Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- ca.1892-ca.1906 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 box, 4 albums.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
George Washington Power was born in Jamison, Victoria, on 13 October 1865. The family moved to Brisbane in 1873. Power was educated at Brisbane Grammar School, the University of Sydney, and Trinity College, University of Melbourne. He was awarded a Master of Arts in 1888 and a Master of Laws in 1891. He was called to the Victorian Bar in 1890 and the Queensland Bar later in the same year. He was a foundation member of the Queensland Bar Association. He was also a founding member in 1893 of the University Extension Scheme, which formed to urge the establishment of a university in Queensland. The scheme instituted a system of public lectures. In 1910 he was appointed to the Senate of the newly established University of Queensland. He died suddenly in May of that year.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Papers collected by John O'Keeffe, grandson of George Washington Power.
Collection previously titled as: Papers, ca.1892-ca.1906
Collection alternatively titled as: George Washingtion Power Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Handwritten drafts of the works of George Washington Power. These papers were collected by John O'Keeffe, grandson of George Washington Power. The papers have been put in order as much as possible, but the correct sequence for pages may not always have been identified.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Series A : Poems;
Series B : Lectures and articles ;
Series C : Lectures for the University Extension Movement.
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
Paper very fragile.
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Power, George W. (George Washington) (Subject)
- University of Queensland (Subject)
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Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Migrated
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.