Origins

Never Stand Still Newsletter of the UNSW Archives No 14 April 2012

in this issue 2 University Archives in 2011 2 Byera Hadley 4 Chemical Engineering 6 Law’s 40th Anniversary 8 UNSW Researchers 9 Elias Duek-Cohen 12 C. S. (Jim) Smith 14 Ellis D. Fogg Lightshows 15 Accessions 16 Contact the Archives

Origins No. 14 1 THE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES IN 2011

Staff activities during 2011 were very been Secretary first to the Developmen- sketches of university staff drawn by much dominated by routine behind the tal Council and later the Council of the C. S. (Jim) Smith who was an electrician/ scenes work which consists of receipt University as well as Assistant Registrar custodian at the university from the and processing of official record trans- before becoming the first Director of early 1950s until 1973, a time when fers and donations, the preservation of Unisearch, the university’s research the university was much smaller, more our holdings and making them acces- company. personal, something that shows in the sible for use. As part of our preservation A U Committee grant allowed the caricatures. The sketches had a pride work this year we transferred all our Archives to carry out five interviews of place on the walls of the university’s DAT tapes to storage on the university documenting the achievements of maintenance workshop until it gave server ensuring regular backup and some of UNSW’s Scientia Professors. way to the building of new student long-term accessibility. As part of our While one of the interviews still needs accommodation in 2008. A short series description project we have been to be completed, a report on the project article in this issue of Origins will tell able to add a substantial number of by Sue Georgevits, Oral Historian and you more about this accession. items to our Tabularium database, up- interviewer, can be found elsewhere in The UNSW Archives are a date disposal references for all our State this newsletter. rich resource, especially its large archives and appraise and reappraise The Archives has been lucky to have photographic collection. Our reference some of our archival holdings. This the assistance of Dr Michael Bogle services are in demand and we can included two collections, the Brodsky with describing photographs of the assist with creating exhibitions, the Collection and the Fraser Papers, which Byera Hadley collection. Read more writing of school and faculty histories were among the first accessions of the about Byera Hadley in the article Dr as well as the preparation for events University Archives. Brodsky had been Bogle has written for this issue of and alumni functions. Please feel free the first person at UNSW charged with Origins. to contact us to discuss how we may be collecting records of long-term signifi- We were pleased to see Facilities able to assist with your projects. cance to the university and Fraser had transfer to the Archives the framed Karin Brennan BYERA HADLEY (1872-1937)

Michael Bogle, PhD (RMIT) is a historian specialising in the history of Australian architecture and design. He is an occasional lecturer in the Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW. Dr Bogle recently assisted UNSW Ar- chives by listing and identifying the photographs of Byera Hadley – part of a deposit of material that had been transferred to the Archives by the School of Architecture.

Byera Hadley’s career as an architect lead the architecture programme at the teaching recruit and by 1899, Hadley and teacher has been overshadowed Technical College. was working for the STC as ‘assistant by his bequest establishing the Byera Byera Hadley (1872-1937) lecturer, architectural classes’ and that Hadley Travelling Scholarship adminis- was born in Cotham, North Bristol, same year, he was elevated to ‘assistant tered by the NSW Architects Registra- Gloucestershire, into a merchant family teacher of Architectural and Trades tion Board. ‘[He was] of a retiring na- and arrived in in 1887. By Drawing’.4 The Sydney Technical College ture,’ a friend recalled, ‘he was not easy Australia’s Centennial year, he was course in architecture is the forerunner to know intimately […]’.1 The architec- enrolled in the Sydney Technical of the Faculty of the Built Environment’s tural press of the era illustrates that he College’s (STC) architecture programme architecture programme at UNSW. did very little self-promotion, preferring and taking first-year course in Model With his schoolwork behind him, to remain a sole practice as ‘B. Hadley, Drawing (awarded 1st grade) and the comfort of a part-time salary from Architect’ and to lecture and later to Freehand Drawing (honours).2 In 1890- a STC teaching appointment could 91, Hadley also began receiving external supplement his income and support the awards for his work and finished his founding of a practice. By 1897, he was Front cover Architecture students in 3 the doorway of St Stephens Church, year with a STC scholarship. Hadley’s soon advertising for tenders under the Newtown, c. 1900s [S1927/47] Byera drawing skills ensured that he would name of ‘B. Hadley, Architect’. Based Hadley Collection be identified as a potential STC on a search of Sydney Morning Herald

