logologo-optometry

From Colln to Collin

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Catalogue Number: 4240
From Colln to Collin
Category: Book
Sub-Category: Booklet
Author: Collin, Herman E
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1979
Time Period: 1940 to 1999
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne, Australia
Publisher/Manufacturer: Herman Collin
Description Of Item: Comb bound A4 booklet of 78 pages 220 mm x 300 mm, 49 black and white photographs, 5 copies of newspaper clippings and one line drawing. Family history of Herman Collin from 1717 to 1979.
Historical Significance: Herman Collin, father of Emeritus Professor H Barry Collin, was one of the original registered optometrists in Victoria in 1936 (Reg. No. 178). He was registered under the 'experience' category having practised solely as on optometrist in Victoria for 12 years. His experience in optics was somewhat longer as he trained in Germany as an optical mechanic and optometrist from 1916 to 1919 and migrated to Australia in 1923.
How Acquired: Donated by Barry Collin
Date Acquired: 13/6/2022
Condition: Excellent
Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 7

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