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The university's Art Collection has been in existence since the establishment of the Applied Arts Fund for the 1953/54 financial year, however, the Art Collection has only become an administrative unit in fairly recent times. Initially, the collection was managed by the Applied Arts Sub-Committee of the Buildings & Equipment Committee, which was created by Council on 11th May, 1953 (resolution 316vii), although the Committee had already held its first meeting on 20th April, 1953. The aim of the Sub-Committee was to report and review the Applied Arts cumulative fund of 1,500 pounds p.a. that was instituted initially for five years for expenditure on applied arts, such as portraitures, murals, house flags and for prizes for the design of commemorative tables, fountains and the like (resolution 316vi). At the second meeting on 15 October 1953, the committee approved the commission of the first two items that were to form the foundations of the art collection - a portrait of the first President of the University and for Mr Tom Bass, Sculptor...to complete a sculptural mural on the wall surface of the stone fin at the entrance to the first major university building at Kensington. At the 12 May 1975 meeting of Council the Applied Arts Sub-Committee of the Building and Equipment Committee of Council was reformed and retitled the Fine Arts Committee. At the same time the sub-committee was given the responsibility to: i) be authorised to determine a policy for the building of an art collection and to implement procedures designed to facilitate the acquisition of art works; ii) be charged with the responsibility of advising on the exhibition of the collection and on the oversight of the storage, display, conservation and restoration of the works (resolution 75/81). On 25 March 1989 the university produced an advertisement in the Sydney Morning Herald and Australian newspapers advising that the University of New South Wales owns a collection of approximately 450 works of art, principally contemporary Australian paintings. The university wishes to appoint a consultant to review and make recommendations on the curatorial and conservation requirements of the collection. Ms Katrina Rumley was appointed to this position and she took up duty in mid 1989, reporting to the vice-chancellor (file 891154). In 1993 a full-time permanent art curator position was created and Ms Belinda Allen was appointed to this position (http://www.artcollection.unsw.edu.au accessed 18 January 2010). During 1997 the Art Collection was moved to the portfolio of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Development) (file 952195). On 1 February 2000, the Art Collection was moved to the responsibility of the newly established Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education). From 4 August 2003, this position became known as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education & Quality Improvement). On 27 September 2006, following organisational arrangements within the university, the Centre began reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (SRF-Organisation & Management). Following the departure of the Chief Operating Officer in September 2008, the Art Collection was moved to the division of the Executive Director, University Services. In 2010 the curator of the Art Collection was Ms Belinda Webb. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - c. 20/04/1953-

The series consists of the slides of exhibitions held in the Works Gallery. See series 1820 for administration and further relating to the exhibitions. The Works Gallery was an on-campus gallery established in the Green Road campus of the City Art Institute in September 1987. The Works Gallery was involved in local, travelling and exchange exhibitions. By 1992 it had become known as the Student Gallery.

This series consists of the subject files of the Bursar. The material is mainly typed and contained in manilla folders. The items relate to establishment issues such as the location of the Kensington campus site, the Appointed Day, staffing, courses, teaching, fees, library, scholarships, parking, conditions of service, safety, Wollongong University College, the Faculty of Medicine, the Institute of Administration, Unisearch, Alumni Association, Duntroon and the Kensington Colleges. Three files also appear to have originated from Chancellor Wallace Wurth. This series is not arranged in any particular order and is simply located alphabetically as found within the accessions CN61, CN250, CN299, CN672, CN674 and CN867.

At the Council meeting on 11 July 1988 major administrative changes were instituted including that the name of the faculty be changed from the Faculty of Commerce to the Faculty of Commerce and Economics effective 1 August 1988 and that certain departments within the existing schools in the faculty become schools in their own right. As a consequence, the Department of Industrial Relations and the Organisational Behaviour Unit were merged to become the new School of Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour (resolution 88/90). The first head of school was Professor J. R. Niland. On 21 June 2004 Council resolved to disestablish the schools of Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour and International Business within the Faculty of Commerce and Economics and established a new school, the School of Organisation and Management (resolution CL04/81). The School of Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour thus ceased to exist from this date. Subordinate agency: Industrial Relations Research Centre - 01/08/1988 - 21/06/2004 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/08/1988-21/06/2004

