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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Bachelor of Arts Graduation Diploma
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University of Otago
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June 1874
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Hocken MS-0543
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Diplomas
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Unpublished
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This graduation diploma is a rare survivor, and a most important document for the University of Otago. The recipient was schoolteacher Alexander Watt Williamson (1849-1928). He holds the honour of being the first and only student to be awarded a degree by the University before amalgamation with the University of New Zealand in 1874. Williamson retired from Taita School in Lower Hutt in 1911. In 1948, this diploma was sent to the University where it was hung, pride of place, in the boardroom. Later, in 1959, it was transferred to the Hocken Library.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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An Official Record of the Centennial Celebrations, 8-11 August 1969
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University of Otago
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1969
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Brasch LG741 D8 A65
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Books
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Dunedin: University of Otago
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In 1969, the University of Otago celebrated its 100th birthday. In marked contrast to the 2019 University Bulletin booklet, this official record carries black and white photographs of dignitaries such as Vice Chancellor Sir Robert Aitken and Chancellor Dr H. J. Ryburn with the Convocation speeches given over the four days from 8 August 1969. One recipient of an honorary Doctor of Laws was the writer John A. Lee.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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University of Otago Magazine, Vol. 48
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University of Otago
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April 2019
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Private Collection
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Magazine
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Dunedin: University of Otago
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This glossy <em>University of Otago Magazine</em> captures the full range of the University’s history and its people in 72 pages. A particular feature is the ‘150 Alumni Heroes’ detailed in: ‘Firsts’; ‘Pioneers’; ‘Life-Changers’; ‘Innovators’; ‘Trailblazers’; ‘Luminaries’; ‘Leaders’; ‘Legacies’; ‘Legends’; ‘Champions’; and ‘Young Guns’. The now familiar names range from Alexander Williamson, Ethel Benjamin and Emily Siedeberg, through to David Kirk, Alison Shanks, and Jack Lovelock. And looking to the future, ‘Young Guns’ include Assil Russell, Matiu Walters, and Nadia Lim.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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University of Otago, New Zealand (Incorporated by an Ordinance of the Provincial Council of Otago, June 3, 1869)
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University of Otago
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September 1872
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Hocken Bliss JSwO Uni
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Certificates
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Dunedin: The University
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The settler ships, <em>John Wickcliffe</em> and <em>Philip Laing</em>, arrived into port at Dunedin on 23 March and 15 April 1848 respectively. Four years later, Dunedin’s population was 628. In 1869, after the boom of the gold rush, the Otago population was 63,832. Education was important to the early settlers, and the idea of University seemed only natural. On 22 April <strong>1869</strong>, at an Otago Provincial Council meeting, James Macandrew (c.1819-1887) announced that an ordinance would be submitted to Council in favour of the establishment of a university. On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, after two readings, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. The University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees, and importantly, in Statute 12: ‘No religious test shall be administered…’. This later September 1872 <em>Ordinance</em>, here, confirms both regulations, degrees, and subjects for examination.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Otago University Centennial Brew 1869 beer label
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University of Otago
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1969
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Ephemera Collection, Hocken Library
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Ephemera
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___
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A beer label which adorned a beer 'specially brewed and bottled in Dunedin by New Zealand Breweries Ltd'. The beer was brewed for the Otago University Students Association as part of the celebrations of the 100 year anniversary of the establishment of the University of Otago.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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Photograph of University of Otago Graduates
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University of Otago
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1897
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Mellor Collection, Box 16
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Photographic prints
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___
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The year 1897 was a bumper one for Otago. This graduate photograph depicts a number of men and women who went on to make their own personal mark on the world’s stage. Three notables include: Joseph W. Mellor (second on right, back row), who not only secured a senior scholarship in chemical science, but with his MSc thesis on cyanide process, won the Exhibition 1851 Science Scholarship; Margaret Barnett Cruickshank (second on right, middle row) who was New Zealand’s first woman general medical practitioner; and in the front row, Ethel Benjamin, New Zealand’s first female lawyer.
University of Otago
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1869: The Year that Was
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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September 2019
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Curated by Romilly Smith and Dr Donald Kerr, University of Otago Special Collections, Hocken Library
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On 3 June <strong>1869</strong>, the University of Otago Ordinance <strong>1869</strong> became law. This meant that the newly established University became a corporate body with power to grant degrees. This was a significant first for New Zealand. Two years later, with a building secured, and three professors appointed, classes began. The first class was on 10 July 1871, with 81 students enrolled. The University of Otago’s rich history continues today. Its establishment and legacy form part of this exhibition <em><strong>1869</strong>: The Year That Was</em>.<br /><br />Of course, other events occurred in<strong> 1869</strong>, forming a then unwritten but much wider history. While the University Council were debating the administrational matters necessary to make the newly formed educational institution work, events were occurring on a local and international level. Each had their own particular impact. Some of the events of <strong>1869</strong> that feature in the exhibition include the formation of the Otago Institute; the first Fine Arts Exhibition in New Zealand; the first ‘Royal’ visit to New Zealand; the introduction of the New Zealand Cross; the births of Rasputin, Emma Goldman, and Gandhi; the opening of the Suez Canal; and the formation of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev’s periodic table. Tolstoy’s <em>War and Peace</em> was published in 1869, as was Louisa May Alcott’s <em>Little Women</em>.<br /> Please enjoy <em><strong>1869</strong>, The Year That Was.</em>
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‘Coat of Arms’ serviette
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University of Otago
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1969
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Ephemera Collection, Hocken Library
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Ephemera
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___
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A serviette commemorating the foundation of the University of Otago in 1869.
