Allan Horton’s death removed fromour midst a professional colleague

whose contribution to archivaldevelopment throughout Australia andat the University of New South Walesdeserves to be recorded in the annals ofthe university’s history.

Allan Roy Horton (1928–2003), BA,Hon. DLitt, FLAA, joined the universityin April 1960 as Associate Librarian,serving under the redoubtable JohnWallace Metcalfe, the first UniversityLibrarian and Director of the first post-graduate school of librarianship inAustralia. By this time Allan alreadyhad a substantial reputation as both alibrarian and an archivist. After gradu-ating from the University of Sydney in1949 with a Bachelor of Arts majoringin History, Allan was awarded theQualifying Certificate of the LibraryAssociation of Australia (LAA) in thefollowing year. His early professionallibrary appointments were with theLibrary of the Scientific Bureau of thePolice Department (1948), the AdultEducation Section of the Public Libraryof NSW (1951), and the NSW FilmCouncil (1952).

In 1953 Allan was appointed byMetcalfe (then Principal Librarian of the Public Library of NSW) as the first Archives Officer within the newlycreated Archives Department of theLibrary. In this role Allan was

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Allan Roy Horton,

EmeritusLibrarian

Allan Horton 1

UNSW Archives update 2003–04 3

Sir John Clancy 4

Associate Professor Peter Kollar 6

Oral History Project 7

Moving image archives – Teaching Hospitals 8

Accessions 9

Contact us 12

This is an edited version of a scholarly article written by Dr Peter Orlovich, VisitingResearch Fellow, school of History. A full version is available on request from theUniversity Archives or from Dr Orlovich.

I N T H I S I S S U Eresponsible for the inauguration andestablishment of the operational aspectsof the State archives programme. Hisbroader work on behalf of the archivesprofession continued during this time.He participated in the early proceedingsof the Archives Section of the LAA, andserved as joint editor of the section’s

Allan Horton after beingawarded the honorarydegree of Doctor of Letterson 22 May 1992. [CN1223] Photographer: Tony Potter

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journal, Archives and Manuscripts,which was first published in November1955. Today this is one of the majorpeer-reviewed archival journals. Allanalso set the syllabus and served as anexaminer in the Registration Certificatepapers on Archives, the earliest formaltraining and accreditation of archivistsin Australia.

During 1954 Allan took an activepart in a series of influential seminarsconducted in Sydney and Canberra byDr Theodore R. Schellenberg, Directorof Archival Management in the UnitedStates National Archives, on Recordsand Archives Management. For thefirst time these seminars broughttogether practising archivists fromthroughout Australia, and some of thedecisions taken at these seminars havehad a lasting impact on archival devel-opment in this country.

By the late 1950s Allan’s work withrecords and archives was attracting theinterest of senior figures within theNSW Public Service and in June 1959he was seconded as InvestigationsOfficer to the Organisation andMethods Section of the Public ServiceBoard. John Metcalfe, aware of Allan’swork, recommended to the universityauthorities that the Public Service

Board be approached ‘to make MrHorton’s services available for a periodof a month in the first instance for asurvey and report on records disposalor archival programme for theUniversity’. In his subsequent reportAllan looked at a number of issuesconcerning the preservation of thearchives within the various schools ofthe university, the office of Chancellor,student bodies and government depart-ments relating to the establishment ofthe university. He stressed the need foran intermediate records repository andtalked about the value of an oralhistory programme. His report alsocalled for the appointment of anarchivist as well as the establishment of an archives department. In addition,his report included some sampledisposal schedules for the managementof the university’s accumulated records.Allan showed great foresight in recom-mending the establishment of an oralhistory programme. As he stated in hisreport, ‘This will throw quite a deal oflight on the history of the establish-ment of the university of the variousschools and of the courses provided.’The Archives’ Oral History Programtoday is one of the most significant inthe country and continues to prosperwith the generous assistance of theuniversity’s U Committee.

Following his appointment at theuniversity in 1960, and for some yearsafterwards, Allan continued to sharehis broad knowledge of the manage-ment of archives and records with

students enrolled in the elective archivesubjects of the graduate diplomaprogramme at the school of Librarian-ship. In 1966 Allan succeeded JohnMetcalfe as University Librarian, a posthe held with distinction until his retire-ment in 1988. The challenges ofrunning one of the largest academiclibraries in the country and his involve-ment in the affairs of the LAA andother bodies consumed most of hisprofessional life, but Allan continuedhis association with the archives profes-sion. Probably his major contributionin this area was his work with theArchives Authority of New SouthWales, being one of its longest servingboard members — from June 1967 toMay 1987.

In 1977 Allan was again asked bythe university to prepare a report onthe university’s archives. Since thefoundation of the university in 1949,several officers had been responsiblefor the care, custody and control of the university’s inactive records including the historian, Dr IsadoreBrodsky. Following Dr Brodsky’s retire-ment, responsibility for universityarchives had been transferred to theUniversity Library in June 1969. In his report Allan recommended that

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Major-General Gordon Maitland (left)presenting the Guide to the Archives of the Royal Agricultural Society to AllanHorton, April 1987. [CN1127/8] Photographer: K. Doig

(1) a properly constituted archivesoffice be established, with responsibil-ity for official archives, historicalrecords related to the university andfor an archives managementprogramme; (2) an archives committeebe established by Council; and (3) aposition of archivist be establishedwithin the University Library.

