MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
MS 184
THE AUSTRALIAN MAMMAL SOCIETY
The Australian Mammal Society was founded in 1958 to promote scientific study of the mammals of the Australian region. Interests include the biology and conservation of mammals.
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1 Development of the Australian Mammal Society
2-10. Annual General Meetings
2 Annual General Meeting. Perth, 1959
3 Annual General Meeting. Sydney, 1960
4 Annual General Meeting. Brisbane, 1961
5 Annual General Meeting. Sydney, 1962
6 Annual General Meeting. Canberra, 1964
7 Annual General Meeting. Melbourne, 1967
8 Annual General Meeting. Melbourne, 1968
9 Annual General Meeting. Adelaide, 1969
10 Annual General Meeting. Sydney, 1970
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Annual General Meetings cont'd.
1 Annual General Meeting. Brisbane, 1971
2 Annual General Meeting. Sydney, 1972
3 Annual General Meeting. Canberra, 1973
4 Annual General Meeting. Melbourne, 1974
5 Annual General Meeting. Armidale, 1975
6 Annual General Meeting. Sydney, 1977
7 Annual General Meeting. South Australia, 1978
8 Annual General Meeting. Brisbane, 1979
9 Annual General Meeting. Sydney, 1980
10 Annual General Meeting. Melbourne, 1981 [missing?]
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1-3 Annual General Meetings cont'd
1 Annual General Meeting. Canberra, 1982
2 Annual General Meeting. Adelaide, 1986
3 Annual General Meeting. Western Australia, 1987
4-7 Special Meetings
4 ANZAAS Meeting. Perth, 1973
5 General Meeting. Canberra, 1975
6 Summer Meeting. Fowler's Gap, 1977
7 Summer Scientific Meeting. Healesville, 1979
8-11 Council Minutes
8 Council Minutes May 1961-December 1974
9 Council Minutes January 1975-May 1979
10 Council Minutes June 1979-May 1982
11 Council Minutes July 1985-April 1988
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1 Correspondence Relating to the Australian Mammal Society publications. 1967-1978
2-10 Publications From Related Institutions
2 "Some Scientific Uses of the National Photographic Index of Australian Birds" (Pamphlet), by H J de S Disney. Australian Museum
3 "Film Australia Catalog 76-77" Australian Film Commission
4 "Calendar of National and International Scientific Meetings in Australia", June 1985. Australian Academy of Science
5 "National Contingency Plan for Cetacean Strandings". 1982. Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service
6 "National Conservation Strategy for Australia: Proceedings of the National Seminar, Canberra 30 Nov-3 Dec 1981." Department of Home Affairs and Environment
7 "National Conservation Strategy for Australia: Towards a National Conservation Strategy. A Discussion Paper.', 1982. Department of Home Affairs and Environment
8 "World Conservation Strategy", 1980. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
9 "Catalog of Mammal Slide Library". 1980. American Society of Mammalogists
10 "Catalog of Mammal Slide Library Supplement". 1981. American Society of Mammalogists
11-17 Special Committees
11 Special Committee on Conservation 1960-1980
12 Editorial Committee 1974-1980
13 Special Committee on Forest Management 1975-1976
14 Special Committee on Archives 1976-1978
15 Special Committee on Revised Australian Mammal Society Constitution 1978
16 Special Committee on Recommended Common Names of Australian Mammals 1978
17 Special Committee on Marine Mammals 1978-1979
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1-3 Special Projects
1 Mammal Synopsis 1961-1965
2 National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife 1974-1978
3 Storage of Mammal Society Archival Film Footage 1977-1978
4-15 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries
4 Establishment of the Adolph Bolliger Travel Award 1964
5 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1965
6 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1966
7 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1968
8 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1969
9 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1970
10 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1971
11 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1972
12 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1973
13 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1975
14 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1976
15 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1977
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1-5 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries cont'd
1 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1978
2 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1978 cont'd
