[UMA-SRE-20140110] Official Opening, Department of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 29 November, 1971

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IdentifierUMA-SRE-20140110Extent1 boxLinear Meterage0.12Scope and ContentIn 1968 sufficient money was in hand from the ENT Appeal to consider an appointment, and the Australian Universities Commission was successfully approached for funds to assist in providing an additional University floor in the new Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital building for the new Department. Graeme Clark became William Gibson Professor of Otolaryngology in 1970. Its research role was cemented on 29 November 1971 with the establishment of the University of Melbourne departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the hospital, in the presence of the Premier, Sir Henry Bolte. The hospital was to provide a focal point for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research. The Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology came to occupy the first and second floors of the new six-storey complex built by the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. The building was funded by the State government, the Australian Universities Commission and private donors. The first stage of the multi-storey building saw new operating theatres established in the basement in 1967. Stage 2, comprising an additional 4 floors, was completed in May 1971. This series comprises the following records: Invitation Lists to the opening, Department of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology; List of Attendees / Invitees; Draft Schedules and Running Sheets; Correspondence and Memoranda regarding the opening; Invitation Acceptances and Refusals; History of the Eye and Ear Hospital (back to 1863); Information on the development of the Department of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology; Notes; Correspondence and Official Programme for Opening.Collection CategoryUniversity, officialAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this Series

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CreatorDepartment of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology

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Date29 November 1971

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Previous System ID2014.0110Records Services IDUM1157State of ListFully listed

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[UMA-SRE-20140110] Official Opening, Department of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 29 November, 1971