Guide to the Records of the Institute of Physics (as filmed by the AJCP), 1923-1963

Summary

Collection number:

M1907

Creator:

Institute of Physics

Extent:

17 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Minute-books of Board of Institute of Physics 1918-60. Refer to recognition of Australian and New Zealand degrees, resolution of Australian Branch on atomic energy and secrecy, and grant to Australian Branch.

Minute-books of Council of Institute of Physics and Physical Society 1960-70 refer to activities of Australian Branch and formation of New Zealand Branch.

Correspondence 1960-63 concerning the proposed Australian Institute of Physics. Correspondents include H.R. Lang and A.F.A. Harper.

Biographical / Historical:

The Institute of Physics was founded in 1918 to further the interests of professional physicists, including both industrial and academic physicists. It organized meetings, conferences and specialist groups and published various journals, including the Journal of Physics. In 1960 it amalgamated with the Physical Society (a learned society founded in 1874 and mainly composed of academic physicists) to form the Institute of Physics and the Physical Society. A Royal Charter was granted in 1970, the name being altered to the Institute of Physics.

An Australian Committee was set up in August 1924 to report on applications by Australian candidates for membership of the Institute of Physics and to convene meetings of Australian professional physicists. The Australian Branch of the Institute was founded in 1928 and its Constitution was approved in 1944. In 1962 the Australian Institute of Physics was established as an autonomous body and consequently the Australian Branch was dissolved in February 1963.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn761107] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Current location of originals unknown. Current Institute of Physics located at 37 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9BU. For further information see Institute of Pysics (http://www.iop.org/).

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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