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Davison, Graeme John

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Positions summary

Chair of History 1982-2003; Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor 2003-2011; Emeritus Professor 2012.

Biography

Graeme Davison was born in Melbourne in 1940 and educated at the University of Melbourne where he graduated with an honours degree in History. He was a Victorian Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College Oxford, and took his PhD at Australian National University. He has held academic appointments at the University of Melbourne and Monash University where he has been a Professor of History since 1982. He has also held visiting appointments as Professor of Australian Studies at Edinburgh University and as an Adjunct Professor at ANU. He has taught courses in nineteenth century British history, Australian history, American urban history and historiography. Professor Davison has published some 15 books and over 100 journal articles and chapters. These include The Rise and Fall of Marvellous Melbourne' (1978, 2004), The Unforgiving Minute (1994), The Use and Abuse of Australian History (2000) and Car Wars (2004). He is co-editor of The Oxford Companion to Australian History (2002), and has served as an advisor or board member of many Australian cultural institutions, including the National Museum, National Archives, State Library of Victoria, Powerhouse Museum and Museum Victoria. He is a frequent contributor to public life through radio and press. In 2003 he was appointed a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor.

Papers

Correspondence files 1960-2005
Miscellaneous collection of files chiefly related to publication of Marvellous Melbourne, Outcast Melbourne, and Journeys into History. Other files of more general correspondence include alphabetical runs for 1982-1983 and 1996-2000.

Manuscript material 1967-2021
Transcripts of articles, addresses, seminar and conference papers; manuscripts for monographs and edited works.

Subject files 1970-2018
Files related to publications written or edited by Prof. Davison; his involvement with historical societies and heritage matters; research projects; bicentennial planning; the National Archives; and a review of the National Museum.

Teaching files 1975-2000
Files related to course in Urban History taught at the University of Melbourne, 1975-1983, and subsequent courses taught within Monash School of Historical Studies. Files may include tutorial handouts, notes, exam papers and occasionally correspondence.

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Interview with Tyrone Pretorius (South Africa staff) October 2011

Interview with Sheelaugh Walton (South Africa staff) October 2010

Interview with Dina Burger (South Africa staff) October 2012

Interview with Craig Rowe (South Africa staff) October 2010

Interview with Charmain Caroto (South Africa staff) October 2011

Interview with Will Moore (South Africa student) October 2011

Interview with Vusi Kweyama (South Africa student) October 2010

Interview with Stephanie Lux (South Africa student) October 2010

Interview with Petunia Mpoza (South Africa student) October 2011

Interview with Lennon Mhishi (South Africa student) October 2011

Recording of interview with Jon Faine 5/9/11

Recording of interview with Rob Willis on 18/7/11

Recording of interview with Stephen Parker 22/6/11

Recording of interview with Brian Corless 22/6/11

Recording of interview with Gary Bouma 7/6/11

Recording of Berwick interviews Leon Piterman & Phillip Steele) 20/5/11

Recording of interview with Jerry Ellis 19/5/11

Recording of interview with Peter Costello 21/3/11

Recording of interview with Bill Rogers 17/3/11

Interview with Yap, Shafqut, Uvais March 2011

Interview with Walter Wong (Malaysia) March 2011

Interview with Robin Pollard (Malaysia) March 2011

Interview with Nair, Rachagan, Boon Leong, Ahmad March 2011

Series

MON1209: Articles and addresses

MON1208: Subject files

MON1207: Teaching files

MON1205: Correspondence files

MON386: Correspondence related to compilation of 'Australians 1888'

MON305: Recordings and transcripts of interviews with Monash academics

MON297: Working files associated with the Monash University 50th Anniversary history

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Monash University History [compiled from various archival films for launch of University Unlimited - May 2012]

Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor Graeme Davison, 2005

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