2 Origins No. 14 notices, it appears his private practice in the press as ‘…a Town Hall which the three-storey Sydney United Friendly was founded in 1897.5 Continuing to seems to have been well designed, and Societies Dispensary and Medical construct his career, he also became a is a decided architectural feature of the Institute building in ‘Macquarie Street- Fellow of the Institute of Architects NSW borough. The building, which is in the south’ (commemorative stone laid in in 1899.6 Early Italian Renaissance style, occupies 1902); the commission for the By 1899, the 28-year old architect a site on the main road. […]’ Willoughby Town Hall (opened by the was celebrating Earl Beauchamp’s Following his commercial-scale Premier of NSW Sir John See) completed well-publicised opening of the Hadley- commissions, Hadley’s office began to in 1903 and the Baumann Café (1904) designed Botany Town Hall described receive substantial civic works including in Pitt Street, opposite the entrance to the Strand Arcade next to Washington Soul’s drug store. By 1905, Hadley was fluent in a number of 19th and early 20th century period revival styles and generally reserved his Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival vocabulary for ecclesiastical work; employed variations of the Renaissance Revival for medium scale commercial work; and used a more assertive Classical Revival expression for large-scale commercial commissions for the urban warehouses to the west of George Street in the city. His most grand ecclesiastical work, on the other hand, is typically drawn from the Gothic Revival style and is exemplified by the original wing of the Wesley College, Sydney University (designed in 1916) and its 1919 chapel.7 8 His more modest commissions include the 1900 Greenwich Con gregational

Caricature of Byera Hadley, c. 1913 Hugh MacLean, from “Sydneyites: As we see ‘em 1913-14-15”, Newspaper Cartoonists’ Association of , 1915.

Bowral High School, Annesley School, after 1923 [S1927/76] Byera Hadley Collection

Origins No. 14 3 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING’S QUIET ACHIEVERS

In the 20-something years I have families to even consider such a the particularly influential Neville worked at UNSW, I’ve had the good for- possibility. And with this gratitude Whiffen, were sufficiently inspired tune to be privy to the stories of many comes a touching humility. That they by their studies and Doc Murphy remarkable people. These include staff, went on to make substantial himself, to form a committee in the alumni and those who for other reasons contributions to their disciplines and late 1930s to lobby for degree status have chosen to support the University. society at large is often passed over for STC diplomates. They succeeded In producing the 60-year histories of quietly. in obtaining professional recognition the Faculty of Engineering and three of Despite their commonalities, from Britain’s Institution of Chemical its four founding schools – Mechani- the histories of these engineering Engineers in 1938, but they were still cal, Electrical and Mining Engineering schools are, of course, as individual not being paid at the same rates as – some broader themes emerged. The as the people within them. Working their university-trained counterparts. sense of excitement, even in distant now on the last history of this series, The ASTC group, along with Murphy, memory, that surrounds the University’s the History of the UNSW School of who went on to become Principal of early days; the difficult conditions at the Chemical Engineering: 1949-2009, the the STC, and others began lobbying for University’s incubator, the Sydney Tech- flavour is different again. Unlike the the formation of a technical university. nical College in Ultimo and later, at the other engineering schools, Chemical This led to the drafting of the 1940 desolate Kensington campus; the sense Engineering was part of the Faculty of New South Wales Technical Education of duty to make do and get on with Applied Science for most of its 60 years, Act, however, war broke out and the things; the unbridled optimism gener- not the Faculty of Engineering. Of the government’s priorities changed. Post ated by the new wartime technologies disciplines first taught by the University, war, however, the committee was back including electronics and computing, it was the newest and followed closely with renewed enthusiasm and finally, plastics and life-saving pharmaceuticals, the work of the man credited with being in 1949, they achieved their aims with and the glorious feeling that things the ‘father’ of chemical engineering the founding of the NSW University of could only get better. in Australia, US-born Robert ‘Doc’ Technology. Then, overwhelmingly, there is the Murphy, who introduced a diploma From the beginning, the University’s gratitude felt so strongly by the first course in chemical engineering at the chemical engineers have been key students at being offered the Sydney Technical College in 1915. figures in its management. Sir Philip opportunity of a university education. As Those who completed this course Baxter, who was the first Head of predominantly working class, for the to become Associates of the Sydney School, was also the University’s vast majority, they were the first in their Technical College (ASTC), including longest serving Vice-Chancellor. As

Church (Carlotta Street); the 1919 J.W. Turner fell ill and Byera Hadley’s enthusiastic direction the school “George Smith Memorial Hall” (New- former classmate James Nangle rapidly increased the range and combe Street) of the Paddington (1868-1941) was appointed Acting efficiency of its teaching until finally Uniting Church, 395 Oxford Street and Superintendent. The retirement of […] [it was] acknowledged as one of the 1928 Wesley Hall (Dover Road), Turner, followed by Nangle’s advance- the finest schools of architecture in Rose Bay. ment, left the architecture Lecturer- the Empire’. Hadley established the While Hadley’s practice expanded, in-Charge position vacant and, fifteen formal five-year architecture course he maintained his part-time teaching years after assuming his part-time at the STC by 1918. Eric Daniels notes associations with the STC and teaching position at Sydney Technical that ‘… the new course was designed continued to hone his drawing and College, Hadley advanced to Lecturer- to fulfill the requirements of […] [the presentation skills. Beginning in in-Charge of the architecture course. forthcoming Architects Registration] 1908, Hadley began to seek a more From the 21st century, it is difficult Act…’.9 Hadley is also credited with prominent profile in the architectural to assess the breadth of Hadley’s gaining Royal Institute of British community. contribution at the STC. His obituary Architects (RIBA) recognition of the In 1914, a career opportunity emerg- in the STC publication Atelier, STC course diploma. This gave post- ed. The Superintendent of the STC, Mr. states ‘Under Mr. Hadley’s able and 1923 STC-trained architects exemption