University of Otago
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Auld Acquaintances: Celebrating the Robert Burns Fellowship. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin
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29 August 2018
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‘…for it is only through imaginative thinking that society grows, materially and intellectually…’ <br />Charles Brasch, ‘Notes’. <em>Landfall</em>, March, 1959 <br /><br />This year, 2018, is the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Robert Burns Fellowship at the University of Otago. It is the oldest and most prestigious literary art award in New Zealand. There has always been some mystery surrounding the people who helped set it up, but Dunedin’s own Charles Brasch certainly had a hand in it. <br /><br />The purpose of the Fellowship was to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns (1759), and to acknowledge the Burns family’s involvement in the early settlement of Otago by the Scottish diaspora. <br /><br />The Fellowship serves as a way of fostering nascent or already established New Zealand writing talent. It is hosted by the University of Otago’s Department of English and Linguistics, where an office is provided and a stipend is paid. There is no expectation of output.<br /><br />The city of Dunedin, with its statue of Robert Burns in the Octagon, is part of the personality of the Fellowship. The University, Dunedin’s tradition of education and literature, the ‘smallness’ of the city, the ‘Scottishness’, the weather, landscape, and people have all uniquely contributed to the experience of each Fellow. For some, Dunedin has become their <em>turangawaewae</em>. <br /><br />This exhibition, <em>Auld Acquaintances: Celebrating the Robert Burns Fellowship</em>, features every Robert Burns Fellow, and where possible the publication that resulted from their tenure is on display; read their own words on how the Fellowship impacted their lives. The Robert Burns Fellowship. Long may it continue!
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Special Collections, University of Otago; Curator: Romilly Smith
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The Robert Burns Fellowship 2018 Conditions of Award
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University of Otago
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2018
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University of Otago online
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Forms (Documents)
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___
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The conditions of the Robert Burns Fellowship state that it is open to writers of all genres with no expectation of output. The position is usually held for a year with a paid salary. An office is made available in the English Department, although some authors choose to work at home. In its 60 years, the Fellowship has become one of New Zealand’s most prestigious literary awards.
New Zealand literature
Robert Burns
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The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938): Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist. Online exhibition.
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9th January 2015
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Joseph William Mellor (1869-1938) was an Otago graduate who became a ceramicist, a cartoonist, and, more importantly, a famous chemist. Indeed, his single-handed effort to complete his 16 volume definitive work <em>A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry</em> (1922-1937), which amounted to over 15,000 pages and 16 million words, has never been equalled. From very humble beginnings and self-initiated study, Mellor obtained a place at the University of Otago, and then won a scholarship to study for a research degree at Owens College, Manchester. He then moved to Stoke-on-Trent, where he became principal of the Technical College (now part of Staffordshire University). During the First World War, Mellor's research was directed towards refractories, high-temperature ceramics relevant to the steel industry and thus the war effort. It was for this work that he was offered a peerage, which he turned down. In 1927 he was elected to the Royal Society for work related to ceramics, the only other being Josiah Wedgwood in the eighteenth century. Mellor retained a boyish sense of humour all his life, and he was dubbed by colleagues the 'Peter Pan of Ceramics'. He was also a skilled cartoonist and his <em>Uncle Joe’s Nonsense</em> (1934) contains a collection of humorous stories illustrated with clever pen sketches. Just before Mellor died in May 1938, he received a C.B.E. <br /><br /><em>The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938) Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist</em> is an exhibition that highlights Mellor’s life, work and legacy. It begins with his early years in Kaikorai Valley and first work at Sargood's Boot Factory, and his study at the University of Otago. It then deals with his marriage to Emma Cranwell Bakes, his many publications and relationships with his publishers, his contemporaries and friends such as Bernard Moore, Frank Wedgwood, and Louis Solon, and his involvement in various ceramic societies world-wide. And then there is his legacy, which constitutes today annual memorial lectures associated with the Ceramic Society in England and the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, a Mellor Professorship at the University of Otago, and a Mellor street and park in the suburb of Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin. His personal archives, ceramics and books are found at Special Collections, University of Otago, the Otago Museum, and the Heritage Collection, Dunedin Public Library.
