MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION


MS 117 - ROBERTSON, Sir Rutherford N, FAA (1913- 2001)


CONTENTS Biographical note
Scope note
Series 1. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 1946-62
Series 2. Adelaide University 1962-71
Series 3. Australian Academy of Science (AAS) 1962-81
Series 4. Australian Research Grants Committee (ARGC) 1965-70
Series 5. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation Science Advisory Committee (ABC) 1969-75
Series 6. The 8th International Botanical Congress (IBC) 1973-82
Series 7. The Syme Committee 1972-73
Series 8. Miscellaneous 1962-81
Series 9. Australian Science and Technology Council (ASTEC) 1979-82
Series 10. Australian Marine Sciences and Technologies Advisory Committee (AMSTAC) 1978-81
Series 11. Australian Academy of Science. School Science Committee 1969-80
Series 12. Miscellaneous groups and committees 1973-86
Series 13. Experiments, notes and records 1940s-1971
Series 14. Lectures presented at universities 1951-69
Series 15. RNR's book The lively membranes 1983
Series 16. Bound reports and documents 1960-81
Series 17. Personal correspondence and correspondence with specific committees and organisations 1979-85
Series 18. Articles authored or co-authored by RNR 1936-87
Series 19. Official scientific visits 1970-74
Series 20. Australian National University. Revision of staffing formula in School of General Studies 1972
Series 21. Advisory Committee on Science and Technology. Telescopes Enquiry 1972-73
Series 22. Australian Science and Technology Council ASTEC 1972-81
Series 23. US/Australia Science Agreement
Series 24. Miscellaneous
Series 25. Articles and talks
Series 26. Congratulations
Series 27. References. CONFIDENTIAL
Series 28. Correspondence

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Sir Rutherford Ness Robertson
AC, CMG, PhD, ScD, FAA, FRS

Sir Rutherford Robertson was born in Melbourne on 29 September 1913, the son of the Reverend J Robertson. He received his education at the Carey Baptist School and at St Andrew's College,Christchurch, NZ and Sydney and Cambridge Universities. His major professional interest is in the fields of plant biology and botany; he is also concerned with the teaching of biology in schools. For his work in botany and biology he received several awards. Sir Rutherford has also been active in the promotion of science in the national and international arenas.

From 1939 to 1946 he was assistant and later lecturer in the School of Botany at the University of Sydney. In 1946, and till 1959, he was a research scientist with the CSIRO Division of Food Preservation. In 1959 he was appointed to the Executive of the CSIRO, a position he held until 1962. From 1957 to 1958 Sir Rutherford was Secretary (Biological Sciences) of the Australian Academy of Science.

In 1958-59 he was a Visiting Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Upon his return to Australia in 1959, he was, beginning in 1960, appointed to the post of Professor of Botany at the University of Adelaide. This position was held until 1969. The 1960s also saw an increase in Robertson's involvement in the promotion of the advancement of science at the national and international levels.

This is reflected in his appointments: President of ANZAAS (1965)
Chairman of the Australian Research Grants Committee [ARGC] (1956-70)

This involvement continued throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. Master of University House, Australian National University (1969-73)
President of the Australian Academy of Science (1970-74)

Director of the Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University (1973-78)
Deputy Chairman of the Australian Science and Technology Council [ASTEC] (1977-81)
Since 1984, Sir Rutherford has been Pro-Chancellor of the Australian National University.

Rutherford Robertson married Mary Helen Rogerson on 9 September 1937. They have one son, Robert James Robertson.

Some of Robertson's major publications are:

Electrolytes in plant cells, of which he is co-author (1961)
Protons, electrons, phosphorylation and active transport (1968)
The lively membranes (1983).

In addition he is the author and co-author of a number of journal articles.

Sources:

Draper, W J (ed) Who's Who in Australia, 25th ed. Melbourne, The Herald and Weekly Times, 1985

Paul Hamlyn Notable Australians; the pictorial who's who. Sydney, Paul Hamlyn.

SCOPE NOTE:

This collection contains the personal papers of Sir Rutherford Ness Robertson with regard to his scientific and committee work at the state, federal and international levels for the period 1936-87. Correspondence forms the bulk of the material. The primary arrangement of the material is chronological at the individual document, file and series level. Some files, however, are arranged from a subject viewpoint to make them more accessible.

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    Series 1. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). 1946-62

    Correspondence, reports, experimental results, experimental programmes created during Robertson's period as a Research Scientist and a member of the Executive of the CSIRO. Of particular note is the experimental material, included herein are: correspondence between collaborators, notes and graphs of experimental results, and material showing the development of a final paper - including a draft of it. The files in the series are arranged in chronological order.

  1. Plant Physiology Unit and Fruit Storage Section. Annual programmes, 1946; 1948-59

  2. Experimental work of Californian peas in collaboration with H Highken. Experimental results and correspondence, September 1955 - December 1959

  3. Experimental work on Californian peas in collaboration with H Highken. Experimental results, correspondence and final paper, March 1959 - September 1961

  4. The CSIRO and the universities, April 1959; August-November 1961

  5. Phytotron (Division of Plant Industry). Correspondence, September 1961 - February 1962

  6. Division of Plant Industry: applications for the post of Chief of Division. Correspondence, July-September 1962

    Series 2. University of Adelaide. 1962-71

    Correspondence, reports, meeting agendas, minutes of meetings, architectural drawings and plans, an invitation, a photograph and notes created while serving on various university committees during RNR's tenure as Professor of Botany at the University of Adelaide. The file on the Kathleen Lumley College development is interesting in that it shows the development of the facility. The files are arranged in chronological order.

  7. Ad-hoc Committee on Educational Television. Correspondence and report, October 1962 - February 1964

  8. Faculty of Science Curriculum Committee. Correspondence and minutes of meetings, November 1964; February-July 1969

  9. Kathleen Lumley College Committee. College development and opening. Schedules, architectural plans and correspondence 1967 - March 1971

  10. South Australian matriculation biology. Correspondence and proposals, April-May 1968

    Series 3. Australian Academy of Science (AAS). 1962-1981

    Correspondence, reports, meeting agendas, minutes of meetings, memoranda, press releases, schedules, booklets and pamphlets, and notes created during RNR's association and Presidency while serving on several forums and committees. Of particular note herein are files on the environmental study of Botany Bay, NSW and the visit of an Academy of Science delegation to China in 1974. The latter includes such items as a Chinese brush painting and restaurant menus. The files are arranged in a roughly chronological order.

  11. International Relations Committee. Correspondence October 1962 - September 1964

  12. International Relations Committee. Correspondence April 1970 - February 1973

  13. National Committee for Biological Sciences. Correspondence December 1969 - March 1978

  14. Murray Waters Symposium. Correspondence and minutes of meetings January 1970 - June 1974

  15. Science and Industry Forum. Discussions on science policy. Correspondence, minutes of meetings and reports February 1970 - February 1974

  16. Correspondence while President. General correspondence March 1970 - March 1974

  17. Correspondence while President. General correspondence December 1971 - May 1974

  18. Correspondence while President. General correspondence June-November 1972; April 1974

  19. Academies Consultative Committee. Correspondence September 1970 - October 1971; September-October 1973

  20. Academies Consultative Committee. Publication of learned journals. Correspondence and notes September-November 1970

  21. Academies Consultative Committee. Correspondence and minutes of meetings September 1970 - July 1972

  22. Academies Consultative Committee. Correspondence June 1971 - February 1974

  23. Botany Bay Project. Correspondence and reports October 1971 - November 1972

  24. Botany Bay Project. Correspondence, proposals and reports December 1972 - December 1973

  25. Botany Bay Project. Correspondence, notes and reports February 1974 - June 1976

  26. Conference of Presidents of Non-Government Academies of Science, Bellagio, Italy, 1973. Correspondence, press release and notes April 1972 - March 1973

  27. Annual General Meetings. Reports, correspondence and notes April 1972 - April 1974

  28. A proposed Academy of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology. Preliminary discussions, correspondence and proposals June-December 1972

  29. Publications Committee. Correspondence and related material July 1972 - June 1978

  30. Australian Biological Resources Survey (ABRS). Correspondence and press releases November 1972 - October 1973; August 1977 - May 1981 (See also items 14 and 15 in Series 3)