4 Origins No. 14 Applied Research and RK Murphy Medals. He received the Australian Centenary Medal and was appointed a UNSW Scientia Professor, the Univer- sity’s highest academic appointment. Other School achievers include Emeritus Professor Maria Skyllas- Kazacos AM, who also took the RK Murphy, Whiffen and CHEMECA Medals, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia for her work on vanadium batteries. Scientia Professor Neil Foster was another Murphy medal awardee for his work on supercritical fluids. Current Head of School, Professor Robert Burford, won RACI’s Applied Research Medal, along with several other awards for the development and commercialisation of a groundbreaking fire-resistant cable. Chemical Engineering is considered the ‘arts’ degree of technology with many alumni going on to become leaders in industry and government, Professor Mark Wainwright AM was a Emeritus Professor Mark Wainwright AM, in Australia and overseas. The natural 1991 [00A31] Photographer: Tony Potter long-standing and innovative Dean of leaning of the discipline to innovation Engineering, a Deputy Vice-Chancellor and diversity has seen the School (Research) with a broad vision and an continue to work in new areas, as in Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research able Vice-Chancellor. the recent formation of the Centre and International) Emeritus Professor Former Head of School, the late for Nanomedicine. The tendency to Chris Fell AM drove the University’s Emeritus Professor David Trimm AM, modesty, however, remains, built into internationalism in the 1990s, his was an international expert in catalysis the structure, by the quiet achievers of enthusiasm deriving from his own and fuels, gathering an impressive the past. student experiences with international range of awards, including the Royal Blanche Hampton students in Australia. Emeritus Australian Chemical Institute’s (RACI)

from the RIBA examinations.10 Osmond Jarvis went to work for Hadley, been heart trouble but I am not sure. Although he retired from the later giving an interview to Paul-Alan [He was] very softly spoken. I would STC in 1927, Hadley maintained his Johnson about his experiences in the say that he was very well read, and of architectural practice until his death practice in 1936-1937.15 course, he was getting on in years.[…]. in 1937.11 Major commissions arising He [Hadley] was on his own and Hadley died in 1937 of circulatory after his STC appointment included was then doing work for a promi- disease and fragments of his papers the Methodist Girls School, Bowral nent family named Cull. They were including lecture notes, exercise books (The Annesley School) (1923); the involved in all sorts of things but were and photographs have made their Colonial Mutual Building, 74 Pitt also supporters of his church. I worked way into the UNSW Archives. In some Street (1924); the Vickery Memorial on some of the churches that Byera instances, the photographs provide Chapel (1926), Leigh College, Hadley designed and also did some rare images of a lost cityscape or Newington (1927) and the Wesley work on Cull’s houses. […] [H]e had early images of interiors now radically Hall (1929), Rose Bay. 12 13 14 spells of sickness and couldn’t cope altered or destroyed. By the late 1920s, Hadley’s practice and only came in a couple of days a Michael Bogle appears to have slowed and by the week and eventually went to hospital mid-1930s, the STC-trained architect and never left it. I think it may have

Origins No. 14 5 LAW’S 40th ANNIVERSARY

Virginia Fox is the Marketing Manager in the Faculty of Law.

‘Forty years in the life of a 40th Anniversary celebrations to Exhibition of Law Deans and Heads of comprises a lot of history, growth and recognise and celebrate our 40 year School, 2011 Faculty of Law development.’ These words by the Hon history, so a visit to the University Robert French, Chief Justice of the High Archives seemed like a good place Court of Australia and keynote speaker to start. An email to Katie Bird Sifting through the documents, we at UNSW Law’s 40th Anniversary Din- outlining our project and the type discovered the very rich and well- ner, captured the spirit of the Faculty’s of information we hoped to discover lived life of the Law School. The 1964 celebrations in 2011. opened the world of archives to us. University Council minutes noting the The dinner was one of many And what a welcome awaited us at foundation of a Law School at UNSW highlights in a year-long calendar the Archives! gave us the anchor for our history. of 40th Anniversary activities which We were greeted on our first visit Then came the documents and photos has included our Films for Thought by a friendly face and a trolley packed of the early years of the Law School series of movies, artwork and poster with Law documents from the early in the old university huts, the first law exhibitions, professorial lectures, a days of the Law School right through library and images of past deans and Faculty wide book launch, conferences to current times. Armed with a pencil lecturers. and reunions. and notepad, we were ready to start The history of students over From the outset, we wanted our our search. the years was brought to life in