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Various collectors
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University of Otago
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c. 1980
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Chemistry Department
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Photographs
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Unpublished
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R. E. Corbett MSc (NZ) PhD (Cantab) FNZIC FRSNZ. Professor Ted Corbett’s research was in the field of Natural Products. Early in his career he investigated Penicillia mould metabolites, Puberulic, Puberulonic, and Stipitatic acids and showed that they had a new type of molecular skeleton. He went on to study essential oils, steam distilled from a number of New Zealand native plants. Attention was also turned to extractives from leaves, heartwoods, barks and lichens. The structures of numerous new and derivatives of known sesqui-di- and tri-terpenoids were determined.
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Robert E. Corbett (Mellor Professor 1972-1982)
inorganic chemistry
Joseph Mellor
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The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938): Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist. Online exhibition.
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Joseph William Mellor (1869-1938) was an Otago graduate who became a ceramicist, a cartoonist, and, more importantly, a famous chemist. Indeed, his single-handed effort to complete his 16 volume definitive work <em>A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry</em> (1922-1937), which amounted to over 15,000 pages and 16 million words, has never been equalled. From very humble beginnings and self-initiated study, Mellor obtained a place at the University of Otago, and then won a scholarship to study for a research degree at Owens College, Manchester. He then moved to Stoke-on-Trent, where he became principal of the Technical College (now part of Staffordshire University). During the First World War, Mellor's research was directed towards refractories, high-temperature ceramics relevant to the steel industry and thus the war effort. It was for this work that he was offered a peerage, which he turned down. In 1927 he was elected to the Royal Society for work related to ceramics, the only other being Josiah Wedgwood in the eighteenth century. Mellor retained a boyish sense of humour all his life, and he was dubbed by colleagues the 'Peter Pan of Ceramics'. He was also a skilled cartoonist and his <em>Uncle Joe’s Nonsense</em> (1934) contains a collection of humorous stories illustrated with clever pen sketches. Just before Mellor died in May 1938, he received a C.B.E. <br /><br /><em>The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938) Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist</em> is an exhibition that highlights Mellor’s life, work and legacy. It begins with his early years in Kaikorai Valley and first work at Sargood's Boot Factory, and his study at the University of Otago. It then deals with his marriage to Emma Cranwell Bakes, his many publications and relationships with his publishers, his contemporaries and friends such as Bernard Moore, Frank Wedgwood, and Louis Solon, and his involvement in various ceramic societies world-wide. And then there is his legacy, which constitutes today annual memorial lectures associated with the Ceramic Society in England and the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, a Mellor Professorship at the University of Otago, and a Mellor street and park in the suburb of Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin. His personal archives, ceramics and books are found at Special Collections, University of Otago, the Otago Museum, and the Heritage Collection, Dunedin Public Library.
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c. 1970
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Chemistry Department
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H. N. Parton MSc (NZ) PhD (Lond) HonDSc (Cant) FNZIC OBE. Professor Hugh Parton’s field of research was the physical chemistry of solutions, particularly non-ideal solutions and the thermodynamics of electrolyte solutions. His intellectual interests extended beyond physical chemistry to such areas as the history and philosophy of science and the aims of university education. He wrote a number of books on these subjects such as <em>Science is Human</em>, <em>The University of New Zealand</em> and <em>The First Eighty Years of Chemistry at the University of Canterbury</em>. His keen interest in matters of academic policy led to membership of a number of university committees and a period as Pro-Vice Chancellor.
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Hugh N. Parton (Mellor Professor 1965-1971)
inorganic chemistry
Joseph Mellor
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The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938): Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist. Online exhibition.
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Joseph William Mellor (1869-1938) was an Otago graduate who became a ceramicist, a cartoonist, and, more importantly, a famous chemist. Indeed, his single-handed effort to complete his 16 volume definitive work <em>A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry</em> (1922-1937), which amounted to over 15,000 pages and 16 million words, has never been equalled. From very humble beginnings and self-initiated study, Mellor obtained a place at the University of Otago, and then won a scholarship to study for a research degree at Owens College, Manchester. He then moved to Stoke-on-Trent, where he became principal of the Technical College (now part of Staffordshire University). During the First World War, Mellor's research was directed towards refractories, high-temperature ceramics relevant to the steel industry and thus the war effort. It was for this work that he was offered a peerage, which he turned down. In 1927 he was elected to the Royal Society for work related to ceramics, the only other being Josiah Wedgwood in the eighteenth century. Mellor retained a boyish sense of humour all his life, and he was dubbed by colleagues the 'Peter Pan of Ceramics'. He was also a skilled cartoonist and his <em>Uncle Joe’s Nonsense</em> (1934) contains a collection of humorous stories illustrated with clever pen sketches. Just before Mellor died in May 1938, he received a C.B.E. <br /><br /><em>The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938) Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist</em> is an exhibition that highlights Mellor’s life, work and legacy. It begins with his early years in Kaikorai Valley and first work at Sargood's Boot Factory, and his study at the University of Otago. It then deals with his marriage to Emma Cranwell Bakes, his many publications and relationships with his publishers, his contemporaries and friends such as Bernard Moore, Frank Wedgwood, and Louis Solon, and his involvement in various ceramic societies world-wide. And then there is his legacy, which constitutes today annual memorial lectures associated with the Ceramic Society in England and the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, a Mellor Professorship at the University of Otago, and a Mellor street and park in the suburb of Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin. His personal archives, ceramics and books are found at Special Collections, University of Otago, the Otago Museum, and the Heritage Collection, Dunedin Public Library.