  31. French Atomic Tests. Correspondence February-December 1973

  32. Science and Society Forum. Correspondence March 1973 - September 1976

  33. Visit to China, 1974. Correspondence September 1973 - March 1975

  34. Visit to China, 1974. Background information and general notes November 1973 - May 1974

  35. Visit to China, 1974. Reports, notes, drafts for report and correspondence March 1974 - February 1976


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  1. OECD Review. Correspondence and reports December 1973 - November 1974; June-October 1975

  2. ASTEC Working Party on Marine Science. Correspondence, minutes of meetings and reports September-December 1977

  3. ASTEC Working Party on Marine Science. Correspondence, minutes of meetings and reports January-February 1978

    NB: This file has been broken down in order to allow ease of handling.

  4. Lead in Petrol Sub-Committee. Correspondence, reports and expenses incurred November 1979 - July 1980

    Series 4. Australian Research Grants Committee (ARGC) 1965-70

    Correspondence, reports, agendas, minutes of meetings, memoranda, and grant applications and re-applications created by RNR during his period as Founding Chairman of the ARGC. This committee was set up in early 1965 by the Federal Government to administer research grants for the sciences and humanities. The files are arranged in chronological order.

  5. Newspaper clippings 1965-68

  6. Correspondence with Ministers March 1965 - March 1969

  7. Copies of Ministers' Correspondence April 1965 - July 1968

  8. Correspondence between the Prime Minister and the Premiers April-October 1965

  9. Correspondence with Vice-Chancellors April 1965 - May 1969

  10. General material and correspondence May 1965 - October 1967

  11. General material and correspondence December 1967 - June 1969

  12. Miscellaneous correspondence and related material 1965-69

  13. Correspondence with ARGC Committee members July 1965 - July 1969

  14. Disposal of the honorarium within the University of Adelaide September 1965 - August 1969

  15. Reports 1966-72

  16. Case for more money March-October 1966

  17. Assessment methods of grant-giving bodies (United Kingdom and United States) study leave. Report: parts I and II 1967

  18. Cost of administering ARGC grants. Correspondence with Vice-Chancellors February-July 1968

  19. The question of 'national interest and importance'. Correspondence with Minister for Education and Science and ARGC committee members March 1968 - January 1969

  20. New triennium 1970-72. Correspondence and related material May 1968 - May 1969

  21. Letter to Sir H Basten regarding research in universities 12 September 1968

  22. Federation of Australian University Staff Associations. Report on Research in Universities October 1968

  23. Comments from Vice-Chancellors February-March 1969

  24. Notes and correspondence with regard to NH&MRC grants April 1969

  25. Assessment and re-assessment of grants April 1969 - July 1970

    Series 5. Australian Broadcasting Commission Science Advisory Committee 1969-75

    Correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, production schedules, memoranda and notes created during RNR's membership of the above committee. This committee's function was to advise the ABC on the content, acceptance and audience of the Corporation's science programming. The files are arranged in chronological order.

  26. Correspondence and background information January 1969 - November 1971

  27. Correspondence and minutes of meetings September 1971 - June 1974

  28. Minutes of meetings November 1972 - November 1973

  29. ABC discussion ('Science and the Media'). Correspondence, notes and drafts May-November 1975

  30. Correspondence and notes 1979-80


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    Series 6. 8th International Botanical Congress (IBC) 1973-82

    Correspondence, minutes of meetings, memoranda, agenda, invitation lists, scheduling plans, floor and seating plans, pamphlets, reports, prospectus for Banks' Florilegium, newspaper cuttings, film script: A curious and diverse flora. This material was created during RNR's tenure as President of the Congress (as well as his being chief organiser). The 8th Congress was held in Sydney on 19-29 August 1981. Its broad aim was to promote the exchange of scientific ideas among botanists. Of particular interest here is the prospectus for Sir Joseph Banks' Florilegium. The prospectus contains a sample of two colour plates from the work (see file 25.). The files are arranged in a subject and then chronological order.

