Lindsay Cleland, 1928–2017

  • Ewan Maidment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01576895.2018.1424641

Abstract

James Lindsay Cleland, known as Lindsay, passed away on 15 August 2017 aged 89. Lindsay’s archival career spanned the development of professional archives administration in Australia: the establishment of the Manuscripts section of the National Library in the 1960s; the transformations of the National Archives in the 1970s and 1980s; the initial activities of the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) in the mid 1970s; the formation of the Pacific Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ICA) and forging links between the ASA and the international archives community in the 1980s.

Author Biography

Ewan Maidment

Ewan Maidment, a professional archivist, worked at the Noel Butlin Archives Centre, Australian National
University, 1982–1995, and the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, 1995–2012. He is currently manuscripts archivist
at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Studies in Canberra.

Published
2018-02-18
How to Cite
Maidment E. (2018) “Lindsay Cleland, 1928–2017”, Archives & Manuscripts, 46(1), pp. 100–108. doi: 10.1080/01576895.2018.1424641.
Issue
Vol 46 No 1 (2018)
Section
Obituary

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