Ian Hancock - Head of Department of History, Faculty of Arts, ANU

This audio interview with Ian Hancock is part of the Emeritus Faculty's Oral History Program involving retired members of ANU who were part of the university in its earlier life. The Oral History Program was initiated and developed by ANU Emeritus Faculty as a contribution to university and community understanding of the beginnings and development of ANU over the past seven decades. Emeritus Faculty has a special interest in this period since the Faculty's membership includes many of the people who helped shape ANU in those early days, to make it the preeminent university it is today. Ian held Teaching appointments in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts for many years and for many was Head of the Department. As seen in his CV Ian has broad interests among these being a preeminent author of past and present members of the Australian Liberal Party