Morrison, Allan Arthur. 1911-1975.
Allan Arthur Morrison was born at Mount Morgan in Queensland on 23 Nov. 1911. He won the Lilley Medal in 1925, the Byrnes Medal in 1927 and a State Open Scholarship to the University of Queensland in 1929, where he graduated with first-class honours in history. He lectured in the History Department of the University of Queensland from 1945 to 1971. In 1963, he was made a fellow of the Royal Historical Society of QLD, having been its president 1948-1953. He served terms on the boards of Newstead House & the Oxley Memorial Library as well as fostering the formation of the Queensland State Archives. He was a contributor to the Australian Dictionary of Biography. His published works were mainly on local government and regional history, as well as the role of the Australian Labor Party in QLD politics (1915-57).
From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1850-1971. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223141679
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| creatorOf | Morrison, Allan Arthur, 1911-1975. Comments on the introduction of Sunday sport, 1956 [manuscript] | University of Queensland, UQ Library | |
| creatorOf | Morrison, Allan Arthur, 1911-1975. Railway extensions, [Queensland Railways Dept.] [manuscript] | University of Queensland, UQ Library | |
| creatorOf | Morrison, Allan Arthur. 1911-1975. Some Parliamentary representatives of the Wide Bay and Burnett districts [manuscript] / by Allan A. Morrison. | University of Queensland, UQ Library | |
| creatorOf | Morrison, Allan Arthur, 1911-1975. Papers [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia |
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| associatedWith | Brisbane (Qld.). Council. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Queensland Lawn Tennis Association. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Queensland. Parliament | corporateBody |
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| John Oxley Library |
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| Academics |
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| Railway commissioners |
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Person
Birth 1911
Death 1975
