Archival Resources Details

Peter Mason - Records

Title
Peter Mason - Records
Repository
Macquarie University Archives
Date Range
1920 - 1989
Description

A large collection of personal records covering: a long family history of radical humanism dating from the suffragette movement, through a visit to Russia in the 1930s by his father, to Peter's visit to East Berlin in 1985; working laboratory research notebooks on biophysical problems; preparation of his journalism, books and lectures (He gave an extraordinary amount of time towards making his public lectures run smoothly especially those to Youth ANZAAS); notes on the history of science including a contribution to J.D. Bernal's memorial book; overall dates 1922-89 [5 m]. A detailed guide to the collection is available from the Australian Science Archives Project.

Formats
Artwork, Audio, Digital, Objects, Photographs and Video
Quantity
5 m
Access
Partly Restricted
Finding Aid

Rosanne Walker, Peter Mason Guide to Records, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2004, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/maso/mason.htm. Details

People

EOAS ID: archives/BSAR00932.htm

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