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Title
Date(s)
- 1920-1950 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 boxes (Offsite Storage)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Meredith Parnell was born in 1925, the the son of Thomas Parnell (1881-1948) and Hermiene Parnell (née Ulrich, 1885-1956). His parents were among the first lecturers at the newly established University of Queensland; his father lectured in Physics and his mother in Modern Languages. His mother was the first woman to hold the position of a lecturer at UQ. Thomas Meredith Parnell studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Queensland. On 20 May 1950 he married Elspa Haylock. In 1952 Parnell joined the staff of UQ. He was appointed Professor of Electrical Engineering in 1974. Thomas Meredith Parnell died on 24 May 2012.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1920-1950
Collection alternatively titled as: Thomas Meredith Parnell Collection
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Lecture notes, examination papers and results, and thesis relating to the teaching career of Professor Parnell at the University of Queensland.
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System of arrangement
Box 1:
Career notes of A. Boyd
Miscellaneous papers –graphs, engine windings, etc.
Lecture Notes: Electrical Engineering I v.1 (p14a-44)
Lecture Notes: Electrical Engineering I v.2 (119p)
3 folders of Examination Papers 1920-194? (Includes results in pencil)
Box 2:
Class Work
Lecture Notes: Electrical Engineering II[?] v.2 (p95-189)
Lecture Notes: Electrical Engineering III v.2
Lecture Notes: Electrical Engineering III Transmission, distribution
Lecture Notes: Electrical Engineering III v.3
Reference (to work related topics)
Thesis, B.D. Watson (B. Eng 1950)
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Unrestricted access.
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Language of material
- English
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Status
Migrated
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, AM, 12-Feb-2020.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.