[UMA-SRE-20220033] Imperial Chemical Industries Australia and New Zealand (ICIANZ)

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IdentifierUMA-SRE-20220033Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentContains papers relating to Weickhardt's career at Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), later Imperial Chemical Industries Australia and New Zealand (ICIANZ). Weickhardt began working for ICI England in 1935, becoming general manager of the Australian company in 1954 and then research and development director (1955-1970) until his retirement in 1970. Includes Correspondence files; Papers and reports on chemicals and chemical research; ICI organisation and management; Addresses and articles by Weickhardt on behalf of ICI; ICI publications, including annual reports, periodicals, information booklets and brochures, Catalogue of ICI Art Works, Programme for Opening of ICI House Melbourne, 1958; Photographs of ICI employees, functions and and buildings. An ICI tradition was to "roast" departing employees with satirical songs and doggerel verse and the series includes "ICI Humour" and "Joke" files, created for retirement functions, including Weickhardt's own in 1970. This series does not include all his committee etc. representation on behalf of ICI, for which see 2022.0032 or University of Melbourne committee work, for which see 2022.0034.Archival HistoryItem listed by UMA and the Miegunyah Project 2022. Series created from 1984.0031 Consolidation.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this SeriesSearch within this Series

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CreatorWeickhardt, Leonard

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Date1928-1990

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[UMA-SRE-20220033] Imperial Chemical Industries Australia and New Zealand (ICIANZ)