Category: People

  1. 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

  2. Who were the first IHers?

    The very first residents arrived at Melbourne’s International House at the end of 1956. But we don’t know for certain who the first of the first was. According to an article in The Age newspaper, it was ‘an American’ who arrived in early November 1956, even before the building was completed (“International House Has First […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2020/09/02/who-were-the-first-ihers

  3. 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

  4. History Mystery bonus: Jigsaw

    Complete the jigsaw to see someone associated with the early history of IH. Clue: there’s a room at International House named after this person. Jigsaw Puzzle

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2020/07/31/history-mystery-bonus-jigsaw

  5. 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

Number of posts found: 19