Contains copies of reports and circulars regarding RACI administration, policies and procedures.

Includes: recommendations of the Council Procedures Committee; RACI Schedule of Accounts: RACI Financial Regulations and Procedures; job specifications for the Executive Secretary and Registrar; preliminary report on the estimated future corporate membership of the Institute; appendices to Full Council Meeting agenda items - "Headquarter Accommodation", "Membership Problem - Desirability of an Opinion Survey", "Register of Members", "RACI Assurance - Insurance".

Correspondence, minutes of meetings and reports regarding the formation of Australia-wide chemistry groups.

Includes: regulations approved by Council (17 June, 1963) for the Cereal Chemistry Group; minutes of meetings of the RACI Australia-Wide Groups Committee; RACI report on the "Implementation of Australia-Wide Groups"; minutes of meetings of the Group Steering Committee; circulars regarding the implementation and functions of chemistry groups; Victorian Branch - Constitution of the Groups; minutes of meetings of the Australia-Wide Groups steering Committee; draft regulations of RACI National Groups.

Correspondence, minutes of meetings and reports regarding the formation of Australia-wide chemistry groups.

Includes: minutes of meetings of the Group Steering Committee; reports to council by the Groups Steering Committee; correspondence regarding the activities of the Groups Steering Committee and the formation of specific chemistry groups.

AAECRE - Australian Atomic Energy Commission Research Establishment (Lucas Heights).

Item includes a submission by the RACI to the NERDDC regarding the review of the research and development activities at the Australian Atomic Energy Commission.

Includes: correspondence with the Australian Broadcasting Commission regarding the time allocated to science programmes on radio and television; correspondence with Dr Peter Pockley, organiser of Science Programmmes for the Australian Broadcasting Commission.

Contains correspondence and papers regarding the preparation of the Institute's yearly calendar of events.

Includes draft copies of event calendars.

Correspondence and papers regarding a submission, relating to technician training, made by the Institute to the Australian Committee on Technical and Further Education.

Includes: draft and final version of the submission made by the Institute; RACI report on "The Training of Chemical Technicians"; newsclipping of the advertisement placed by the Committee stating its tasks, and calling for submissions from interested individuals and organisations; copy of a speech by Senator the Hon. L.K. Murphy, QC, Attorney-General and Minister for Customs and Excise, on the Trade Practices Bill, 1973; copy of "The Senate Trade Practices Bill 1973 - Explanatory Memorandum", circulated by the Attorney General, Senator the Hon. Lionel Murphy, Q.C.).

Correspondence and papers regarding the involvement of the Council of the RACI in the establishment of an Australian Scientific and Technical Information Centre.

Contains a submission of papers from FINEC (Financial and Economic Services), an organisation interested in becoming involved with the ASTIC (Australian Scientific and Technical Information Centre).

Contains correspondence regarding the activities and establishment of the RACI working party on an Australian Scientific and Technological Information Centre.

Correspondence, papers and reports regarding communication in science and the control and dissemination of scientific information.

Includes: December 1970 and June 1971 copies (CODATA 5 and CODATA 6) of the newsletter of the International Council of Scientific Unions Committee on Data for Science and Technology; a working copy of "Scientific and Technical Information Services in Australia", a report to the Council of the RACI; correspondence regarding the CSIRO SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information) Service; draft manuscript "New Forms of Publishing in Chemistry; correspondence regarding the 4th ANZAAS Congress - Communication in Science; copy of a paper by Leonie Skehan entitled "New Concepts in Information Communication" presented at the 4th National Convention of the RACI.

This item includes reference to the Australian Scientific and Technological Information Centre.

Contains promotional material and papers regarding computer based information services for scientific applications.

This item includes reference to the Australian Scientific and Technological Information Centre.

Correspondence and mailing lists relating to the distribution of the RACI report "Scientific and Technological Information Services in Australia".

This item includes reference to the Australian Scientific and Technological Information Centre.

Contributions of Alex Robertson (Fellow of the RACI) to the activities of the RACI Working Party on Scientific and Technical Information Services in Australia.

This item includes reference to: ASTIC - the Australian Scientific and Technological Information Centre; ALBIS - the Australian Library Based Information System; the CSIRO SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information) Service based on CA Condensates; the STISEC - the Scientific and Technological Information Services Enquiry Committee; ANSTEL - the Australian National Scientific and Technological Library.

Correspondence regarding the activities of Australian chemists overseas.

This item includes reference to: the `brain drain' of Australian chemistry graduates overseas; Australian scientists abroad wishing to return.

Correspondence (incoming and outgoing) between the Institute and various Australian and overseas universities.

Confidential report - Canberra, July, 1971.

Correspondence regarding outstanding matters.

