About the records


Title Records of Hargreaves, Maxwell Edgar
Date Range 1923 - 1986
Reference Accession Number: 87/3
Creator Maxwell Edgar Hargreaves (1923 - 1976)
Extent 0.27 metres (65 items)
Repository University of Melbourne Archives
Abstract Max Hargreaves worked in the CSIR/O Division of Tribophysics 1949-1964. In 1964 he was the inaugural appointed to the chair of physical metallurgy at the University of Melbourne, a position he held until his death.

Administrative Information

Professor Max Hargreaves was the inaugural appointment to the chair of Physical Metallurgy, University of Melbourne, in 1964. A small collection of personal papers including correspondence, publications and photographs was assembled from materials held by his widow, his former secretary and the CSIRO Archives. Unfortunately most of his papers were destroyed shortly after his premature death in 1976.

  • The records have been allocated to 8 series. The codes used to uniquely identify each series range from HARGS001 to HARGS008.

  • Through the processing of the records, 1 provenance entity was identified. The code used to uniquely identify this provenance entity, i.e. records creator or custodian, is HARGP01.

  • The inventory covers 65 items, and may include records of continuing value, records sentenced for destruction and records that have been destroyed. The codes used to uniquely identify each inventory item range from HARG00001 to HARG00066. The total collection occupies 27 linear cm of shelf space (or its equivalent).

  • The documentation of the records at inventory level started on 3 February 2004. The latest additions were made on 3 February 2004. The latest modifications were made on 29 June 2007. This collection profile was updated on 8 November 2007.


Published by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on AustehcWeb, April 2004
With support from Ian Potter Foundation, CRA Ltd and The University of Melbourne
Listed by Gavan McCarthy
HTML edition Ailie Smith
Updated 8 November 2007
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