Taylor, Tony, 1917-1972 : Volcanological papers

The papers consist of letters, interviews and reports of eye witnesses giving their observations of the eruption at Mount Lamington on 21 Jan 1951; notes and correspondence on and from Manam Island during eruptions from 1955 to 1960; ciurriculum vitae written by Tony Taylor quite late in life, probably in late 1971 or 1972; field notes made at Manam Island in the days immediately before Tony Taylor's death in Aug 1972.

Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Finding Aids: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/catalogue/.

Provenance: Most of the documents microfilmed here were gathered by Wally Johnson from desk drawers and files in Tony Taylor's office at the Bureau of Mineral Resources building in Canberra following his death on Manam Island in August 1972. For one reason or another the documents had not made their way onto official files. Subsequently Dr Johnson added documents from other sources to the original 'office' collection.