  1. Correspondence March 1973 - June 1979

  2. Correspondence with Members of Parliament March 1979 - June 1981

  3. Correspondence with Chinese delegation February 1980 - May 1982

  4. Correspondence with international fund bodies April-August 1980

  5. Correspondence with Past-President and Vice-Presidents June-December 1980

  6. Correspondence with Lord Ashby July 1980 - January 1981

  7. Correspondence with plant physiologists November 1980 - September 1981

  8. Correspondence December 1980 - June 1982

  9. Correspondence with Governor-General September 1981 - May 1982

  10. Commemorative stamps. Notes and correspondence September 1977 - September 1980

  11. Fundraising: companies, government and non-botanists. Correspondence April 1978 - May 1981

  12. Fundraising: companies. Correspondence October 1979 - May 1982

  13. Fundraising. Correspondence and lists of contributors February 1980 - August 1981

  14. Fundraising. Correspondence acknowledged March 1980 - September 1981

  15. Fundraising: refusals by companies. Correspondence April 1980 - July 1981

  16. Fundraising: attendance of scientists from developing nations. Correspondence September 1980 - July 1981

  17. Fundraising: personal (non-botanists) donations. Correspondence October 1980 - August 1981

  18. Resolutions Committee. Preparation and resolutions at the Congress February 1979 - August 1981

  19. Film on Australian vegetation. Correspondence and production details February 1979 - March 1982

  20. Congress organisation. Preliminary work scheduling, costing, correspondence , etc. December 1979 - March 1981

  21. Utah Fund application. Notes for the preparation of the application and correspondence April-June 1980

  22. David Attenborough; possible attendance. Correspondence May-November 1980

  23. David Bellamy. Attendance and schedule February-August 1981

  24. Finances. Correspondence and balance sheets November 1980 - March 1981

  25. Alecto Historical Editions. Correspondence and draft for the prospectus of Banks' Florilegium November 1980 - July 1981

  26. Press coverage. Correspondence and press cuttings January-August 1981

  27. Letters of appreciation and related material January 1981 - July 1982

  28. Congress exhibition. Correspondence and notes February-April 1981

  29. President's dinner preparations. Correspondence, invitations and seating arrangements March-August 1981

  30. Attendance of the Soviet delegation. Correspondence March-September 1981

  31. Organising committee. Correspondence, agenda, memoranda and minutes of meetings April-November 1981

  32. Congress opening ceremony, Sydney Opera House, preparations July-August 1981

  33. Film and flora reception. Correspondence and invitation lists July-August 1981

  34. Book launching. Correspondence and invitation list July-August 1981

  35. President's lunches. Check list of invitees August 1981

  36. Invitation lists: university, civic and state receptions August 1981


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    Series 7. Syme Committee 1972-73

    Correspondence, minutes of meetings and press releases created during RNR's membership of the Syme committee. This committee was set up under the Chairmanship of Sir Colin Syme to advise the Federal Government on science and technology. The files are arranged in chronological order.

  1. Correspondence, press releases and minutes of meetings April-December 1972

  2. Correspondence and minutes of meetings November 1972 - March 1973

    Series 8. Miscellaneous 1962-82

    Correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, obituaries, tributes, memoranda, agenda, notes, talks and drafts created by RNR while carrying out a number of tasks during his membership of a number of committees. The files are arranged chronologically.

  3. Flora and Fauna of South Australia Handbooks Committee. Minutes of meetings November 1961 - March 1969

  4. Morton, R K. Obituary, tribute and correspondence September 1963 - January 1964

  5. School Biology Project. Early adaptations of the BSCS. Correspondence and reports March 1964 - August 1969

  6. Australian Journals of Science. General Correspondence November 1964 - August 1969

  7. ANZAAS Conferences. Correspondence and conference planning March 1975 - December 1976

  8. Mills, A E. Oration 1966. Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Correspondence July 1965 - May 1966

  9. Forestry Research Institute, Mt Gambier, SA. Correspondence and reports October 1965 - February 1969

  10. Talk to the Waite Institute. Notes and drafts 1967

  11. 10th Commonwealth Universities Congress, Sydney, August 1968. Correspondence January-June 1968

