Guide to the Papers of Harrison Bryan, c.1947-2008

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 9867, MS Acc06.185, MS Acc08.069
Creator:
Harrison Bryan
Extent:
6.12 metres and (28 boxes + 1 carton + 3 folio boxes + 1 packet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Harrison Bryan, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Biographical Note:

Harrison Bryan was born on 23 September 1923, the son of Walter Heywood Bryan and Margaret Myee Harrison. He was educated at the Brisbane Grammar School and gained a BA in history at the University of Queensland. He received his Certificate of Training from the Library School, Public Library of N.S.W. in 1948. Bryan was awarded an MA in 1954 from the Queensland University for a thesis on the Queensland politician John Murtagh Macrossan. Bryan also gained a Diploma from the Library Association of Australia and two honorary Doctorates.

Bryan began his career as an assistant librarian at the University of Queensland Library in 1949, and in 1950 became James Forsyth University Librarian. His father was for many years Professor of Geology at the same university.

In 1963, Bryan became Sydney University Librarian. His long career as a library administrator culminated in his appointment as Director-General of the National Library of Australia, 1980-1985.

Bryan was a prolific writer and published numerous articles and books on libraries and librarianship. He was also very active in the wider library community serving on the board of many councils and committees. He was Chairman of the Library Association of Australia's Board of Examiners for ten years and President of the Association for 1973 and 1974.

Bryan's key publications are A critical survey of university libraries and librarianship in Great Britain, 1966; Design for diversity : library services for higher education and research in Australia, edited by Harrison Bryan and Gordon Greenwood, 1977; ALIAS : Australia's library, information and archives services : an encyclopaedia of practice and practitioners, 3 vols, 1988-1991; No gray profession : reminiscences of a career in Australian libraries, 1994.

Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

The papers were donated by Harrison Bryan to the Library on 6 December 1996, with a further donation made on 8 July 2002.

Arrangement:

The collection has been left in the original order created by Bryan.

Indexed terms

Names:
Harrison Bryan

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2272324).
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], Papers of Harrison Bryan, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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