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Biographical entry Archer, Mary Ellinor Lucy (1893 - 1979)
MBE
- Born
- 13 November 1893
Malvern, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 3 May 1979
Toorak, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Librarian
Summary
Mary Archer was CSIRO's first woman scientist, and chief librarian from 1923-1954. She is commemorated by the Library Association of Australia's Ellinor Archer award, first bestowed in 1984.
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Events
- 1916
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1918
- Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1918 - 1923
- Career position - Secretary and Investigator to the Special Committee on Seed Improvement of the Advisory Council of Science and Industry (Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry from 1920)
- 1923 - 1929?
- Career position - In charge of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry's library (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research from 1926)
- 1929 - 1946
- Career position - Librarian and Scientific Assistant at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
- 1945 - 1946
- Career position - President of the Australian Institute of Librarians, Victorian branch
- 1946 - 1954
- Career position - Chief Librarian at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation from 1949)
- 1948 - 1949
- Career position - Federal President Australian Institute of Librarians
- 1956
- Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Published resources
Book Sections
- Whyte, Jean P., 'Archer, Mary Ellinor Lucy (1893-1979), Librarian and Scientist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 13, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1993, pp. 66-67. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130079b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- 'Archer, Mary Ellinor Lucy (1893-1979), Biographical Entry', in Australian Women's Archives Project, National Foundation for Australian Women, 2002, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0095b.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Archer, Mary Ellinor Lucy', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-752095. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 26 March 2007