In 1980 the University Archives was established and Laurie Dillon wasappointed as the first professionalUniversity Archivist although he

reported directly to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor rather than to theUniversity Librarian. A UniversityArchives Advisory Committee was alsoestablished at this time, and Allan wasa valued member of that committeeuntil his retirement in 1988.

In 1989 Council recognised Allan’sachievements by conferring upon himthe title Emeritus Librarian and addinghis name to the rolls of emeriti in theUniversity Calendar. In 1992 he wasawarded the degree of DLitt (honoris

causa) by the university in recognitionof his eminence in the field of librarian-ship. While Allan did not receive similarrecognition for his unique contributionto archival development in Australia, itis important that we salute his pioneer-ing work in that field as well.

Allan died on 16 December 2003,aged 75 years. A commemorative func-tion to celebrate his life and work washosted by the University Library at theScientia in April 2004.

PETER ORLOVICH

Although there were significant staff changes in the Archives

throughout 2003 and 2004,work progressed on a number of majorprojects. Temporary and part-time staff as well as staff on placement from other areas within the universitymade significant contributions to theArchives’ projects. Changes to ourpermanent staffing arrangementsincluded the discontinuation of theposition of secretary, suspension of theOral Historian position, and thecreation of the position of a permanentfull-time Archivist. In October 2004Guilaine Buckley resigned from herposition as University Archivist. In that month Karin Brennan also beganthree months’ long-service leave. KatieBird acted as Assistant UniversityArchivist during this period.

Oral History Program A review ofthe Oral History Program saw thecreation of a fixed-term, part-timeposition of Project Oral Historian.Supported through generous assis-tance from the U Committee, MsCarolyne Bruyn, the Oral Historian,recorded 24 interviews with currentand former academic staff members,under the title UNSW and Business1980–2000: the good, the bad and theindifferent (her report is on page 7).Another achievement was enhancingphysical and intellectual control overthe oral history collection through thedevelopment of a dedicated database.

Collection Control and TabulariumProject Following a pilot project,Archives staff developed and then

implemented procedures for theautomation of collection control usingTabularium, a database system designedspecifically for archival applications.Subsequently, the Archives’ informa-tion technology requirements wereupgraded, and from the beginning of2004 all incoming accessions havebeen registered on Tabularium.

A major ongoing project in this cate-gory is the identification of existing serieswithin the current holdings, concentrat-ing on records of university governance.This project also entails the writing ofadministrative histories that provide staffand researchers with a greater under-standing of the context within which the records were created and used. Theseries descriptions and administrativehistories are being added to the Tabulariumdatabase as they are completed.

Disposal Projects Work continued onthe backlog of records requiringappraisal and processing. Staff membersalso provided records disposal adviceto units within the university. Disposalprojects were undertaken in theUniversity Library, the AustralianGraduate School of Management, theVice-Chancellor’s Unit, the Centre forOlympic Studies, the faculty ofScience, and the College of Fine Arts.Significant record accumulations weresurveyed and sentenced or appraisedusing disposal schedules prepared byState Records NSW.

Rare Book Reading Room As anadditional responsibility, the Archivesnow supervises access to rare booksand other vulnerable library materialswithin its Reading Room.

Student Project In early 2004 theArchives hosted Mr Suharman Musa, a student from the school ofInformation Systems, Technology andManagement, completing the require-ments of his professional attachment.Mr Musa conducted an in-depthsurvey and prepared a guide to the photographic collection of the St George Institute of Education andSt George Campus of the faculty ofProfessional Studies.

Community Involvement Two functions were held in the Archives.The first enabled members of both the University Archives AdvisoryCommittee and the U Committee to meet new staff members from the Archives. The second functioninvolved an exhibition and morningtea for staff members from theUniversity Library so that they could learn more about the work of the Archives and gain a greaterunderstanding of its holdings. Theexhibition focussed exclusively on the University Library and was acontribution to preparations for the‘Big Day Out’ — a library staff development day which sought to re-evaluate the library’s role and services to its users, now and in thefuture.

Prior to resigning, Ms Buckley represented the University Archives at two conferences: the InternationalCouncil on Archives in Vienna, andthe Australian Society of Archivists inCanberra.

KARIN BRENNAN

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UNSW Archives HappeningsUpdate 2003 and 2004

The University Archives has beenfortunate in receiving a collec-tion of personal papers of Sir

John Clancy, the university’s secondchancellor. Sir John and Lady Clancy’sdaughter, Miss Margaret Clancy, assem-bled the papers before she went to livein the Greek Islands. Miss Clancy leftthe papers in the care of her father’sformer judicial associate, who in turnpassed them on to the UniversityArchives following her death.

