University of Melbourne Archives Database Search

No. of hits: 1

Accession Number:  78/96
Name: IAN CLUNIES ROSS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION    

Sex:    Group: Community and Political, organisations

Activity: Professional organisations

Location: Melbourne


Historical Note:

Inspired by Sir Ian Clunies Ross (C.S.I.R.O. Chairman 1949- 1959), the Foundation was established in his death in 1959. The Foundation funds industry-related scientific research. Its headquarters is the National Science Centre (Clunies Ross House), a central co- ordinating body for Australia's scientific and technological communities, many of whom have their offices here.


Earliest Date: 1942   Latest Date: 1978
Access: Open 

Quantity: 7 metres.  (45 archives boxes)


Description:

Formation, appeals and building files 1960-1978; N.S.W. files 1969-1972; register of affiliated scientific and technological societies 1969-1971; Sciences Club 1967-1971; conferences and reports 1970-1973. J.E. Cummins (Secretary of the Foundation, C.S.I.R. and C.S.I.R.O. officer, director of International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna): Personal papers; C.S.I.R.O. files 1942-1962; other subject files 1944- 1972.


Persons: Cummins, J.E.
McLennan, Ian

Organisations: CSIRO

Places: Victoria
New South Wales

Subjects: Science
Research
Research funding

Listed: Not listed


UM Number: