[UMA-SR-000000785] Pre-retirement Subject Files of John Stewart Turner

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IdentifierUMA-SR-000000785Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentThis Series consists of subject files relating to the various scientific, professional and personal activities pursued by J.S. Turner during his tenure as Professor of the University of Melbourne School of Botany. The files included in this Series were maintained at the School of Botany and transferred to the University of Melbourne Archives in May, 1984 by Professor T. C. Chambers, Professor Turner's successor.

The files included in this Series generally document various activities and interests that may be regarded as being extra-curricular to Turner's "official" responsibilities. They also document Turner's role and responsibilities as a Professor at the University of Melbourne and as a researcher and educator in one of Australia's major institutions of tertiary education.

This Series includes reference to Professor Turner's activities and interests in the areas of conservation and ecology, including his involvement with the following committees and organisations: Land Conservation Council; Australian Conservation Foundation; Conservation Council of Victoria; Save the Dandenongs League; Victorian National Parks Association; National Trust of Australia (Victoria); Commonwealth Advisory Committee on the Environment; Environment Studies Association of Victoria; Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA); Como Garden Committee; Miss M. M. Gibson (Gardens) Trust; Soil Conservation Authority.

This Series also includes reference to: Cooloola National Park; Gove Peninsula; Glenelg National Park; Norfolk Island; Bogong High Plains; Department of Agriculture; Australian Institute of Agricultural Science; Institute of Biology; Marine Research Institute (including Harold Holt Memorial); Australian Academy of Science; ANZAAS (Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science); Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS); Junior Secondary Science Project; National Science Curriculum Materials Project; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO); University of Melbourne courses; VUSEB (Victorian Universities and Schools Examination Board); Education Department, Victoria; University of Melbourne Faculty of Science.

This Series includes: correspondence files (miscellaneous/general, private and personal correspondence); manuscripts and supporting research data for various scientific publications; Turner's personal lecture and laboratory notebooks from his student days at Cambridge University; various files relating to Professor Turner's work related responsibilities (e.g. membership of various University of Melbourne committees, administration of research grants, etc.); files concerning Professor Turner's involvement with various Australian and overseas universities.ArrangementFiles grouped by subject and then (generally) alphabetically by title or chronologically by year.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this SeriesSearch within this Series

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CreatorTurner, John S.

Dates

Date1893-1989

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Finding Aid ReferenceTURNS001State of ListFully listedOther Finding Aidshttp://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/turn/turner.htm

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[UMA-SR-000000785] Pre-retirement Subject Files of John Stewart Turner