The papers arrived at the Archives inan old, well-travelled suitcase. Theyconsist of photographic prints andnegatives, newspaper clippings, awardsand certificates, publications, and somecorrespondence documenting keyevents in the lives of Sir John and hisfamily. Some of the special items in thecollection are a World War I diarywritten during the early stages of theNew Guinea campaign in 1914, as wellas photographs of the family takenduring the early twentieth century.

John Sydney James Clancy was born in Sydney on 30 May 1895. Hewas educated at Darlinghurst’s MaristBrothers High School and afterwards atSydney University. He received a Dip-loma of Public Administration fromSydney University, passed the Common-wealth Public Service Examination heldin October 1913, and joined the HeadOffice of the Education Department as a junior clerk in that year. DuringWorld War I Clancy served with the

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Sir John Sydney James ClancyUNSW Chancellor 1960–70

ABOVE John Sydney James Clancy after being admitted to the Bar, ca 1925. BELOW LEFT John Clancy as a young boy, ca 1902. BELOW A domestic scene during World War I.BELOW RIGHT Clancy (far right) with a group of friends near Coogee, ca 1922.

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Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Hewas one of the first to enlist for activeservice and in August 1914 he sailedon the Berrima to Rabaul to take part inthe New Guinea campaign. He laterserved on the Western Front, where hewas badly wounded at Bullecourtduring the Battle of Arras.

Clancy returned to civilian life in1918 and it was while he wasemployed with the Department ofEducation that he met his future wife,Christobel Florence Ethel Buckland;they married in August 1922. JohnClancy was a devout Roman Catholicand a caring husband and father andthe papers reveal the great love andrespect both partners had for oneanother as well as the crucial supportChristobel Clancy gave to her husbandthroughout his professional life.

John Clancy completed his Bachelor of Laws degree at Sydney University as a part-time student in 1925 and wasadmitted to the Bar during that year. In1926 he was appointed as the first LegalOfficer of the Government InsuranceOffice. On 11 November 1931 at the age of 36 he was appointed as a DistrictCourt judge. From 1944 to 1947 he was chairman of the Crown EmployeesAppeals Board and on 9 July 1947 hewas appointed to the Supreme Court of NSW as puisne judge, with rank and precedence only behind that of theHonourable Justice Herron, the chiefjustice. In 1964 Clancy served as actingchief justice during Justice Herron’sabsence. In 1965 he retired from thebench after working for over 33 years as a judge of the NSW courts. On theoccasion of his retirement, Justice Herronpaid tribute to his colleague, describinghim as an unprejudiced and fearlessjudge, whose court was conducted in an atmosphere of tranquillity.

Justice Clancy was a foundationmember of the University Council,having been appointed in 1949. In1953 he became deputy chancellor andthen, in November 1960, was unani-mously elected chancellor following thedeath of Wallace Wurth. In 1960 healso represented the university at theTercentenary Celebrations of the RoyalSociety in London. He held the post ofchancellor until his retirement in June1970.

During his lifetime many honourswere bestowed upon John Clancy forhis services to the law and the legalprofession as well as to the field ofeducation. In 1962 he received anhonorary Doctorate of Letters from theUniversity of New England for hisdistinguished public service to NSWand his contribution to universityeducation. In 1964 the Queen appointedhim a Companion of the Most Distin-guished Order of St Michael and StGeorge and in the 1967 New YearHonours list he was appointed a Knight Commander of the MostExcellent Order of the British Empire.

During Sir John’s period on Council the university enjoyed greatprogress and growth. Total enrolmentsrose from less than 8000 to nearly17,000 and the number of research andteaching staff rose from approximately600 to 1000. The building expansionprogram during those years includedpractically the whole of the uppercampus, the Engineering complex, the Applied Sciences, Architecture, and Physics buildings, Baxter, Warraneand New Colleges as well as GoldsteinHall and College, and the Students’Union building. In addition, theuniversity established a number of new faculties, adding breadth essentialfor its full development.

One area of university life of particu-lar interest to Sir John was the SportsAssociation. In 1952 he successfullysponsored a proposal that it be estab-lished at the university. The proposalstipulated that membership of theassociation should be compulsory forall registered students of the university.It seemed natural, therefore, that hewas invited to become its first patron.

Sir John brought his sense of justiceand fairness to his role as chancellor.He was known for ensuring that allparties were given an equal opportu-nity to express their opinions. Heparticipated in, and chaired countlesscommittee meetings and, accordingto his peers, his work on the AppealsCommittee of Council clearlydisplayed his personal qualities. Heshowed great compassion for theallegedly erring student and throughhis questioning often brought outmatters of saving grace that otherwisemight have been overlooked.

Sir John Clancy died on 15 October1970. On 23 August 1971 theUniversity of New South Wales posthumously awarded Sir John thedegree of Doctor of Laws (honoriscausa), which befittingly was the firstlaw degree conferred by the university.At the ceremony Lady Clancy acceptedthe testamur and also opened theClancy Auditorium, which is a perma-nent reminder on campus of Sir John’smany years of service to the university.Now the incorporation of this collec-tion of personal papers within theUniversity Archives helps us gain agreater understanding of Sir John’searly years and of some of the influ-ences contributing to such a valuablelife of public service.