The Universities' Surface Analysis Facility was established in 1989 within the Faculty of Applied Science. The surface analysis facility was purchased to be located at the University of New South Wales, with access to all the researchers in the Sydney region from all the Sydney universities. The facility was controlled by a management committee with members drawn from all the participating institutions and at UNSW was administratively controlled by the Faculty of Applied Science (file 892594). At the 2 December, 1996 meeting of Council the Faculty of Applied Science was disestablished effective 1 July, 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4). As a result, from this date the Universities' Surface Analysis Facility was transferred to the newly created Faculty of Science & Technology. On 18 June, 2001 Council resolved to disestablish the Faculty of Science & Technology and create a new single model Faculty of Science effective from 1 July, 2001 - including the Universities' Surface Analysis Facility (resolution CL001/49). On 1 January 2007 the new University of New South Wales Analytical Centre was officially opened. The Surface Analysis Facility was then moved into this centre within the Solid State and Elemental Analysis Unit (http://www.newspaper.unsw.edu.au/archive/07_02_19/text/stories/story2.htm & http://www.sseau.unsw.edu.au/AboutUs.htm - accessed 16 June 2008). In 2008 the manager of the Surface Analysis Facility was Bill Gong. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1989-

This series consists of the booklet leaflet collection of the Sydney College of Advanced Education. The material is typed and maintained in a manilla folder and includes booklets, leaflets, organisational charts, prospectus, reports, plans and other material as released by the SCAE. Among other items it includes the Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan, Induction Brochure, Guidelines relating to Policy & Procedures for Staff Selection, SCAE Academic Management Structure, 1986 Staff Development Annual Report, 1986 Institute Administrative and Support Staff Review, 1987 Annual Statistics College - Students, the June 1989 New Collegian and the 1980 First Summary Report of the Planning Committee with respect to the reorganisation of certain Colleges of Advanced Education in the Sydney Metropolitan Area.

In July 1985 the Vice-Chancellor established a committee to review the faculties of Commerce and Professional Studies. One of the recommendations of the working party which was chaired by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ronayne, was that a new School of Information Systems be established by altering the status of the present Department of Information Systems. (Focus 13 May 1988: 10) At the Council meeting on 11 July 1988 major administrative changes were instituted including that the name of the faculty be changed from the Faculty of Commerce to the Faculty of Commerce and Economics and that certain departments within the existing schools within the faculty become schools in their own right. As a consequence, the Department of Information Systems within the School of Accountancy became the School of Information Systems effective 1 August 1988 (resolution 88/90). During 1998 as part of the UNSW 2000 restructuring discussions were held with the School of Information, Library and Archive Studies about the feasibility of a merger. (SRF - UNSW - SILAS) At a Council meeting on 7 June 1999 the School of Information Systems and the School of Information, Library and Archive Studies were formally disestablished and a new school to be known as the School of Information Systems, Technology and Management was established. The new school was to be located within the Faculty of Commerce and Economics. (resolution CL99/33 (c)) Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/08/1988-07/06/1999

On 7 May 1996 the Academic Board gave its approval for the establishment of a Centre for Olympic Studies (resolution AB96/25). The first director was Associate Professor Richard Cashman. Although the faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, Built Environment, COFA, Commerce & Economics and Professional Studies had all given their support to the proposal, the centre appears to have been administratively primarily centred in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. The Centre for Olympic Studies (COS) was launched on 21 May, 1996 by the Vice-Chancellor. Its aims were: - To coordinate and publicise university research and teaching on the Olympics - To ascertain areas where the University can assist in the successful organisation of the Sydney Olympics - To create contacts with academic institutions and with industry and government in the area of the Olympics - To develop Centre projects and to support consultancies by University staff to enable the Centre to become self-funding - To project the University's involvement in the Olympics, and other similar international events, as a form of community service - To gather information about the organisation of the Sydney Olympics, and other major international events, which will provide a research data base to assist in the organisation of similar future events In 2003 UNSW introduced a new policy that no Centre can exist on a continuing and permanent basis. It was deemed by UNSW that having contributed to research on the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Centre should cease to operate effective 31 March, 2004. The School of Leisure, Sport & Tourism at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) did, however, take over some of the work of the UNSW Centre, including the web site, library and archival collection. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 07/05/1996-31/03/2004