6 Origins No. 14 the wonderful range of Law Revue students achieved wonderful things. things about the Law School, others posters, tickets and programs, student Other years seemed to have passed by reminiscing about the good times back publications like Poetic Justice and very quietly – or that’s what the lack in their students days. the Law Journal. We found photos of of archival evidence told us. The 40th Anniversary year has mooting competition winners proudly In all we scanned and copied over been a wonderful opportunity for the holding trophies, students graduating 100 pieces of our Law School history. Law School to celebrate 40 years of and just having fun. Our visits to the Archives resulted leading in the law. It has also provided Our aim was to gather from the in two wonderful exhibitions for the an opportunity for us to rediscover and Archives, the documents and photos 40th Anniversary Dinner. share our very proud history and the that would help us build a 40 year In the Scientia foyer one wall told Archives has played a significant role timeline of the Law School that we the journey of the Law School in a in allowing us to do that. would exhibit at the 40th Anniversary pictorial timeline from foundation, A very warm thank you to our Dinner. down the years to 2011, noting Archivists, Katie Bird and Karin Over three visits to the Archives our highlights along the way. Brennan for assisting us and helping timeline gradually started to take The facing wall displayed the to make our 40th Anniversary year shape. Some years seemed to be very images of Deans and Heads of the one to remember. busy with documents noting events Law School, accompanied by a short Our exhibitions have been and highlights, photos and history of each period told in their own displayed in the Law building and also publications: Deans were appointed, words. Dinner guests gathered in front on the new Law website. new programs were introduced, of the exhibitions, some learning new Virginia Fox

Faculty of Law 40th Anniversary Dinner, 2011 Faculty of Law

Origins No. 14 7 UNSW oral history project RESEARCHERS: UNIQUE ACHIEVERS IN THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

In 2011 the University Archives received including juggling a career with raising to the university as Professor of funding from the U Committee to a family. Arriving from the University Genetics in 1989. Professor Dawes conduct extended interviews with of Cambridge on a QEII scholarship was appointed Scientia Professor UNSW Scientia professors – academics she has experienced UNSW in a in 2007. He was Director of the recognised by UNSW and their peers phase of rapid growth both in terms Ramaciotti Centre for Gene Function for their outstanding research perfor- of building and technology. She also Analysis from 2000-2010 and has mance, their leadership, innovation and stressed how global the research held varying administrative posts creativity. community has become – once goals including Head of School, Associate The interviewees included Scientia are established various professors from Dean of Research and Acting Dean of Professor Michelle Simmons who is different institutions often work on a Science. Due to his long association the Director of Excellence for Quantum single publication. Skype has become with UNSW Professor Dawes was able Computation and Communication essential to research and publication. to track the many changes that have Technology, a Federation Fellow and Emeritus Professor Ian Dawes has taken place in biological sciences at a Professor of Physics. Professor been a pioneer in his area of research: UNSW as well as the university as a Simmons’ interview centred not just yeast responses to oxidative stress, on her extensive research, but also and has contributed to the life and Scientia Professor , 2004 [08/226] University Photographer the challenges of women in science, development of UNSW since coming

8 Origins No. 14 whole. He discussed the challenges he views his role as an academic as It was a privilege to travel to the and the satisfaction of being a researching and developing ideas Australian Defence Force Academy researcher, mentor and committed around how we are governed and to in to interview Scientia educationalist. Both Professor Dawes then seek change where required. This Professor Ian Petersen who is also an and Professor Simmons have worked is achieved by educating the public and ARC Australian Federation Fellow and to improve links with secondary so working with the media is a natural has held varying administrative posts education to encourage young people extension of this process. The desire to during his long career at UNSW since to see science and research as viable make links with the wider community 1985. Professor Petersen was able careers. beyond the institution, educate and to highlight the unique relationship Scientia Professor George Williams bring about change was a strong theme between UNSW Kensington and ADFA. AO is the Professor in all the interviews. The diversity of the participants’ and Foundation Director of the Gilbert Scientia Professor John Piggott experiences, wealth of knowledge and and Tobin Centre for Public Law. As is a Professor of Economics and an commitment in their belief that UNSW an Australian Research Laureate ARC Australian Professorial Fellow is an institution that fosters teaching Fellow he is currently engaged in in the School of Economics within and learning in so many areas of a five year international project on the Australian School of Business research made this a unique project to anti terror laws and democracy. In at UNSW. Professor Piggott is conduct. These interviews will make a his interview Professor Williams not the Director of the ARC Centre of significant contribution to the growing only discussed his research but the Excellence in Population Ageing repository of interviews held at the uniqueness of UNSW’s Faculty of Law. Research and of the Australian Institute University Archives for researchers He described the model of small group for Population Ageing Research. He wishing to explore the dramatic changes teaching which was established by Hal spoke about his experiences at holding and development in education and Wootten when the faculty was first managerial roles, as he has served as research at UNSW since its foundation. set up. Professor Williams discussed Acting Dean, Associate Dean (Research) We sincerely thank the U Committee the effectiveness of this model from and presiding member of the Faculty for their ongoing support of the Oral the point of view of an academic and of Commerce and Economics during History Program at the Archives. that of a student, as he completed his his time at the university; he also had Without their support this remarkable masters at UNSW. In his interview two stints as the head of the School of collection would not be possible. Professor Williams explained that Economics. Sue Georgevits

TEACHING AIDS: SLIDES FOR TOWN PLANNING

These pages feature images of UNSW campus taken by Elias David Duek-Cohen over time and which were much used in his teaching.

Elias David Duek-Cohen has a long with making towns and cities more three year part-time Town Planning relationship with UNSW. He joined the beautiful and more workable. Diploma Course at Holford University university as lecturer in Town Plan- Elias Duek-Cohen was born on 2 College London where he received ning in 1965, a position from which he January 1926 in Calcutta, India. From his DipTP in 1956. His final year retired as Associate Professor in the the age of 13 he received his schooling dissertation was ‘A Pedestrian City’. beginning of January 1989. However at Clifton College in England. He was As a part time student Duek-Cohen he continued lecturing part-time in his accepted into Balliol College, Oxford worked for several firms in London retirement and still has a connection where he studied Modern History gaining a wide range of experience in to the faculty of the Built Environment receiving his BA in 1947, which town planning through major housing through the Elias Duek-Cohen Scholar- converted into an MA some three years projects as well as his involvement in ship in Civic Design. This scholarship later. He then continued his studies at developing a Master Plan for Baghdad. was established to encourage under- the University of Liverpool where he Employment after his studies took him graduate students to undertake their received his BArch Degree in 1953. to Canada where as a consultant town final year thesis on a topic concerned After his graduation he undertook the planner and senior planner he worked

Origins No. 14 9 on reports, design, administrative and publicity jobs; again gaining a wide range of experience. In 1962 family connections brought him to Australia where he continued to work in town planning in local government and private industry before joining UNSW. Duek Cohen made significant contributions to Town Planning at UNSW and a name for himself in the field of civic design. He always had the wish to sell important ideas and next to his teaching he was engaged in matters of design and physical and visual aspects of planning. For many years President of the ‘The Civic Design Society UNSW’ he published a newssheet and organised regular meetings with speakers using the Civic Design Society to promote awareness of our urban environment and what could be done to improve it. He was outraged by the departure of Utzon and was one of the first to write a book on the Opera House Utzon and the Sydney Opera House: statement in the public interest, Morgan publication, 1967. In 1968 he helped found the Sydney Opera House Society with the aims to encourage completion of the Opera House to the highest standard as a work of architecture. He was a member of the

> Mathews Plaza planter boxes, looking towards Mathews building from the space between the Clancy Auditorium and the stairs leading to the Library Lawn bottom right hand corner, August 1986 [10/310/75] Photographer: Elias Duek-Cohen

10 Origins No. 14 < Floorscape on axial vista; view along lecturing; he was a teacher with to do.’ Out of his large selection of Main Walkway towards Anzac Parade, passion. His own experiences at slides Elias Duek-Cohen donated March 1969 [10/310/146] university bore a strong influence on over 200 slides with images of Photographer: Elias Duek-Cohen his style of teaching; and he went UNSW campus to the University out of his way to encourage and Archives. Recurring themes for the ‘Utzon-in-Charge’ group, supporting assist students and provide support arrangement of slides included the ‘Bring Utzon Back’ slogan. This whenever needed. His lectures were places and spaces, car parking, axial group also included Peter Kollar and powerfully visual; in his lectures he vista, floorscape, and major areas Harry Seidler. Duek-Cohen stayed an used two projectors with hundreds of campus like the Library Lawn, advocate of Utzon’s and over 36 years of slides, something which became Subiaco Columns, Chancellor’s Court, wrote numerous letter, articles, lectures his trademark. On an average he Engineering Plaza, walk up to CLB, and gave interviews protesting Utzon’s departure. His engagement also made him a member or advisor to committees of local associations, civic groups and Councils; a speaker at schools, clubs and other associations, brought appearances on radio or television and meant he was a frequent writer of newspaper articles and letters to the editor. The NSW Coastline Cycleway, a 1400 km cycleway stretching from the Queensland border to the Victorian border, is based on a concept devised by Duek-Cohen. The cycleway project aims to avoid major roads and highways and link together separate communities along the NSW coastline. He first had the idea in the early 1970s and has campaigned tirelessly for its implementation since 1974. Elias Duek-Cohen enjoyed

> view from Roundhouse, Mathews UNSW Floorscape, the footpath near > CLB Court looking South West Engineering Fountain, August 1967 (looking across Commerce Courtyard Plaza, CLB, Morven Brown and the [10/310/78] Photographer: Elias Duek- towards CLB Goodsell building link), lower campus main space. Cohen November 1986 [10/310/87] Much of the information for Photographer: Elias Duek-Cohen this article has been derived from Archives’ sources and an interview with Duek-Cohen published in FBE managed to show 300-400 slides Interviews. Reminiscences of former per hour. The hundreds of slides academics from the Faculty of the were prepared before lectures Built Environment, UNSW. Compiled and the time required arranging and edited by Paul Alan Johnson the slide lectures decidedly cut and Susan Lorne-Johnson, 2007, into Duek-Cohen’s time of writing FBE UNSW, Sydney 2052. This research papers. In an interview for book and oral history interviews with the faculty of the Built Environment former Town Planning staff members he said that during his teaching John Shaw, Zula Nittim and Bob time at UNSW ‘the campus was a Zehner are available for access in the marvellous laboratory for my urban Archives. design classes to observe what NOT Karin Brennan

