M1907
National Library of Australia
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Created: 2018
Collection Summary
- Creator
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Institute of Physics
- Title
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Records of the Institute of Physics (as filmed by the AJCP)
- Date Range
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1923 - 1963
- Collection Number
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M1907
- Extent
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17 items
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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Australian Joint Copying Project
- Sponsor
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The Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) online portal was created with the assistance of the Australian Public Service Modernisation Fund, 2017-2020. The National Library of Australia gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the other foundation AJCP partners, the State Library of New South Wales and The National Archives of the UK, and all other organisations which supported the work of the AJCP, the world's most extensive collaborative copying project, operating from 1948 to 1997.
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Minute-books of Board of Institute of Physics 1918-60. Refer to recognition of Australian and New Zealand degrees, resolution of Australian Branch on atomic energy and secrecy, and grant to Australian Branch.
Minute-books of Council of Institute of Physics and Physical Society 1960-70 refer to activities of Australian Branch and formation of New Zealand Branch.
Correspondence 1960-63 concerning the proposed Australian Institute of Physics. Correspondents include H.R. Lang and A.F.A. Harper.
Conditions Governing Access
Available for Access.
Conditions Governing Use
Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.
Preferred Citation
Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.
Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.
Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)
Archival History
Material selectively filmed at the Insitute of Physics, London, as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project, 1984 (AJCP Reel: M1907). Original microfilm digitised as part of the AJCP Online Delivery Project, 2017-2020.
Existence and Location of Originals
Current location of originals unknown. Current Institute of Physics located at 37 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9BU. For further information see Institute of Pysics (http://www.iop.org/).
The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn761107] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.
Finding-aid Notes
This finding aid is a revised online version of the original finding aid prepared by the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP), published by the National Library of Australia in 2018. The original AJCP finding aids were unpublished typescripts or photocopies available from libraries that held copies of the original microfilm.
Dates used in this finding aid refer to the date range of the records selected for filming rather than to the date range of the Series or Files.
Subjects
Atomic energy; Australian Institute of Physics; Harper, A.F.A.; Imperial Institute; Institute of Physics, London; Lang, H.R.; Physical Society of London
Bibliography
Originally cited in Australian Joint Copying Project Handbook. Part 8: Miscellaneous (M) Series. Third Edition, published 1998. Entry 250, p93.
Biographical / Historical
The Institute of Physics was founded in 1918 to further the interests of professional physicists, including both industrial and academic physicists. It organized meetings, conferences and specialist groups and published various journals, including the Journal of Physics. In 1960 it amalgamated with the Physical Society (a learned society founded in 1874 and mainly composed of academic physicists) to form the Institute of Physics and the Physical Society. A Royal Charter was granted in 1970, the name being altered to the Institute of Physics.
An Australian Committee was set up in August 1924 to report on applications by Australian candidates for membership of the Institute of Physics and to convene meetings of Australian professional physicists. The Australian Branch of the Institute was founded in 1928 and its Constitution was approved in 1944. In 1962 the Australian Institute of Physics was established as an autonomous body and consequently the Australian Branch was dissolved in February 1963.
Item Descriptions
Series I. Minutebooks of Board of Institute of Physics, 1922 - 1960
11 items
Filmed selectively by the AJCP. Items relating to Australia were selected.
