In honour of the generous legacy gift of Griffith University alumnus and historian Robert Henry Gentle, the Harry Gentle Resource Centre will be launched at Nathan campus on Friday, March 31.
Upon his death at the age of 94, Harry Gentle donated a large portion of his estate, the largest single bequest, from an alumnus, to one of Griffith University’s foundation schools – the School of Humanities, to establish a resource centre for Australian history.
The centre will focus on the range of encounters that occurred in the very formative years of colonial government in the region now known as ‘Queensland’.
The digital histories generated will include the experiences of settlers, Aboriginal resisters, diplomats who worked to foster relationships between the colonists and the Indigenous peoples and native police.
Director, Professor Regina Ganter, said the centre will provide a significant portal of previously little-known materials for researchers, teachers and history students from high school
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