AIAS Connections
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From W.E.H. Stanner, Chair, 1961 Conference on Aboriginal Studies, 03/04/61.
Confirms his earlier invitation to Alice to attend the conference held in May 1961 that set the directions for the proposed AIAS.
(MS3501/1/7/29) Click here for transcript of letter
To W.E.H. Stanner, Department of Anthropology, Australian National University, 21/11/61
Requests advice in applying for financial assistance for her work, mentioning her plans to pursue further study towards a PhD.
(MS3501/1/9/44)
From W.E.H. Stanner, Department of Anthropology, Australian National University, 28/11/61
Advises Alice to apply to the AIAS for a grant for further research and outlines some of the issues involved in working on a PhD through the Australian National University.
(MS3501/1/9/47)
To W.E.H. Stanner, Executive Officer, AIAS, 04/12/61
Submits application for a research grant to continue study on Australian Aboriginal music and outlines work plans for the next few years.
(MS3501/1/9/52)
To J.S. Boydell, Secretary, AIAS, 03/06/66
Thanks for notification of appointment to the AIAS Advisory Committee on Ethnomusicology.
(MS3501/1/22/3)
To F.D. McCarthy, Principal, AIAS, 23/3/67
Seeks approval to make a formal application to Monash University in order to pursue studies towards a PhD. Alice describes her research plans, assuring him that her work for the AIAS as a Research Fellow will continue.
(MS3501/1/26/15)
To W.C. Wentworth, Minister for Social Services, Parliament House, 14/01/72
Thanks for information on Ray Price’s tour of Australia. After some comments on her own overseas study, she gently emphasises the uniqueness of Australian Aboriginal music.
(MS3501/1/60/23)
To Warwick Dix, Principal, AIAS, 14/01/72
Thanks for extending her Fellowship. Alice maintained her formal connections to AIATSIS until 1995.
(MS3501/1/127/30)
To Ken Colbung, Chair, AIAS, 19/11/87
Responds to a Review of a government proposal that would have radically changed the operations of Aboriginal agencies, including the AIAS. The Review, entitled ‘Foundations for the Future’, was commissioned by Gerry Hand, who was the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs in 1987.
(MS3501/1/133/6)