Guide to the Papers of Peter Harrison

Summary

Collection number:

MS 8347

Creator:

Peter Harrison and Harrison, Sheila, Mrs.

Extent:

13.75 metres and (66 ms boxes + 1 large folio box + 1 small rolled items box+ 1 outsized phase box + 6 map folios)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Peter Harrison, National Library of Australia, MS 8347, [series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research, part Open With Exception (Series 15/49, Box 36); part not available for research (Series 17/1-2, Box 52A). Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

Comprehensive collection of personal papers, correspondence and research materials relating to Walter Burley Griffin; town planning and urban development generally and specifically in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory; papers relating to official government and professional bodies including the National Capital Development Commission, National Capital Planning Committee, Design and Siting Review Committee, Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Royal Australian Planning Institute; and papers relating to his activities as a Canberra planning activist.

Biographical / Historical:

Peter Firman Harrison was born in Brisbane on 28 October 1918 and grew up in Rose Bay, Sydney. He was educated at the Sydney Technical College (Diploma in Architecture, 1942), the University of Sydney (Diploma in Town and Country planning, 1950) and the University of New South Wales (Master of Architecture, 1970).

In 1972 he was awarded the Sidney Luker Memorial Medal for services to town and regional planning in Australia and in 1980 was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). He was a Life Fellow of both the Royal Australian Planning Institute and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. Harrison died in Canberra on 30 October 1990.

Appointments

Town planner. Chief Town Planner, National Capital Development Commission, Canberra, 1958-1967. Research fellow, Urban Research Unit, Australian National University, 1967-1980.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

The papers were donated to the Library by Sheila Harrison in 1991. Small additions were made by Mrs Harrison in 1996 and by Ed Wensing in 1997.

Related

Separated Material:

When the Harrison Papers were acquired, they were found to contain papers of Eric M. Nicholls, relating to Walter Burley Griffin. These had been lent to Harrison for use in his research into Griffin. The Nicholls Collection was returned to the Nicholls family in 1996.

Indexed terms

Names:

Harrison, Sheila, Mrs.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2202164).

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 Peter Harrison, National Library of Australia, MS 8347, [series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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