Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1882-[1993] (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
8 boxes (Offsite Storage), 2 parcels
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Professor Sydney Prentice joined the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Queensland in 1949 and was appointed inaugural Professor of Electrical Engineering in 1950, a position he held until his retirement in 1974. THe guided the development of a high voltage laboratory, a lightning observatory and a computer centre that now bears his name. During his career he also served as Dean of Engineering. Following many years administering the Computer Centre and the Department, he was conferred Emeritus Professor in 1974 and, in 1978, was awarded the Order of Australia for distinguished service in the field of electrical engineering.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1882-[1993]
Collection alternatively titled as: Sydney Arthur Prentice Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers relating to Professor Prentice's research, as well as Department of Engineering exams, laboratory proposals, reports, minutes, invoices and accounts, staffing and correspondence. Bound and unbound papers/reports 1933-1974 relating to public commissions, academic seminars and academic teaching 1933-1974. Also photograph albums, medals and certificates.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
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Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
Access points
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Place access points
Name access points
- Prentice, S. A. (Subject)
- University of Queensland School of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (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.