KARIN BRENNAN

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LEFT Clancy (right) enjoys a drink with twobushwalking companions, Easter 1919.RIGHT John and Christobel Clancy bush-walking on their honeymoon, 1922.BELOW John and Christobel Clancy picnicwith friends, mid-1920s.

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Recently the papers of the architectand academic Associate Professor

Laszlo Peter Kollar were depositedwith UNSW Archives.

In this article Katie Bird, whoprocessed the Kollar collection, looks atPeter Kollar’s life and his links with theuniversity, which saw him become, ashis former colleagues in the faculty ofthe Built Environment have described,‘one of the most influential and respectedarchitects of his generation’.

Peter Kollar was studying anAssociate Diploma (Architecture) part-time when the course was transferredfrom Sydney Technical College to theNew South Wales University of Tech-nology in 1951, thus beginning whatwas to become a long-term associationwith this university. He graduated in1953 and four years later, in June1957, Kollar accepted an appointmentas a lecturer in Architecture andremained a member of the university’sacademic community until his death inDecember 2000. In that time he servedthe university as lecturer, seniorlecturer, associate professor and, finally, visiting professor.

Peter Kollar started life a long wayfrom Australia. Born in Budapest,Hungary, in 1926, he completed hissecondary schooling in his homelandin 1944. The following year heenrolled in the architecture program atthe Technical University of Budapestand studied there for the next fouryears. In 1949, eight months beforecompleting his degree, Kollar fledHungary after the communist takeover of his country. He then spent sometime in Italy working for theInternational Refugee Organization,while also travelling to Austria andGermany. He sailed to Australia inSeptember 1950, initially staying atBonegilla, a migrant reception centre inVictoria, before moving to Villawoodmigrant reception centre in Sydney inlate October 1950.

Kollar’s first job in Sydney was as alabourer with the British AustralianLead Manufacturers, but in February1951 he obtained a position of morepersonal interest to him — that of

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Associate Professor Laszlo Peter Kollar

Associate ProfessorPeter Kollar ca 1990.Photograph courtesy ofMr Harry Stephens.

Peter Kollar and B.A.Korab's vision for theSydney Opera House,1957. [2002A87]

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architectural draftsman. His professionalcareer quickly gathered momentum andin 1957 Kollar, along with an associate,B.A. Korab, was placed fourth in theSydney Opera House architecturaldesign competition. This was thehighest ranked Australian entry and its‘very skilful planning’ was singled outfor special comment by the judges.

The Opera House designs are some of the highlights of the Kollar papers,which were donated to UNSW Archivesin two separate deposits — one originat-ing from the Kollar family and the otherfrom his office in the faculty of the BuiltEnvironment. These designs illustrateKollar’s skills in architectural planning;they also show how very differentBennelong Point would look today ifKollar and Korab’s entry had beenselected. Kollar was quickly won over tothe Danish architect Joern Utzon’s visionand later became chairman of the ‘Utzonin Charge’ Committee. During the1960s the committee campaigned onUtzon’s behalf in his disputes with theNew South Wales government.Although the campaign was ultimatelyunsuccessful and Utzon departedAustralia, Kollar’s papers reveal thepassionate debate that the committeehelped to sustain — particularly on therole of the architect in the construction of his work.

Other items of interest within the collection are Kollar’s paintings andsketchbooks, architectural plans,photographs and early correspondence.This correspondence reflects Kollar’sabilities as a linguist — apart from hisnative Hungarian, he was fluent also inEnglish, German and Italian. It alsoprovides the researcher with insightsinto what it was like for refugees suchas Peter Kollar to leave homeland,loved ones and friends behind for lifein a new land. Much of AssociateProfessor Kollar’s academic work,including his keen interest in religiousarchitecture, has also been incorporatedwithin the collection.

The University Archives is gratefulto Mr Harry Stephens, former head ofthe Bachelor of Interior Architecturedegree program in the faculty of theBuilt Environment, for his assisstancein securing the Kollar papers. MrStephens is currently working on abook about Professor Kollar, hisformer colleague and mentor.

KATIE BIRD

For the 2003 Oral HistoryProject we chose a topic withan intriguing title, UNSW and

Business 1980–2000: the good, the badand the indifferent. Participatingacademics were selected to discusstheir experience of, and views on therelationship between UNSW and theoutside world of commerce andindustry.

The formal written record portraysthe 1980s as interesting times at most Australian universities. Thisdecade saw universities dealing withgovernment-funding issues alongsidethe wholesale amalgamation ofcampuses, increased competitionbetween universities and a need toexpand to a global vision in order tosurvive and grow.

A topic based on seeing the busi-ness sector as a driver for change inuniversities would have obviousapplication across the whole of

UNSW; it would therefore be valuablefor the project to include intervieweesfrom every faculty. How to decidewho would be interviewed?

We began by enlisting the help ofthe faculty deans in the selectionprocess, meeting with each of them toexplain the project and its purpose.We sought their help in compiling ashort-list for each faculty of suitablepotential interviewees — academicswho represented a broad range ofopinion, had wide experience atUNSW and with business, and werequite willing to tell all.