3 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1979
4 Adolph Bolliger Travel Award Entries 1981
5-7 General Correspondence
5 General Correspondence 1958-1959
6 General Correspondence 1960
7 General Correspondence 1961
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General Correspondence cont'd
1 General Correspondence 1962
2 General Correspondence 1963
3 General Correspondence 1964
4 General Correspondence 1965
5 General Correspondence 1966
6 General Correspondence 1967
7 General Correspondence 1968
8 General Correspondence 1969
9 General Correspondence 1970
10 General Correspondence 1971
11 General Correspondence 1972
12 General Correspondence 1973
13 General Correspondence 1974
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General Correspondence cont'd
1 General Correspondence 1975
2 General Correspondence 1976
3 Register of General Correspondence Inwards and Outwards 1977-1982
4 General Correspondence 1977 (Outwards)
5 General Correspondence 1977 (Inwards)
6 General Correspondence 1977 (Inwards) cont'd
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General Correspondence cont'd
1 General Correspondence 1978 (Outwards)
2 General Correspondence 1978 (Inwards)
3 General Correspondence 1978 (Inwards) cont'd
4 General Correspondence 1979 (Outwards)
5 General Correspondence 1979 (Inwards)
6 General Correspondence 1982
7 General Correspondence 1983
8 General Correspondence 1984
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1-2 General Correspondence cont'd
1 General Correspondence 1988
2 General Correspondence 1989
3-7 Correspondence with Related Institutions
3 Correspondence with Related Institutions: ANZAAS
4 Correspondence with Related Institutions: Australian Academy of Science
5 Correspondence with Related Institutions: CSIRO
6 Correspondence with Related Institutions: FASTS
7 Correspondence with Related Institutions: USSR Academy of Science
8-10 Secretarial Correspondence
8 Secretarial Correspondence 1972-1973
9 Secretarial Correspondence 1973-1974
10 Secretarial Correspondence 1974-1975
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1-9 Secretarial Correspondence cont'd
1 Secretarial Correspondence 1975-1976
2 Secretarial Correspondence 1976-1977
3 Secretarial Correspondence 1977-1978
4 Secretarial Correspondence 1978-1979
5 Secretarial Correspondence 1979-1980
6 Secretarial Correspondence 1980
7 Secretarial Correspondence 1981
8 Secretarial Correspondence 1986-1987
9 Secretarial Reports 1959-1976
10-11 Form Letters and Circulars
10 Form Letters and Circulars 1958-1966
11 Form Letters and Circulars 1967-1970
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1-3 Form Letters and Circulars cont'd
1 Form Letters and Circulars 1971-1972
2 Form Letters and Circulars 1973-1976
3 Form Letters and Circulars 1984
4-6 Membership
4 Membership Lists 1959-1985
5 Membership Correspondence 1981-1982
6 Membership Correspondence 1983-1985
7-8 Treasurer's Reports
7 Treasurer's Reports 1959-1974
8 Treasurer's Reports 1982-1987
9-12 Financial Records
9 Financial Correspondence 1979-1984
10 Financial Statements 1983
11 Financial Statements 1984
12 Financial Statements 1985
13 Business Manager’s correspondence 1983-1985
184/13 1-3. Files from John Calaby
1 AMS general file 1964-80
2 AMS Bulletin 1967-68
3 AMS Bulletin 1969-71
4 Australian Mammalogy, vol. 15 – copy edited manuscripts and some original figures
5-7 Annual Meetings and Conference handbooks (notes of John
Seebeck)
5 Possums and Gliders: A symposium to mark the 25th anniversary of the Founding of the Society in 1958; General Scientific Meeting, University of New England, 28-30 November 1983. Conference handbook
6 32nd Scientific Meeting, May 20-22 1986, University of Adelaide. Conference handbook
7 AMS Conference Tour Guide (nd.), Central Australia
184/14 Annual Meetings and Conference handbooks (notes of John Seebeck) (cont’d)
1 Scientific Meeting and AGM 6-8 February 1991, University of New England, Armidale. Conference handbook, notes
2 38th Scientific Meeting, Melbourne University, 6-8 July 1992. Conference handbook; notes by John Seebeck
3 Sixth International Theriological Congress, University of Sydney, Australia 4-10 July 1993 (sponsored by the AMS). Conference handbook and related materials; notes by John Seebeck
4 Scientific Meeting, AGM and Marine Mammal Symposium, 3-7 July 1994, Hobart. Conference handbook
5 Scientific Meeting and Mammals of the Wet Tropics Symposium, 26-30 September 1995, Townsville. Conference handbook, notes by John Seebeck
6 42nd Scientific Meeting and Biology and Conservation of Rodents in Australia Symposium 8-12 July 1996, University of Melbourne. Conference handbook, notes by John Seebeck. Flyer for 43rd Meeting, 7-9 July 1997, Clare.
7 Correspondence re: organisation; publication of proceedings of the Rodents in Australia Symposium (1996-1997).
184/15 Annual Meetings and Conference handbooks (notes of John
Seebeck) (cont’d)
1 Draft articles for proceedings of the Rodents in Australia Symposium
2 Scientific Meeting and AGM, 6-8 July1998, Perth. Notes including awards, limericks
3 45th Conference and Carnivorous Marsupials Symposium, 5-9 July 1999 Conference handbook, notes by John Seebeck
4 Conference 12-14 April 2000, Alice Springs. Conference handbook, notes by John Seebeck. Related materials including award of honorary life membership to John Seebeck
5 47th Scientific Meeting and Possum and Glider Symposium, 2-6 July 2001, Queensland Museum: Conference handbook
6 48th Scientific Meeting, Deakin University, Warrnambool Campus 10-12 July 2002. Conference handbook and related materials. Plenary talk by John Seebeck: “Mammals in South-Western Victoria: An Historical and Biogeographical Sketch.” Talk by John Seebeck and Mandy Watson “Chasing Bandicoots – Overabundant Graziers and Bandicoots don’t mix.”
7 49th Scientific Meeting and AGM 7-9 July and Monotreme III 10-11 July 2003, Sydney University. Program, abstracts and notes
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1 CD of images from 1958-2002, with index and thumbnail printout; two floppy disks of photos from 2003 Conference, with lists; Notes relating to the history of the Society, assorted correspondence
2-6 Papers relating to membership and other documents 1974-1997
2 Correspondence with B.J. Walby re: Australian Mammalogy (1974-1975)
3 Financial documents from 1981 AGM
4 Membership papers: new members, applications and changes of details 1975-1980
5 Responses to AMS Members’ Questionnaire 1995
6 New members 1996-1997
184/17 Minutes and Correspondence
1 Minutes 16 May 1985 (AGM) – 4 May 1988 (AGM)
2 Minutes and correspondence 1985
3 Minutes and correspondence 1986
4 Minutes and correspondence 1987
5 Minutes and correspondence 1988
184/18 Minutes and Correspondence (cont’d)
1 Minutes and correspondence 1989-1990
2 Minutes and correspondence 1989-1991
3 Correspondence 1996
4 AGM and Council minutes July 1997 (AGM) – June 2001
5 Minutes and correspondence 1997
184/19 Minutes and Correspondence (cont’d)
1 Minutes and correspondence 1998
2 Minutes and correspondence 1999
3 Minutes and correspondence 2000
184/20 Minutes and Correspondence (cont’d)
1 Correspondence 2001
Materials for Australian Mammalogy
2 Figures for Australian Mammalogy Vol. 17 1994
3 Australian Mammalogy, current literature, complied by J.H. Calaby 1991, covering 1988-1991
4-15. Australian Mammalogy manuscripts and correspondence 1990-1993
4 J. Muirhead
5 U. Gaunslosser
6 P. Bailey
7 Boeadi and T. Flannery
8 N. Gales et.al.
9 P.M. Martinelli and J.C. Nogueira
10 P.J. Corneron and M.M. Bryden
11 E.G. Cannelli and D.J. Kitchener
12 D. Quin
13 P. Shaughnessy
14 A. Kitchener
15 R. Gemmell
184/21 Australian Mammalogy manuscripts and correspondence 1990-1993 (cont’d)
1 Review: Lunney
2 Review: Kitchener
3 R. Taylor
4 M. Griffitha and N.G. Simms
5 M.S. Harvey and H.E. Parnaby
6 B. Law
7 W.F. Laurance
8 K. van Waerebeek
9 G. Lundie-Jenkins
10 G. Lundie-Jenkins
11 Murphy and M. Serena
12 G.J. Watts and T.D. Tweedie
13 M.D.B. Eldridge et al
14 P.D. Temple-Smith et al
15 B.J. Traill and T.D. Coates
16 G. Jones and C. Corben
17 S. Jolly
18 E. Meijaard and P.J.H. van Bree
19 C.R. Dickman et al
20 C. Southwell and M. Fletcher
21 I.G. McLean et al
22 S. McOrist et al
23 A. Horsup and M. Evans
24 R. Osawa
25 J. Murphy
26 R.W. Braithwaite and P. Brady
184/22 Australian Mammalogy manuscripts and correspondence 1990-1993 (cont’d)
1 T.L Lim and P.C. Thomson
2 C.R. Pavey
3 P. Murray and R. Wells
4 T.F. Flannery
5 D. Gibson and J.R. Cole
6 D.M. Watson et al
7 M.D.B. Eldridge et al
8 M. Evans
9 B. Law and M. Lean
10 J. Seebeck
11 J. Woinarski
12 P. Goonan and J. Arlidge
13 M. Griffiths and R. Joseph
14 R.D. Barker and G. Caughley
15 S.M. Pellis et al
16 S. Salminen et al
184/23 1-3. Correspondence files from Patricia Woolley
1 Basil Marlow, 1961-64
2 Norman Wakefield, 1962-63
3 Don Wood, 1964-65
4-8. Files from Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe.