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c. 1990
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Chemistry Department
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D. A Buckingham MSc (NZ) PhD (ANU) FNZIC FRACI FRSNZ. Professor David Buckingham’s research involved mechanistic coordination chemistry with emphasis on the preparation and reactions of cobalt(III) complexes including their use in preparing peptides. Other work included research into fundamental chromium(VI) chemistry, attempts to understand the molecular basis for the use of titanium in transplant bone-marrow surgery, and the preparation of bi-metallic porphyrin models for cytochrome C.
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David A. Buckingham (Mellor Professor 1988-1996)
inorganic chemistry
Joseph Mellor
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The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938): Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist. Online exhibition.
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Joseph William Mellor (1869-1938) was an Otago graduate who became a ceramicist, a cartoonist, and, more importantly, a famous chemist. Indeed, his single-handed effort to complete his 16 volume definitive work <em>A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry</em> (1922-1937), which amounted to over 15,000 pages and 16 million words, has never been equalled. From very humble beginnings and self-initiated study, Mellor obtained a place at the University of Otago, and then won a scholarship to study for a research degree at Owens College, Manchester. He then moved to Stoke-on-Trent, where he became principal of the Technical College (now part of Staffordshire University). During the First World War, Mellor's research was directed towards refractories, high-temperature ceramics relevant to the steel industry and thus the war effort. It was for this work that he was offered a peerage, which he turned down. In 1927 he was elected to the Royal Society for work related to ceramics, the only other being Josiah Wedgwood in the eighteenth century. Mellor retained a boyish sense of humour all his life, and he was dubbed by colleagues the 'Peter Pan of Ceramics'. He was also a skilled cartoonist and his <em>Uncle Joe’s Nonsense</em> (1934) contains a collection of humorous stories illustrated with clever pen sketches. Just before Mellor died in May 1938, he received a C.B.E. <br /><br /><em>The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938) Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist</em> is an exhibition that highlights Mellor’s life, work and legacy. It begins with his early years in Kaikorai Valley and first work at Sargood's Boot Factory, and his study at the University of Otago. It then deals with his marriage to Emma Cranwell Bakes, his many publications and relationships with his publishers, his contemporaries and friends such as Bernard Moore, Frank Wedgwood, and Louis Solon, and his involvement in various ceramic societies world-wide. And then there is his legacy, which constitutes today annual memorial lectures associated with the Ceramic Society in England and the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, a Mellor Professorship at the University of Otago, and a Mellor street and park in the suburb of Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin. His personal archives, ceramics and books are found at Special Collections, University of Otago, the Otago Museum, and the Heritage Collection, Dunedin Public Library.
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University of Otago
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c. 2013
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Chemistry Department
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L. R. Hanton BSc (Hons)(Otago) PhD (Cantab) FNZIC. Professor Lyall Hanton’s research is concerned with the structure and function of extended chemical systems, with the aim of developing new advanced materials. His interests include extended metal-organic arrays, polymers and gels. Metal-organic arrays can be engineered to contain cavities and channels to hold and store targeted solvent or gas molecules. His research team is working to incorporate certain metal-organic systems into polymer gels to develop ‘wetware actuators’. They are also developing tough hydrogels and biopolymer-based surgical gels for wound healing applications.
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Lyall R. Hanton (Mellor Professor 2013- )
inorganic chemistry
Joseph Mellor
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The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938): Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist. Online exhibition.
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Joseph William Mellor (1869-1938) was an Otago graduate who became a ceramicist, a cartoonist, and, more importantly, a famous chemist. Indeed, his single-handed effort to complete his 16 volume definitive work <em>A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry</em> (1922-1937), which amounted to over 15,000 pages and 16 million words, has never been equalled. From very humble beginnings and self-initiated study, Mellor obtained a place at the University of Otago, and then won a scholarship to study for a research degree at Owens College, Manchester. He then moved to Stoke-on-Trent, where he became principal of the Technical College (now part of Staffordshire University). During the First World War, Mellor's research was directed towards refractories, high-temperature ceramics relevant to the steel industry and thus the war effort. It was for this work that he was offered a peerage, which he turned down. In 1927 he was elected to the Royal Society for work related to ceramics, the only other being Josiah Wedgwood in the eighteenth century. Mellor retained a boyish sense of humour all his life, and he was dubbed by colleagues the 'Peter Pan of Ceramics'. He was also a skilled cartoonist and his <em>Uncle Joe’s Nonsense</em> (1934) contains a collection of humorous stories illustrated with clever pen sketches. Just before Mellor died in May 1938, he received a C.B.E. <br /><br /><em>The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938) Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist</em> is an exhibition that highlights Mellor’s life, work and legacy. It begins with his early years in Kaikorai Valley and first work at Sargood's Boot Factory, and his study at the University of Otago. It then deals with his marriage to Emma Cranwell Bakes, his many publications and relationships with his publishers, his contemporaries and friends such as Bernard Moore, Frank Wedgwood, and Louis Solon, and his involvement in various ceramic societies world-wide. And then there is his legacy, which constitutes today annual memorial lectures associated with the Ceramic Society in England and the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, a Mellor Professorship at the University of Otago, and a Mellor street and park in the suburb of Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin. His personal archives, ceramics and books are found at Special Collections, University of Otago, the Otago Museum, and the Heritage Collection, Dunedin Public Library.