Origins No. 14 11 C. S. (JIM) SMITH CARICATURES

Dr Frank Connors, Chemical Engineering Norm Arrowsmith (l) and Basil Noble (r), Sir Rupert Myers, Vice-Chancellor [CN1038] C. S. (Jim) Smith Carpenters [CN1038] C. S. (Jim) Smith [CN1038] C. S. (Jim) Smith

Dirk Van Dyke, Architect’s Office Lenny Green, Sign Writer [CN1038] C. S. Ron Egginton, Gardening/Engineering [CN1038] C. S. (Jim) Smith (Jim) Smith Services [CN1038] C. S. (Jim) Smith

12 Origins No. 14 In 2011 seventy-six caricature sketches were all drawn before his retirement, Most of the caricatures have been of university employees drawn by so they generally consist of men who identified, but there is, unfortunately, Charles Shuttleworth (Jim) Smith (1908 were employed at the university in the one carpenter who has not been - 2001) were transferred to UNSW 1950s and 1960s. One sketch, that of matched to a name. Archives by Facilities Management. Terry Kennedy, includes the remark The caricatures are framed and were Mr Smith worked at the university ‘last opus of Jim Smith 1972’, but it is originally on display in the Property from the early 1950s until 1973. unclear if this was indeed Smith’s final Department, which later became Initially an electrician in the School sketch of the set, as none of the others known as Facilities Management. of Electrical Engineering, he also are dated. After the transfer of the caricatures to worked briefly in the Tertiary Education The sketches mainly feature men the Archives, it was decided to make Research Centre (TERC) before who were employed in the various them more widely available and so becoming the custodian of the Sir John sections of the Property Department an online exhibition of the full set of Clancy Auditorium. – painters, gardeners, carpenters, caricatures is now available on the Mr Smith began doing caricature plumbers, electricians – but also UNSW Archives’ website at http:// sketches while in the air force during include some who worked in the www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/ the Second World War and he university administration, including historicalresources/onlineexhibitions/ continued this practice at the university. two UNSW vice-chancellors – Sir jimsmithcaricaturesexhibition.html. The sketches now held in the Archives Philip Baxter and Sir Rupert Myers. Katie Bird

Unknown Carpenter [CN1038] C. S. (Jim) Samuel Creasy, Patrol [CN1038] C. S. Smith (Jim) Smith

Origins No. 14 13 MORE LIGHTS ON THAN AN ELLIS D. FOGG LIGHTSHOW

‘More lights on than an Ellis D. Fogg Roundhouse venue with its upper level a blue one with no matches – have the Lightshow’ has been an exclamation from which the action below could be same material printed on each. There often heard in my household. The situ- viewed, the lightshows were always a is a catchy slogan, ‘Strike a Light with ation producing such an exclamation highlight of an evening at the ball. The Ellis D. Fogg’ printed on the ‘front’ usually has been linked to young adults lower level of the Roundhouse featured as well as contact phone numbers and the number of lights they turn on a large area of parquetry flooring in for ‘ 347-1258, Brisbane and leave on even when there is no one the centre around which tables were 78-2729, Sydney 771-3333’. ‘Ellis in need of them. Also there have been placed. If numbers required, tables D. Fogg’ is printed on the ‘spine’ of occasions when I have used the expres- were also set up on the upper level. the matchbook and the ‘back’ of the sion on entering a particularly well-lit Coloured lights and a huge, centralised book indicated the scope of services venue. mirror ball were suspended from the available, namely, ‘Lighting and The use of this expression had its ceiling and the balcony of the second Special effects, Films and Lightshows genesis in the late 1960s and early level. The lightshow itself that was a for Parties at home Balls promotions 1970s when I attended the University feature of the entertainment included Concerts and all’. On the side where of New South Wales to complete a strobe lights and smoke machines, the matches were attached are printed Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Diploma in keeping with the ‘fogg’ title, and the words ‘Made in Australia by Hanna in Education. A much anticipated, and numerous other machines, the Match, Contents 20’. well-attended event on the social scene, names of which I was ignorant, that The discovery of the matchbooks was the ball whether it be Arts, Roman, produced the psychedelic effects and engendered many significant memories Recovery, Pyjama or Graduation. transformed the venue. of my time at UNSW and the ‘heady’ It was at one of those balls It was common practice at the days of the 60s and 70s with all their somewhere between 1968 and 1972 time to place matchbooks on tables colours, changes and controversy. that I first encountered an Ellis D. Fogg at significant events such as 21sts, Just as the Beatles were reputed to Lightshow. Apart from the music, the weddings and also balls. Smoking have used the words Lucy in the Sky with occasional stripper, the design of the was allowed at the venues and many Diamonds to represent LSD so did Ellis D. attendees took advantage of that Fogg. I will continue to say ‘more lights Two Ellis D. Fogg matchboxes with a privilege. The matchbooks served than an Ellis D. Fogg lightshow’ and say photograph of Rae Yates, ?, Sandra Hulin, as mementos as well as a form of it with fond memories of people, places Laurie Tennant, Colin Wallis and Lynette Moore (later Langtry) at the Pink El- advertising. and events at the University of New ephant Ball, Roundhouse, 1968 [11/335, The two matchbooks – a yellow one South Wales. 97A65] Photograph: Lyn Langtry containing three unused matches and Lyn Langtry

