS 10586
Extent
1.65 metres (11 MS boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Content Description

The collection comprises predominately field notes from Australian geologist and geochemist Professor Ian McDougall's research in Australia, New Zealand, Ethiopia, Brazil, Kenya, USA, Canada, Mauritius, Thailand, China, and Europe. The collection also includes personal correspondence to family members detailing his journeys and field work and also some transparencies from his field work in Lord Howe Island, Iceland, China and Kenya.

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Ian McDougall, National Library of Australia, MS 10586, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Finding Aid Source(s)

Please note: This finding aid contains descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.

Item Descriptions

Class 1. Consignment received 2021, 1957 – 2015

The consignment comprises predominately field notes from Australian geologist and geochemist Professor Ian McDougall's research in Australia, New Zealand, Ethiopia, Brazil, Kenya, USA, Canada, Mauritius, Thailand, China, and Europe. The collection also includes personal correspondence to family members detailing his journeys and field work and also some transparencies from his field work in Lord Howe Island, Iceland, China and Kenya.

Series 1. Field notes, 1957-2015

Field notes journal - Tasmania, 1957 (File 1) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Tasmania, 1957 (File 2) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Tasmania, 1957 (File 3) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Tasmania, 1957 (File 4) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - including Anton Hales, Sam Carey, 1959 (File 5) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Remarkable Cave geology, 1960 (File 6) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Remarkable Cave geology, 1959 (File 7) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Travel notes and costs, 1961-1964 (File 8) - Box 1 (MS 10586)

Tasmania.

Field notes journal - Travel notes and costs, 1978 (File 9) - Box 1 (MS 10586)

Study leave. USA, Snowmass - August; Iceland, Tanzania - September; Mauritius - October.

Field notes journal - Travel notes and costs, 1983 (File 10) - Box 1 (MS 10586)

Germany, USA.

Field notes journal - Hawaiian Islands, 1961 (File 11) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Hawaiian Islands, 1961 (File 12) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Great Lakes, Tasmania, 1962 (File 13) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Tasmania, 1962 (File 14) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Younger Volcanic of Victoria, 1963-1972 (File 15) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Snowy Mountains, 1963 (File 16) - Box 1 (MS 10586)

Snobs Creek Area, Burrungubugee Heading, Snowy - Eucumbene Tunnel

Field notes journal - Mauritius, 1964 (File 17) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Reunion Island, 1964 (File 18) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - France, 1964 (File 19) - Box 1 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Brazil, 1966 (File 20) - Box 2 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Roma New South Wales, Tektites notes, 1967 (File 21) - Box 2 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Roma New South Wales, Tektites notes, 1967 (File 22) - Box 2 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Roma New South Wales, Tektites notes, circa 1960s (File 23) - Box 2 (MS 10586)

Department of Geophysics, Australian National University.

Field notes journal - New Zealand, 1968 (File 24) - Box 2 (MS 10586)

1968-9 study leave with family. Also includes a letter.

Field notes journal - USA, Canada, Switzerland, Norway, UK, Mauritius, 1968-1969 (File 25) - Box 2 (MS 10586)

1968-9 study leave with family. Also includes itinerary and airline pamphlets.

Field notes journal - USA, 1969 (File 26) - Box 2 (MS 10586)

1968-9 study leave with family.

Field notes journal - Canada, Norway, Switzerland, UK, 1968 (File 27) - Box 2 (MS 10586)

1968-9 study leave with family.

Field notes journal - Hawaiian Islands, 1968 (File 28) - Box 2 (MS 10586)

1968-9 study leave with family.

Memory stick - Scanned pdf copy of Field notes journal, circa 1970s (File 29) - Box 2 (MS 10586)

Originals at Turkana Basin Institute, Kenya.

Field notes journal - Cape Hillsborough, Queensland, 1970 (File 30) - Box 2 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Norfolk Island I, 1970 (File 31) - Box 2 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Norfolk Island II, 1970 (File 32) - Box 2 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Cowra, Bathurst, 1971 (File 33) - Box 2 (MS 10586)

New South Wales.

Field notes journal - Montreal, Tumbarumba, 1972-1989 (File 34) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Society Islands, 1972 (File 35) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Bangkok, 1973 (File 36) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Canary Islands, 1973 (File 37) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Iceland trip, 1973 (File 38) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Iceland I, 1973 (File 39) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Iceland II, 1973 (File 40) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Iceland, Paris, 1974 (File 41) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Iceland, Paris and Iceland, Kauai, 1974 (File 42) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - USA, Iceland, 1975 (File 43) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Iceland, 1975 (File 44) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Iceland, Kauai, 1977 (File 45) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Iceland, UK, Italy, USA, 1977 (File 46) - Box 3 (MS 10586)

Also includes airline tickets.

Field notes journal - Comores, 1980 (File 47) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Lachlan River Valley, New South Wales, 1980 (File 48) - Box 3 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - USA, 1981 (File 49) - Box 4 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Samoa, 1982 (File 50) - Box 4 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Samoa, 1982 (File 51) - Box 4 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - China, 1982 (File 52) - Box 4 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Central Australia, 1985 (File 53) - Box 4 (MS 10586)

Also includes ephemera - Yulara Visitor Guide; telegram from Peter Rese to McDougall.