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University of Otago
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c. 2007
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Chemistry Department
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R. A. J. Smith BSc (Hons) PhD (Otago) FNZIC FRSNZ MRSC. Professor Rob Smith initially investigated basic aspect of organometallic chemistry as applied to organic synthesis. More recently his research was directed towards linking organic chemistry with other areas of biological science and developing small molecule pharmaceuticals. Some of these compounds have been developed as pharmaceutical drug candidates in conjunction with Antipodean Pharmaceuticals Inc. One compound MitoQ has been involved in Phase II clinical trials for effectiveness against Parkinson’s Disease and Hepatitis C.
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Robin A. J. Smith (Mellor Professor 2007-2012)
inorganic chemistry
Joseph Mellor
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The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938): Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist. Online exhibition.
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Joseph William Mellor (1869-1938) was an Otago graduate who became a ceramicist, a cartoonist, and, more importantly, a famous chemist. Indeed, his single-handed effort to complete his 16 volume definitive work <em>A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry</em> (1922-1937), which amounted to over 15,000 pages and 16 million words, has never been equalled. From very humble beginnings and self-initiated study, Mellor obtained a place at the University of Otago, and then won a scholarship to study for a research degree at Owens College, Manchester. He then moved to Stoke-on-Trent, where he became principal of the Technical College (now part of Staffordshire University). During the First World War, Mellor's research was directed towards refractories, high-temperature ceramics relevant to the steel industry and thus the war effort. It was for this work that he was offered a peerage, which he turned down. In 1927 he was elected to the Royal Society for work related to ceramics, the only other being Josiah Wedgwood in the eighteenth century. Mellor retained a boyish sense of humour all his life, and he was dubbed by colleagues the 'Peter Pan of Ceramics'. He was also a skilled cartoonist and his <em>Uncle Joe’s Nonsense</em> (1934) contains a collection of humorous stories illustrated with clever pen sketches. Just before Mellor died in May 1938, he received a C.B.E. <br /><br /><em>The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938) Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist</em> is an exhibition that highlights Mellor’s life, work and legacy. It begins with his early years in Kaikorai Valley and first work at Sargood's Boot Factory, and his study at the University of Otago. It then deals with his marriage to Emma Cranwell Bakes, his many publications and relationships with his publishers, his contemporaries and friends such as Bernard Moore, Frank Wedgwood, and Louis Solon, and his involvement in various ceramic societies world-wide. And then there is his legacy, which constitutes today annual memorial lectures associated with the Ceramic Society in England and the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, a Mellor Professorship at the University of Otago, and a Mellor street and park in the suburb of Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin. His personal archives, ceramics and books are found at Special Collections, University of Otago, the Otago Museum, and the Heritage Collection, Dunedin Public Library.
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University of Otago
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c. 1983
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Chemistry Department
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A.D. Campbell MSc PhD (NZ) FNZIC ARIC OBE. Professor Arthur Campbell’s research was initially concerned with carboxylic acid derivatives but developed into an interest in organic micro analysis. He developed a wide range of analytical procedures and worked to improve techniques for the analysis of perfluorinated organic compounds and sub-micro methods. He held a number of important roles associated with laboratory testing in New Zealand. Internationally, he was a Bureau Member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. The Campbell Micro Analytical Laboratory at the University of Otago is named in his honour.
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Arthur D. Campbell (Mellor Professor 1983-1987)
inorganic chemistry
Joseph Mellor
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The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938): Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist. Online exhibition.
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An account of the resource
Joseph William Mellor (1869-1938) was an Otago graduate who became a ceramicist, a cartoonist, and, more importantly, a famous chemist. Indeed, his single-handed effort to complete his 16 volume definitive work <em>A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry</em> (1922-1937), which amounted to over 15,000 pages and 16 million words, has never been equalled. From very humble beginnings and self-initiated study, Mellor obtained a place at the University of Otago, and then won a scholarship to study for a research degree at Owens College, Manchester. He then moved to Stoke-on-Trent, where he became principal of the Technical College (now part of Staffordshire University). During the First World War, Mellor's research was directed towards refractories, high-temperature ceramics relevant to the steel industry and thus the war effort. It was for this work that he was offered a peerage, which he turned down. In 1927 he was elected to the Royal Society for work related to ceramics, the only other being Josiah Wedgwood in the eighteenth century. Mellor retained a boyish sense of humour all his life, and he was dubbed by colleagues the 'Peter Pan of Ceramics'. He was also a skilled cartoonist and his <em>Uncle Joe’s Nonsense</em> (1934) contains a collection of humorous stories illustrated with clever pen sketches. Just before Mellor died in May 1938, he received a C.B.E. <br /><br /><em>The World of Joseph W. Mellor (1869-1938) Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist</em> is an exhibition that highlights Mellor’s life, work and legacy. It begins with his early years in Kaikorai Valley and first work at Sargood's Boot Factory, and his study at the University of Otago. It then deals with his marriage to Emma Cranwell Bakes, his many publications and relationships with his publishers, his contemporaries and friends such as Bernard Moore, Frank Wedgwood, and Louis Solon, and his involvement in various ceramic societies world-wide. And then there is his legacy, which constitutes today annual memorial lectures associated with the Ceramic Society in England and the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, a Mellor Professorship at the University of Otago, and a Mellor street and park in the suburb of Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin. His personal archives, ceramics and books are found at Special Collections, University of Otago, the Otago Museum, and the Heritage Collection, Dunedin Public Library.
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University of Otago
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c. 1996
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Chemistry Department
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B. H. Robinson MSc (NZ) PhD (Cant) FNZIC FRSNZ. Professor Brian Robinson’s areas of research covered core areas of inorganic and organometallic chemistry involving synthetic, mechanistic and structural studies. These have ranged from the design of non-linear optical materials incorporating metal clusters to investigations of platinum chemistry related to drug synthesis. He has conducted pioneering work in academic science administration and quality advancement, public safety of chemicals, and political education on hazardous materials. He also transformed academic chemistry into commercially realistic ventures.
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Brian H. Robinson (Mellor Professor 1996-2006)
inorganic chemistry
Joseph Mellor
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Botany: Our Heritage, Our Future. A Celebration of Teaching and Research at the University of Otago. Online Exhibition
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Botany is a 21st century subject built on a rich heritage contributed to and developed by many. Although botany was taught at the University of Otago from the outset, it was in 1924 that the Botany Department was established, with the appointment of Dr J. E. Holloway. From his one ‘all-purpose’ room Holloway instructed others in the subject that involves the scientific study of plant life. After Holloway’s retirement in 1944, a number of dedicated staff kept the department functioning until 1946 when Geoff Baylis arrived as Head of the Department (HoD). He became the first Professor of Botany in 1952. Baylis was replaced by Professor Peter Bannister in 1979, who was HoD until 2003, when Associate Professor Paul Guy took over. Professor Bastow Wilson replaced Guy as HoD in 2008. Professor Jim Simpson became HoD in 2010, and Professor Katharine Dickinson in 2011.
Since 1924, students have been exposed to all aspects of the life of plants, algae, fungi, and other closely related organisms. Today’s student engages in a subject that is now multidisciplinary, covering the gene to the ecosystem, and from the mountains to the sea. Of course the Department’s achievements are due to all staff: the technicians, the administrators, and the academics, and each have contributed greatly to the excellence in teaching and research that has been afforded to students, and more broadly to the general public, over many years. The Department is also very appreciative of the significant contributions made by its Emeritus and Honorary Professors, and other research associates.
This exhibition celebrates the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Botany Department at the University of Otago, which remains the only university Department of Botany in New Zealand. The Department is very proud of its heritage, and in looking ahead, considers Botany to be essential to society’s needs more than ever. Indeed, knowledge about plants is fundamental to our survival.
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Article from the<em> University of Otago Magazine</em>
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University of Otago
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University of Otago
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June, 2006
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Botany Department
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Associate Professor Kevin Gould
Botany
Botany online exhibition
Maori (New Zealand people) -- Social life and customs.
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Reaching Out: Celebrating 100 years of Otago Physiotherapy Graduates, 1913-2013. Online exhibition
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The School of Physiotherapy is immensely proud of the contribution its graduates have made to health in the wider community over the 100 years since the School’s inception in 1913. The formal celebrations for the School’s centenary were held in Dunedin in April 2013. Included was the launch of the centennial publication In Our Hands: 100 Years of Physiotherapy at Otago 1913-2013, by historian Louise Shaw. This book details the rich history of physiotherapy education. What the book did not have room to tell were the stories of the many individual graduates from the School who have made significant national and international contributions to the development of physiotherapy and a diverse range of areas in health. Some of these stories are told in this exhibition at the de Beer Gallery in the Special Collections Library.
Apart from receiving their education at the School of Physiotherapy at Otago, the graduates featured in this exhibition are all defined by their passion for physiotherapy in their own unique way. These individuals have pushed ‘physiotherapy’ to new heights and set new standards. They have been uncompromising in their mission, inspiring their colleagues and the wider health community. They have reached out to demonstrate how things could be done differently and above all, sought ways to enable their patients to lead better and more productive lives.
