Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1941-1968 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
68 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Fred Schonell was born in 1900. He became a teacher and completed his PhD degree in Education at the University of London in 1932. He held the positions of Lecturer, Examiner, and Professor for various universities in England. He was appointed First Professor of Education with the University of Queensland in 1949. Schonell was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Queensland in 1960. He was knighted in 1962 Schonell's research interests were primary school education methods, especially slow learners. He died in 1969.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1941-1968.
Collection alternatively titled as: Sir Fred Joyce Schonell Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Meeting papers, minutes, addresses, broadcasts, typescripts, correspondence, published material, subject files, submissions, articles, lectures, notes and drafts. The collection includes papers relating to the Committee on Future of Tertiary Educations, Standing Committee of Professional Board, Australian Council for Educational Research, Australian Universities Commission and AVCC.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Material from this collection has been cited in:
Earl, D. (2011). 'A group of parents came together': parent advocacy groups for children with intellectual disabilities in post-World War II Australia. Health and History, 13(2), 84-103.
Harrison, P. (2021). Schooling for All?: A History of the Educational Opportunities for Children with Disabilities in Queensland, 1945-1973 [University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland]. doi.org/10.25907/00111
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Schonell, F. J. (Fred Joyce) (Subject)
- University of Queensland (Subject)
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Status
Migrated
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.