  12. Forest Research Institute, WA. Regional Advisory Committee. Correspondence and minutes of meetings August-October 1968

  13. Talk to the Australian Computer Society, Adelaide. Manuscript 1969?

  14. ANU SA Florey Appeal. Minutes of meetings and correspondence February 1969 - June 1971

  15. Australian National University. Research School of Biological Sciences. Membrane discussion group. Fortnightly discussion programme. August 1976 - November 1978

  16. Developments leading to A flora of Australia. Correspondence, minutes of meetings and related material January 1970 - January 1982

  17. Flora of Australia advice. Correspondence between collaborators and summary of points raised December 1976 - June 1977; March-December 1979

  18. Royal Society meeting, London, January 1971. Conference papers, Australian preparation and correspondence August 1970 - January 1971

  19. Commonwealth Science Committee. Resolutions and drafts November 1970 - January 1971

  20. Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundations. Correspondence, agenda and minutes of meetings March 1971 - December 1973

  21. Rural Credits Development Fund. Correspondence, indexes of Fund approvals July 1971 - September 1977

  22. The Rural Credits Development Fund 1925-1974 (bound volume)

  23. National Library Council. Correspondence and proposal papers March 1972; December 1973; June 1975 - April 1976


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    Series 9. Australian Science and Technology Council (ASTEC) 1979-82

    Correspondence, reports, workshops and submission to Cabinet. ASTEC is a statutory authority and therefore answerable to Cabinet.

  1. Correspondence (general) 1977-82

  2. Talk to AVCC Inter-university Committee on Research, Melbourne, 23 September 1977. Possible roles for ASTEC

  3. Documents and statements of ASTEC Sub-Committee on Development of ASTEC's Strategic Role 1980

  4. Recombinant DNA Committee Meeting, 7 August 1980. Summary, programme, correspondence, minutes, articles

  5. Sub-Committee on Biological Survey. Programme, arrangements, scope, surveys, notes, reports 1968-77

  6. Food research. Drafts, notes 1978

  7. Rural research. Correspondence, submissions, notes 1978

  8. Antarctic research. Correspondence, drafts, White Paper 1978

  9. Coastal engineering report from Workshop February 1979

  10. Australian Neutron Beam Users Group Communication to ASTEC on The merits and needs of neutron beam research in Australia February 1981

  11. National Objectives and Research Priorities. Working papers, discussion papers, notes and minutes of meetings, workshop, objectives 1977-81

    Series 10. Australian Marine Sciences and Technologies Advisory Committee (AMSTAC) 1978-81

  12. Meetings 1979. Reports, correspondence, minutes

  13. Meetings 1981. Draft reports on agendas, agendas, representatives at meetings

  14. ASTEC/AMSTAC Marine Biological Sciences Workshop 1979. Notes, draft, agenda

  15. General correspondence 1981

  16. Research on Great Barrier Reef for oil drilling 1978. Strategy, notes

    Series 11. Australian Academy of Science. School Science Committee 1969-80

  17. School Science Committee correspondence and documents 1969-74

  18. School Biology and Chemistry Project Committees correspondence and documents 1976-77

  19. School Science Committee correspondence, minutes and documents 1978

  20. School Biology Project Committee. Correspondence, documents 1978-79

  21. School Biology Project Committee. Web of life general notes and correspondence 1974-80

    Series 12. Miscellaneous groups and committees 1973-86

  22. Australian Academy of Science. Reports to Fellows, Council reports and general correspondence 1974-78

  23. Australian Academy of Science. Summaries regarding history 1978

  24. Plant Sciences Foundation. Correspondence, documents, Companies Act 1961. 1981-84

  25. International Association of Plant Physiologists. Newsletter, constitution, correspondence 1975-80


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    Series 12. Miscellaneous groups and committees 1973-86 (Continued)

  1. Australian National University. Pro-Chancellor. Correspondence, speeches, statutes 1983-84

  2. Australian National University. Strategic Planning [Committee of Council], early meetings. Documents, notes 1985-86

  3. Australian National University. Honorary Degrees Committee 1973-78

  4. Australian National University. Research School of Pacific Studies. Report, correspondence, notes of interviews 1978

  5. Advisory Committee for the Bruce Williams Fund for the Fisher Library, University of Sydney. Report, correspondence, pamphlets, agendas 1982-83