The Australian Defence Force Academy Academic Planning Committee (APC) was established by the Professorial Board of UNSW in 1981, and held its inaugural meeting on 9 March 1982 with Professor Noel Svensson as Chair (Professorial Board Resolution 81/163). Its original purpose was to make recommendations on "the detailed structure for degree programmes offered by the University College". Its purpose was amended at the Professoiral Board meeting of 15 June 1982 to including making recommendations on the "arrangements for the transition to the University College from the present three service colleges, and from the courses undertaken by officer cadets at other tertiary institutions", in light of the signing of the Agreement between the Vice-Chancellor and the Commonwealth for the establishment of ADFA the month before. Although having similar terms of reference, the APC differed from the Academic Advisory Committee (AAC) by focusing on the detailed planning of courses, compared to the AAC's broader outlook on curriculum and academic administration. The APC fell within the hierarchy of the Professorial Board of UNSW, while the AAC was a part of the Interim Academy Council of ADFA. The APC included representatives from the Faculty of Military Studies, staff from the RAAF Academy, RANC, military personnel from the Department of Defence, and the registrar. The Faculty of Military Studies appointed their members in Resolution 81/64. The Agenda for the APC meeting on 16 August 1983 includes the final version of the Report to the Professorial Board, thereby achieving the aims of the committee. The specifics of the end of the APC are unclear because no further records being held in the Archives, but it can be assumed that this was their final meeting. There was a prior "Academic Planning Committee" established in this context. The ADFA Development Council resolved to set up this other "APC" on 25 August 1975, when the planning was aimed at an autonomous "Casey University", and this committee dissolved in 1978 upon the Parliamentary examination of the ADFA project. [APC Report to the Professorial Board 1983] This committee was chaired by Professor David Caro, subsequent Vice-Chancellor of University of Melbourne. It does not appear that UNSW was party to this committee. None of their records are currently held by the Archives, although a summary of their work is in SERIES2831. Controlling organisation: UNSW - 4/8/1981 - 16/08/1983

On 14 February 1980 the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor R. E. Vowels, approved the establishment of the Industrial Relations Research Unit within the Department of Industrial Relations in the School of Economics in the Faculty of Commerce, as the result of a successful General Development Grant funding application. At the same time Professor John Niland was appointed as the Unit's first director. The main aim of the Unit was to help focus and stimulate industrial relations research in Australia (file 032680). At the 23 July 1980 meeting of the Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Committee, the Unit was redesignated the Industrial Relations Research Centre. In July 1985 the Vice-Chancellor established a committee to review the faculties of Commerce and Professional Studies. One of the recommendations of the working party which was chaired by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ronayne, was that a new School of Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour comprising the present Department of Industrial Relations and the Organisational Behaviour Unit be established. (Focus 13 May 1988: 10). At the Council meeting on 11 July 1988 major administrative changes were instituted including that certain departments within the existing schools within the faculty become schools in their own right. As a consequence, the Department of Industrial Relations and the Organisational Behaviour Unit were merged to become the newly formed School of Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour effective 1 August 1988. At the same time, Council altered the faculty's name to the Faculty of Commerce & Economics (resolution 88/90). The Centre thus became a part of the new school from this date. On 21 June 2004 Council resolved to disestablish the schools of Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour and International Business within the Faculty of Commerce and Economics and established a new school, the School of Organisation and Management (resolution CL04/81). The Centre was thus moved to the new school from this date. On 3 July 2006 Council proposed the amalgamation of the Faculty of Commerce and Economics and the Australian Graduate School of Management into the newly formed Faculty of Business and consequently the School of Organisation and Management, including the Industrial Relations Research Centre, became part of this faculty (resolution CL06/68). The inaugural meeting of the faculty took place on 23 November 2006, but by 18 June 2007 the name of the faculty was changed to the Australian School of Business at UNSW (Council resolution CL07/33). In 2009 the Director of the Industrial Relations Research Centre was Associate Professor Lucy Taksa. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 14/02/1980-