Contains correspondence, promotional material and reports awaiting reply or action from outside the Institute. Includes reference to: the TAFE (Technical and Further Education) Development Plan (1975); science education in technical schools; the University of New South Wales Master of Science (Biotechnology); Project Physics; the Swinburne College of Technology's Survey on Technical Information Requirements of Industry.

This item includes copies of a paper entitled "Research in the Manufacturing Industry in Australia", by the late S.H. Bastow, D.S.O., Ph.D., FRACI, read to the Institution of Engineers, Australia Conference (14th of April, 1964) by Sir Frederick White.

Correspondence with the Federal Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs, The Hon. Clyde R. Cameron, M.P..

Contains correspondence, circulars and draft manuscripts regarding the possibility of RACI Headquarters moving its location from Melbourne to Canberra.

Correspondence and papers regarding the question of Institute representation in Canberra and the possible transfer of Headquarters.

Correspondence and papers regarding visits to, and the question of Institute representation in, Canberra.

Copies of reprints from the Archives of Environmental Health on medical aspects of carbon black.

Correspondence, draft manuscripts, reports and proposals concerning the production of a "Careers Folder" , entitled Chemistry is a Good Profession, for 15 to 17 year old students throughout Australia. Includes: draft and final version copies of the folders; correspondence and reports/proposals regarding the production of the folders; copies of folders promoting biochemistry as a career - "Careers in Science and Technology - Biochemistry"; "Technical Manpower" (1963 to 1971), a newsletter/journal reporting on the activities of the Science and Technology Careers Bureau.

Request for information from the Institute regarding careers in chemistry.

This item includes incoming requests for information accompanied by a copy of the Institute's reply correspondence.

Information booklets and brochures concerning courses and careers in chemistry.

Correspondence regarding the inclusion of information on the RACI in the careers publications "Opportunities for School Leavers" and "Careers Guide for Victoria".

Includes: "The Social Responsibility of the Scientist" an address given by Dr. D.V. Colliet at the Victorian Branch Symposium, 15th of May, 1970; "Opportunities and Responsibilities of the Chemist in Industry" by J.H. Dick; "The Economics of the Process Industries (Industrial Chemicals and Synthetic Resins)" by W. Freeman; career and qualification details of Dr. D.W. Colliet, Prof. P.J. Feushaur, F.C. James, and E.A. Swinton.

Contains correspondence and forms regarding the 1971 Census (Population Census, Australia, 30th of June 1971).

Status of Professional Chemists in Administration of Government Acts.

Contains correspondence, journal articles and reports concerning the status and recognition of professional chemists in the administration of various acts. Includes: files on Australian Poisons Legislation, Road Safety and Alcohol, and Geochemical Analysis; "Recommendations on Legislation Concerning the Determination and Certification of Alcohol in Blood Levels" by Lloyd E. Smythe; "Legal Aspects of Analytical Chemistry" by Lloyd E. Smythe; "The Determination of Alcohol in Breath and Blood Samples" by Lloyd E. Smythe; "The Welfare of the royal Australian Chemical Institute" by Lloyd E. Smythe; "Government Acts and Analyses", Queensland Branch, RACI; "Report on the Victorian Poisons Act"; RACI report on "The Status of the Professional Chemist in the Administration of Various Acts", compiled from the deliberations of the State Branch Sub-Committees, Federal Co-ordinator - N. Heron.

Correspondence with Australian Colleges of Advanced Education regarding chemistry courses.

Correspondence regarding the acceptance of RACI membership as conferring eligibility for appointment to positions in the Commonwealth Public Service requiring professional training in Chemistry.

Correspondence and newsclippings concerning the proposed transfer of the CSIRO'S Minerals Research Laboratory and Solar Energy Unit to the direct control of the Department of Minerals and Energy.

Contains correspondence and reports regarding the availability of Commonwealth Scholarships to students entering university courses in Australia.

Includes: Education Department of Victoria pamphlets - "Commonwealth Scholarships"; Department of Labour and National Service (Commonwealth of Australia) publication - "The Employment of Chemists in Australia"; Commonwealth Scholarships Board Annual Reports (1959 and 1960); Report of the Committee on Australian Universities, September, 1957.

Correspondence and papers regarding the conscription of professional scientists into National Service.

Correspondence and papers regarding the conscription of student and graduate members of the RACI into National Service.

Correspondence regarding inaccuracies contained within an article which appeared in the October, 1977, issue of the Transport Journal of Australia.

This item includes reference to an article entitled "Corrosion in Engine Cooling Systems Prevented" (Transport Journal of Australia, Vol. 20, No. 1, 1977) in which claims are made in support of the product 'Corium 20'.

Correspondence with a member of the Institute regarding difficulties in obtaining an increase in supply of absolute alcohol from the Department of Customs and Excise.

Investigations into the formation of an independent Australian organisation to replace the Australian Sections of the American Institute of Food Technologies.