Minutebook. Volume B., June 1923 - January 1932 (File)
15 items
Proposal for Australian Section, 21 June 1923 (Item f.17)
Establishment of local committee in Australia, 10 December 1924 (Item ff.49-53)
Recognition of Queensland University degrees, 7 July 1925 (Item ff.69-70)
Recognition of University of Tasmania degrees, 3 November 1925 (Item ff.74-76)
Report of Australian Committee; discussions with T.H. Laby, 8 March 1926 (Item ff.86-88)
Recognition of Australian Royal Societies as participating societies, 13 October 1926 (Item ff.107-8)
Report of Membership Committee on Australian members, 25 January 1927 (Item f.120)
Concessions to Australian members, 24 February 1927 (Item ff.123-26)
Report of Australian Committee, 28 March 1927 (Item ff.130-31)
Extension of activities of Institute in Australia, 17 October 1927 (Item ff.143-44)
Organization of members in Australia, 8 May 1928 (Item ff.162-63)
Recognition of New Zealand University degrees, 8 May 1928 (Item f.164)
Recognition of degrees of Australian universities, 13 November 1928 (Item ff.182-83)
Report of Australian Committee., 13 November 1928 (Item ff.184-85)
Request by Australian Committee for scale of professional fees, 12 January 1932 (Item ff.270-72)
Minutebook. Volume C., May 1933 - July 1935 (File Vol. C)
3 items
Report of Australian Committee, 9 May 1933 (Item ff.333-35)
Subscriptions of Australian members, 13 November 1934 (Item ff.401)
Report of Australian Committee, 9 July 1935 (Item ff.431-33)
Minutebook. Volume D., 1938 - 1939 (File)
3 items
Administration of Australian Solar Physics Laboratory, 9 November 1938 (Item ff.135-36)
Application for subscriberships by Australian and New Zealand members, 8 March 1939 (Item f.148)
Administration of Australian Branch, 3 May 1939 (Item ff.157-58)
Minutebook. Volume E, June 1939 - February 1945 (File)
6 items
Administration of Australian Branch, 7 June 1939 (Item f.1)
Applications by Australians for subscriberships and studentships, 7 June 1939 (Item f.8)
Constitution of Australian Branch, 22 May 1944 (Item ff.97-99)
Notes by Secretary on draft constitution of Australian Branch, 22 May 1944 (Item ff.104-7)
Demobilisation of radio technicians in Australia, 23 October 1944 (Item ff.108-10)
Request by Australian Branch for procedure and test cases book, 5 February 1945 (Item ff.141-43)
Minutebook. Volume F, November 1945 - May 1947 (File)
9 items
Grant to Australian Branch, 8 November 1945 (Item f.35)
Inquiry by Australian Branch for statement on atomic energy, 10 January 1946 (Item ff.43-46)
Australian request for statement on atomic energy, 14 March 1946 (Item f.58)
Resolution of Australian Branch on atomic energy and secrecy, 28 November 1946 (Item ff.133-35)
Resolution of Australian Branch on atomic energy and secrecy, 28 November 1946 (Item ff.149-52)
Australian resolutions on atomic energy, 30 January 1947 (Item ff.153-54)
Subscriptions of Australian students and subscribers, 27 March 1947 (Item ff.179-80)
Australian resolutions on atomic energy, 22 May 1947 (Item ff.187-90)
Draft reply to Australian Branch on atomic energy and secrecy, 22 May 1947 (Item ff.204-5)
Minutebook. Volume G, July 1947 - October 1947 (File)
2 items
Accounts of Australian Branch, 25 July 1947 (Item f.8-9)
Reply to Australian Branch on atomic energy, 9 October 1947 (Item f.18)
Minutebook. Volume H, January 1949 - October 1951 (File)
9 items
Supply of Board minutes to Australian Branch, 20 January 1949 (Item f.1-5)
Request by Australian Branch for increased grant, 21 July 1949 (Item ff.69-70)
Election of Australian candidates to graduateships, 17 November 1949 (Item ff.110-11)
Grant to Australian Branch, 17 November 1949 (Item ff.126-27)
Grant to Australian Branch, 16 March 1950 (Item ff.170-71)
Grant to Australian Branch, 16 November 1950 (Item ff.259-61)
Exhibition of scientific instruments in Melbourne, 18 January 1951 (Item ff.269-70)
Proposal to establish Australian Institute of Physics, 15 March 1951 (Item ff.285-87)
Meeting with Australian representative visit of H.L. Penman to Australia, 11 October 1951 (Item ff.370-73)
Minutebook. Volume I, 1951 - July 1952 (File)
4 items
Investments in Australia, 15 November 1951 (Item ff.13-15)
Proposal to establish Australian Institute of Physics, 17 January 1952 (Item ff.24-26)
Australian National Committee of Pure and Applied Physics, 20 March 1952 (Item f.52)
Proposal to establish Australian Institute of Physics, 17 July 1952 (Item ff.95-97)
Minutebook. Volume J, May 1953 - March 1954 (File)
3 items
Rejection of proposed Australian Institute of Physics, 19 May 1953 (Item ff.26-28)
Request by Australian Branch for reduction of fees, 16 March 1954 (Item ff.161-62)
Request by Australian Branch for reduction of fees, 16 March 1954 (Item ff.165-66)
Minutebook. volume L, November 1955 - January 1956 (File)
3 items
Grant to Australian Branch, 15 November 1955 (Item ff.7-9)
Grant to Australian Branch, 17 January 1956 (Item ff.25-26)
Report of Australian Branch, 17 January 1956 (Item ff.28-29)
Minutebook. Volume P, March 1960 - May 1960 (File)
2 items
Report of Australian Branch, 1 March 1960 (Item ff.1-2)
Recognition of degrees of Australian universities, 3 May 1960 (Item ff.61-62)
Series II. Minutebooks of Council of Institute of Physics and Physical Society, 1960 - 1963
4 items
Filmed selectively.
