University of Melbourne. Certificates for the Degrees of M.B. and B.S.

Certificate of marriage to Edith L.M. Druce

Autobiographical typescript notes on life in Terang - with correspondence from Terang and District Hospital c.1974. Autobiographical notes: "Reasons for Entering on a Research Career etc." no date, Transcripts of early poems by F.M. Burnet, 1925 and February 1949. Cartoon sketches, no date, Manuscript of fictional writing: "Version of Judgement" c. 1924-1960s.

FRS Booklet and memoranda; unsigned certificate 23 April 1942

Personal copy with added notes and pen illustrations by F.M. Burnet

Inwards correspondence from F.H. Druce, J.D. Rogers and D.K. Picken - Master of Ormond College

Includes travel, conference and lecture pamphlets, press cuttings, assorted index cards (scientific) and: Victorian Society of Pathology and Experimental Medicine - Constitution and Rules (F.M. Burnet's copy) 1937; Poem speech and transcript of graffiti poem on Burnet no date, Wallaby Club - 57th Annual Dinner booklet, including Burnet's "Responses" 8 June 1951; Indian Tour - card with diary notes, no date, 1955-1956; List of "candidates" (S.C.I.?) 1966; Letter from Sir Edward Ford (re Order of Merit Dinner, 17 November 1977); Draft architectural plans - "Burnet Outbuildings" no date,; RMH Donor Card (Tissue Transplantation Laboratory) February 1974; Tissue Donor Card (Health Commission of Victoria), July 1984; Poem - speeches by Sir John Medley c.1951

"Autobiographical" letters selected by F.M. Burnet, with index to file. Inwards correspondence from F. Fenner, J.F. Enders, H. Jenkin Research Library (University of Melbourne, School of Microbiology), Kit Campion, Lady Mary Hamilton Fairley, J. Marshall, J.D. McCaughey, Reserve Bank of Australia, Australian Academy of Science (Burnet Candlesticks), Max and Joy Burnet, J.R. Paul, Wm. Heinemann Ltd, (Dominant Mammal), Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences - Institute of Molecular Biology, F. Jacob, J. Monod, N. Robson, J. Mackerras, Lord Casey, The Wellcome Trust, The Central Chancery (England), Sir Harold Hartley, R.S. Morison, Amrit Kaur, Sir Gavin de Beer, N. Higashi, Wirusologia (Poland), Coburg Technical School, Australian Academy of Science (Nomination for Presidency, 1957), Penguin Books Ltd., Curtis Brown Ltd., Angus and Robertson (Dominant Mammal), W. Russell Grimwade and W.B. Castle. Includes some outwards correspondence, notes and U.S. Press cutting (F.M. Burnet delivering lecture, USA, 1958)

One typescript and one manuscript poem by Lorna Sterling (close friend of Linda Burnet). Written for The Catalysts Club, no date,

Inwards correspondence from Sue Dexter, P.M. Dexter, Elizabeth Burnet, Ian D. Burnet 22 August 1950 - 27 June 1975; outwards correspondence to Elizabeth, Deborah, Sue Dexter and Dexter family 19 May 1958 - 6 October 1976

Outwards and inwards correspondence to H. Bear(?), Miles(?), Konrad Lorenz(?), Dr. Sherwood, N. Jerne, Gerry Edelman, Bull(?), J. Monod, Julian Huxley, The Wellcome Trust, Sir John Eccles, K.A. Lim (with press cuttings, Malaysia-Singapore 1957)

Inwards correspondence from Sam Clark. Includes photograph, Sam Clark, Nashville (1958)

Bound visitors' book, 8 December 1959 - 16 August 1972. Restarted in 1976. Autographs - see also Scrap Books, Series 12

Three original letters by P. Ehrlich, which came into Burnet's possession in October 1962. Received from W. Freund, Frankfurt - see covering letters from W. Freund and F.M. Burnet; P. Ehrlich to E. von Behring 13 July 1899; P. Ehrlich to (unknown) 15 April 1900; P. Ehrlich to (unknown) 23 August? 1901

Diagrams and notes on retinal changes

Correspondence and memoranda on function arrangements, press cuttings and journal extracts. Includes typescripts of speeches; Melbourne Club Dinner, 15 September 1969, Opening Address - Felton Bequests Symposium (with "Opening Remarks" and "Footnote" to main speech; "Life's Complexities: Misgivings about Models"

Australian passports and vaccination certificates

Address book no date,, and index cards with addresses, 1970s; address book 1950s-1970s

Letters of condolence on Linda Burnet's death. Includes letter to Linda and Mac, from May Swanton and photocopy of death certificate for L. Burnet

Correspondence to Linda Burnet. According to Ian Burnet, these were written by Macfarlane Burnet after her death.

