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Hills, Edwin Sherbon (1906 - 1986)

Prof., CBE, PhD, DIC (Lond), HonDSc (Durh), DSc, FAA, FIC, FRS
Biographical entryOnline ResourcesPublished Resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
 
[Repository details]
Title:Edwin Sherbon Hills - Records
Reference:MS 92
Date Range:1950 - 1987
Description:

Correspondence to do with the UNESCO Arid Zone Committee 1950- 62; letter of thanks and acknowledgement from the Royal Society, London of the gift of "Water Resources Use and Management" to their library 1965; typed copy of lecture to the Institute of Engineers Hydrology Symposium, Melbourne 1965; two taped interviews with Hills for UNESCO Radio and Visual Information division; a set of his reprints (incomplete) is to be found in the Fellows Collection. Material from D. Hill regarding the preparation of the biographical memoirs for the Royal Society of London and the Australian Academy of Science.

Formats:Audio
Quantity:0.15 m
Access:Available for reference
Finding Aid(s):

'Hills, Edwin Sherbon - Ms 92', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, http://www.science.org.au/academy/basser/lists/ms092.txt.

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National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
 
[Repository details]
Title:Edwin Sherbon Hills - Records
Reference:DeB 698 and others
Date Range:1930 - 1988
Description:

Oral history recording with Hazel de Berg 18 July 1973, c50 minutes, 19 page transcript [DeB 698]. A large collection of personal records c1930-88 [about 6 m]. A detailed guide to the collection is available from the Australian Science Archives Project.

Formats:Audio, Objects and Photographs
Quantity:1 reel and 6 m appro (6 m)
Access:Available for reference
Finding Aid(s):

Tim Sherratt and Gavan McCarthy, Guide to the Records of Edwin Sherbon Hills, Australian Science Archives Project, 1993, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/pubs/guides/hills/.

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The University of Melbourne Archives
 
[Repository details]
Title:University of Melbourne, Department of Geology - Records
Reference:Various Accessions
Date Range:1900 - 1980
Description:

Includes Departmental files of Professor J.F. Lovering, including material relating to the new Earth Sciences Building; Geology Department correspondence files 1960-1972; Plans; models; maps; diagrams; unidentified geological photographs; correspondence concerning staffing, teaching and research.

Quantity:20 m
Related Entries:Department of Geology, Faculty of Science (1900 - 1980) | Lovering, John Francis (1930 - )
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Published by Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on AustehcWeb, October 2001
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: http://www.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/about/inquiries.html#comment
Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 16 November 2009
http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/umfs/archives/UMFS007a.htm

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