Series 8 - Other Organisations


ProvenancePeter Mason

Inventory Listing

8-1 ABC - Melbourne This Morning.

Clipping from "The Age" on "Drugs that soothe the mind" and photocopy from "Jena Review" 6 (23) 1963, "Considerations on the theory of colours".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1963 - 1985    Quantity 1.1 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings, Published Papers or Articles and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 092 Box Number 19 Series 8
8-2 No Man is an Island, Mate - draft.

Handwritten and typed draft manuscript for ABC programme.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1970? - 1975?    Quantity 0.4 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts and Talks and/or Speeches
Inventory Identifier 217 Box Number 19 Series 8
8-3 "The Clock of Life" - draft.

Typed draft manuscript for ABC programme.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1970 - 1975    Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts and Talks and/or Speeches
Inventory Identifier 219 Box Number 19 Series 8
8-4 K. Weissenberg - photocopy.

Photocopy of autobiographical article by Karl Weissenberg for ABC programme on him.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1974    Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 file
Formats Published Papers or Articles and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 218 Box Number 19 Series 8
8-5 ABC - general.

General file of ABC material.

Contents include fliers for ABC merchandise; contract for broadcast on "Investigations" on 24 May 1978, entitled "Scientific revolutionaries - J.D. Bernal; photocopy from "The Listener", 15 May 1975, on Brownowski's last broadcasts; extracts from the ABC program "Power and Paradox", July 1979 for course at Macquarie University, MAPH 240, "A view of science".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1975 - 1984    Quantity 0.7 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Ephemera, Talks and/or Speeches, Published Papers or Articles and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 091 Box Number 19 Series 8
8-6 ABC - "Power and Paradox" - scripts.

Scripts for two broadcasts in July 1979 - "Physics and Society 1925-1945", by PM, and "The Future Direction of Physics", by PM and John Saunders.

On cover of file: "actors in Brecht's 'Galileo', put on at the Nimrod. PM was the scientific adviser". File also contains two issues of "ABC Radio Guide" with articles on the forthcoming broadcasts.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1979    Quantity 0.7 cm, 1 file
Formats Talks and/or Speeches and Journals
Inventory Identifier 094 Box Number 19 Series 8
8-7 ABC related material.

Printouts of material relating to notes on science broadcasting for ABC National Advisory Council; scripts for broadcasts.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1984 - 1985    Quantity 1.9 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts
Inventory Identifier 378 Box Number 19 Series 8
8-8 "From Genesis to Jupiter".

Correspondence and background material regarding The Science Show on "From Genesis to Jupiter".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1977 - 1982    Quantity 1.6 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, Journals and Published Papers or Articles
Inventory Identifier 242 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-9 "The Science Show" - miscellaneous material.

Script of broadcast by PM, "Science and the Comic Strip", material from Robyn Williams and article on PM's contributions to "The Science Show" in "The Age (Green Guide)", 9 January 1986.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982 - 1986    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings, Talks and/or Speeches, Journals, Published Papers or Articles and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 093 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-10 "The Light Fantastic".

Correspondence regarding The Science Show on "The Light Fantastic".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1981 - 1983    Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 234 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-11 "The Light Fantastic".

Newspaper clippings, etc, of The Science Show on "The Light Fantastic".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982    Quantity 0.4 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings, Photocopied Documents and Public Relations Material
Inventory Identifier 235 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-12 "Cauchu - the Weeping Wood".

Photocopied articles used during research for "Cauchu - the Weeping Wood".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1938 - 1977    Quantity 1.2 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications, Published Papers or Articles and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 237 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-13 "Cauchu - the Weeping Wood".

Correspondence regarding The Science Show on the history of rubber.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1959 - 1982    Quantity 1.3 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Published Papers or Articles and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 236 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-14 Power House Museum.

Brochures and annual reports of various science centres.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1983    Quantity 1.6 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications
Inventory Identifier 239 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-15 "Whatever became of H.G. Wells?".

Script for broadcast on 2 SER-FM on "Whatever became of H.G. Wells?"

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1979    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts and Talks and/or Speeches
Inventory Identifier 231 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-16 "Whatever became of H.G. Wells?".

Script and program presentation sheet for broadcast on 2 SER-FM on "Whatever became of H.G. Wells?"

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1979    Quantity 0.4 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts and Talks and/or Speeches
Inventory Identifier 402 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-17 Genetic engineering.

Script for introduction to genetic engineering series on 2 SER-FM.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982?    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts and Talks and/or Speeches
Inventory Identifier 241 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-18 2SER/FM broadcasting - correspondence and general.

Proposal from Arthur Pryor for collaborative series with PM, "A view of science".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1983    Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 389 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-19 Griffith University.

Correspondence with Griffith University.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1970 - 1978    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 230 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-20 Talk at Griffith University degree conferring ceremony.

Text of Occasional Address given by PM at Griffith University degree conferring ceremony and correspondence regarding arrangements for this.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982    Quantity 0.9 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications, General Correspondence and Drafts
Inventory Identifier 229 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-21 ANZAAS - miscellaneous material.

Miscellaneous material documenting PM's involvement with ANZAAS.


Contents include "Search" vol. 1, no. 4, October 1970 (contains article by PM, "Science and politics"); photocopy from "Festival of science news" relating to PM's involvement in 1985 Youth ANZAAS; letter dated 13 May 1986 advising PM of his election as a Fellow of ANZAAS, together with certificate and list of ANZAAS Fellows as at May 1986.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1970 - 1986    Quantity 0.9 cm, 1 file
Formats General Correspondence, Journals, Display Material, Photocopied Documents, Lists and Public Relations Material
Inventory Identifier 089 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-22 Commission for the Future - miscellaneous material.

Minutes of meeting no 3/86, 3 July 1986 and "In future", issue 2, September October 1986 with article by Robyn Williams on PM's contribution to the meeting.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1986    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 file
Formats Minutes and Agendas and Journals
Inventory Identifier 090 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-23 "The frontier of space".

Draft manuscript of "The frontier of Space".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1975?    Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts
Inventory Identifier 423 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-24 Roger Casement.

Photocopied material on Roger Casement.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1909 - 1979    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file
Formats Books and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 424 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-25 "Cauchu - the weeping wood".

Proposal for programme on "Cauchu - the weeping wood" and background information.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1803 - 1981    Quantity 3 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings, Photocopied Documents and Proposals and/or Submissions
Inventory Identifier 425 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-26 "Molecular Mechanisms in Demyelinating Diseases".

Draft script of "Molecular Mechanisms in Demyelinating Diseases" for the ABC Science Show.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1976    Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts
Inventory Identifier 426 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-27 BHP Awards.

Nomination of Robyn Williams for BHP Awards for the Pursuit of Excellence.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1984 - 1985    Quantity 1.3 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications and General Correspondence
Inventory Identifier 427 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-28 Saturday Guest.

Script of talk on "Blood and Iron" to be presented on "Saturday Guest".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1984    Quantity 0.8 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts
Inventory Identifier 428 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-29 "The Light Fantastic" - ABC version. Section 1.

Draft manuscript of section 1 of "The Light Fantastic".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982?    Quantity 1.7 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts
Inventory Identifier 429 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-30 "The Light Fantastic" - ABC version. Section 2.

Draft manuscript of section 2 of "The Light Fantastic".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982    Quantity 0.9 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts
Inventory Identifier 430 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-31 "The Light Fantastic" - ABC version. Section 3.

Draft manuscript of section 3 of "The Light Fantastic".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982?    Quantity 0.8 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts
Inventory Identifier 431 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-32 "The Light Fantastic" - ABC version. Section 4.

Draft manuscript of section 4 of "The Light Fantastic".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982?    Quantity 0.4 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts
Inventory Identifier 432 Box Number 20 Series 8
8-33 "The Light Fantastic" - ABC version. Section 5.

Draft manuscript of section 5 of "The Light Fantastic".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982?    Quantity 1 cm, 1 file
Formats Drafts
Inventory Identifier 433 Box Number 21 Series 8
8-34 "The Light Fantastic" - reference material I.

Photocopies, journal clippings, etc. of background material for "The Light Fantastic".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1967 - 1981    Quantity 1.8 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings, Books and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 434 Box Number 21 Series 8
8-35 "The Light Fantastic" - reference material II.

Photocopies, journal clippings, etc. of background material for "The Light Fantastic".

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1967 - 1981    Quantity 1.3 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier 435 Box Number 21 Series 8
8-36 Premier's Literary Awards 1982.

Nomination of "The Light Fantastic" for the 1982 Premier's Literary Awards.

Creator Peter Mason
Date range 1982    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings, Photocopied Documents, Public Relations Material and Proposals and/or Submissions
Inventory Identifier 436 Box Number 21 Series 8

Published by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on AustehcWeb, April 2004
With support from Macquarie University
Listed by Rosanne Walker
HTML edition Ailie Smith
Updated 9 November 2007
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