Includes correspondence from M. and J. Burnet, V.E. Kennedy, Graham(?), E. Albury, and notes

First Day Cover and First Day Issue - stamps, featuring Burnet's immunological theories

Transcript from Marriage Service of F.M. Burnet and H.G. Jenkin

Selection of postcards of Greece and Turkey. Pencil sketch: "Rhodes" 22 September 1976

Selection of postcards of favourite paintings.

Selected postcards and card letters from Sue and Barry, and Diana Marmion

Correspondence and speeches for opening of CSL Library. Includes typescript of speech by F.M. Burnet and transcript of speech by R. Hunt, Minister for Health; includes notes on collection for H. Jenkin Research Library, Department of Microbiology, University of Melbourne 25 May 1976

Telegrams, letters of congratulation, copy of message from R. Hunt, Minister for Health, birthday cards, copy of letter from G. Ada, typescript of speech delivered by G. Nossal(?) at Burnet's birthday celebration

Copies of advertisement for first scholarship with statement of conditions and application form

"Farewell" letter from G.L. Ada, card letters from E. Bower, letters from Hazel Burnet, F.M. Burnet's last letter to Hazel Burnet.

Telegrams, letters and cards sent to WEHI, Melbourne University and Hazel Burnet. Mostly from medical and scientific institutions.

Telegrams sent to the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) and Hazel Burnet, from various individuals.

Personal letters sent to Hazel Burnet and includes letters to E. Dexter from F. and D. Dexter and R.H.Y. Syme (20 April 1986)

Correspondence from WEHI and RMH and copies of obituaries: The Times, 2 September 1985; RMH Board of Management, 9 October 1985; "A Tribute to Sir Macfarlane Burnet" - transcript of ABC Radio talk by G.J.V. Nossal, 4 September 1985; The Age, 9 September 1985; Australian Society for Immunology Newsletter - typescript of obituary by G.J.V. Nossal, 30 October 1985; Obituary - transcript no date, Nature, 12 September 1985; The Lancet, 14 September 1985

Press cuttings, typescripts of speeches and Order of Service and arrangements for State Funeral. Typescripts: "A Personal Tribute at his Funeral" by G.J.V. Nossal, and Address by J.D. McCaughey, 5 September 1985; Photographs of Burnet's grave and headstone and his grandparents family headstone (George and Hadassah McKay) at Port Fairy Cemetery (taken by John Faragher and Jenny Dexter

Slide rule, hand engraved with Burnet's name

Correspondence, memoranda, certificates and press cuttings relating to degrees received from: Monash University, University of New South Wales, University of Glasgow, University of Melbourne (with photograph of conferring of Hon. L.L.D.), University of Sydney, Harvard University, Australian National University (declined), University of Perugia (with photographs of conferring and F.M. Burnet delivering speech (?)), University of Cambridge, University of London

Correspondence and memoranda on appointments, lectureships and related matters. Includes material concerning: International Medical Complex of Iran, Mendelsohn Lecture (1972?), World Expo Peace Pavilion (1970), Boyer Lectures (ABC 1967), Emeritus professorship (University of Melbourne 1965), International cancer research agency, Conzinc Riotinto (Aust.) Ltd., Rowden White Research Fellowship (1964), World Health Organization - Advisory Committee on Medical Research, Retirement from Research Chair in Experimental Medicine (University of Melbourne 1964), David Rivett Memorial Lecture Appeal (Advisory Committee), Overseas Service Bureau (Patronage 1962), Papua and New Guinea Medical Research Advisory Committee, various government advisory committees, Faber Foundation, Australian Federation of Sports Medicine, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Children's Medical Research Foundation (Advisory Panel 1960), Abraham Flexner Lectureships (Vanderbilt University 1958), Croonian Lectures (Royal College of Physicians 1957), Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Research Advisory Committee 1956), New York Academy of Sciences (Virus and Rickettsia Conference, Opening Address 1952), Directorship of Institute at Carshalton - correspondence with E. Mellamby and others for The Medical Research Council (London) 1947 and Royal Melbourne Hospital - appointment to Medical Staff 1944. Also includes three page handwritten note on nomination to Presidency of Australian Academy of Science (1956), University of Melbourne Graduate College Steering Committee (1968-1970)

Correspondence and certificates from American College of Physicians (membership card), St Bartholomew's Hospital (London), Wallaby Club, Societe Française D'Allergie Association des Microbiologistes de Langie Française, British Society for Immunology, American Pediatric Society, Haematology Society of Australia, Society for General Microbiology (London), Association of American Physicians, The American Association of Immunologists, Harveian Society of London, The Royal Society of New Zealand, Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, The College of Pathologists of Australia, Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh), The Royal Society of Medicine (London), Rationalist Press Association, The New York Academy of Sciences, American Public Health Association, The Royal Society of New South Wales

Correspondence and notes on Copley Medal (1959), Gold Medal in Therapeutics - Society of Apothecaries of London (1958), von Behring Prize - University of Marburg (1954), British Paediatric Association - Medal? (1963), Order of the Rising Sun (1961), Royal Society of Medicine - Gold Medal (1974), The Royal Medal? (1947), Charles Mickle Fellowship (University of Toronto 1953). See also Series 3, Nobel Prize

Certificates and correspondence from: Royal Academy of Arts (1963), National Academy of Sciences, USA (1954), American Philosophical Society (1960), Royal College of Physicians (1953), Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences (1957), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1958), Royal Society of Victoria, European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities (1981)

Official notifications, general correspondence with Governor General and others, and photograph (Burnet receiving Order of Australia? 1978?)

Correspondence from Central Chancery (Sir E. Ford), Prime Ministers Department (Aust.) and P. Medawar

Inwards and outwards correspondence with Medical University of S. Carolina, J.B. Edwards, Jack Marchalonis, receipts and Commencement Exercises, and photograph of F.M. Burnet with Jack Marchalonis and J.B. Edwards (1984)

Press cuttings and memoranda

Draft typescripts of Retirement Speech, press cuttings and journal extracts including retirement ceremony speech by Lord Casey

Copy typescript by D. Acton (for BHP Journal), "A Nobel Prize Winner in Active Retirement" by C. Turnbull (Hemisphere July 1969), "Trends in Microbiological Research in Australia: Historical Perspectives" by F. Fenner (Australian Journal of Science 1969), Extract from Faculty of Medicine Records, University of Melbourne (1966), Australian Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science - F.M. Burnet Commemoration Issue (July 1965), with signatures. Extract from Lancet (24 April 1965), Australian Focus Monthly - cover only (November 1946)

Includes short curricula vitarum, list of publications (to 1962) and typescript sketches; "Short Curriculum Vitae: F.M. Burnet" by A.K.? (1978), "Biographical Note", by F.M. Burnet? no date,, Extract from News Bulletin, University of Washington (24 April 1964), Typescript biographical notes, no date, Curriculum Vitae, for Mexican edition of Biology and the Appreciation of Life (1969), Extract from Farrago by P. Russ and L. Tanner (6 September 1976)

"Macfarlane Burnet - Visions and Achievements" by I.J. Wood ( 1974), "Cameron, Burnet and Willis - Three Australian Pathologists" by E.W. Gault (Indian Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology April 1971), Australasian Annals of Medicine - Burnet Symposium Issue, containing; "Burnet and Medicine" by I.J. Wood (1969), "Burnet and Science" by G.J.V. Nossal (1969). "An Appreciation of F.M. Burnet" by I.J. Wood, Australian Journal of Experimental Biology and Medicine July 1965

Extracts and correspondence from: Yearbook of the Royal Society (1978); The Australian Encyclopaedia (1972); Ca - A Cancer Journal for Clinicians - Classics in Oncology feature (1976)

Extracts and correspondence from: Contemporary Authors - with Burnet's preparation notes (1977); The International Who's Who (1976 and 1978); The International Year Book and Statesman's Who's Who (1976)

Student manuscript and correspondence from J. Graham

Copy manuscript written by granddaughter, J. Dexter

Reprints of published biographies from: Historical Records of Australian Science, December 1987. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Vol.33 1987. Also, Burnet Lecture 1985, Australian Academy of Science, "Vaccination, Birth, Death and Resurrection"; Obituary, Australian Academy of Science Yearbook 1986?; The John Murtagh Macrossan Lecture 1987, University of Queensland, "Sir Macfarlane Burnet Scientist and Thinker"

Typescript bibliographies and curricula vitae (1970, 1975), with publications lists and indexes to reprints under several categories: General; Papers and talks for 1972; Monographs; CAM and NAB Mice; Non-Technical Papers; Immunity and Autoimmunity; Reviews and Popular articles (see also file 33/1)

Typescript curricula vitarum for 1967, 1968, 1977 and 1979

Typescript curriculum vitae, with biographical note 1973

Will and codicil of F.M. Burnet 1968-1985 and estates documents of E.L. Burnet and F.M. Burnet (Perpetual Trustees Ltd); estate documents and correspondence of A.C. Hawkins, 1984

Correspondence from G.J. McCarthy

Bound notebook for domestic accounts and investments

Ledger book pages, domestic expenditure 8 October 1957 - 12 September 1960; ledger book - personal accounts, investments and income, taxation notes July 1974 - 1983

Personal insurance, F.M. Burnet and E.L.M. Burnet

Domestic, publishing, travel and electricity receipts

Domestic, subscription and travel receipts

Completed accounts and publication, conference and travel receipts

Receipts for publishing royalties

Travel receipts, trip to London

Travel arrangements, receipts and correspondence, Oriana Cruise

Investments documents, including E.L. Burnet Estate. Also includes certificate of Power of Attorney, 25 September 1972

Investment accounts etc.

Receipts, accounts and expenditure records

Correspondence, receipts and statements from Potter Partners

Extract of Birth Certificate, 14 December 1949; Certificate of Registration as a Teacher, Melbourne 3 October 1924; Teaching reference from A. Hoy(?), University High School, October 1923; Teaching reference from J.W. Rolland, Principal, Geelong College, 1 December 1925; Academic reference from (?) Hughes, Professor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide, 4 January 1926

Letters addressed to family, Elizabeth, Deborah and Ian Burnet. Includes letter from F.M. Burnet to Elizabeth (postdated 11 July 1950), British press cuttings relating to King's birthday celebrations and Order of the Garter parade and Shakespeare Festival, Canadian press cutting concerning the Burnets' visit, and seven small photographs: Old Cottages at Shottly, no date, (1950); Portrait of Linda Burnet, England, no date, (1950); Linda Burnet outside Shakespeare Hotel, no date, (1950); The Old Mill, Stratford, no date, (1950); Mary Arden's(?) Cottage, no date, (1950); View of the Avon River with Swans, no date, (1950)

Letters addressed to family and Deborah, mostly from London and Nashville. Includes several pages of travel notes and notes on the Scope's trial and history

Letters addressed to the Dexters, Deborah and Elizabeth, from London, Copenhagen, Basle and Boston

Typescripts, draft typescripts, notes and manuscripts. Includes press cutting on Linda Burnet's trip to Colorado. Typescripts; "A Visit to Down House", no date,; Girls School Geelong, no date, (late 1950s); "Human Guinea Pigs", no date, (1950s?); "Travels with a Scientist", no date (early 1950s); "Impressions of India - People and Places", no date, (1950s?); "Centenaries and All That", no date, (1953?); Untitled address to annual meeting of hospital Auxiliary (Melbourne Hospital?), no date, (1950s)

Copy of funeral address

Correspondence between Perpetual Trustees Ltd. and F.M. and E.L. Burnet. Statements of account F.H. Druce Estate (1972-1973), Estate Records, E.L. Burnet

Photocopies of correspondence with Frank Fenner from originals in the Fenner Collection at the Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science, 1952-1968. It also includes correspondence with I.D. Marshall, D.K.R. Hodgkin, M.D. McGavin, A.P. Vines. Also contained is the proposal 'Virus Epidemiological Work Associated with Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Fairfield Epidemiological Units, University of Melbourne and State Health Department' c1960 for work on Murray Valley Encephalitis.

4 colour photographs of the gravestones of Burnet family 1891-1981 taken by Jenny Dexter in July 1990 with transcriptions and extra notes. One photograph includes Jenny amongst the gravestones.

26 letters or fragments of letters of F.M. Burnet to his mother, father, Annie, his brother Ian and J.M. Andrew, written while a medical student at the University of Melbourne and in residence at Ormond College. The letters are accompanied by annotations by Liz Dexter giving details of the family, other explanatory details, and a note on the provenance of the letters. The letters were donated to this collection by Mrs Nancy Burnet of Traralgon.

Typescript of talk written by Ian Burnet for the ceremony, an abbrieviated version was given on the evening; notes prepared for the display of documents; list invitees and the order of proceedings.

Personal letters to Linda Burnet (ne Druce) from London, and the USA.
Inwards correspondence from: Cecil K. Drinker (Harvard University), Linus Pauling to Christopher Sexton, Stephen H. Stackpole (in response to letter and report from Burnet), P.A. McBride (Minister for Defence)
Correspondence with John Bloomfield (Minister for Education) and Sir Archibald Glenn related to the La Trobe University Council. Copy of the La Trobe University Act 1964 and notes from tne La Trobe Colleges' Seminar November 1968.

Typescript drafts of Linda Burnet's writings from travels in Britain and the USA, including description of the Scope's evolution trial of 1925 and the first Australian influenza immunisation trials on humans
F.M. Burnet's Travel Notes, manuscript pages from trips to South Africa April-May 1959, USSR 1960, Japan 1961, and 'Nobel Trip' 1960
Typescript notes from Japanese visit, 1961
Typescript paper resulting from visits to the Villa Serbelloni, Como, Italy in 1969. Includes report to the "Boobooks" and quotes from the letters of Pliny
Writings resulting from a visit to Konrad and Gretel Lorenz, including manuscript and typescript drafts of "Geese Are Only Human" Papers

"The Thousand Families A Tribute To James Spence", booklet of lecture delivered by F.M. Burnet, University of Southampton, 1975
Draft of Inaugral Address, Australian Academy of Science, 1965
Talk with the Minister, typescript report from meeting with Malcolm Fraser re: a Biological Survey of Australia, 1969
Retirement Speech upon leaving the Hall Institute, no date, 1965 (2 copies)
Texts of the Addresses by Dr. G.J.V. Nossal and Lord Casey on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 1965
Nobel Banquet speech, no date, 1960, and booklet with Prof. S. Gard's speech
Collection of manuscript and typescript notes, including "Notes for August 3rd, 1966" and "Obiter Dicta"
"Life's Complexities: Misgivings About Models", paper by Burnet in Australasian Annals of Medicine (1969), 4, pp363-367
Typescript, "Functions of the Academy of Science", no date
Procedures for Wilson Hall Ceremony, in honour of Burnet, 1965
"Man's Tiny Foes: Part 2 Immunology" from Life International, April 18th, 1966
Papers concerning the Commonwealth Foundation, including transcripts of meetings, correspondence, c1968
Manuscript, "An Institute of Tertiary Education for La Trobe", no date
"What Precedes Clonal Selection?", Niels Kaj Jerne, from CIBA Symposium, 1971

Letters between members of FMB's family.
Includes: letters from FMB to his daughters Liz and Deb, while working at the Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland, 1974. Topics include visit to America; personalities at the Institute; visit of FMB's grandaughter Sue to Switzerland; publication of book on Ageing; work on Xeroderma Pigmentosum.
Letters from FMB: visit to Europe in 1976, concerns tour of Greece and Italy and seminar on DNA repair; visit to Jerusalem in 1978, including reception with the President of Israel.
Letters from Linda Burnet mostly to the Dexter family, during visit to Europe and North America in 1967; experiences in Italy, England, Austria, USA and Canada; family news; official engagements

8mm film reel of E. L. M. (Linda) Druce and Frank Macfarlane Burnets' wedding. Black and white film on Kodak safety film labelled 'Macfarlane Burnet', cannister labelled 'Ref: JBN:832" 25/8/99. Condition is very good. Includes the metal cannister (EKC) which housed the original film.

The film was donated by Elizabeth (Liz) and P.M. (Mick) Dexter in May 1999

In a letter (dated 8 May 1991) to Gavan McCarthy, Mick Dexter writes: "[T]he best man was doctor George Simpson who was in Mac's year and probably his best life-long mate. George worked closely with Flynn and Traeger in setting up the Flying Doctor Service and was the first flying doctor. In later life, he became one of Melbourne's top Gynaecologists and Obstetricians."

Copy of the original 8mm film of E. L. M. (Linda) Druce and Frank Macfarlane Burnets' wedding in 1928. Copy produced by Screensound Australia, onto archivally sound tape. (See item 1/105 for film).

Copies of the original 8mm film of E. L. M. (Linda) Druce and Frank Macfarlane Burnets' wedding in 1928. Copies produced by Screensound Australia, onto archivally sound tape. (See item 1/105 for film).

A silver trophy cup with the following engraving: "Ormond College Morrison Fours. 1919 - F. M. Burnet - 3 - Winning Crew".

Photo appears to have been taken at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and is approximately 35cm x 29cm.

Royal Academy of Science Sweden Certificate naming Frank Macfarlane Burnet. Certificate is 32cm x 50cm, and begins with the words "Regia Academia Scientiarum Suecica Virum Ingenio Et Doctrina Inclitum Frank Macfarlane Burnet Doctorem Clarissimum" etc., and is dated 9 October 1957. In 1957 Macfarlane Burnet became a Royal Swedish Academy of Science, Foreign Member.

This certificate was awarded to Mac Burnet 16 January 1957 by the University of New Zealand, and is 32cm x 44cm.

Invitation to "Sir Macfarlane and Lady Burnet" to a Ball in honour of the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, hosted by the City of Melbourne, to be held on 2 March 1954. 25cm x 36.5cm.

This certificate is 33.5cm x 48cm.