Annual Librarian's lecture
Staff, students and members of the University and Library community are invited to the third annual Librarian Lecture.
Edward Hippius Bromby
and his legacy to the University of Melbourne Library
Tuesday 18 September
11am - 12pm, Theatre 1, ICT Building, 111 Barry St, University of Melbourne
Edward Hippius Bromby was the first librarian at the University of Melbourne. Drawing on primary sources at the University Archives and the State Library of Victoria, the presentation covers his life in Melbourne society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bromby developed the library in the young University and grappled with perennial issues such as collections, space and staffing and university politics.
Please register to attend this event at
http://go.unimelb.edu.au/329
Contact: Kylie Nickels
Phone: 83447617