We then designed a brief survey toexplore individual opinions onchange at UNSW during academiccareers, with regard to university

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UNSW and Business1980–2000:

the good, the bad and the indifferent

The 2004 Oral History Project’s working title is Emigrants at UNSW in the post-WorldWar Two period. Interviews are under way which explore the impact that emigrants to Australia had on UNSW’s development, and on the development of the nation.They will also focus on the educational and career prospects / achievements of theinterviewees. For more details about the project, contact Carolyne on 9385 2907 or at c.bruyn@unsw.edu.au

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ABOVE Carolyne Bruyn interviewing Professor Philip Bell, 12 January 2004.Photograph courtesy of the School ofMedia, Film and Theatre.

policy, government policy and thebusiness sector, as well as thoughts onfuture change, which we sent to thoseon the short-list. The response to thiswas excellent and most had strongopinions to share.

From these responses we compiledour final list of twenty-four intervie-wees, drawn from all UNSW faculties.We devised an interview structure withopen-ended questions to ensure thatwe obtained the best responses andmaterial on our topic. Each intervie-wee provided a fascinating and uniqueanalysis of change over twenty years orso in their careers, their school, theirfaculty and at UNSW itself, withparticular reference to the influence ofthe business sector on each of these.This meant two or three interviews perfaculty, not enough to do much morethan ripple the surface of a very deeplake, but they generated valuableresearch material.

In the process of conducting these interviews I met some wonder-ful people and learned a lot aboutUNSW and academic life and how the business sector impacts on both. I heard about the ups, the downs, and the experiences as each individ-ual knew them.

In spite of rapid change at all levels, and sometimes not for thebetter — uncertain funding, lesssupport, more students, more administration, technology issues —the basic ethos of academics atUNSW in relation to their studentsnever seems to have wavered.Whatever happens, all are here toteach their students as well as theypossibly can, to equip them forcareers in the world outside andhopefully to endow them with adesire to keep on learning for the rest of their lives.

CAROLYNE BRUYN commenced work inthe University Archives as the OralHistorian in August 2003. Carolyneholds a BA from the University ofQueensland with a double major inHistory and Anthropology, a graduateDiploma in Local and AppliedHistory from the University of NewEngland, and a Master of Letters(Public History) from the Universityof Sydney. Aside from her work withUNSW Archives, Carolyne is theArchivist at AMP Ltd and runs herown freelance writing appraisal andediting service for new and emergingwriters.To take care of any remainingspare time, Carolyne also writes. Sheis a published poet and is currentlyresearching the history of a building in the Sydney CBD with the aim ofwriting a book. This is Carolyne’s first oral history project for UNSWArchives.

CAROLYNE BRUYN

Since the establishment of theUniversity Archives in 1980 thearchival staff have sought to

capture and maintain a comprehen-sive visual record of the universityand its community over time. Thestill image photographic resourcesrepresent a particular strength of thecollection; however, the Archives alsoholds some interesting moving imagematerials on film, video and digitalmedia

Usually these items come to theArchives through internal donationeither via the Chancellery or fromindividual faculties or schools but attimes the UNSW archivists becomeaware of interesting films or videosheld by external organisations thatwould add considerably to the collection.

One such item is a documentarycalled Teaching Hospitals – 1963,commissioned by the university tohighlight the then-recently establishedfaculty of Medicine and the fourteaching hospitals affiliated with it — the Prince of Wales Hospital at

Randwick, St Margaret’s Hospital for Women at Surry Hills, the RoyalHospital for Women at Paddingtonand Prince Henry Hospital at LittleBay.

The previous year the universityhad commissioned another documen-tary simply titled The University ofNew South Wales, which provided anoverview of research and teachingactivities being conducted in theseven faculties and 32 schools of theuniversity.

Teaching Hospitals cost £5000 tomake, was filmed on 16 mm colourfilm and runs for about 27 minutes.It was filmed and directed by animportant figure in the Australianfilm industry at the time, Ross Wood,who in 1959 had worked as a cine-matographer for On the Beach, whichstarred Ava Gardner, Gregory Peckand Fred Astaire. Post-productionwork for Teaching Hospitals wasundertaken at Visatone ProductionStudios, located in the old CinesoundStudios at Bondi Junction. While theuniversity commissioned the film

and still retains copyright, the onlyknown existing copy was held withinthe State Library of New South Wales’Film and Video Library. Throughinter-library loan arrangements theArchives was able to borrow the filmand have video copies made usingthe telecine copying process.

Teaching Hospitals – 1963 features a number of case studies: the birth of a premature baby; a jockey whohas a serious race fall at RoyalRandwick and as a result becomes aquadriplegic; an expectant motherwho is injured in a car accident onher way to hospital; and a factoryworker who experiences a blackout at his lathe and subsequently undergoes open-heart surgery. Thefilm highlights the expert medical and nursing care all four patientsreceive as well as the state-of-the-arttechnology available at the teachinghospitals. One of the most movingscenes for those of us brought up inthe post-polio vaccine era showsactivities in the ‘Polio Ward’, wheredoctors, nurses and allied health

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professionals are seen caring for polio patients of all ages. Again theuse of technology is emphasised withone young girl, who can only moveher mouth and facial muscles, being kept alive because of an artificialrespirator.

