Creator: Penington, Professor David Geoffrey [4 February 1930 - 6 January 2023]
1999.0085 RECORDS OF VICE-CHANCELLOR, DAVID GEOFFREY PENINGTON 1970-1993 Access: Closed
Three sealed envelopes and one loose bundle of memoranda and correspondence. Each consists of confidential records regarding amalgamation with the Victorian College of Pharmacy 1990; academic misconduct Veterinary Science; Freedom of Information Inquiries; dismissal of academic staff; and sexual harassment.
Finding Aids: Not listed
1996.0007 Papers of David Geoffrey Penington 1981-1995 Access: Restricted
Records of Professor Penington's involvement with the AIDS Task Force, 1984-1987; Addresses by Penington, 2 July 1985-1995 (all duplicate addresses held in 2014.0007); 1984 Enquiry on Medical Fees for Medical Benefits Purposes; Committee of Inquiry into Rights of Private Practice in Public Hospitals 1983-1984; Files on legal cases of individuals infected with AIDS in the course of receiving blood
Finding Aids: Yes Listed ONLINE
1995.0117 Consolidated Papers of David Geoffrey Penington as University of Melbourne Vice-chancellor 1973-1995 Access: Restricted
Contains agendas, minutes and meeting papers of Professor Penington’s representation on the AIDS Task Force 1983-1987 (Chaired by Professor Penington), including files relating to AIDS testing, research and Red Cross legal cases; the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee AVVC) Executive and Board of Directors 1990-1995; Australian Universities Industrial Association (AUIA) [continued by] the Aus
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2014.0007 TRANSCRIPTS OF SPEECHES AND ARTICLES BY DAVID PENINGTON WHILE VICE-CHANCELLOR 1985-1995 Access: Open
Comprises transcripts of speeches given by Professor Penington and copies of articles, papers, letters to the Editor etc. written by him in his period as Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne (1988-1995). Topics include: AIDS, Dawkins review of higher education, the professions, industrial relations, Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), politics of scientific research, research and econom
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2022.0007 OUTWARD LETTERS BY DAVID PENINGTON WHILE VICE-CHANCELLOR 1987-1994 Access: Restricted
Contains day files (i.e. green copies of outward letters filed chronologically - latest date on top of each file). Copies of most if not all of these letters will be filed with the corresponding incoming letters according to subject in Central Records. On some letters are file numbers marked in pencil for the guidance of the Records officer. The letters were removed from their arch files and plac
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