Australian Academy of the Humanities, 1973-1997

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Series 13

Content Summary:

The Australian Academy of the Humanities was established in 1969 by Royal Charter. The aim of the Academy is to advance knowledge of, and the pursuit of excellence in, the Humanities. It succeeded the Australian Humanities Research Council, which was founded in 1956. Mulvaney became a Fellow of the Academy in 1970, and served as Honorary Secretary from 1989 to 1996.

This small series includes correspondence, minutes of meetings, drafts and cuttings of writings, submissions, printed material and other papers. Much of this material is administrative, concerning Mulvaney's appointment as Honorary Secretary, the development of the Academy, arrangements for symposiums and seminars, and Mulvaney's 1994 Kenneth Myer Lecture 'The wisdom of "non-relevance" : the Humanities and Australia's cultural heritage'. There are also papers relating to such issues as the role and significance of the Academy, reviews of higher education and scholarly research directions and funding.

Among the correspondents are Margaret Coldrake, Kay Daniels, Warwick Dix, Pat Dobrez, Trevor Fennell, Malcolm Gilles, Frank Jackson, Henry Kannegiesser, Vincent Martin, Horst Niemeyer, David Oldroyd, Don Ranson, Pam Rothwell, Deryck Schreuder, Ian Short, Jim Specht, Erica Travers, Stephen Utick, James Walter and Katharine West.

Papers relating to the Joint Academies Committee on Museums, of which Mulvaney was Chair, are included in Series 14. Papers relating to the Joint Academies Committee on for the Protection of Prehistoric Places, of which Mulvaney was a member, form Series 16.

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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