Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1957-1961 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
Loose papers in 5 manila folders and 1 bound volume
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Inter Varsity Fellowship in Australia formed in 1936 from a network of groups at universities around the country. They had begun to form as a result of Howard Guinness' Australian tours in 1930 and 1933-4. In 1947 the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students was founded, and in 1973 the Australian IVF changed its name to the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students. https://www.afes.org.au/about/history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Ian Burnard was born in Adelaide and graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science. He was President of the Adelaide University Evangelical Union from 1955-1956. From 1957 to 1976 he worked for Inter Varsity Fellowship, in several roles including General Secretary from 1962-1976. He then worked in the education sector and as a consultant to the NSW Police.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Mostly correspondence, also some brochures and ephemera, created by Ian Burnard in his capacity of IVF General Secretary
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted