Guide to the Papers of Dudley Longmuir, 1935-1974

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 8004
Creator:
Longmuir, Dudley O.
Extent:
2.94 metres and (21 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Dudley Longmuir, National Library of Australia, MS 8004, [series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
Papers assembled by Dudley Longmuir relating mainly during his appointments as Senior Medical Officer with the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service, Victorian Department of Social Services (1949-1962) and Principal Medical Officer (1962-1974) with the Commonwealth Department of Social Services. The papers include correspondence, reports, articles, minutes, subject files, notes, conference papers and photographs which relate broadly to rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitation centres in Australia and the United Kingdom in the three decades following the second world war. There is also material relating to Longmuir's association with the Australian Council for Rehabilitation of the Disabled.
Biographical Note:

Dudley Owen Longmuir was born in Melbourne on 15 December 1911 and was educated at Scotch College and the University of Melbourne (graduating in 1935). He married Betty James in 1937 and had one son and one daughter.

Date Event
1936 Resident Medical Officer, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
1937-1939 Post graduation hospital appointments, U.K.
1939-1940 General practice, Melbourne
1941-1946 Served in the RAAF Medical Services Commanding the RAAF No. 1 Medical Rehabilitation Unit, Victoria
1944-1945 Attached to RAF Rehabilitation Services, U.K. (9 months) and USA Air Force Rehabilitation Services (3 months)
1946-1948 Deputy Co-ordinator (Rehabilitation), Ministry of Post War Reconstruction
1949-1962 Senior Medical Officer, Commonwealth Rehabilitation Services, Department of Social Services (Victoria)
1959-1960 Public Service Board Postgraduate Overseas Fellowship (Rehabilitation) to U.K., USA and Canada
1962-1974 Principal Medical Officer, Department of Social Services, Central Administration, Canberra

Bibliographic Reference(s)

  • Who's who in Australia. 1977.
Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Library by Longmuir's widow, Betty Longmuir, in 1979.

Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged into series by Library staff. Material in the subject files (series 9) has been kept in original order.

Container List:
Series File/Item Box
1 1 1
2 1 1
3 1 1
4 1-5 1
4 6-15 2
4 16-23 3
5 1-9 4
5 10-15 5
5 16-22 6
5 23-25 7
6 1-3 7
6 4-10 8
7 1-2 8
7 3 9
8 1-7 9
8 8-12 10
9 1-7 11
9 8-12 12
9 13-17 13
9 18-24 14
9 25-30 15
9 31-35 16
9 36-42 17
9 43-49 18
9 50-56 19
9 57-61 20
10 1-2 20
10 3-6 21
11 1-4 21

Indexed terms

Names:
Longmuir, Dudley O.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is available for reference.
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 Dudley Longmuir, National Library of Australia, MS 8004, [series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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