Category: Founders
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The founders: Ian Clunies Ross
Sir Ian Clunies Ross (1899-1959), known to IHers from the ‘Clunies’ building, was a veterinary scientist and administrator. He was also the first chair of the International House Council. Clunies Ross’ involvement with International House can be linked to his interest in international affairs and involvement with the Rotary Club of Melbourne. In 1950 and […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2022/10/28/the-founders-ian-clunies-ross
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The founders: Samuel Wadham
Sir Samuel Macmahon Wadham (1891–1972) was Professor of Agriculture at the University of Melbourne and the second chair of the International House Council. Wadham oversaw the expansion of International House during the 1960s. As his biographer L .R. Humphreys writes, International House’s “great decade of expansion was made possible by [Wadham’s] persistence, sagacity and ability […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2022/06/08/the-founders-samuel-wadham
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Who was Mavis Jackson?
Microbiologist Mavis Jackson (1913–2000) was a key figure in fundraising for International House and a chair of the International House Council. She was born in India and moved to Melbourne to attend boarding school. In 1935, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne (Kilpatrick, 2000). In the early 1950s, Mavis […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2020/09/17/who-was-mavis-jackson
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The Founders: Constance Duncan
Ada Constance Duncan (1896-1970), known as ‘Constance’, was an activist and teacher. She studied arts at the University of Melbourne and, throughout her life, was active in supporting international affairs, refugees’ and women’s rights and the peace movement (Langmore, 1996/2020). In 1953, she became the organising secretary for the International House Appeal, one of the […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2020/08/07/the-founders-constance-duncan
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Who were the ‘founders’?
The Founders’ Building at International House was officially opened in 2008. But who were the ‘founders’? The founders were a group of people closely associated with the beginnings and early history of IH. In his history of International House, Professor Emeritus Frank Larkins identifies twenty ‘founders’, all of whom were closely involved with planning International […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2020/07/31/who-were-the-founders
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