Minutebooks. Volume A, July 1960 (File)
1 item
Recognition of degrees of Australian universities, 13 July 1960 (Item ff.73-74)
Minutebook. Volume B, May 1961 - December 1961 (File)
4 items
Proposal to establish New Zealand branch, 2 May 1961 (Item ff.18-20)
Activities of Australian Branch, 3 October 1961 (Item f.118)
Proposal to establish Australian Institute of Physics, 5 December 1961 (Item ff.128-31)
Proposal to establish Australian Institute of Physics, 5 December 1961 (Item ff.170-71)
Minutebook. Volume C, May 1962 - December 1962 (File)
9 items
Proposal for New Zealand branch, 1 May 1962 (Item ff.15-16)
Proposal for Australian Institute of Physics, 1 May 1962 (Item ff.21-22)
Formation of New Zealand Branch, 10 July 1962 (Item f.58)
Proposal for Australian Institute of Physics, 10 July 1962 (Item f.62)
Memorandum by Secretary on Australian Institute of Physics, 10 July 1962 (Item ff.98-99)
Dissolution of Australian Branch, 2 October 1962 (Item f.101)
Australian Branch and Australian Institute of Physics, 2 October 1962 (Item f.110)
Australian Branch and Australian Institute of Physics, 4 December 1962 (Item f.146)
Formation of New Zealand Branch, 4 December 1962 (Item f.147)
Minutebook. Volume D, March 1963 - October 1963 (File)
5 items
Incorporation of Australian Institute of Physics, 5 March 1963 (Item ff.1-6)
Applications for membership from Australia and New Zealand, 5 March 1963 (Item f.30)
Gift to Institute from Australian Institute of Physics, 9 July 1963 (Item f.101)
Constitution of New Zealand Branch, 9 July 1963 (Item ff.123-26)
Gift from Australian Institute of Physics, 1 October 1963 (Item f.140)
Series III. Correspondence, 1960 - 1963
2 items
Filmed selectively.
[Australian Institute of Physics], 1960 - 1963 (File 1 (I/BG))
5 items
H.R. Lang. Notes of discussion with A.F.A. Harper on proposed Australian Institute of Physics (2 pp. + attachments), 7 November 1960 (Item)
Notes of meeting of H.R. Lang and Wynne with J.L. Pawsey and N. Esserman of the Australian Branch (1p.), 17 October 1961 (Item)
Notes by President of Australian Branch (L.G.H. Huxley) on proposed Australian Institute of Physics (3pp.), 21 March 1962 (Item)
A.F.A. Harper (Sydney) to H.R. Lang, 5 June 1962 (Item)
Sends report for 1961 of Australian Branch.
Memorandum of Australian Branch on proposed Australian Institute of Physics (10pp.), July 1962 (Item)
Australian Institute of Physics, November 1961 - July 1963 (File File 2)
10 items
Correspondence between A.F.A. Harper (Sydney), J.L. Pawsey (Sydney), L.G.H. Huxley (Canberra), Sir John Cockroft and H.R. Lang, November 1961 - 1963 (Item)
Discussions on formation of Australian Institute of Physics; funds and investments; supply of publications to members of Australian Institute; plebiscite; Australian membership of Institute; constitution and articles of association of Australian Institute of Physics; death of J.L. Pawsey in December 1962; dissolution of Australian Branch and transfer of assets to Australian Institue of Physics; gift of desk and tables from Australian Institute of Physics.
Memorandum by A.F.A. Harper on Australian organization for physicists (15pp.), 13 April 1962 (Item)
Draft by-laws of Australian Institute of Physics (13pp.), 29 May 1962 (Item)
Draft memorandum of association of Australian Institute of Physics (16pp.), 31 May 1962 (Item)
Notes of discussion with W.R. Blevin on Australian proposals (2pp.), 31 May 1962 (Item)
Memorandum by H.R. Lang on proposed Australian Institute of Physics (2pp.), 2 July 1962 (Item)
Minutes of committee meeting of Australian Branch (4pp.), 20 August 1962 (Item)
Minutes of inaugural meeting of Australian Institute of Physics (4pp.), 21 August 1962 (Item)
Memorandum by A.F.A. Harper on Australian Institute of Physics (2pp.), 30 August 1962 (Item)
Annual report of Australian Institute of Physics for 1963 (13pp.) (Item)