Other scenes feature the dean of the Faculty of Medicine, ProfessorFrank Rundle, showing third yearmedical students some of the medicalequipment they can expect to useduring their careers, and the vice-chancellor and senior university officials meeting the chairmen andmedical superintendents of all fourteaching hospitals to discuss plans forthe linked Wallace Wurth school ofMedicine and school of BiologicalSciences building.

The documentary is interspersedwith sections showing preparations for the official opening of the building and it concludes with scenesfrom the opening ceremony on 4March 1963, including excerpts fromthe speech made by Her MajestyQueen Elizabeth II, and with theQueen and the Duke of Edinburghtouring the teaching facilities andresearch laboratories.

Teaching Hospitals – 1963 is just one of the numerous titles in theArchives’ moving image collection.Video materials in VHS or U-Maticformats can be viewed in the ReadingRoom during regular opening hours.

PAUL WILSON

This is a selection of records and privatepapers received by the UniversityArchives from December 2002 untilDecember 2004. The Archives extendsits special thanks to all depositors.Access enquiries to the collection areinvited. In some instances access isrestricted or special conditions apply.

Personal donationsAngyal, Helga. Order of Service for

Jean Morven Brown’s funeral, 2003[03A40].

Bowling, Keith. Graduation photos,1952, 1955 [04/6].

Blunden, Emeritus Professor W. Ross.Papers, 1944–99 [04/27].

Campbell, Roderic. Introduction toEngineering Design by N.L. Svensson.Kensington: New South WalesUniversity Press Ltd, 1974 [02A122].

Carrington, Emeritus Professor AtholSprott. Biographical details andcorrespondence relating to hisinvolvement in accounting and inestablishing the first mutual cooper-ation agreement with a Chineseuniversity, Dec. 2002 [03A16].

Cheong, Simplicius. Live Jazz at theRoundhouse. CD: Blues Bebop Bossa& Beyond by Simplicius Cheong andFriends, 26 March 2003 [03A25].

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We would like to hear from youif you are leaving UNSW andhave personal papers or otherrecords relating to your timehere or can help us documentany part of the story of theuniversity and its people.

Family members of those whohave been associated with theuniversity in any way may alsolike to contact the Archivesabout depositing personalpapers, photographs or memora-bilia they have inherited.

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Accessions

ABOVE Archery on the lawn near thePhysical Education & Recreation Centre,1977 — the year the Archery Club was first associated with the Sports Association.In February 1978 work began on converting this site into the Universityswimming pool, and archery moved toupper campus. [03A29]

Collins, Professor Richard. Papers ofProfessor Lou Davies, ca1948–1960s [02A123].

Crowley, Emeritus Professor Frank.Copy of article ‘The Ward Fabri-cation’, Quadrant Vol. XLVIII No. 5(May 2004): 30–33, with accompa-nying letter, May 2004 [04/30].

Douglas, Jim B. Mother of Statistics‘Degree’ presented to Mrs Langley,long-time secretary to the depart-ment, on her retirement, 1980[03A13]; update to typescript ‘A Brief History of the Department of Statistics’, 2003 [03A32].

Dunstan, William John. 3 volumes ofresearch work and results of exper-iments, 1940s [02A116].

Fischer, Peter. Tape recordings ofUniversity Revue productions,early 1960s [03A22].

Haynes, Michael. Program of AnnualUniversity Revue. Students’ Union,1956 [03A2]; EngineeringMechanics. Principles Of KinematicsAnd Dynamics, by J. Hirschhorn.University of Technology Students’Union, ca 1958 [03A7].

Hora, Emeritus Professor Heinrich.CV, selected publications and cita-tions for an award and medalpresented to H. Hora, 1991, 2002[03A17].

Horne, Dr Julia. Photographs of Kurt Neubauer (oral history interviewee), 2001 [03A3].

Jones, David. Papers of Sir JohnClancy, former Chancellor ofUNSW, 1909–71 [02A118].

Kessler, Emeritus Professor Clive.Farewell lecture ‘Nos Morituri TeSalutamus: Abschiedsvorlesung –Some Parting Thoughts’, 8September 2004 [04/46].

Milner Davis, Dr Jessica.Correspondence – mainly relatingto Emeritus Professor C. Milner,1965, 1974, 1998 [02A121];colour photographs of C. Milnerand Joyce and John Wood, ca 1988[02A127]; Emeritus Professor andMrs Milner outside their familyhome, 1981/82 [03A5]; ProfessorC. Milner post-retirement at his labin Applied Science, n.d. [03A21];obituary for Associate ProfessorRon Gearing by Dr Jessica MilnerDavis, Emeritus Professor H.Heseltine, and Adj. AssociateProfessor Roslynn Haynes, January2003 [03A15]; off–air recording

entitled ‘The Trials of ProfessorHall’, 6 October 2003 [03A74].

Niland, Emeritus Professor John.Video tape-recordings, historicalmaterial and publications,1948–2000 [04/28]; from UNSWFoundation office: photograph byJohn Fairfax Holdings Ltd of thePrime Minister John Howard atUNSW, ca 1996 [04/14].

