Identity area
Reference code
AU AU-MTC 277
Title
Dr John Hercus collection
Date(s)
- 1954-1993 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
Manila folders
Context area
Name of creator
(1912-1986)
Biographical history
John Hercus was born in South India, and raised in Hamilton, NZ. In 1930 he was awarded a scholarship to study science at Sydney University. He graduated with a medical degree in 1942, the same year he married Marjorie Ormiston. They had four children. He joined the AIF at the start of WW2, and served as an ophthalmologist. He worked as an ophthalmologist and ophthalmic surgeon in various Sydney hospitals. He was involved in the Sydney University Evangelical Union as a student, holding the office of President from 1940-1941. He was a founding member of the IVF Graduates' Fellowship, IVF Vice-President 1969, and President in 1972 and 1973.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred by Dr Stuart Piggin in 2016.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted