Australian Museum Journal Sesqui-centenary to bicentenary: reflections on a museologist. In F.D. McCarthy, Commemorative Papers (Archaeology, Anthropology, Rock Art), ed. Jim Specht
- Shortform:
- Mulvaney, 1993, Rec. Aust. Mus., Suppl. 17: 17–24
- Author(s):
- Mulvaney, D. J.
- Year published:
- 1993
- Title:
- Sesqui-centenary to bicentenary: reflections on a museologist. In F.D. McCarthy, Commemorative Papers (Archaeology, Anthropology, Rock Art), ed. Jim Specht
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement
- Volume:
- 17
- Start page:
- 17
- End page:
- 24
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0812-7387.17.1993.56
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 27 May 1993
- Cover date:
- 27 May 1993
- ISBN:
- ISBN 0-7310-0280-6
- ISSN:
- 0812-7387
- CODEN:
- RAMSEZ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- ANTHROPOLOGY; AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM; CULTURE: INDIGENOUS; BIOGRAPHY
- Digitized:
- 16 June 2009
- Reference number:
- 56
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (98kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (1421kb PDF)
Abstract
F.D. McCarthys long career began in the Australian Museum at a time when museum anthropology in Australia was at a low ebb. Despite the lack of staff and funds, McCarthy developed interests in the popularisation of museum collections, struggled for better museum conditions, engaged in a wide range of archaeological pursuits both within NSW and other States in Australia, as well as in south-east Asia, and undertook pioneering ethnographic research in Arnhem Land and Cape York. As the first Principal of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, he provided leadership and encouragement across a broad range of fields in Aboriginal studies. His contribution to scholarship was acknowledged in 1980 by the award of an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the Australian National University.