Historical archaeology, 1967-1996

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Series 12

Content Summary:

Mulvaney was a foundation member of the Australian Society for Historical Archaeology, formed in 1970 to promote the study of historical archaeology in Australia. In 1991 the Society was expanded to include study of New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region, and its name was changed to the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology. The Society promotes the exchange of information and reference material relating to historical archaeology both in Australia and overseas.

This small series contains correspondence, conservation plans, drafts, reports, newsletters, notes and research material. These papers document Mulvaney's interest in the identification, study and conservation of the material traces of Australia's cultural heritage, including the preservation of the site of the first Government House (Sydney) and other significant heritage sites and relics, the development of the register of the National Estate and the establishment of the Australian Heritage Commission.

Among the major correspondents are Anne Bickford, Graham Connah, Eleanor Crosby, Joan Domicelj, W.F. Ellis, Rhys Isaac, F.D. McCarthy, John McNally, D.R. Moore, W.D.L Ride and Jonathan Winston-Gregson.

Papers relating to Mulvaney's role in organising the 1974 conference on Historical Archaeology and the National Estate, at which important resolutions regarding identification and protection of heritage sites were made, are included in Series 10.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The original instalment of this collection (MS 9615) was donated by Professor Mulvaney under the Cultural Gifts Program in September 1999. Further instalments were received in 2013 and 2017.

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