Record Set Records of Brown Family (1800 - 1992)

Collection

From

1800

To

1992

Functions

Collection

Website

https://web.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/BROW/brown.htm

Summary

This collection of records is evidence of a range of activities of members of the Brown Family both in Australia and overseas from 1800 to 1992. The collection is held by the Australian Manuscripts Collection of the State Library of Victoria. The work of surveying, accessions, transferring and documenting the collection was undertaken by the Australian Science Archives Project and its successor the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre of the University of Melbourne in the period 1989 to 2004. The process included the de-accessioning of a set of records from the Basser Library of the Australian Academy of Science.

Details

Identifier
MS 13489
Scope and content
Many of the records in this collection are of a personal nature, including family photographs, diaries, family trees and personal correspondence. There are more than one hundred letters, still with their envelopes, written by Dr Marie Brown to her mother in England, dating from her departure for Australia. There is also a diary, kept by Gilbert Brown in the months leading up to the arrival of Marie, entries ceasing on the day of her arrival in Adelaide.
Structure
Series 1 - Personal - Biographical
Series 2 - Family Trees, Charts and Notes
Series 3 - Gilbert and Marie Brown Materials
Series 4 - Caroline (Carrie) Haase
Series 5 - Photographs
Series 6 - Certificates
Series 7 - Books
Record Set Type
Collection
Conditions of Access*
These records are managed by the Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria. All queries relating to access should be made to the manuscripts librarian quoting MS 13489 and the required inventory identifier(s).
Content Type*
Text
Still image
Audio
History
Records of Ian Brown were transferred to the Australian Science Archives Project shortly after his death in 1987, from his office at CSIRO and his home. The records were sorted and a summary box list was compiled before the records were transferred to the Basser Library at the Australian Academy of Science.
In September 2000, Richard Brown, Ian Brown's son, contacted the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre about further records relating to his father, and also to his grandparents, Gilbert and Marie Brown. Gavan McCarthy surveyed the records in Richard Brown's home in December 2000 and transferred the records to the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre where they were accessioned and reboxed.
The guide is organised into series which divides the records into related sets according to archival principles. This provides structure to the records and facilitates access, yet preserves information about how the records were organised when they were still in use. Within each series, an inventory of consecutively numbered files or records is presented.
• The collection is comprised of records from 8 accessions. The codes used to uniquely identify each accession range from ASAP31/1/89 to BROW2002/0002.
• The records have been allocated to 7 series. The codes used to uniquely identify each series range from BROS0001 to BROS0007. These series divide the records according to their type and/or function. The Series provides a summary of the contents of each Series, and provides an overview of the records contents and structure.
• Through the processing of the records, 4 provenance entities were identified. The codes used to uniquely identify each provenance entity, i.e. records creator or custodian, range from BROP001 to BROP004.
• The inventory covers 72 items. The codes used to uniquely identify each inventory item range from BROW00001 to BROW00066. The total collection occupies 174 linear cm of shelf space (or its equivalent).
• The documentation of the records at inventory level started on 31 July 2002. The latest additions were made on 5 September 2002. The latest modifications were made on 12 June 2013. This collection profile was updated on 12 June 2013.
• Listed by Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy
Integrity
Some of the 72 items listed in this inventory may include records of continuing value, records sentenced for destruction and records that have been destroyed.
Language*
English
Record Resource Extent
2 metres (72 items)

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Created: 6 February 2020, Last modified: 26 February 2020