Field notes journal - New Zealand, United Kingdom, USA, 1986 (File 54) - Box 4 (MS 10586)

Volcanology meeting; ICOG meeting. Also includes an invitation letter and newspaper cuttings.

Field notes journal - Reunion, 2000 (File 55) - Box 4 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Ethiopia, 2002 (File 56) - Box 4 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal- Ethiopia, 2008 (File 57) - Box 4 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - Remarkable Cave, Tasmania, 2015 (File 58) - Box 4 (MS 10586)
Field notes journal - East of Lake Turkana, Koobi Fora Research Project, Mineral Separation Details etc. Book 1, 1978-1980 (File 59) - Box 4 (MS 10586)

Kenya. Also includes handwritten notes and printed materials.

Field notes journal - Koobi Fora Research Project, Mineral Separation Details. Book 2, 1980 1983 (File 60) - Box 4 (MS 10586)

Kenya.

Field notes journal - laboratory notes and data, 1978-1994 (File 61) - Box 4 (MS 10586)

Also includes correspondence to McDougall and loose printed materials.

Series 2. Research, 1972-1982

Field note journals - Lord Howe Island I, 1972 (File 62) - Box 5 (MS 10586)

Also includes 5 colour photographs and maps.

Field note journals - Lord Howe Island II, 1975 (File 63) - Box 5 (MS 10586)

Also includes "Geological Map of Lord Howe Island".

Field note journals - Lord Howe Island III, 1980 (File 64) - Box 5 (MS 10586)
Lord Howe Island, 1981-1998 (File 65) - Box 5 (MS 10586)

File contains a journal article, a black and white photograph showing a map of Lord Howe Island, a letter from McDougall and printed materials relating to Lord Howe Island.

Lord Howe Island, 1975-1978 (File 66) - Box 5 (MS 10586)

File contains associated forms and a letter relating to fieldwork to Lord Howe Island research date; handwritten research notes; ministerial address given by senator J. J. Webster; other printed materials.

Lord Howe Island, 1977-1979 (File 67) - Box 5 (MS 10586)

File contains journal articles, research notes and research data; correspondence from McDougall to Brian Embleton; 15 black and white photographs showing maps of Lord Howe Island; among others.

Tasmantid Seamounts, 1973-1988 (File 68) - Box 5 (MS 10586)

File contains correspondence to and from McDougall; research notes and data; Seamount Chains of the Tasman Sea project; maps; among others.

Ball's Pyramid, 1981-2002 (File 69) - Box 5 (MS 10586)

File contains research notes and annotated research data; correspondence between McDougall and Mark Dickson; journal article; map of Lord Howe Island; annotated honours thesis; among others.

Lord Howe Island, 1980 (File 70) - Box 5 (MS 10586)

Includes associated materials relating to journal article "Origin and Evolution of Lord Howe Island, Southwest Pacific Ocean". Some includes correspondence to, maps, 20 black and white photographs showing Lord Howe Island and Ball's Pyramid.

Lord Howe Island, 1980-1981 (File 71) - Box 5 (MS 10586)

File includes correspondence to and from McDougall; among others.

Geology Meetings, Tasmania, 1979 (File 72) - Box 5 (MS 10586)

File contains 1 black and white photograph showing map of Lord Howe Island and Ball's Pyramid; associated meeting papers.

Case for World Heritage - Lord Howe Island, n.d. (File 73) - Box 5 (MS 10586)

Prepared by McDougall

Maps of Lord Howe Island, n.d. (File 74) - Box 5 (MS 10586)

2 maps, annotated.

Visit to China, 1975-1976 (File 75) - Box 6 (MS 10586)

File contains associated materials relating to the visit to China by 6 Australian National University scientists.

Geologists visits, 1975-1983 (File 76) - Box 6 (MS 10586)

Papers relating to six geologists from ANU visiting China and six geologists from Academia Sinica visiting Australia. Some include map, correspondence, postcards, academic papers.

A Discussion of Some Results of Geochronological Studies in China, 1964 (File 77) - Box 6 (MS 10586)

Published in K'o hsüeh t'ung pao, translated from Chinese.

Publication - 黄土的物质成分和结构 / 刘东生等著, 1975 (File 78) - Box 6 (MS 10586)

Gift to McDougall from the author Liu Dongsheng.

China visit - ephemera, n.d. (File 79) - Box 6 (MS 10586)

including 3 black and white photographs, name cards, maps, stamps, among others.

DVD - Visit to China, 1975-1977 (File 80) - Box 6 (MS 10586)

DVD of film taken by McDougall, schedule annotate.

Memo book meetings, 1975 (File 81) - Box 6 (MS 10586)

China

Journal - China, 1975 (File 82) - Box 6 (MS 10586)

Also includes loose forms, receipts, newspaper cutting.

Visit of the Chinese Quaternary scientists to Australian National University, 1976 (File 83) - Box 7 (MS 10586)

Programme.

