Australian Advisory Council on Bibliographical Services (AACOBS), 1960 -1979

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Component identifier:
Series 2
Content Summary:

Bryan was involved with AACOBS at different levels from 1960 until his retirement. AACOBS was a peak library organisation concerned with promoting library cooperation and to represent the Australian library community within the political sphere. In 1988, AACOBS was subsumed into the Australian Council on Library and Information Services (ACLIS).

The series comprises Bryan's AACOBS files 1960-75 and 1977, and files covering his time as Chairman of the AACOBS Standing Committee 1973-79. The files contain correspondence, drafts, minutes and agendas. Major correspondents include: D. H. Borchardt, Andrew Osborn, Jean Whyte, F. A.(Ali) Sharr, Allan Fleming, Judy McQueen, Sir Peter Crisp, Alan Walker, Allan Horton, W. D. Thorn, G. D. Richardson, W. D Richardson, George Chandler, Robert Sharman and Harold White.

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.

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Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2272324).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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