  6. Earthwatch. Correspondence, reports, notes, minutes, Bulletin 1980-85

  7. Lemberg Travelling Fellowship. Agenda, correspondence 1976-82

  8. Faculty of Science, University of Sydney. Centenary Committee. Memo of meetings, correspondence, minutes 1983-84

  9. Faculty of Science, University of Sydney. Centenary Committee. Minutes, correspondence, dinner documents 1984-85

  10. Faculty of Science, University of Sydney. Centenary. Graduate Advisory Committee. Papers, correspondence, meeting notices 1985

  11. Faculty of Science, University of Sydney. Centenary. Fundraising. Notes, correspondence 1982-85

  12. Wool Corporation. Wool Harvesting Research Advisory Committee. Correspondence, articles, agenda 1979-83

    Series 13. Experiments, notes and records 1940s - 1971

  13. Carrot disc experiments. Experiments done by Marjorie Wilkins. Sydney, 1947

  14. Absorption of ions by plant cells 1940s

  15. Discussions with R E Davies on gastric mucosa secretion of HCl 1948

    Notes and discussions on oxidative phosphorylation 1950s

  16. Ion secretion and respiration. Davies, Conway, Thorn. Historical notes 1953

  17. Experiments done by Jeannette Gregory. Electron and ion transport 1958

    Carrot disc experiment 1958

  18. University of California, Los Angeles. Research on avocado. Climacteric. Graduate student supervision 1958-59


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    Series 13. Experiments, notes and records 1940s - 1971 (cont'd)

  1. Carrot disc experiments, Adelaide. Work with Atkinson, Eckerman, Grant 1962-69

  2. Oxidative phosphorylation and ion movement. Talks and discussions 1964-65

  3. Charge separation. Talks and discussions 1967-70

  4. Mary Webb experiments (with collaboration in the ideas of Don Weiss). Canberra, 1970-71

    Bioenergetics. Aldehydes in electron transport 1970

  5. Hans Coster Project. Solar hydrogen production using proton-pumping membrane-electrodes 1978

    Series 14. Lectures presented at universities 1951-69

  6. Notes for cell physiology course. Jointly with F V Mercer 1951

  7. Notes for lectures on electrolytes and plants. Canberra, 1954

  8. Notes for plant physiology lectures. Sydney, 1958

  9. Notes for plant physiology lectures. Adelaide, 1963

  10. Notes for teaching Botany I. Adelaide, 1963

  11. Notes for lectures - Botany I. Adelaide, 1968

  12. Biology teaching methods (Postlethwait). Adelaide, 1968

  13. Notes for biology lectures. Adelaide, 1968-69

  14. Notes for Botany I lectures. Adelaide, 1969

  15. Practical notes for biology. Adelaide, 1969

    Series 15. RNR's book 'The lively membranes' 1983

  16. The proof of The lively membranes

  17. First draft

  18. Illustrations

  19. Illustrations labelling

  20. Illustrations; spares and rejects

  21. Extra notes

  22. The lively membranes. Australian National University lectures, 1978

    Membrane circus 1978


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    Series 16. Bound reports and documents 1960-81

  1. Australian Biological Resources Study Advisory Committee 1st meeting, 6-8 March 1979

  2. Australian Biological Resources Study Advisory Committee 2nd meeting, 4-5 October 1979

  3. Australian Biological Resources Study Advisory Committee special meeting, 6 November 1979

  4. Australian Biological Resources Study Advisory Committee 3rd meeting, 10-11 April 1980

  5. Australian Biological Resources Study Advisory Committee. Minutes of 3rd meeting, Canberra, 10-11 April 1980

  6. Australian Biological Resources Study Advisory Committee 4th meeting, 22-23 October 1980

  7. Australian Biological Resources Study Advisory Committee 5th meeting, 3-4 March 1981

  8. Science and technology in Australia. 1977-78. A report to the Prime Minister by the Australian Science and Technology Council (ASTEC). Vol 1B, January 1979

