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MS 152 AN 8702 - ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
The Ecological Society of Australia, Inc. was founded in 1960. Its purpose is to promote the
scientific study of plants and animals in relation to their environment and to facilitate the
exchange of ideas among ecologists; to promote the application of ecological principles to the
development, utilisation and conservation of Australian natural resources; to advise governmental
and other agencies in matters where application of ecological principles may be of assistance;
to foster the preservation and sound management of natural areas for scientific and recreational
purposes; to promote publication of results of ecological research.
152/1 1-6. Series 1. Correspondence
1 Correspondence February 1977 - February 1978
2 Correspondence August-December 1978
3 Correspondence August-November 1980
4 Correspondence January-July 1981
5 Correspondence November 1979 - May 1982
6 Correspondence January-December 1982
7-9. Series 2. Minutes
7 Minutes August 1960 - November 1966
8 Minutes May 1972 - June 1974
9 Minutes and papers April 1972 - August 1978
152/2 1-12. Series 3. ESA Bulletin
1 Editorial files, vol 1, no 1, March 1971
2 Editorial files, vol 1, no 2
3 Editorial files, vol 1, no 3
4 Editorial files, vol 1, no 4 - vol 2, no 1
5 Editorial files, vol 2, no 2
6 Editorial files, vol 2, no 3
7 Editorial files, vol 2, no 4, December 1972
8 Editorial files, vol 3, no 1
9 Editorial files, vol 3, no 2
10 Editorial files, vol 3, no 3 - vol 4, no 1
11 Editorial files, vol 5, no 1
12 Accounts
13-17. Series 4. Financial records
13 Invoices (unsorted) 1974-75
14 Invoices (unsorted ) 1974-75. Folder 2
15 Invoices 000-1599 (some missing). November 1973 - May 1974
16 Invoices 1600-1900 (some missing). May 1974 - October 1975
17 Invoices 1901-2000 (some missing). January 1974-October 1976
152/3 1-6. Series 4 (continued)
1 Financial records 1973-74 and earlier
2 Accounts 1974-75
3 Accounts 1974-75
4 Bank statements May 1976 - June 1978
5 Chequebook November 1975 - August 1976
6 Expenditure 1977-78
7-11. Series 5. Book Orders
7 Book orders 1971
8 Book orders 1975-78
9 Book orders 1976-78
10 Book orders from Angus and Robertson 1976-77
11 Book orders 1977-78
12-15. Series 6. Meeting notices and associated mailing and membership lists
12 Mailing list addresses and changes 1976-77
13 Meeting notices and handouts October-December 1959
14 Meeting notices May-December 1960
15 Meeting notices March-November 1961
152/4 1-5. Series 6 (continued)
1 Meeting notices April-December 1962
2 Meeting notices November 1963-December 1964
3 Meeting notices May-December 1966
4 Meeting notices and reports of activities January-May 1967
5 Membership list February 1984
6-9. Series 7. ESA Newsletter and other newsletters
6 Nos 1-4 (August 1962 - June 1965)
7 Editorial file, no 1, new series, October 1970
8 No 1, new series, October 1970
9 Various notes and newsletters collected by ESA
10-31. Series 8. Symposia
10 Symposium on Ecology, Technology and Resource Management, April 1970 - exhibitors
11 Symposium on Ecology, Technology and Resource Management, April 1970 - participants
12 Symposium on Ecology, Technology and Resource Management, April 1970 - speakers
13 Symposium on Ecology, Technology and Resource Management, April 1970 - letter to potential exhibitors
14 Symposium on Ecology, Technology and Resource Management, April 1970 - correspondence, November 1969
15 Incorporation of the Association 1976
16 Agricultural production in the ACT by R J Hutchings. Roneoed copy. Approx. 1966
17 Seminar on the effects of forest fire, July 1969 - organisational papers and abstracts of some of
the papers
18 Seminar on the role of aerial photography in ecology, January 1970 - programme and abstracts of
some of the papers
19 Symposium on Rural Land Use in ACT, January 1970 (4 handouts)
20 ESA Canberra Group. Abstracts 1960-63, 1965-67
21 ESA Proceedings - contents of volumes 1-9
ESA Memoirs - Volume 1 (3 copies)
22 Sale of Proceedings volume 4 1969-70
23 Biennial Symposium on Mountain Ecology in the Australian Region, May 1982. Registration form (2 copies)
24 Biennial Symposium on Mountain Ecology in the Australian Region, May 1982. Tour notes (8 copies)
25 Biennial Symposium on Mountain Ecology in the Australian Region, May 1982. Abstracts (2 copies)
26 National conservation strategy for Australia: discussion paper 1982
27 Towards a national conservation strategy: a South Australian perspective. 1982
28 ESA post conference excursion to the Otways and the Grampians 1980
29 Symposium on Ecological Gradients and Boundaries, May 1980 - registration, programme and speakers
30 Open forum on ecological research, May 1978 - programme and abstracts (2 copies)
31 Symposium on Plant and Animal Sociality, February 1966 - summary of papers presented (3 copies)
152/5 1-4. Series 9. Financial status, ESA membership
1 Membership subscriptions 1975-76
2 Bank transfers July 1975
3 Bank authority payments 1970-74
4 Unfinancial members 1971-75
152/6 1-2. Series 2. Minutes (continued)
1 AGM and Council minutes 1977-1983 (incomplete), executive meetings minutes 1981
2 AGM and Council minutes 1984-1988
3. Series 6. Membership lists (continued)
3 Membership lists 1978-1981
4-5. Series 1. Correspondence (continued)
4 Correspondence and papers 1978-1980
5 Correspondence 1981 re: constitutional and policy matters, including ESA Bulletins 6:2 July
1976, 10:3 Sept 1980, 10:4 Dec 1980,
152/7 1-2. Series 1. Correspondence (continued)
1 Correspondence and papers 1983
2 Correspondence 1985
3-4. Series 8. Symposia (continued)
3 Special Symposium on Responses of Vegetation to Elevated Atmospheric Concentrations of Carbon
Dioxide, ANU 30th September – 1st October 1991. Program and Abstracts
4 Open Forum of the Ecological Society of Australia Inc. ANU 2nd-4th October 1991. Program and Abstracts
5-6. Series 10. Material relating to the History of the Society
5 Materials used for the History of the Ecological Society of Australia and related correspondence
1993 and 1999, including photocopies and original material (e.g. membership list 1967, Constitution booklet 1962)
6 Ecological Society of Australia: the first 25 years, by Ralph O Slatyer and Alison Saunders. June 1999
7 Symposium on “Managing Terrestrial Ecosystems”, Brisbane, 15-17 May 1975. Program and registration form
8 Draft constitution and by-laws, 18 February 1975
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