Allen Strom further papers including some papers of Allan Fox, 1954-1999

MLMSS 10540

fonds

1954-1999

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

9658879

0.16 metres of textual material (1 box), includes 9 photographs - typescript, manuscript

Allen Strom (1915-1997) was an educator, conservationist, naturalist and administrator. During the 1950s he was an education officer at the Australian Museum. He was a member of the Caloola Club (founded in 1945 to foster a love of wildernesses and encourage nature conservation) and foundation secretary of the National Parks Association of NSW. From 1958 to 1967, he served as the Chief Guardian of Fauna on the Fauna Protection Panel prior to the establishment of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NP&WS). He was also a member of the Nature Conservation Council. From 1967 until his retirement he worked in the Department of Education as the Advisor in Conservation. He was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion for ‘special study and for increasing knowledge and appreciation of natural history in Australia’ in 1972, and with an Order of Australia for his services to conservation education in 1977.

Allan Fox was an environmental writer and photographer who was mentored by Allen Strom. Fox used Strom’s papers to write a biography of him.
Reference: Library correspondence file

FOLDER 1
Reports prepared by Allen Strom. Including:
Evaluating the environment of a region: Central Coast, 1978
Some aspects of nature conservation in New South Wales during the 1950s and 1960s, 1980
The Kincumber environment, 1980
A guide to Wamberal Lagoon Nature Reserve: A natural area on the Central Coast of New South Wales, 1982
A background to environmental education : Some memoirs of Allen A. Strom, A.M., 1987
Central Coast: Some environmental issues of current importance, undated

FOLDER 2
Subject files:
‘Publicity: “The Star; The Express”’, 1985-1986. Includes correspondence and newspaper clippings
‘Central Coast: Some environmental issues of current importance’, n.d.
‘Community development: The role of the Gosford City Council’, 1984-1985. Includes correspondence, draft policies, reports and newspaper clippings
‘Gosford City Council: Environment officer [251.00.00]’, 1987-1990. Includes correspondence, discussion paper, meeting reports and newspaper clippings

FOLDER 3
9 Caloola Club programmes of activities, 1954-1961
Booklet 'A background to nature conservation: Some processes which help to build and destroy natural habitats' published by the Fauna Protection Panel, 1962
Correspondence to and from the National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1982
Obituary and related newspaper clippings, 1997; and other materials

FOLDER 4
Correspondence to Allan Fox, 1986-1999
Correspondence from Allan Fox regarding research and planning for his Strom biography, 1999; and other materials

FOLDER 5
9 black and white photographic prints taken by Allan Fox, undated. Includes photographs of the Myall Lakes Coastline, Caloola Club members hiking at Port Campbell, Barrenjoey, Yadboro Creek, Wirrimbirra Sanctuary, Wamberal Lagoon, a student in an environmental education workshop and a malleefowl’s nest.

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