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.
Significant persons in the starting of the society include
Phyllis Mander-Jones
Phyllis Mander-Jones MBE (2 January 1896 – 19 February 1984) was an Australian born librarian and archivist who helped establish the archival profession in Australia.
Early life
Phyllis Mander-Jones was born in Homebush, Sydney, Australia, ...
, 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
The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...
in April 1975. The first biennial conference was held in 1977.
Journal
The Society publishes a professional and scholarly journal called ''Archives and Manuscripts'' (three issues per year, currently published through
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals. Its parts include Taylor & Francis, Routledge, F1000 (publisher), F1000 Research or Dovepress. It is a division of Informa ...
).
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.
Conferences
Annual conferences of the society include the ''Loris Williams Memorial Lecture'', honouring
Loris Williams, and the
Mander Jones Awards'.
Notable members
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Anne-Marie Schwirtlich
Anne-Marie Lucienne Schwirtlich , is an Australian librarian who was the Director-General of the National Library of Australia from 2011 to 2017. In 2015, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).
Born in Bombay in India to a Fre ...
AM - former Director-General of the
National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta ...
Publications
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External links
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Archives and Manuscripts' journal homepage
References
{{Authority control
1975 establishments in Australia
Non-profit organisations based in Australia
Archivist associations