4 AMS correspondence 1958-1967
5 AMS correspondence 1968-1987
6 AMS correspondence 1988-1995
7 Australian Mammal Society / American Society of Mammalogists joint meeting, Sydney, 9-13 July 1984. Lactation session
8 AMS annual general meeting and bicentennial symposium, Sydney, 11-13 May 1988. The theme of the two day symposium was kangaroos, wallabies and rat-kangaroos.
9 File from John Seebeck. 1994-2000
10 Current literature compiled by John Calaby. Continuation 1994-1998
11-17. AMS scientific meetings. Abstracts
11 1968
12 1969
13 1970
14 1971
15 1972
16 1973
17 1974
184/24 AMS scientific meetings. Abstracts (cont’d)
1 1975. Program and abstracts
2 1976. Abstracts
3 1977. Abstracts
4 1978. Abstracts
5 1979. Program and abstracts
6 1980. Abstracts
7 1981. Abstracts
8 1982. Program and abstracts
9 1983. Program and abstracts
10 1984. Program and abstracts
11 1986. Program and abstracts
12 1988. Program and abstracts
13 1990. Program and abstracts
14 1992. Program and abstracts
15 1995. Abstracts
16 1997. Program and abstracts
17 1999. Program and abstracts
18 2001. Program and abstracts
19 2002. Program and abstracts
20 2003. Program and abstracts
21 2005. Program and abstracts
184/25 1-4. AMS scientific meetings. Abstracts (cont’d)
1 2006. Program and abstracts
2 2010. Program and abstracts
3 List of members and their interests. 1 July 1975
184/oversize
1 Figures for P. Murray and R. Wells; Figures for T.F. Flannery; poster for 42nd Scientific Meeting and Biology and Conservation of Rodents in Australia Symposium, University of Melbourne 8-12 July 1996
2 Photo album: Joint Meeting of the Australian Mammal Society and American Society of Mammalogists July 1984
350 cm
Unnumbered boxes held at end of collection
Bulletins
No. 1 (February 1960), no. 2 (September 1960), no. 3 (April 1961), no. 4, August 1961, no. 5 (July 1962), no. 6 (June 1963), no. 7, January 1964, vol. 2, no. 1 (June 1965), vol. 2, no. 2 (December 1965), vol. 2, no 3 (June 1966), vol. 2, no. 4 (January 1967), vol. 2, no. 5 (April 1968), vol. 2, no. 6 (June 1969), vol. 2, no. 7 (May 1970), vol. 2, no. 8 (December 1971), vol. 3, no. 1 (August 1976), vol. 3, no. 2 (April 1977), vol. 4, no. 1 (September 1977), vol. 4, no. 2 (April 1978), vol. 5, no. 1 (November 1978), vol. 5, no. 2 (April 1979), vol. 6, no. 1 (October 1979), vol. 6, no. 2 (August 1980), vol. 7, no. 2 (December 1982), vol. 8, no. 1 (December 1983), vol. 9, no. 1 (March 1986), vol. 9, no. 1 (supplement, March 1986)
Newsletters
Autumn 1990, Summer 1993-1994, Winter 1995, March 1996, November 1996, May1997, November 1997, April 1998, November 1998, May 1999, November 1999, July 2000, November 2000, May 2001, October 2001, April 2002
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