14 Origins No. 14 ACCESSIONS

This is a selection of records and private papers received by the University Ar- chives from November 2010 to October 2011. Regular additions to the an- nual reports, newsletters, and booklet/ leaflet collections for UNSW’s adminis- trative units, faculties, schools, centres, organisations and associations have not been included in this list. Access enquir- ies to the collection are invited. In some instances access is restricted or special conditions apply. Personal donations Cheong, Simplicius. CD & DVD of ‘Jazz & Latin Hits from 1920s to 1950s’ of the Simplicius Cheong Trio, Oct 2010. Colman, Jim. Drama Club Photographs, 1956. Craven, Mrs Valerie. Drama Club material, 1950s and UNSW Christmas Card, 1961. Hora, Heinrich. Addition to biographical Full cast of The Devil’s Disciple, papers of Emeritus Professor H Hora, WHAT HAVE organised by the Drama Club, 1956 1987-2011. [11/358] Photograph: James Colman Howard, Pat. Papers relating to the Friends YOU GOT of the Library Committee, 2000-05. Langtry, Lynette . Matchbooks from Ellis D. THAT MIGHT of the AGSM; Notes of the Committee Fogg, 1968-1972. of Chairmen of Professorial Boards or Milner Davis, Jessica. Obituary and copies INTEREST US? the equivalent in the Universities of New of tributes to alumnus Professor South Wales and the Australian Capital John Geake, Sep 2011; Photograph of We would like to hear from Territory. Professor John Geake, 2008. you if you are leaving UNSW and International Student Centre. Preparing Myers, Sir Rupert. Update of Curriculum for Student Life at UNSW, 2000-05; have personal papers or other Vitae, 2010. addition to Arriving, Surviving, Thriving Nicholls, EM. Somatic Variability and records relating to your time here @ UNSW; photographs. Pigmentation, PhD thesis 1967; reprints or can help us document any part Library. Photographs of construction on of articles by Nicholls. COFA campus in 2011 taken by Rodney Orlovich, Peter. Addition to Newsletter of the story of the university and Love. of the Centre for South Pacific its people. Records Office. Additions to select Studies Series; Australian Historical registered UNSW files; to the Minutes Bibliography: Bulletin of the Reference & Papers of the Vice-Chancellor’s Section of Australia 1788 - 1988: A Family members of those who Advisory Committee; DVD of the 2005 Bicentennial History, 1980-1984 have been associated with the New College Lecture Series. [S1786]; Papers related to the university in any way may also Student Management - Student Establishment of the Archives Course Administration and Records. at the School of Librarianship kept by like to contact the Archives Examination Papers, 2004-09. Allan Horton, 1965-72. about depositing personal papers, Student Management – Student Central. Reinhard, Ken. Catalogues of the Artwork photographs or memorabilia Graduation Ceremony Booklets. of Emeritus Professor Ken Reinhard, University College, ADFA. Physics 2009-2010. they have inherited. Examination Papers; addition to Sowey, Eric. Video of the 100th Handbooks; to Annual Reports; School Subscription Concert of the Australia of Physics’ Prize Presentation Lists. Ensemble, 1996; Additions to the University of New South Wales. Handbook of the Faculty of Commerce Dinner. Occupational Health & Safety Policy; series; to Annual Report of the School of Facilities and Property. Caricature sketches to Calendar 2011; B2B Blueprint to Economics. of facilities staff by C. S. (Jim) Smith and Beyond 2010: UNSW Strategic Intent Willis, Albert H. Programs of the Memorial a caricature of Kevin Horsell, 1950s & (April 2011); addition to Performance Services for Emeritus Professor Rupert 1972. Portfolios produced for the Australian Vallentine, Oct 2010; for Rex Olsson, 23 Governance Support. Various consignments Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) Feb 1919 - 24 Aug 2011. of minutes, papers and agendas for Audit, 2011; AUQA Audit Report Council, its committees and working (August 2011); Annual Report 2010 Governance and administration parties; the Academic Board, its (Vol. 1-2). Alumni Relations Office. Posters; committees and working parties; for the UNSW Foundation. Photograph of photographs of the 2002 Foundation Faculty Board & Standing Committee David M. Harris and friend at the