Orlovich, Dr Peter. Copy of draftarticle entitled ‘Allan Roy Horton,B.A. Hon. DLitt, FLAA Obituary’[04/32].

Roxborough, Emeritus ProfessorFrank. Institution of Engineers,Australia. Oral history interviewwith Emeritus Professor FrankRoxborough conducted by MaryAnn Hamilton, 1997 [03A73];interview log and release form forRoxborough interview [04/5].

Smith, Fred. Records, posters andpublications relating to studentactivities, 1989–95 [03A18].

Sowey, Associate Professor Eric. Copyof obituary for Mona Hessing,2001 [03A31]; notes & papers ofthe Dean’s Advisory Committee ofthe Faculty of Commerce andCommerce and Economics,1977–79, 1982–94 [03A66];copies of minutes of the ExecutiveCommittee of the Faculty ofCommerce, 1975–87 [03A68];publications and exam papers ofthe Faculty of Commerce andEconomics, 1964–2004 [04/55].

Toakley, Emeritus Professor A.Raymond. CV, July 2004 [04/53].

Whiffen, Neville. 1-p. typescriptupdate to his autobiography, 2003[03A27, 03A43]; audio cassetterecording and transcript of cere-mony at the Australian Embassy,Washington, where Mr Whiffenwas awarded the Medal ofFreedom, 1996 [04/8].

Windsor, Gerard. B&W photographof a young Professor Harold Oliver with his family, late 1930s[03A6].

Wollaston, Barry. Architectural draw-ings and examination papers forthe Sydney Technical CollegeArchitecture course, 1909–20[04/3].

Governance & administrationArchives. Oral History Program. Final

transcripts of interviews with FatehChand, Malaysian alumnus, 1999

[03A53]; Joan Ritchie, seniorlecturer, General Studies, 1999[03A54]; Jackie Chan, Hong Kongalumnus, 2001 [03A60]; EmeritusProfessor Michael Birt, former Vice-Chancellor, 1994 [03A61]; JennyBirt, 1993; Emeritus Professor W.Ross Blunden, 1986; EmeritusProfessor G.W. Ken Cavill, 1986;Rosalind Chan, Hong Kongalumna, 2002; Peter Conyngham,1998; Professor John Geake, 1994;George Gray, 1989–90; the Hon.Gordon J. Samuels, 1996; AlfredShum, Hong Kong alumnus, 2001[04/34]; Jill Shaw, 1988; W.K. Lam,Hong Kong alumnus, 2001[04/47].

Art Curator. Transfer of a signedcartoon on paper showing a groupof surveying students by GeorgeMolnar, ca 1960s [04/45].

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic),division of. Group photograph:NSW Vice-Chancellors Conference,14 September 2004 [04/56].

Graduations Office. GraduationCeremony Handbooks, 2002, 2003[04/20].

Information Services, Director, Ms C.Page–Hanify. Office files relating toCITI Project, 1997–99 [02A119].

Institutional Advancement, divisionof. Investigation into Alumni Opinionon UNSW Financing: a Report to theVice-Chancellor, March 2004[04/22]; photographs of variousUNSW events, ca 1992–2002[04/25]; 19 video tapes promotingUNSW generally, special events orkey figures, 1995–2002 [04/33];photographs of UNSW buildingsand of a presentation made toProfessor A.H. Willis; video record-ing entitled UNSW Profile 2003,1996–2003 [04/48].

Library. Copies of Academic Boardpapers, 2002 [03A9]; Libraryadministrative files, ca 1951–2000[03A44, 03A63]; Library AdvisoryCommittee, COFA storm damagefiles, photos, slides, 1991–99[03A50]; Agenda and MinuteBooks of the Library ResourcesCommittee, 1981–90 [03A75];invitation to Allan Horton’sfarewell, 1988 [03A69]; papers ofBrian Foote, former staff member,ca 1974–87 [03A62]; photographstaken at the farewell functions forA. Horton, B. Foote and P.

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Dobrovitz, 1986–88 [04/24]; of theLibrary interior following renova-tions, 2004 [04/26]; of Library staffmembers, 1993–94, 2002 [04/41,04/43]; university librarians,including Andrew Wells, atARROW (Australian ResearchRepositories Online to the World)project meeting, Melbourne, 6 August 2004 [04/42]; documentsand photographs from the memo-rial tribute to Allan Horton, 23 April 2004 [04/29]; LibraryCD–ROM and Database Guide,

1995 [03A56]; ERDIC paper andAnnual Reports 1978–82, 1984–85[03A51]; publications of the Equityand Diversity Unit, 1994–2001[04/23]; An Analysis of theEffectiveness of the Structure of theUniversity of New South WalesLibrary, report, October 1986[04/40]; Report of the Review of theWater Reference Library, 27 May2003 [04/51]. Law Library: L’Awfulnewsletter, photographs of the LawLibrary and Faculty, ca 1981–89[03A47]. Social Sciences andHumanities Library:Documentation concerning serviceprovision, ca 1985–97 [04/10];group photograph taken outsidePostgraduate Computer Laboratory,2000 [04/15].

