Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1956-2019 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 boxes, 1 parcel.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Pearn was born in Brisbane in 1940. He was educated at Brisbane Grammar School and the University of Queensland. Dr John Pearn is Emeritus Professor of Child Health and Paediatrics at the University of Queensland. His clinical interests encompass general paediatrics, medical genetics, clinical toxicology and accident prevention. Dr Pearn served as a doctor-soldier in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps for 30 years. He was one of the founders of The Australian Society of the History of Medicine, and has received numerous medals for his work. He is the author of some 20 books and chapters in books on clinical medicine and the history of medicine. Dr Pearn was also Chairman of the Organising Committee of the Matthew Flinders Bicentenary.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1956-
Collection alternatively titled as: John Pearn Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Material relating to the medical career and research of Professor John Pearn. Includes speeches, papers, photographs, medals, curriculum vitae, menus, programmes and other ephemera marking special events.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright applies.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Digital copies of some items held in Fryer Library (Restricted) collection in UQ eSpace.
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
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Millennium Local System Number
OCLC Number
Libraries Australia ID
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Pearn, John (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
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Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, Linda Justo, 19-Mar-2021. Revised, 2018. Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.