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Archer, Mary Ellinor Lucy (1893 - 1979)

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Born: 13 November 1893 Malvern, Victoria, Australia. Died: 3 May 1979 Toorak, Victoria, Australia.

Mary Ellinor L. 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.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1916 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1918 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1918 - 1923 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? In charge of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry's library (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research from 1926)
1929 - 1946 Librarian and Scientific Assistant at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
1945 - 1946 President of the Australian Institute of Librarians, Victorian branch
1946 - 1954 Chief Librarian at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation from 1949)
1948 - 1949 Federal President Australian Institute of Librarians
1956 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

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Published Sources

'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.

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 25 July 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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