409 - Testamurs, Testimonials and Certificates - Guide to the University of Adelaide Archives

Series 409 - Testamurs, Testimonials and Certificates

Date Range	c. 1880 - c. 1990
Quantity	117 cm, 1 box + 4 oversize
Provenance	Registrar's Department
Description	The records consist of sundry testamurs, testimonials and certificates that have not been returned to their owners or have been donated to the University. They include various degrees from the University of Adelaide and other universities and institutions, plus testimonials and educational qualifications of particular individuals. There are also blank degree forms, receipts for certificates returned and related correspondence. A detailed listing of persons whose items are contained in the series is available.

Inventory Listing

•	Testimonials and Certificates This item contains references to: Testimonials This box contains files of testimonials and educational documents for John Harry Jones (1915), Georg Rosendorff (1920), James Johnston (1905), and K McEastman (1917). A draft copy of a Senior Local Exam is included for Mr Alexander J Henry. A letter attests to AH Humphrey's WA qualifications. A file devoted to Mr Daniel Arthur David contains various Welsh education certificates and a reference, dating from 1889-1925. Correspondence relating to degrees is included in the final file, which is labelled "Sundry Testimonials and Certificates that have not been returned". This file also contains further testimonials and some items of a diverse nature. A copy of the Hildesheimer Zeitung und Anzeiger (3rd Aug 1888) is labelled "Henry Heuzenroeder, Esq, N.Adelaide, SA" and an envelope addressed to A Watson refers to shares. For a complete listing go to: J:\Shared\SECRTE\ARCHIVES\Item Listings\Series 409 Degrees.xls Date Range 1880 - c. 1940 Quantity 17 cm, 1 box Inventory Identifier 040900001 Box Number 1 Series 409
•	Degrees Forfeited for Ad Eundum Gradum Status This item contains references to: Degrees This box contains degrees from other institutions, forfeited to obtain ad eundum gradum status at the University of Adelaide. For a complete listing go to: J:\Shared\SECRTE\ARCHIVES\Item Listings\Series 409 Degrees.xls Date Range 1883 - 1941 Quantity 100 cm, 1 box Inventory Identifier 040900002 Box Number 2 Series 409
•	Degrees Not Returned (A-L) This item contains references to: Degrees This box contains degrees not returned to their owners. They are filed alphabetically by surname, and the box contains from A to L. For a complete listing go to: J:\Shared\SECRTE\ARCHIVES\Item Listings\Series 409 Degrees.xls Date Range 1887 - 1939 Quantity 100 cm, 1 box Inventory Identifier 040900003 Box Number 3 Series 409
•	Degrees Not Returned (M-Z) This item contains references to: Degrees This box contains degrees not returned to their owners. The items are filed alphabetically by surname, and the box contains from M to Z. For a complete listing go to: J:\Shared\SECRTE\ARCHIVES\Item Listings\Series 409 Degrees.xls Date Range 1900 - 1967 Quantity 100 cm, 1 box Inventory Identifier 040900004 Box Number 4 Series 409
•	Blank and Cancelled Degrees This item contains references to: Degrees This box contains blank degree forms and cancelled degrees. For a complete listing go to: J:\Shared\SECRTE\ARCHIVES\Item Listings\Series 409 Degrees.xls Date Range c. 1900 - c. 1913 Quantity 100 cm, 1 box Inventory Identifier 040900005 Box Number 5 Series 409
•	Obsolete Testamurs These blank degree forms bear the signatures of Chancellors JJ Bray and Roma Mitchell, and represent a wide range of the degrees offered by the University in the 1970s and 1980s. For a complete listing go to: J:\Shared\SECRTE\ARCHIVES\Item Listings\Series 409 Degrees.xls Date Range c. 1970 - c. 1990 Quantity 5 cm, 1 bundle Inventory Identifier 040900006 Box Number 1 Series 409
•	Reginald Francis Matters: Degrees In 1925 Reginald Matters was awarded the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery by the University of Adelaide, ad eundem gradum. In 1929 he was awarded the Doctor of Medicine. For a complete listing go to: J:\Shared\SECRTE\ARCHIVES\Item Listings\Series 409 Degrees.xls This item contains references to: Medicine Date Range 1925 - 1929 Quantity 1 cm, 2 testamurs Inventory Identifier 040900007 Box Number 7 Series 409
•	Unreturned Testamurs and Certificates This item contains testamurs in various peoples' names from the University of Adelaide and other institutions. It also contains a certificate of medical registration. For a complete listing go to: J:\Shared\SECRTE\ARCHIVES\Item Listings\Series 409 Degrees.xls Date Range 1889 - 1933 Quantity 100 cm, 1 box Access Partially closed Inventory Identifier 040900008 Box Number 6 Series 409
•	Irene Pearl Harry: Bachelor of Arts Testamur Date Range 1915 Quantity 1 parchment Inventory Identifier 040900009 Box Number 6 Series 409
•	Winnifred Preedy: Junior Examination Certificate Winnifred Preedy was the second female to graduate from Dentistry at the University of Adelaide in 1927. The first was Linda Thompson in 1926. Date Range 1916 Quantity 1 certificate Inventory Identifier 040900010 Box Number 1 Series 409
•	Alan Mauger Selway: Intermediate and Leaving Public Examination Certificates Donated by daughter, Deb Selway. Date Range 1941 - 1942 Quantity 2 certificates Inventory Identifier 040900011 Box Number 1 Series 409
•	Pamela Margaret Butler: Bachelor of Science Testamur Date Range 1956 Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 parchment Inventory Identifier 040900012 Box Number 1 Series 409
•	Pamela Margaret Butler: Diploma in Secondary Education Testamur Date Range 1958 Quantity 0.1 cm, 1 parchment Inventory Identifier 040900013 Box Number 1 Series 409
•	William Henry Butler: Bachelor of Science Testamur Date Range 1931 Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 parchment Inventory Identifier 040900014 Series 409
•	Sophie Dora Harris: Bachel of Arts Testamur Date Range 1928 Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 parchment Inventory Identifier 040900015 Series 409

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