Australian Society of Archivists explained

The Australian Society of Archivists is a professional organization of archivists in Australia.

The Australian Library Association had an archives section between 1951 and 1973.[1]

Significant persons in the starting of the society include Phyllis Mander-Jones, and Robert Sharman who became the editor of the journal Archives and Manuscripts

The inaugural meeting of the Society was held at the Australian National University in April 1975.[2] The first biennial conference was held in 1977.[3]

Journal

The Society publishes a professional and scholarly journal called Archives and Manuscripts (three issues per year, currently published through Taylor & Francis).[4] [5] Editors included:

Mander-Jones, Phyllis

Horton, Alan Roy

Gibbney, H J (Herbert James)

Sharman, R. C. (Robert Charles)The original title was: -

Archives and manuscripts : the journal / of the Archives Section of the Library Association of Australia.

Sydney : the Association, 1962-1976.

With vol. 6, no. 6 (February 1976) it became the journal of the Australian Society of Archivists.[6]

Conferences

Annual conferences of the society include the Loris Williams Memorial Lecture, honouring Loris Williams, and the Mander Jones Awards.

Notable members

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of the ASA . 2018-09-27 .
  2. Web site: Chronology of the history of the ASA . 2018-09-27.
  3. News: Archivists meet In Canberra . . 50 . 14,777 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 16 May 1977 . 7 October 2021 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Archives and Manuscripts . 2018-09-27 . Taylor & Francis .
  5. Frequency varies - Two numbers a year, 1955-1971, then 4 numbers a year, 1972-1975
  6. from NLA catalogue entry