Guide to the Records of the Australian Underwater Federation, 1978-1989

Collection number:: MS 8362
Creator:: Australian Underwater Federation
Extent:: 7.3 metres and (52 boxes)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Australian Underwater Federation, National Library of Australia, MS 8362, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:: Available
Access conditions:: Available for research. Not for loan.

Content Summary:: The collection includes files which are maintained in the filing system used by the Association during their active life. The files include correspondence, minutes, statements, financial records, newsletters, agendas, examinations and printed material relating to the Federation's involvement in the monitoring of underwater safety, the setting of standards and the accreditation of scuba diving instruction, local and international diving competitions and conservation issues. The records also include a number of files documenting the Federation's links with international diving organisations and other Australian sporting bodies and government agencies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition:: The Association deposited the records in the National Library in April 1990.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:: Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn76215) for the access conditions.
Conditions Governing Use:: Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 the Australian Underwater Federation, National Library of Australia, MS 8362, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia