5 - Australian Academy of Science - Michael James Denham White Guide to Records

Series 5 - Australian Academy of Science

Date Range	1968 - 1983
Quantity	1 box
Provenance	Michael James Denham White
Description	Correspondence, proposals, reports, publications, tearsheets

Inventory Listing

5-1	Flora and Fauna Committee - Biological Survey of Australia and general committee matters
	Inwards and outwards correspondence with Australian Academy of Science members, several State Museums, K.H.L. Key, and others. Several letters and draft proposals on Biological Survey by F. Fenner, R.N. Robertson and others Creator Michael James Denham White Date range 24 February 1969 - 27 February 1973 Quantity 0.1 cm, Inventory Identifier 5-1 Box Number 15 Series 5
5-2	Fauna Committee - Australian Biologial Resources Survey
	Correspondence with Academy members, J.R. Philip, R.A. Roberts, D.F. Waterhouse and others. Copies of Academy recommendations on draft proposals Creator Michael James Denham White Date range 16 February 1973 - 19 July 1977 Quantity 0.5 cm, Inventory Identifier 5-2 Box Number 15 Series 5
5-3	Fauna Committee - Customs Regulation 13A
	Inwards and outwards correspondence with Academy members, Australian Entomological Society - proposals and recommendations, the Australian Museum, D.F. Waterhouse, recommendations and proposals from K.H.L. Key, F.H. Talbot, J.R. Paxton and others Creator Michael James Denham White Date range February 1974 - 3 November 1976 Quantity 1.3 cm, Inventory Identifier 5-3 Box Number 15 Series 5
5-4	Fauna Committee - General correspondence
	Inwards and outwards correspondence with Academy members, G.J.V. Nossal - on U.S. Animal Bark Inc., correspondence on marine fauna and other topics Creator Michael James Denham White Date range 2 August 1973 - 27 October 1975 Quantity 0.4 cm, Inventory Identifier 5-4 Box Number 15 Series 5
5-5	Fauna Committee - Marine Taxonomy Report
	Academy correspondence, draft proposals and recommendations from P. Mather, J.R. Philip, and M.J.D. White. Drafts and 'final version' of report: 'State' Taxonomic Knowledge of the Australian Marine Fauna Creator Michael James Denham White Date range 4 January 1974 - 23 September 1976 Quantity 2.5 cm, Inventory Identifier 5-5 Box Number 15 Series 5
5-6	Frank Fenner - historical reviews of Academy of Science
	Copies of typescripts on history of the Australian Academy of Science and history of fauna and flora Research. Tearsheets on history of Academy - articles by A. Moyal Search 1980 Creator Michael James Denham White Date range 1 May 1979 - August 1980 Quantity 0.5 cm, Inventory Identifier 5-6 Box Number 15 Series 5
5-7	General correspondence and notices
	Correspondence, Academy notices, Academy elections and candidate lists, letter in support of R. Appels, correspondence with B. John and O.H. Frankel Creator Michael James Denham White Date range 29 July 1968 - 21 May 1982 Quantity 1.9 cm, Inventory Identifier 5-7 Box Number 15 Series 5
5-8	General correspondence and committees
	M.J.D. White recommendations on Zoological Nomenclature Trust Fund, Academy notices and reports. Correspondence with International Union of Biological Sciences, O. Solbrig, G.B. Sharman, Australian Society for Parasitology, The Australian Museum, B.W. Holloway, W.D.L. Ride - paper on zoological nomenclature, E. Mayr, B. Morris and others. M.J.D. White recommendations on 'The Place of Biology in the Museum of Australia' Creator Michael James Denham White Date range 21 May 1982 - 2 September 1983 Quantity 2.3 cm, Inventory Identifier 5-8 Box Number 15 Series 5

Published by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on AustehcWeb, 2001
With support from R.E. Ross Trust and The University of Melbourne
Listed by Gavan McCarthy and Oscar Manhal. Index by Doug McCann
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Updated 15 November 2007
http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/guides/whit/05.htm

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