  9. The Australian National University. Research School of Biological Sciences. Annual Report 1977

  10. Mainstream hierarchy: a wider synthesis across the physical, biological and social sciences. Max Pettersson, Brunel University, 1976

  11. Public policy in Australia, edited by Ray Forward. Chapter 8. 'Science and technology'. Leon Peres, Political Science Department, University of Melbourne, 1973

  12. ASTEC/CSIRO workshop on physical oceanography, Canberra, 7-8 December 1978

  13. The Rural Credits Development Fund 1925-1974, by R W Prunster and J Melville. Sydney: Reserve Bank of Australia, 1976

  14. Standing Committee on Science and the Environment. Report on Annual Reports referred to the Committee June 1978

  15. Report of Committee of Review for Wildlife Survey Section, CSIRO, May-June 1960. Melbourne, 1960

  16. The humanist, vol 35, no 5, September-October 1975

  17. Nature, vol 246, no 5430, 30 November 1973

    Series 17. Personal correspondence and correspondence with specific committees and organisations 1979-85

  18. Australian Biological Resources Study Advisory Committee 1979

  19. Bureau of Flora and Fauna (Department of Home Affairs and Environment) 1979-82

  20. CSIRO Review 1984-85

  21. Control Data Australia Pty Ltd 1980

  22. Science research in Australia 1983

    Australian National University 1983

  23. Personal correspondence. 1976-1985


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    Series 18. Articles authored or co-authored by RNR. 1936-87

  1. Publications in which articles by RNR or articles about his work appear. 21 journal issues. 1936-87

  2. 'Oxidation and phosphorylation'. Author's note: 'The lengthy build up of information, speculation, drafts & redrafts which led to publication with Boardman in FEBS Letters. 1974-76

  3. Light-dependent absorption and selective scattering changes at 518nm in chloroplast thylakoid membranes, by S W Thorne, G Horvath, A Kahn and N K Boardman. Paper submitted by RNR to Proceedings of the [US] National Academy of Sciences, 1975. Includes Kamen's comments

    Series 19. Official scientific visits. 1970-74

  4. Australian scientific mission to USA and Canada, led by Hon. Nigel Bowen, Minister for Education and Science, November-December 1970. [RNR was in the mission as President of the Australian Academy of Science]

  5. Visit by the Minister for Education and Science to the United States and Canada, 24 November-18 December 1970

  6. Report of the visit by the Minister for Education and Science the Honourable Nigel H Bowen Q.C. M.P. to the United States and Canada, 25 November - 20 December 1970. Department of Education and Science

  7. Visit to Ottawa of The Rt. Hon. Nigel H. Bowen, Q.C. Minister for Education and Science Australia, 9-14 December 1970

  8. Notes of discussions held during the visit of the Minister for Education and Science, the Hon. Nigel Bowen, Q.C., M.P., November 25 - December 19, 1970

  9. Cape Kennedy photographs taken during the above visit


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  1. Australian Academy of Science and ANU visit to China, 1974. Miscellaneous papers, notes and notebooks

  2. Australian Academy of Science and ANU visit to China, 1974. Travel material, photographs, final report

  3. Australian Academy of Science and ANU visit to China, 1974. Follow up papers

    Series 20. Australian National University. Revision of Staffing Formula in School of General Studies. 1972

  4. Staff ratio survey

  5. Correspondence, background papers, other universities

  6. Final report. Drafts with comments

    Series 21. Advisory Committee on Science and Technology. Telescopes Enquiry 1972-73

  7. Correspondence. December 1972-January 1973

  8. CSIRO submission

  9. ANU submission

  10. Sydney University proposal

    Series 22. ASTEC. 1972-81

  11. Prime Ministers' correspondence. 1972-81

  12. Report of the IDC on Technological Change. October 1978

  13. Strategic Role Committee. 1979-80

  14. Recombinant DNA. 1980

  15. Second Division Seminar, 5-6 August 1980

  16. Budget Committee. 1981

  17. Miscellaneous papers. 1980-81

  18. Visit to Roche at the time ASTEC was looking at helping to prevent closing operations in Australia, February 1981

    Series 23. US/Australia Science Agreement

  19. Proposal to hold a joint seminar on 'Low-temperature stress in crop plants: the role of the membrane', 1978. Includes RNR's comments

