Miscellaneous papers, 1966-1976

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Series 7

Content Summary:

The files in this small series were among the philosophical papers, but have been segregated as they deal with more general matters.

The first file documents Armstrong's involvement in the selection of the first Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania since the dismissal of Sydney Sparkes Orr in 1956. The three files on overseas trips mostly consist of correspondence, both official and personal. The file on Armstrong's 1969 visit to England includes a large number of letters from his parents and friends and colleagues in Australia, some of them reporting on activities within the Department of Philosophy at Sydney University.

The correspondents include Tom Fitzgerald, Richard Krygier, Graham Nerlich, H.B. Acton (Edinburgh), John Beloff (Edinburgh), Peter Caldwell (Cambridge), Antony Flew (Keele), E.J. Furlong (Belfast), Selwyn Grave (Perth), Michael Hodges, D.A. Kearney (Hobart), (Nashville), James Moulder (Grahamstown), Stephen Pepper (Berkeley), Edward Poznanski (Jerusalem) and Roland Puccetti (Singapore).

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were donated by Professor Armstrong to the National Library under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme in 1992. Further papers were added in 1999, 2001 and 2012.

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