David Cockburn, Chairman of the National Vision Research Institute (NVRI), inserting a name of a sponsor on the Corporate Sustaining Members Board
 Catalogue Number: 1379 David Cockburn, Chairman of the National Vision Research Institute (NVRI), inserting a name of a sponsor on the Corporate Sustaining Members Board Category: Photographs Sub-Category: Photograph People and events Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1975 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Description Of Item: Black and white photograph, 206 mm x 158 mm excluding white margins. The company whose name is being inserted is Martin Wells, at the time a succesful Australian spectacle frame manufacturer. Also on the Board are several optical supply companies, now no longer in business including Kennedy Optical supplies, York Optical, JR Beck, and Arthur Cocks. Historical Significance: The establishment and recurrent funding of the NVRI in the early years was dependent on the support of optometrists who became members or governors, and optical companies. They were acknowledged on honour boards in the NVRI How Acquired: Record of VCO Condition: Good Location: Archive office. South wall. Cube 5 Album 3 |