    Series 24. Miscellaneous

  20. Cambridge plant physiology lectures. J G Wood's notes of lectures by Briggs on growth (1925); R N Robertson's notes of lectures by Briggs on enzymes, water relations, and growth and by Maskell on translocation and plant sap (1937-38)

  21. Conservation (Adelaide). 1963-67

  22. 'Technical aspects of saline water', a symposium organised by the Water Research Foundation of Australia, South Australian Branch, Adelaide, 20-21 February 1969. Papers

  23. Science policy. 1965-76


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    Series 25. Articles and talks

  1. 1927-1949

  2. 1950-1959

  3. 1960-1969

  4. 1970-1972

  5. 1973-1975


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    Series 25. Articles and talks (cont'd)

  1. 1976-1979

  2. 1980-1984

  3. 1985-1989

  4. 1990-1994

    Series 26. Congratulations

  5. Letters of congratulation on appointment to Executive of CSIRO, 1959, and Chair of Botany at University of Adelaide, April 1960

  6. Letters of congratulation on election as a Fellow of the Royal Society 1961


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    Series 26. Congratulations (cont'd)

  1. Letters of congratulation on CMG, June 1968

  2. Letters of congratulation on appointment as Master of University House, Australian National University, November 1968

  3. Letters of congratulation on election to the US National Academy of Sciences, September 1962 and on election as President of the Australian Academy of Science, April 1970

  4. Letters of congratulation on Knighthood January 1972 (2 files)

  5. 80th birthday, 29 September 1993 - messages, dinner, symposium.


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    Series 27. References. CONFIDENTIAL

  1. A

  2. Ba-Bo

  3. Bo-By

  4. Ca-Cla

  5. Cla-Co

  6. Cr-Cu

  7. D-E


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    Series 27. References (cont'd). CONFIDENTIAL

  1. F

  2. G-Gre

  3. Gre-Gru

  4. H

  5. I, J

  6. K

  7. L

  8. M-Mo


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    Series 27. References (cont'd). CONFIDENTIAL

  1. Mo-My

  2. N

  3. O

  4. P-Poc

  5. Po-Pu

  6. Q

  7. R


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    1-8. Series 27. References (cont'd). CONFIDENTIAL

  1. S-Sm

  2. Sn-Sw

  3. T

  4. U

  5. V

  6. W-Wh

  7. Wh-Wy

  8. X, Y, Z

  9. Correspondence with colleagues in the USA 1962-68


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    Series 28. Correspondence

  1. Correspondence to 1950

  2. Correspondence 1950s

  3. Correspondence 1960s

  4. Correspondence 1960s and 1970s

  5. Correspondence ACT 1966-1978


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    Series 28. Correspondence (cont'd)

  1. CSIRO and ANU correspondence ca 1968-70; Honorary degree trip 1969

  2. The Adelaide Club 1968-1981

  3. Personal correspondence 1970s

  4. Correspondence 1970s

  5. Correspondence CSIRO 1974-1979

  6. Correspondence 1980s

  7. Clipping, possibly from magazine, of photograph of Eric Ashby and Herman Black in academic robes. This was probably on the occasion of Ashby's receiving an Hon. DLitt. from the University of Sydney

  8. Committee of Review for the Wildlife Survey Section, C.S.I.R.O. Report prepared for meeting at Canberra, 31st May – 2nd June, 1960


117/20

  1. Slides from Three Societies Lecture

  2. Nine Ernest Titterton audio cassette tapes:
    • Cadet corps, Grammar School, music
    • Cyclotrons, magnetrons and radar
    • War outbreak
    • Arrival at Las Alamos
    • Harwell
    • Harwell and thinking about Canberra
    • Move to Australia
    • Establishing Department at ANU
    • Prince Henry Hospital, Woden Valley Hospital, Jindalee nursing home

  3. Two audio cassette tapes with greetings to John Newton on his retirement in November 1989
    • Greetings from Tony French, Newton's PhD supervisor
    • Greetings from Sir Ernest Titterton

450cm