The School of Physiotherapy is honoured to feature these special people in this exhibition in the de Beer Gallery and to tell the stories of the ways these physiotherapists have responded to the needs of their communities by reaching out.
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Rehabilitation and Disability Research Theme, 2007-2011: Ability in Everybody RDRT Colloquium, 2011
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Academic and research staff at the School of Physiotherapy are engaged in high quality, internationally recognised research carried out under the umbrella of the Centre for Health, Physical Activity and Rehabilitation. The research focus of the Centre is directed towards understanding disability from the perspectives of impairment, activity limitations and participation restrictions so as to improve and optimize the quality of life for different patient populations including those with musculoskeletal, neurological and chronic health conditions.
The recognition of the importance of physical activity is reflected in a number of studies which are investigating walking as a therapeutic intervention for low back pain, and gymnasium access issues for physically disabled children. Another strong field is applied and biomechanical research, with projects undertaken to identify movement patterns associated with musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain and osteoarthritis.
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University of Otago
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University of Otago
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2011
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School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago
Physiotherapy
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From Apprentice to Graduate: 50 years of pharmacy education at the University of Otago, 1963-2013. Online exhibition
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In 2013 the School of Pharmacy at the University of Otago celebrates its 50th Jubilee, a milestone that also represents 50 years of a degree qualification for New Zealand pharmacists and the first four-year pharmacy degree in Australasia. The School started life as the Department of Pharmacy in 1960 and the first three students completed their Bachelor of Pharmacy in 1965.
Pharmacist training in New Zealand was originally based on an apprenticeship system. Trainees were indentured to a registered pharmacist and worked in their pharmacy. They also sat two examinations, Pharmacy B and C, which were run by the Pharmacy Board.
In 1958 the New Zealand government decided that most pharmacists from 1960 would train through a two-year full-time course at the Central Technical College at Petone (near Wellington) with a university degree course at the University of Otago reserved for a small number of pharmacists requiring more advanced training. In 1989 the government announced that a degree would become the minimum qualification for all New Zealand pharmacists and that pharmacy would be taught on one site only at the University of Otago. In 1991 the School of Pharmacy was established with an intake of 100 students.
The exhibition From Apprentice to Graduate, 50 Years of Pharmacy Education at the University of Otago, 1963-2013 first features a selection of botanicals as originally most medicines were directly derived from plants. It then looks briefly at pharmacists in Britain as this country had considerable influence on developments in New Zealand. The exhibition spans the history of pharmacy education in New Zealand from the nineteenth century to the present day and also touches on the broader history of pharmacy in New Zealand.
Thanks to the Hocken Collections, the Medical Library, the Central Library, Special Collections, University of Otago, the School of Pharmacy, and various private collections for items on display.
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Various collectors
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University of Otago Calendar 2013
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Pharmacy
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The Bachelor of Pharmacy curriculum in 2013 is very different from the one of 50 years ago. The curriculum today reflects that pharmacy education at Otago is organised around three broad areas: pharmaceutical sciences, clinical pharmacy and the more recent addition of social pharmacy. This aligns with the government’s ‘Medicines Strategy’ concerning quality, best use and access. Pharmacy students now join the University’s Health Sciences First Year. In year 2 and the first semester of year 3 they take a variety of papers that provide the foundation for the remaining three semesters which focus on the integrated Quality Use of Medicines. Registration as a pharmacist in New Zealand follows the completion of a one-year intern programme run by the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand.
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University of Otago
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Dunedin: University of Otago
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2012
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Private Collection
Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy
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History of the University of Otago
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A sample of images relating to the history of the University of Otago. This project was the result of a collaboration among the University of Otago History Department, the Digitisation Taskforce and University of Otago Library Staff.
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Various collectors
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Otago University [opened 1879].
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Architecture
Gothic revival (Architecture)
University of Otago
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We can assume that this work, by being one of two elevations of the west wall of the clocktower building, was effectively commissioned by the University in 1877 when they asked Bury, the winner of the competition for a new university building, to provide a gothic Design The final contracts for which Maxwell Bury was employed were let in 1884, after which Bury no longer maintained a practice in Dunedin and so it looks as though, from the mid-1880s until until ca 1908, this drawing, along with the other Bury drawings, was the property of the University. In 1908 Edmunde Anscombe was contracted to design the School of Mines and by degrees became the University architect. Besides being commisioned to design new buildings, he also designed the Oliver and Physics wings of the clocktower building. It seems likely that while he was in charge of the university buildings and thought of as the University architect, he and his associates (H. McDowell Smith & L.D. Coombs), came into possession of these drawings. The firm of Miller and White inherited one half of Anscombe's practice (the McDowell Smith half was inherited by the firm that is now Oakley Grey but was for a while Pinfold, Oakley & Turvey). Miller & White became, post WW2, Miller, White & Dunn, then Miller, White & Dalziel, and finally Dalziel Architects It seems that this work was retained by these firms as part of their property, and lent to the University of Otago in 1969 for 100 years celebrations.