Correspondence and papers concerning arrangements for the first Australian Symposium on Forensic Sciences (sponsored and organised by the Institute), held at the University of Melbourne from the 8th to the 11th of October, 1969.

Includes: bound schedule/programme and abstracts of papers of the RACI Symposium on the Forensic Sciences, held in Melbourne from the 8th to the 11th of October, 1969; a map of the University of Melbourne, site of the Symposium; registration summary sheets for the symposium, showing the names and addresses (work) of Symposium participants.

This item includes reference to: the ratification of a pay system for professional scientists incorporating salary scales based on experience and job responsibility; the Association of Professional Scientists of Australia; the Australian Arbitration Commission; RACI policy on the termination of employment of chemists; redundancy problems at BHP - Whyalla; APSA (Association of Professional Scientists of Australia), American Chemical Society, APEA, and Australian Government retrenchment guidelines; the PMA agreement with the Chemical Workers' Union; "Recent Developments in Australian Science Policy", an address given by the Hon. Clyde R. Cameron, M.P., Australian minister for Science and Consumer Affairs.

This item includes reference to: the Institute Charter and By-Laws; application procedures for members; representation of the Institute on the SAA (Standards Association of Australia) Council; Institute Committees; RACI Corporate Membership; Australian scientists abroad wishing to return; the RACI Investment Programme; advertising by chemical consultants; conscription of professional scientists; the Institute's submission on the proposed science Council to advise the Commonwealth Government on the development of science in Australia; Institute seminars, conferences and symposia; ASTEC - the Australian Science and Technology Council; separation of minerals and solar energy activities from the CSIRO.

Contains correspondence concerning requests for information and advice from the Institute.

Contains correspondence and papers concerning the activities of the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories and the position of Australian Government Analyst.

Correspondence with the Education Department, the Department of Labour and National Service, the Department of Education and Science, the Department of Supply, and the Commonwealth Public Service Board.

Contains correspondence and papers concerning three separate histories of the Institute produced by A.E. Leighton (President of the Institute, 1952/1953), F. Strahan (Archivist of the University of Melbourne), and Dr. D.J. O'Connor.

Includes: "A History of the Australian Chemical Institute, 1914 - 1932", by A. E. Leighton, Proceedings, June, 1954; a draft copy of D.J. O'Connor's history of the Institute; draft copies of F. Strahan's history of the Institute (1917 - 1967); file containing the correspondence of Dr I.W. Wark from the time of his appointment as General President of the Institute (1957 - 1958).

Correspondence with the Department of Immigration and the Department of labour and National Service.

This item includes reference to: the re-establishment of a nation-wide Register of Chemists. This item contains copies of documents, including completed Commonwealth Employment Service forms and course results, sent in support of an application made to the Department of Labour and National Service.

Contains correspondence concerning the publication of information regarding professional career opportunities in Australia.

This item includes reference to: the Department of Immigration.

This item includes reference to: the Government of Victoria Board of Inquiry into Standardization and Marking of Packaged Goods in Terms of Weight or Measure.

Contains correspondence, reports and draft manuscripts concerning the establishment and administration of insurance and superannuation funds for Institute members.

Recommendations for the award of an honour to William Ralph Jewell in recognition of his contributions to science and technology in Australia.

Includes: letters of recommendation highlighting Jewell's contributions to science in Australia.

Correspondence seeking approval to publish an edited version of a report produced by Mr Ian McWilliam B.Sc. (Hons.) F.R.A.C.I., Senior Lecturer, Swinburne College of Technology, Churchill Fellow (1973), in "Proceedings".

Institute involvement with the Metric Conversion Board.

Correspondence regarding the nomination of Institute members for positions on the Council of the National Library of Australia.

Contains general correspondence and papers for the attention and reference of the Executive Secretary of the Institute, Dr. W. E. Purnell.

This item includes reference to: the Science Teachers' Association of Victoria; a proposed club for Scientists and Technologists; the Science and Technology Careers Bureau; the South Australian Panel of Practising Analysts.

Contains general correspondence and papers for the attention and reference of the Executive Secretary of the Institute, Dr. W. E. Purnell.

Contains draft and final copies of a notice produced by the Institute to attract/recruit new members.

Contains various publications, including pamphlets, booklets, manuals, journals and reports, concerning laboratory safety, and the handling and disposal of hazardous materials.

