Australian Society of Archivists


The Australian Society of Archivists is a professional organization of archivists in Australia.
The Australian Library Association had an archives section between 1951 and 1973.
Significant persons in the starting of the society include Phyllis Mander-Jones, and Robert Sharman who became the editor of the journal Archives and Manuscripts
The inaugural meeting of the Society was held at the Australian National University in April 1975.
The Society publishes a professional and scholarly journal called Archives and Manuscripts.
Annual conferences of the society include the Loris Williams Memorial Lecture, honouring Loris Williams, and the .

Notable members

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