Guide to the Papers of Robert Douglas, 1963-2019

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 10516
Creator:
Douglas, Robert, Emeritus Professor
Extent:
0.30 metres and (2 ms boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Robert Douglas, National Library of Australia, MS 10516, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection comprises documents relating to the public health, epidemiology and academic career of Emeritus Professor Robert Douglas AO, along with records relating to his post retirement activities and includes: unpublished personal memoir and interview; list of peer reviewed publications (1960-2000); two doctoral theses on Hyertensive disease (1963) and Studies in Pneumonia (1973); WHO Consultancy reports relating to acute respiratory infections in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, The Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, China; Primary Health Care support project report in Burma; records relating to the development of Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology at the Australian National University; a history of the social, environmental and sustainability non-governmental organization Australia21, that Douglas helped develop and chaired for 10 years.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Health
Academic

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8151636).
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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 Robert Douglas, National Library of Australia, MS 10516, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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