Order of Service for Funeral of Emeritus Professor Barry Cole AO
 Catalogue Number: 4157 Order of Service for Funeral of Emeritus Professor Barry Cole AO Category: Papers Sub-Category: Biographical notes, obituary Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 2021 Time Period: 21st C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Publisher/Manufacturer: Le Pine Funerals, Camberwell Description Of Item: A5 folded card imprinted 'A Celebration of the Life of Emeritus Professor Barry Leighton Cole AO, 31 March 1934 ~ 27 January 2021' and a colour photograph of Barry Cole on the front, imprinted a second photograph of Barry Cole in the Kett Museum and thank you message from his family on the back. Inside is a poem of Daisaku Ikeda and the Order of Service. Historical Significance: Professor Cole was the first full time lecturer in the College, taking up appointment in mid 1959. He became Director of Studies in 1964 and Director of the College in 1973, a position in which he continued until December 1998. He was appointed the foundation head of the Department of Optometry at the University of Melbourne in 1973 and appointed the foundation professor of optometry in 1978. He founded the NVRI and was its Acting Director until a full-time Director was appointed. He retired on March 31 1999. He became enthusiastically involved with the Cyril Kett Museum and Archive following his retirement. How Acquired: Donated by Colin Bates Date Acquired: 25/2/2021 Condition: Fine Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 10 |