Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- ca. 1880-ca. 1999 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 boxes, 34 parcels, 8 albums.
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The first Lecturer in Physics, Thomas Parnell, was appointed in 1911, under a combined Department of Mathematics and Physics. In 1919 he was promoted to Chair and Physics became a separate Department.
Repository
Archival history
Collection of slides created and compiled by the University of Queensland Physics Department, primarily for teaching purposes.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred from UQ Physics Museum in 2016.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Lantern slides, 35mm slides, negatives, glass plate negatives, and indexes to slides. Also one box of 5 unexposed AGFA-Gevaert brand negatives. Wooden cabinet originally used to house lantern slides retained separately.
A combination of original and published sets of slides. Initially glass lantern slides, later additions were acquired in 35mm slide format with some lantern slides then reformatted. The collection also appears to include some slides obtained from other Departments.
In 1950, the St Lucia campus Parnell Building lecture theatres were designed specifically without windows to facilitate the use of slide projectors.
Unless otherwise noted, all date ranges applied to this collection are approximations based on format and content.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into series by format by processing archivist. Original order maintained within sub-series when applicable.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright applies.
Pre-1955 images: copyright expired.
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
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created, AM, 18-Sep-2019.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Webster, H. C. (1977). A history of the Physics Department of the University of Queensland. [Dept. of Physics, University of Queensland], [St. Lucia, Q.]