Papers re Chinese scientists visit, 1976 (File 84) - Box 7 (MS 10586)
Visit of the six Australian Quaternary scientists to China, 1976-1982 (File 85) - Box 7 (MS 10586)

File contains papers relating to china visit, some including maps, reports, journal articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, 1 black and white and 1 colour photographs.

Chinese Quaternary geologists visit, 1976-1982 (File 86) - Box 7 (MS 10586)
Correspondence, 1982-2007 (File 87) - Box 7 (MS 10586)

File contains letter and 6 black and white photographs, journal articles in Chinese from 王松山 [Wang Songshan]; emails between McDougall and Jim Bowler with photographic images relating to Liu TS interview.

Journal - China trip, 1975-1977 (File 88) - Box 7 (MS 10586)
Journal - Visit Chinese scientists, 1977 (File 89) - Box 7 (MS 10586)

Field trip expenses. Chinese isotope geologists, Academy of Science.

Journal - Chinese Quaternary research group, 1976 (File 90) - Box 7 (MS 10586)

Expenses.

Map set - 亚洲地质图 / 中国地质科学研究院主编, 1975 (File 91) - Box 7 (MS 10586)

[Geological Map of Asia]. Gift to McDougall by C. C. Chang and T. Y. Liu.

Series 3. Correspondence, 1964-1983

Correspondence, 1964 (File 92) - Box 8 (MS 10586)

Mauritius, June - July; Reunion, July; Mauritius, July - August.

Correspondence, 1965-1968 (File 93) - Box 8 (MS 10586)

New Zealand, September - October 1965; ANZAAS, 1968.

Correspondence, August-September 1966 (File 94) - Box 8 (MS 10586)

Brazil; San Paulo.

Correspondence, October 1966 (File 95) - Box 8 (MS 10586)

San Paulo; Brazil.

Correspondence, November-December 1966 (File 96) - Box 8 (MS 10586)

Brazil; Australia.

Correspondence, 1967 -1970 (File 97) - Box 8 (MS 10586)

Papua New Guinea, October - November 1967; ANZAAS; Norfolk Island, November - December 1970.

Correspondence, 1971 (File 98) - Box 9 (MS 10586)

ANZAAS Conference Queensland, May; Norfolk Island, July - August.

Correspondence, 1972 (File 99) - Box 9 (MS 10586)

Canada, September; French Polynesia, September - October; Lord Howe Island, December.

Correspondence, 1973 (File 100) - Box 9 (MS 10586)

Iceland, June - July; Canary Island, July; New Zealand (INQUA), December.

Correspondence, 1974 (File 101) - Box 9 (MS 10586)

USA, April - June; Paris-Iceland-Paris, August - September; USA (Rhode Island), September.

Correspondence, 1975 (File 102) - Box 9 (MS 10586)

Lord Howe Island, January; USA, June - July; Iceland, July to August.

Correspondence, 1975 (File 103) - Box 9 (MS 10586)

London-Grenoble-Athens-Crete, August - September.

Correspondence, November 1975 (File 104) - Box 9 (MS 10586)

China.

Correspondence, 1978 (File 105) - Box 9 (MS 10586)

USA, August; Iceland, September; Kenya, September.

Correspondence, 1979 (File 106) - Box 10 (MS 10586)

Hawaii.

Correspondence, 1980 (File 107) - Box 10 (MS 10586)

Lord Howe Island, March; New Hebrides, April; Mauritius and Comores, August - September; Kenya (Koobi Fora), September.

Correspondence, 1982 (File 108) - Box 10 (MS 10586)

Samoa, April; China, July; Japan, July; USSR, July- August; United Kingdom -Canada-USA, August- September.

Correspondence, 1983 (File 109) - Box 10 (MS 10586)

Kenya (Koobi Fora), July- August; Germany (Hamburg) and Iceland, August; London- USA (Rhode Island), September.

Correspondence, 1977 (File 110) - Box 10 (MS 10586)

Iceland, July - August; UK (Birmingham, Durham), August - September; Italy (Pisa), September; USA (Rhoade Island), September.

Series 4. Transparencies, 1972-1999

Transparencies - Lord Howe Island, 1972-1980 (File 111) - Box 11 (MS 10586)

1 sheet - sheet 1 - 1972,1973, 1980

Transparencies -Iceland, 1973-1977 (File 112) - Box 11 (MS 10586)

5 sheets - sheets 1,2,3 (1973); sheet 4 (1974-1975); sheet 5 - (1976-1977). Sheet 1 includes Laotoli, Tanzania

Transparencies - China, 1975-1982 (File 113) - Box 11 (MS 10586)

5 sheets - Sheets 1,2 (1975); sheet 3 (return visit, SA, VIC, 1976); sheet 4, 5 (1982).

Transparencies -Kenya, 1978-1999 (File 114) - Box 11 (MS 10586)

4 sheets - sheet 1(1978, 1980, 1983); sheet 2 (1983,1987); sheet 3 (1987, 1993, 1995); sheet 4 (1995, 1999)


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