The Redmond Barry 1854 Fellowship was named in honour of Sir Redmond Barry, one of the most influential people in the early history of Victoria. The fellowship has been established to encourage writers and researchers to make use of the collections housed in the State Library of Victoria and the University of Melbourne.
The first Fellowship was awarded in 2004 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Sir Redmond Barry's laying of the foundation stones for both institutions on 3 July 1854.
(https://museumsandcollections.unimelb.edu.au/fellowships_and_awards/redmond_barry_fellowship)
'The Redmond Barry 1854 Fellowship is named in honour of Sir Redmond Barry (1813-1880), a founder of the University of Melbourne and the State Library of Victoria. [...] The Fellowship [is] awarded to scholars and writers to facilitate research and the production of works of literature that utilise the superb collections of the State Library of Victoria and the University of Melbourne. [...] Fellowships are open to scholars and writers from Australia and overseas. The Fellow's project may be in any discipline or area in which the Library and the University have strong collections.'
The Fellowship was first awarded in 2004 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Barry's laying of the foundation stones for both the University and the Library on 3 July 1854.
(Source: The University of Melbourne website, http://www.unimelb.edu.au/community/redmondbarry/)
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