Upper left (u.l.) in pencil: E. Bury, Architect; l.c. in ink: Otago University; l.r. in pencil: Architect Bury.
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Bury, Maxwell, 1825-1912
University of Otago
Date
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1877
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[ca. 1877]
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Architectural drawings
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745 x 1545 mm (irreg); on paper: 845 x 1675 mm (attached to calico)
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ink & watercolour on paper
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Image
Still Image
Drawings
Ink drawings
Art
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Hocken Pictorial Collections - ?
a1597
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Dunedin (N.Z.)
Temporal Coverage
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Nineteenth century
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Deposited by the University of Otago & Miller White & Dunn, Dunedin, 1966 in Hocken, placed initially in archives and then in pictures - claimed by and returned to Dalziel Architects, 1995; deposited with archives of Dalziel Architect Ltd April 1997.
Deposited by Dalziel Architects Ltd, 1997.
Architectural drawings
Architecture
Drawings
Dunedin (N.Z.)
Gothic revival (Architecture)
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Ink drawings
Nineteenth century
Still Image
timeline
University of Otago
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History of the University of Otago
Description
An account of the resource
A sample of images relating to the history of the University of Otago. This project was the result of a collaboration among the University of Otago History Department, the Digitisation Taskforce and University of Otago Library Staff.
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Various collectors
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Otago University drawing no. 8 [opened 1879].
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Architecture
Gothic revival (Architecture)
University of Otago
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An architectural cross-section of the exterior of the Clocktower Building, depicting in detail the "Elevation of the North Side of the Tower".
Upper left (u.l.) - l.r. in ink: Otago University. Drawing no 8. Elevation of north side of tower; through image: Scale 1/4 of an inch. Bell chamber. Clock chamber. Door to roof. Gutter,. Concrete arch. Arch in Registrar’s room, Arch in Porters-room. Ground line. Plan at AA. Half plan at BB & half plan at CC. Door from roof. Door to gutter. Gutter. Plan at DD. Plan at EE. Balcony; in ink throughout: [measurements]
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Bury, Maxwell, 1825-1912
University of Otago
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University of Otago Library Collection, D B 975, Drawing number 8
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1877
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[ca. 1877]
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University of Otago Library Collection
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Architectural drawings
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728 x 522 mm (lacunae)
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pen & red & black ink & watercolour on oiled paper
paper soaked in fish oil
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Image
Still Image
Drawings
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Art
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Hocken Pictorial Collections - ?
a1600
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Dunedin (N.Z.)
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Nineteenth century
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November 1993: ca 1966 Miller White & Dalziel deposited this and 12 other plans (mostly Bury
Deposited by the University of Otago & Miller White & Dunn, Dunedin, 1966.
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Architecture
Drawings
Dunedin (N.Z.)
Gothic revival (Architecture)
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Nineteenth century
Pen works
Still Image
timeline
University of Otago
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History of the University of Otago
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An account of the resource
A sample of images relating to the history of the University of Otago. This project was the result of a collaboration among the University of Otago History Department, the Digitisation Taskforce and University of Otago Library Staff.
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Various collectors
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Title
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Otago University drawing no. 7 [opened 1879].
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Architecture
Gothic revival (Architecture)
University of Otago
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An architectural cross-section of the staircase housed within the Clocktower Building. Depicting in detail the "Section Thro Hall".
Upper left (u.l.) - l.r. in ink: Otago University. Drawing no 7. Section thro hall shewing staircase; through image in ink: Scale 1/4 of an inch. Purlins. Sunk for mat. Tiles. Arbroath flagging. Stone chips. Concrete. Section thro staircase; through image in ink: [measurements]
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Bury, Maxwell, 1825-1912
University of Otago
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University of Otago Library Collection, D B 975, Drawing number 7
Date
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1877
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[ca. 1877]
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University of Otago Library Collection
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Architectural drawings
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494 x 690 mm (lacunae)
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pen & red & black ink & watercolour on oiled paper
paper soaked in fish cartridge
Type
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Image
Still Image
Drawings
Pen works
Art
Identifier
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Hocken Pictorial Collections - ?
a1599
Spatial Coverage
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Dunedin (N.Z.)
Temporal Coverage
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Nineteenth century
Provenance
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November 1993: ca 1966 Miller White & Dalziel deposited this and 12 other plans (mostly Bury's) of the university in Hocken. Some were placed in archives, but this one was placed in pictures. In 1994 M W & D still held at least two of Bury's originals and displayed them in Glenroy Auditorium.
Deposited by the University of Otago & Miller White & Dunn, Dunedin, 1966.
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Architecture
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Dunedin (N.Z.)
Gothic revival (Architecture)
Image
Nineteenth century
Pen works
Still Image
timeline
University of Otago