Key 3: Redmond Barry: Chancellor 1853-1880
The first Chancellor of the University, Sir Redmond Barry, a graduate of Trinity College Dublin (BA 1837; admitted to the Irish Bar 1838) made a significant contribution to the cultural development of Victoria, most notably through his role in the University and as President of the Trustees of the Melbourne Public Library and National Gallery.
[Source: University of Melbourne Archives Image Catalogue, UMA-I-1108]
Though the UMA holds few of Barry's personal papers, his presence is palpable in all the official records of the University until his death - and in the deed box bearing his name in which he probably carried papers, letters and books back and forth between his various offices.
[University of Melbourne Archives Collection]