Professor Raymond Maxwell Crawford, 1906-1991.

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Accession[1975.0033] Records of the Department Of History, University of MelbourneIdentifierUMA-ITE-1975003300006Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentPortrait photograph of a young Professor Crawford. Raymond Maxwell Crawford was born in 1906 and educated at Sydney High School, University of Sydney and Balliol College, Oxford University. After graduating with an M.A. Crawford worked in a series of schools in Australia and England. He returned to Sydney when he was appointed lecturer at Sydney University in 1935. Crawford successfully applied for the prestigious Chair of History at the University of Melbourne in 1937 and proceeded to implement important and enduring changes. With the Spanish Civil War, Crawford became politically active and joined the A.C.C.L. During this period he was embroiled in a series of controversies. In 1942 Crawford was appointed First Secretary to the Soviet Legation in Moscow. After his return to Melbourne in 1944 he resumed teaching and championing civil liberies. Max Crawford retired from the University of Melbourne in 1970 and died in November 1991.
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Provenance

CreatorMarcott, AustinRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorDepartment Of History (University of Melbourne)RoleProvenance

Dates

Datec 1940

Description Control

Previous System ID1975.0033.00006Format NumberBWP/7665UMAIC IDUMA/I/1953

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions19 x 15.5 cm

Subjects

SubjectCrawford, R. M.--(Raymond Maxwell),--1906-1991--PhotographsCrawford, Raymond MaxwellUniversity of Melbourne--History--20th centuryUniversity of Melbourne--Photographs

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Professor Raymond Maxwell Crawford, 1906-1991.

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