Origins No. 14 15 How to contact the Archives the contact to How 1967 Bacchus Ball by DM Harris; 4 predominantly describing UG students’ The Archives is open photographs of Mary-Ann McGill and experiences received by the faculty and by appointment friends at the 1960s Bacchus Balls; 2011 the school of Surveying to research their Wallace Wurth Memorial Lecture, Mr histories; additions to UNSW Engineers Monday to Friday, Kerry O’Brien. Newsletter. 9 am – 1 pm, 2 pm – 5 pm Law, faculty of. Additions to Alumni News; Faculties, schools, centres and to L’Awfu l Newsletter; timeline of faculty’s Closed on public holidays controlled entities history prepared for the 40th Anniversary and 25 December to dinner on 17 Sep 2011, includes photographs; Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics, 1 January ARC Centre of Excellence for. Annual Reports, Menus, Programs and Invitations of the 40th 2001-09. Anniversary Dinner, 2011; Research Report Australian Graduate School of Management. 2006. Location Additions to Audio Cassette Tapes, 1992- Medical Foundation of the University of New Level 1, University Library 2000; to AGSM Examination Papers. South Wales. Records, 1963-73. Australian School of Taxation (ATAX). School Pacific Solar. Addition to Annual Report series. records. Photovoltaic Devices and Systems, Centre for. Built Environment, Faculty of the. Industrial Additions to Annual Reports, 1991-2001. Design Graduand Exhibition Programs; Photovoltaic Engineering, Key Centre for. Annual Postal Address Agendas and Papers of the Deans Advisory Reports, 1999-2001. University Archives Third Generation Photovoltaics, ARC Special Committee, 2001-06; of the Education The University of New Committee, 2000-2007; of the Higher Research Centre for. Annual Reports Degree Committee, 2000-2002 2000-02; Video Recordings of the Olympic South Wales Chemistry, school of. Papers on Science in the Vision Conference on Third Generation SYDNEY NSW 2052 City, 2000-4; 1988 Open Day Badges; Photovoltaics, 2000. AUSTRALIA Chemistry Evacuation Badge & Armband, 1980s. University organisations and Telephone Civil & Environmental Engineering. school associations of. Reminiscences on the school of Civil Arc @ UNSW. Minutes, Agendas & Papers of University Archivist Engineering by Prof RF Warner, 1951-57 & the Representative Council, 2007-08; 2010 Mrs Karin Brennan 1964-79; school history by Mary O’Connell. ; 2010 Blitz; Unsweetened, 2011. (02) 9385 2906 College of Fine Arts. Records from the School Australian Domestic & Family Violence of Art - Alexander Mackie College, City Clearinghouse. Additions to Issues Paper Assistant University Art Institute, NSW Institute of the Arts series; to Newsletter series; to Stakeholder and the College of Fine Arts, 1970s- papers. Archivist 2000; ‘Art Publication’ by Student Buddhist Society (Unibuds). Additions to Ms Katie Bird Representative Council of City Art Newsletter series; to Annual magazine. (02) 9385 2908 Institute Sydney CAE; ‘Chimaera’ student Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) Revue newspaper of the Alexander Mackie Society. Hack to the Future 2011 - Revue College; student publications of the Postcard. Printed Media & Visual Arts courses, City Cricket Club. Annual Report & CD, 2009/10; Art Institute, 1981-82 . Annual Report 2011. Facsimile Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, Law Revue. Law Story - Revue Postcard 2011. (02) 9385 1228 school of. School History 1949-2009, by Undergraduate Student Representative on Blanche Hampton and Ben Allen, 2010. Council. Voluntary Student Unionism Engineering, faculty of. Correspondence (VSU) Papers 1999-2006; Student received by the faculty relating to research Representatives Handbook 2005-06. Email for the faculty history; correspondence Karin Brennan [email protected]

Endnotes Endnotes 1 “The Late Mr Byera Hadley.” Atelier. July 1938, ture. UNSW, 1989, p.2-3, citing Peter Spooner. Website p.13. History of the School of Architecture and Build- http://www.recordkeeping. 2 “Board of Technical Education.” [annual examina- ing. 2:3, 1957. unsw.edu.au tion reports]. Sydney Morning Herald. Monday 10 Eric Daniels. A History of the Faculty to Archi- 23 January 1888, page 5. tecture. UNSW, 1989, p.2-3, who is paraphras- 3 “Sydney Technical College. Annual Presentation ing Peter Spooner’s History of the School of Origins is prepared of Prizes.” Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March Architecture and Building. 2:3, 1957. 1891. p.5. 11 Eric Daniels. A History of the Faculty to Architec- by the staff of 4 Notices. Sydney Morning Herald. 24 January ture. UNSW, 1989, p.3. the University Archives 1899, page 7, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 Jan 12 “A Girls High School.” Sydney Morning Herald. 1899, p.6. 21 November 1923, page 11. 5 Other dates are cited. Hadley’s “Application for 13 “Tenders.” Sydney Morning Herald. 9 April design by Di Quick Registration as an Architect” dated 1923 states 1924, page 8. that he commenced practice in 1893. NSW 14 “Leigh College. Ebenezer Vickery Memorial Architects Registration Board files. Chapel.” Sydney Morning Herald. 10 May 1926, ISSN 1326 – 5407 6 NSW RAIA biographical files. He was on the page 12 and “Leigh College.” Sydney Morning Institute of Architects NSW Council from 1897- Herald. 16 July 1927, page 9. 1906. 15 “Osmond Jarvis” Interview. Paul-Alan Johnson 7 “New Wesley College.” Sydney Morning Herald. and Susan Lorne-Johnson, editors. Architects 29 January 1916, page 17. of the Middle Third. Interviews with NSW 8 “Wesley College. A New Chapel.” Sydney Morn- Architects who commenced practice in the 1930s ing Herald. 2 June 1919, page 10. and 1940s. School of Architecture, UNSW. vol. 4 9 Eric Daniels. A History of the Faculty of Architec- (1997), p.140-141

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