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Papers of Phillip Law, 1870-1999 [manuscript]
Bib ID 2062582
Format ManuscriptManuscript, OnlineOnline
Author
Law, P. G. (Phillip Garth), 1912-2010
 
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Access Conditions Available for research. Not for loan. 
Description 1870-1999 
14.6 m (78 boxes and 7 folio boxes) 
Summary

The collection includes personal papers and papers relating to Law's career as an academic, his work with ANARE and other research. They include diaries, drafts for lectures, talks, articles and books, photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, fieldnotes, video tapes, papers relating to Law's biography by Kathleen Ralston, Law's recordings of cosmic rays and papers of his wife, Nel Law. The correspondents include N. Hudson, P. H. Karmel, A. S. Buchanan, G. J. Allen, J. K. Davis, John Bechervaise, Sir Archibald Grenfell Price, Sir Mark Oliphant, Lord Casy, W. Lorimer, G. Robin, D. Styles, F. Jacka, Sir Douglas Mawson, G. M. Budd and Sir Rupert Hamer.

Biography/History

Scientist and Antarctic explorer. Lecturer of physics, University of Melbourne (1943-48), leader of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE, 1949-66) and established Mawson, Davis and Casey stations. See "Who's who in Australia 1999", p. 1004.

Notes

Manuscript reference no.: MS 9458, Acc06.158.

Index/Finding Aid Note Descriptive list available (192 p.). 
Subjects Law, P. G. - (Phillip Garth), - 1912-2010 - Archives.  |  Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition.
Occupation Antarctic expeditionists.
Terms of Use Copying of Phillip Law's copyright material is permitted for research purposes. 

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