Papers of Mervyn Austin, circa 1936-1995 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 3027707
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Austin, Mervyn Neville, 1913-1991
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [ca. 1936-1995]
- 3.06 m. (14 boxes) + 1 carton + 2 A3 cartons + 2 folders.
- Summary:
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MS 9098 comprises a typescript manuscript of a partial autobiography "A classical education", describing Austin's experiences at Melbourne Grammar School and University of Melbourne; orders of service for memorial services for Austin; "John Wollaston: man of God" and "Certain persons of importance: citations and orations" by Mervyn Austin; and, copies of obituaries for Professor Lloyd Austin (Mervyn's brother), January 1995 (2 folders).
The Acc99.075 instalment includes correspondence, speeches, speech notes, lectures, articles, drafts of writings, photographs, cuttings and publications (1 carton, 2 A3 cartons).
The Acc11.039 instalment comprises extensive autobiographical and academic writings on subjects ranging between flying and theology. It contains diaries and drafts of books as well as university material. Of note are diaries relating to Austin's time serving in the Second World War with an Australian squadron of night fighters based in Britain and as a Rhodes scholar student at Oxford in the 1930s with observations on students such as Manning Clark (14 boxes).
- Biography/History:
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Academic and classicist. Mervyn Neville Austin was Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Western Australia from 1952 until 1978. After his retirement from the University, he was appointed Emeritus Professor and was the Warden of Convocation, 1980-1982. His publications include, The presence of the past (1952), and, An ignorant man thinking: essays and addresses (1961). Austin was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1981 in recognition of service to education.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS 9098, MS Acc99.075, MS Acc11.039.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1936-1995
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- Copyright:
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