Campbell, Frederick Alexander (1849 - 1930)

Born
27 November 1849
Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Died
13 February 1930
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Educationist and Engineer
Summary

Frederick Campbell was appointed the first secretary (renamed Director from 1891) of the Working Men's College in March 1887 (Murray-Smith, 2006; Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, pp. 26-28 and 472). He held the position until his retirement in October 1913 (Age, 14 February 1930, p. 9; Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, pp. 131 and 472). In 1925 a book written by Campbell, entitled The Working Men's College in the Making, 1887-1913, was released. A memorial mural in honour of Campbell was unveiled in the Entrance Hall of the Melbourne Technical College in 1935 (SER-09907, 25 November 1935, p. 1595, RMIT University Archives).

Related Organisations

Archival Resources

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

  • Working Men's College / Melbourne Technical College Council Minutes 1932 - 1936 - No. 7 22 August 1932 - 14 December 1936 1216-1735, 1932 - 1936, Item no. SER-09907, Series S0602; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

Published Resources

Books

  • Campbell, F. A., The Working Men's College in the Making, 1887-1913, The Working Men's College, Melbourne, Victoria, 1925. Also available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2331862580. Details
  • Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987. Details

Newspaper Articles

Webpages

Sources used to compile this entry: 'About People', The Age, 14 February 1930, p. 9. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203096854; Murray-Smith, S., Campbell, Frederick Alexander (1849-1930), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2006. Also available at https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/campbell-frederick-alexander-5488; Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987; Working Men's College / Melbourne Technical College Council Minutes 1932 - 1936 - No. 7 22 August 1932 - 14 December 1936 1216-1735, 1932 - 1936, Item no. SER-09907, Series S0602; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives.

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