Collection UQFL407 - J. G. Steele Papers

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Reference code

UQFL407

Title

J. G. Steele Papers

Date(s)

  • 1969-1972. (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1 box.

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Name of creator

(1935-2016)

Biographical history

John Gladstone Steele, B.Sc, PhD., ThL., A.A.I.P., A.S.I.A., was a priest of the Anglican Church and a physicist at the University of Queensland, serving as Senior Lecturer in the Physics Department from 1968 until 1995. The combination of his interests in bushwalking, botany, and the Australian aborigines enabled him to retrace the patterns of exploration and history in south-east Queensland and have resulted in a number of publications.

Name of creator

(1901-1971)

Biographical history

New Zealand historian, editor of Captain James Cook's journals of exploration.

Archival history

Formerly catalogued at F1118-F1121.
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1969-1972
Collection alternatively titled as: John Gladestone Steele Collection.

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Content and structure area

Scope and content

Manuscript copy of 'The explorers of the Moreton Bay district, 1770-1830' (published by UQP in 1972), page proofs, readers' reports, and correspondence with Dr. J.C. Beaglehole re: his writing of the foreword.

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Accruals

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Conditions governing access

Unrestricted access.

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Language of material

  • English

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Related units of description

See also UQFL198 (University of Queensland Press collection) for related material in Box 199.

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Publication note

Steele, J. G. (1972). The explorers of the Moreton Bay District, 1770-1830. St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press.

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Alma MMS ID

991008577119703131

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Status

Migrated

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.

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