Protocol Office. Video recordings ofgraduation ceremonies, 2001–03[04/13].

Public Affairs and Development.Copies of negatives from printsheld by UNSW Archives, 1950sand 1960s, 1988 [03A49, 03A67];Developments. Autumn 2002 [03A57].

Publications Section. Photos, draw-ings of UNSW Arms, ca 1950s to1990s [02A126]; Undergraduateand Postgraduate Handbooks2003, 2004, 2005 [03A8, 03A24,03A72, 03A9, 03A19, 04/54].

Registrar and Deputy Principal.Office files, 1995–2002 [03A64].FOI Statement of Affairs, June 2003[03A70]; correspondence relatingto Professor John Niland’s term asVice-Chancellor and his retire-ment, 1996–2003 [04/2];Administrative Procedures Manualand Amendment Serials andSupervisor’s Guide to EmploymentConditions for General Staff,1988–2000 [04/17]; memorabilia,administrative files on studentissues, 1962–2003 [04/21].

Scientific Illustrations. 2 CD–ROMscontaining images taken at a func-tion at UNSW during the transit ofVenus, 2004 [04/44].

Secretariat. Copies of Academic BoardPapers, February, March 2003[03A10, 03A14]; faculty andcommittee minute books, 1999,2002 [03A20].

Secretary to Council. Minutes, papersand agendas for Council and itscommittees, 2002, 2003 [02A114,02A125, 03A4, 03A12, 03A28,03A42, 03A46, 03A71, 04/4].

Student Information and SystemsOffice. UNSW Examination Papers,2001, 2002 [03A26, 04/31].

University of New South Wales. 3VHS copies of the film TeachingHospitals – 1963, a film commis-sioned by UNSW, copies 2003[03A11]; MPEG digital copy of TheUniversity of New South Wales film,ca 1962 [03A37].

Vice-Chancellor’s Office, ProfessorHume. Video and audio tape-recordings of Vice–Chancellor’s staffforum on 14 August 2002[02A120]; framed photographs ofopening of University Union 1961and members of the Students’ UnionCouncil 1963–64 [03A36]; officefiles, ca 1998–2002 [03A59]; FairReport of the ParliamentaryProceedings in Relation to the HallMatter, 2003–04 [04/16].

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ABOVE A young Harold Oliver in the late1930s pictured with his family. EmeritusProfessor Oliver (1916–82) was UNSW’sFoundation Professor of English, 1960–81.The Archives also holds an oral historyinterview conducted with Professor Oliver in 1981 as part of the Oral HistoryProgram. [03A6]

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Faculties, schools and centresBuilt Environment, faculty of.

Personal files relating to staffmembers, 1980–99 [02A124].

Chemistry, school of. School Library.Extracts from School Executiveminutes relevant to the schoollibrary and minutes of the Library Committee, 1969–95[02A115]; Annual Reports1998–99, course brochures, ca 1987–99 [03A52]; photos ofUniversity Library during construc-tion, ca 1964 [04/1].

Engineering, faculty of. UNSWEngineers. Faculty of EngineeringNewsletter. Nos 1–7, Sep. 1999 –Dec. 2002 [03A23]; audio cassettes(copies) of the Engineering OralHistory Project interviews, 2002[03A30, 03A33, 03A34]; OralHistory Project survey forms, DATtapes and audio cassettes (masters),transcripts, legal agreements andinterview summaries, 2002 [04/7];reports, booklets and newsletters,1960–2002 [04/52].

History, school of. School recordsincluding correspondence, courseguides, course handouts, 1971–99[03A41].

Law, school of. Copy of Thirty up: the story of UNSW Law School,1971–2001 by M. Dixon,Kensington: UNSW Law School,2001 [03A55].

Olympic Studies, centre for. Centrerecords, ca 1996–2004 [04/37].

Theatre, Film and Dance, school of. Program for Io Myers Studio20th anniversary celebration,November 2002 [03A1]; video-tape of Io Myers Studio 20thAnniversary celebration, 2002[03A35].

University organisations andassociationsAlexander Mackie College. Audio

recordings of interviews with 22artists, 1972–78 [04/50].

Alumni Association. Records of theAlumni Association, 1968–97[03A39].

Kensington Colleges. Board Papers,company liquidation files andrecords, 1992–98 [03A65].

Sports Association. Rugby UnionFootball Club audit papers,1966–76 [03A19]; photographsdepicting Blues Dinner and knownand unknown athletes, n.d.[03A29]; University of New SouthWales Cricket Club Annual Report2002–03, 2003–04 [03A45,04/36].

U Committee. Audio cassette recordingof the launch of the book UniqueProviders, 12 May 1994 [04/38].

Women Research 21. Photographs ofthe Women Research 21 Team,2001 [02A117].

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ABOVE Mrs Annette and Dr Keith Bowling, Mrs Alma and Mr Neville Gosper (from left to right) on GraduationDay, 16 April 1955. The graduation, at which Keith Bowling received his PhD in Chemical Engineering, was held at the official opening of the MainBuilding and was the first held on theKensington campus. [04/6/3]