People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

28 November, 1882
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death

27 July, 1969 (aged 86)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• Scottish

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Congregational

Education

• Cleveland Street High (Sydney)
• Sydney Grammar School

Occupation

• censor
• librarian
• library head
• public servant

Awards

• Carnegie scholarship
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Key Organisations

• Australian Institute of Librarians (NSW)
• Canberra Society of Arts and Literature
• University Association of Canberra
• International Institute for Intellectual Co-operation
• Commonwealth Literature Censorship Board
• Commonwealth Literary Fund
• Australian Institute of Librarians (federal)
• Australian National Film Board

Workplaces

• University of Sydney (library)
• National Library of Australia