This item includes the following publications: "Laboratory Waste Disposal Manual", Manufacturing Chemists Association, Washington, D.C., 1969: "Safety In Academic Chemistry Laboratories", American Chemical Society Committee on Chemical Safety, Third Edition, August, 1979; "OHM-TADS - Oil and Hazardous Materials Technical Assistance Data System", information pamphlet produced by the (American) Environmental Protection Agency; "MCA Publications List", information pamphlet produced by the Manufacturing Chemists Association, Washington, D.C., August 1978; Gaston, P.J., "The Care, Handling and Disposal of Dangerous Chemicals", Institute of Science and Technology, Northern Publishers, Scotland, 1070; "Technical Guide No.6 - Handbook of Organic Industrial Solvents", Third Edition (undated), American Mutual Insurance Alliance, Chicago, Illinois; "Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories", American Chemical Society Committee on Safety, January 1976; "National Cancer Institute Safety Standards for Research Involving Chemical Carcinogens", U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, June 1975; Chemical and Engineering News, American Chemical Society, Vol. 57, No. 18, April 30, 1979; Chemical and Engineering News, American Chemical Society, Vol. 57, No. 11, March 12, 1979; Chemical and Engineering News, American Chemical Society, Vol. 57, No. 17, April 23, 1979; "IMCO and its activities", Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation, London, May 1978; "Environmentally Hazardous Chemicals - Report by the AEC Working Group on Environmentally Hazardous Chemicals 1977", Australian Environment Council; Research Resources Reporter, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Vol. 11, No. 12, Dec. 1978; "Model Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road - 2nd Edition Prepared by the Advisory Committee on the Transport of Dangerous Goods", Australian Department of Transport, Melbourne, Victoria, Nov. 1973; "Evaluation of the Hazard of Bulk Water Transportation of Industrial Chemicals - A Tentative Guide", Committee on Hazardous Materials, division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1974.

Correspondence concerning a review ("The Age" 17/3/78) of the Partridge Committee Report.

This item includes reference to: the Australian Pharmaceutical Science Association; the Tasmanian Pharmacy Act; the W.A. Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1910-1954; The Institutes preferred use of the terms "chemist" and "pharmacist".

This item includes: the Victorian Medical Act 1958; the Pharmacy Act Amendment Act 1952 (South Australia); the Pharmacy Act 1935-1947 (South Australia).

Probably for inclusion in the Institute publications Proceedings or Review.

This item includes reference to: the appointment of Devy-Ashmore Pty Ltd to assist the Department of Manufacturing Industry in a study of the further processing of Australian raw materials within Australia.

Correspondence and papers concerning the involvement of the Professional Officers Association (Commonwealth Public Service) in the determination of salary conditions for professional chemists.

Correspondence and papers concerning the activities of the Professional Officers Association (Commonwealth Public Service).

Correspondence and papers concerning disagreements over the professional status of pharmacists in the Commonwealth Public Service.

Correspondence, newsclippings, and promotional materials concerning matters of professional and scientific interest to the Institute and its members.

Includes: notices and summaries of talks of possible interest to Institute members; informational materials on public relations policies and practices; a photograph of Dr. Ferdinand Perutz and Dr. John Cowdrey Kendrew (both from Cambridge University) who were made joint winners of the 1962 Nobel Chemistry Prize for their work in the determination of the molecular structure of myoglobin and haemoglobin; newsclippings concerning science in Australia and the activities of Australian scientists (particularly chemists).

Correspondence with Commonwealth Government Departments, Ministers and Offices.

Includes correspondence with: the Department of Labour and National Service; the Department of Immigration; the Department of Education and Science; the Minister for Education and Science; the Department of Science; the Australian Committee on Technical and Further Education; the Minister for the Environment and Conservation; the Office of the Public Service Board; the Professional Employment Office; the Patent Office; the Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs; the Attorney General's Office; the Minister for Education; the Department of Employment and Public Relations; the Department of Technical and Further Education.

Copy of report entitled "Notes on Expansion of the Chemical Industry and of Secondary Industry in General", by Allan E. Perriman, June 1961.

Three reports (possibly produced by different authors), marked Entry A, Entry B, and Entry D, entitled "The Role of Government in the Encouragement of Research in Industry".

Report, "Output of Scientists and Engineers from Australian Universities and Technical Institutions - 1970", produced by the Statistics Section of the Department of Education and Science, September 1972.

Correspondence and papers concerning the activities and publications of the Science and Technology Careers Bureau.

Correspondence, reports and working papers concerning the status and philosophy of professional chemists.

Correspondence concerning transferable/portable superannuation funds for Institute members.

Correspondence and papers concerning guidelines of the Trade Practices Commission, specifically where they relate to organisation agreements that constitute codes of ethics.

Correspondence and reports concerning a paper , entitled "Training for Industry and Commerce", released by the Department of Labour and National Service (Commonwealth Government) for discussion and comment.

Correspondence and promotional material concerning Australian preparations/contributions to the 1979 conference.

Correspondence concerning the activities of, and Institute involvement with, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Australian Water Resources Council (AWRC); International Association on Water Pollution Research (IAWPR); Water Research Foundation of Australia (WRF); Australian Water and Wastewater Association (AWWA)

Correspondence and papers concerning the 8th International Conference on Water Pollution Research, held in Sydney from the 17th to the 22nd of October, 1976.