Australian Society of Archivists
Professional body representing archivists in Australia
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The Australian Society of Archivists is a professional organisation of archivists in Australia.
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The Australian Library Association had an archives section between 1951 and 1973.[1][2]
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[3][4][5]
The inaugural meeting of the Society was held at the Australian National University in April 1975.[6] The first biennial conference was held in 1977.[7]
Journal
The Society publishes a professional and scholarly journal called Archives and Manuscripts (three issues per year, currently published through Taylor & Francis).[8][9] Previous editors have included:
- Phyllis Mander-Jones
- Alan Roy Horton
- HJ (Herbert James) Gibbney
- RC (Robert Charles) Sharman
The original title was: Archives and manuscripts : the journal / of the Archives Section of the Library Association of Australia. Sydney : the Association, 1962-1976.
In February 1976 it became The Journal of the Australian Society of Archivists.[10]
Conferences
Annual conferences of the society include the Loris Williams Memorial Lecture, honouring Loris Elaine Williams,[11] and the Mander Jones Awards.[12]
Notable members
- Anne-Marie Schwirtlich the former Director-General of the National Library of Australia
- Loris Elaine Williams an Australian archivist and activist and first Aboriginal person from Queensland to earn professional archival qualifications
Publications
- Bettington, Jackie; Eberhard, Kim; Loo, Rowena; Smith, Clive (2008), Keeping archives (3rd ed.), Australian Society of Archivists Inc, ISBN 978-0-9803352-4-8
External links
- Official website
- Archives and Manuscripts journal homepage
